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I love that Jake Solomon is following his life sim passions, but just give me a minute to mourn XCOM
EX-COM The turn-based strategy genre is more alive than ever, but I've lost hope we'll ever get another great sequel to the series that shaped it.
This year's Warhammer Skulls event, presented by actor Rahul Kohli, will have new reveals for Space Marine 2, Boltgun, and more—plus an up to 90% off sale on Warhammer games
NEWS In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only games news.
Helldivers 2 and Star Wars collide in this amazing mod, due for release "later this week"
NEWS Automatons become Separatist battle droids as Captain Rex and Hunter airdrop into the war.
The coolest tabletop RPGs based on videogames, from Fallout to Dragon Age
PIXEL TO PAPER You'd be surprised how many of your favourite games have pen-and-paper adaptations.
The Divinity: Original Sin board game took 6 years to make because Larian was determined to do right by the series: 'We're not going to do a piss poor job with a game that's part of an IP that we care about'
ABOVE BOARD Publishing coordinator Kieron Kelly on Larian's enduring love for Divinity and tabletop gaming.
The Divinity: Original Sin board game is like a huge new Larian RPG in a box, and it's one of the coolest games I've ever played
DIE-VINITY Cards and dice and all things nice.
Games Workshop has announced a board game based on Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, but, uh, maybe don't get too excited
NEWS Fatshark finally get a tabletop tie-in, but it doesn't look set to do the videogame justice.
Superheroes and XCOM collide in this brilliantly tense and tactical turn-based strategy game
SPANDEXCOM Capes' unique characters, tricky teamwork, and punchy mission design make it a really exciting addition to the genre.
Hasbro wants to make another Baldur's Gate sequel but it's early days yet: 'We certainly hope that it's not another 25 years'
NEWS "We're now talking to lots of partners and being approached by a lot of partners who are embracing the challenge of, what does the future of the Baldur's Gate franchise look like?"
My new roguelike obsession is a turn-based strategy game that makes you feel like a samurai John Wick
SLICE OF LIFE Shogun Showdown is one part Slay the Spire, one part Into the Breach, and one part Kurosawa movie.
4 things I hope RPGs and open world games learn from Dragon's Dogma 2
QUEST PRACTICE The quirky sequel isn't perfect, but it deserves to be influential.
Dinolords is basically Age of Empires with dinosaurs, and honestly what more could you want from an RTS than that?
NEWS The vikings are invading, and they've got a T-Rex.
This slick and experimental soulslike takes about 15 seconds to get you feeling empathy for a triangle
FIGHTING SHAPE Void Sols mixes up the formula with an abstract art-style, easy respecs, and an almost immersive sim approach to level design.
Even with the Dragonsplague, Dragon's Dogma 2 isn't as mean as its predecessor—but I love how faithful it is to the series' strange and unique identity
Dogmatic 12 years on, Capcom has stuck to its guns.
How to start a new game in Dragon's Dogma 2
START OVER There's no in-game option for it, so if you want a fresh start you'll need to find and delete your save.
Our top 10 Dragon's Dogma 2 tips for getting started
Arise Even the Arisen needs a helping hand.
With streamlined rules and an all-in-one box set, Fallout: Factions could be a perfect first step into wargaming
FACTION MAN The game, based on Fallout 4's Nuka World DLC, pits Raider gangs against each other in the ruins of a pre-war theme park.
This clever survival RTS has such a fun and in-depth building system that it's got me making little roofs to keep my soldiers dry when it rains
WALL FOR ONE Cataclismo lets you build your defences literally brick by brick, and it's a blast even if you're as bad an architect as me.
The next adventure from the developer of Ori and the Blind Forest is a gripping soulslike action-RPG with a survival game twist
REST ASSURED After 90 minutes with No Rest for the Wicked, I'm already in love with its enthralling visuals and deeply satisfying combat.
19 essential Balatro tips to make you a master of the blinds
HANDY Get to Ante 8 and beyond with these key strategies.
5 things you always think are going to be amazing in games but never are
DISAPPOINTED! From evil choices to infinite galaxies, there are some ideas that seem doomed to disappoint, no matter how cool they sound.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake isn't just needless, it's as creatively bankrupt as a remake can get
OH BROTHER Misguided changes to the visuals, cutscenes, and story make this a deeply disappointing release that's simply worse than its predecessor.
A Tomb Raider tabletop RPG wasn't an announcement I expected, but the more I think about it, the more I think it's a perfect combo
NEWS Tomb Raider: Shadows of Truth is being developed by the publisher of Blades in the Dark and Monster of the Week.
