Latest articles by Fraser Brown
Civilization 7's senior historian once deleted Civ 6's massive Civilopedia, replacing every entry with a single warmongering emperor: 'The entire folder just went, and I looked, and it was just my one little entry'
News How Emperor Basil II conquered all of history.
Elden Ring Nightreign's best feature is its extra mobility—but it's not even that good, and Sekiro does it better
Hop to it Also, I really miss my dumb goat-horse.
Grub's up: The hungry, hungry Necrophage faction is coming to Endless Legend 2
News Dinner time.
Cities: Skylines 2 can't catch a break, as the long-awaited Bridges and Ports expansion is delayed again
News Initially due in 2024, it's been pushed back again until late 2025.
The best videogame RPGs are really tabletop RPGs in disguise—and that might just be their secret sauce
Skill check Tabletop roleplaying drives videogame RPGs to be better.
It turns out the gigantic rats you have to kill in so many RPG quests are totally real, and now I need to apologise to RPG designers
News But we still shouldn't be squishing them, because they are adorable.
Oblivion Remastered player gets flung in jail for 20 million days just for some petty crime
News The guards take theft seriously.
These Elden Ring rune farm spots will help you level up in no time
Elden Runes It ain't much, but it's honest work.
Dawn of War, the undisputed king of Warhammer 40k RTS games, is getting a remaster, but Relic isn't changing too much: 'We don't want to fix something that isn't broken'
News And it won't break your mods.
'That magic is back': Peter Molyneux really wants you to know he's not hyping Masters of Albion, while name-dropping Dungeon Keeper, Black and White, and Fable
News "Every atom of my being believes we're making a great game."
'We can't just have Geralt for every single game': The Witcher's Doug Cockle tells the Ciri-haters to 'read the damn books, you won't think it's so woke anymore'
News The actor also discusses death, horses and how to talk to girls.
As the follow-up to one of the greatest city builders, Anno 117: Pax Romana has a big toga to fill, and I think it might deliver the goods
Veni vidi vici Rome wasn't built in a day, but at least you can construct a nice aqueduct in a few hours.
Veteran indie dev says success on Steam these days is impossible to predict: 'Why did Balatro take off? You could write a million f***ing essays and none of them will be definitely right'
News "Everything has changed. Everything is harder work."
Tim Sweeney is recommending a 'fake adware version of Fortnite' to iOS s that's been 'approved by Apple', unlike the real Fortnite
News The Sween's getting salty.
Stellaris 4.0 added babies to the galaxy, along with a bug that implies they are edible
News That's not what baby food means, guys.
Europa Universalis 5's unusual, year-long reveal was a lesson Paradox learned from Imperator's mixed reception: 'I wanted to do it a little bit earlier, but marketing people tend to get panicky when you start talking'
News Paradox Tinto released a whopping 62 dev diaries before officially revealing EU5.
Europa Universalis 5 feels like the ultimate grand strategy game, drawing on Paradox's entire history—and it makes me feel like an idiot
Back to school This beast is going to take hundreds of hours to unpack, and I can't wait.
Mafia: The Old Country gets an August release date, and don't worry, I won't be cracking a joke about making an offer you can't refuse
News Spend summer in Sicily.
The best RPGs on PC
Updated! Discover your next epic adventure with our list of the most essential RPGs you can play on PC right now.
Steam sale dates: When is the next Steam sale?
Bargain Dates, biggest discounts, tips, annual Steam sale dates, and more.
The best strategy games on PC
Updated! From real-time classics to modern turn-based favorites, these are the best strategy games on PC.
