Latest articles by Fraser Brown
Crimson Desert is great because it's a total mess, not in spite of it, and I hope Pearl Abyss doesn't change too much
Kliffhanger Let's get weird.
Players are starting to click with Crimson Desert as it climbs up to Very Positive on Steam and reaches 3 million sales—but Pearl Abyss promises more improvements
News It launched to Mixed reviews, but it's talked players around.
You can play Peter Molyneux's new god game, Masters of Albion, before it launches in early access
News All you need is Discord and a bit of luck.
The great RPG debate: Defined playable characters or blank slates?
Geralt vs Goralt Do you prefer predefined heroes like Geralt, or do you want to make your own from scratch?
Steam sale dates: When is the next Steam sale?
Bargain Dates, biggest discounts, tips, annual Steam sale dates, and more.
Nvidia DLSS 5 reveal: PC Gamer reacts... not wholly positively
So... DLSS 5 This has been one of the most controversial reveals of an Nvidia technology I can remember, and people have a lot of thoughts.
Indie deckbuilder All Will Rise's dev joins No Games For Genocide boycott and plans to hand back funding it received from Microsoft
News "We encourage others in the industry to join us and take a stand."
Fortnite: Save the World, the game that spawned Epic's money-printing battle royale, is going free-to-play after nearly a decade
News Save the world on a tight budget.
Facepunch is 'talking to people' about a Rust movie: 'We definitely had interest'
News The Adventures of John Rust.
Slay the Spire 2 dev hates microtransactions, even though players would definitely pay for them: 'A lot of our players threaten to buy all and any cosmetics we may ever release'
News Mega Crit's got a lot of willpower.
Tabletop gaming saved videogame RPGs
Dungeon Master RPGs have evolved by embracing their history, and we're incredibly lucky that they did.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse isn't a roguelike, says Konami, despite it being made by the 2 studios behind Dead Cells
News Back to basics.
It's only March, but I'm calling it: Esoteric Ebb is 2026's best RPG and the first worthy successor to Disco Elysium
Clerical error It's more than D&D Disco Elysium, but it's also absolutely D&D Disco Elysium.
Former Assassin's Creed and Far Cry director says Ubisoft 'became very allergic' to new games, which contributed to a 'talent drain'
News Alex Hutchinson diagnoses the downward trajectory of his former employer.
The director of the first Assassin's Creed with naval battles found it 'bizarre' to watch Skull and Bones' agonisingly long development, because it was 'essentially the same stuff re-shipping 14 years after we made it'
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Devs behind GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and TimeSplitters are done with big shooters after getting burned by Embracer, so their next game is a Balatro-like twist on Scrabble—and you can try the demo now
News Beyond Words is part of Steam Next Fest.
Krafton's new chief AI officer says the company 'uses AI as a tool to amplify human imagination and creativity, not replace it' 3 months after it announced a hiring freeze and launched a voluntary resignation programme
News Sure, buddy.
Assassin's Creed 3's greatest feature was pushed to the side until Black Flag because Ubisoft was worried that 'the tech wouldn't work'
News We had to wait another year for a proper high seas adventure.
This musical RPG is doing important work by letting you beat up music snobs, but I really stuck around for the painful (brilliant) puns
Lollapunlooza I'm easily entertained.
The best Geralt, Doug Cockle, completed The Witcher 3, got the best ending, and was driven 'bonkers' by the Bloody Baron quest
News And now we know he's got a thing for red heads.
Understandable AI paranoia has inspired a developer to change the handcrafted character art in its upcoming sim: 'They look a bit AI'
News Transport Fever 3's characters look pretty uncanny, and that's a bigger problem than it used to be.
Obsidian was 'surprised' that Avowed players bounced off one of the RPG's most important systems: 'That frustration came through loud and clear'
News Who's got time to upgrade their gear when there are adventures to be had?
