Fraser Brown

Fraser Brown

Online Editor

Fraser is the UK online editor and has actually met The Internet in person. With over a decade of experience, he's been around the block a few times, serving as a freelancer, news editor and prolific reviewer. Strategy games have been a 30-year-long obsession, from tiny RTSs to sprawling political sims, and he never turns down the chance to rave about Total War or Crusader Kings. He's also been known to set up shop in the latest MMO and likes to wind down with an endlessly deep, systemic RPG. These days, when he's not editing, he can usually be found writing features that are 1,000 words too long or talking about his dog.

Latest articles by Fraser Brown

Star Trek Online: Undiscovered
16-year-old MMO Star Trek Online is moving forward by tinkering with the past, unearthing and remaking one of its oldest storylines—and you can play it right now

By Fraser Brown Published

Remaking history We're going back to 2409.

Remaking history
Astarion and the column logo
Hasbro should stop looking for a Baldur's Gate 4 studio and take a leaf out of Larian's book by trying something new

By Fraser Brown Published

New realms Baldur's Gate has peaked, but D&D still has a lot to offer.

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New realms
Marvel's Blade teaser still
Xbox reportedly wants to put a stake in Blade and sell off Arkane, even though Todd Howard says development is going well

By Fraser Brown Published

News Eventually we'll just be left with Halo and Call of Duty.

9 Comments
News
Astarion wearing shades and giving a thumbs up
Baldur's Gate 2's co-lead designer was asked to make Baldur's Gate 4 after Larian declined: 'Having to compete against Baldur's Gate 3? That would be insanity'

By Fraser Brown Published

News He declined as well.

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News
An image of Planescape: Torment showing The Nameless One screaming
Planescape: Torment 2 was greenlit by Wizards of the Coast, 'they were really into what we were doing', but it refused to fund the sequel, and nobody else was interested

By Fraser Brown Published

News We were robbed of another planar adventure.

News
Jason and Lucia dance.
We should all be happy that GTA 6 isn't launching with multiplayer

By Fraser Brown Published

Take it easy A GTAO sequel is almost certainly coming, but the singleplayer campaign should be the priority.

Take it easy
A creature with eye stalks and crab claws in Everything is Crab.
My favourite new roguelike is all about evolution and crabs, and it's celebrating 500k sales with a big update

By Fraser Brown Published

news Everything is Crab has evolved.

news
A split image with Sid Meier (left) and a map from Civilization (right)
Civilization is the most iconic turn-based series of all time, but Sid Meier considered making it an RTS: 'It could have easily gone in different directions'

By Fraser Brown Published

News The origins of Civ are also the origins of Age of Empires.

News
The Guild key art
I've been waiting 20 years for a worthy sequel to my favourite life sim, but THQ Nordic has other ideas

By Fraser Brown Published

Pub crawl The Guild: Europa 1410 ain't it.

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Pub crawl
G-Man
Social media is awful but the UK under-16 ban won't solve anything: 'Instead of punishing children, the government needs to target the source'

By Fraser Brown Published

No quick fixes PC Gamer's writers and editors tackle the impending ban on Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook.

47 Comments
No quick fixes
Gothic Remake drinking
Judging by how well Gothic Remake has sold, we still love eurojank

By Fraser Brown Published

News The remake of the creaky 25-year-old RPG has already hit 500k sales.

16 Comments
News
The War Within pre-expansion patch
The best MMOs on PC

By Fraser Brown Last updated

Fine Grinds The best MMOs, whether you love massive raids, playing through a great story on your own, or ruling a corporation

13 Comments
Fine Grinds
Exodus screenshot
Archetype Entertainment founder and BioWare veteran wishes Exodus didn't look so much like Mass Effect

By Fraser Brown Published

News But he thinks the team is doing a "good job" moving it further away from BioWare's sci-fi romp.

13 Comments
News
Split image showing Ro Laren running down a corridor (left) and her face illuminated by a red glow (right)
A Star Trek horror game is just wild enough to work, but not the one Bloober Team is making

By Fraser Brown Published

Space junk

11 Comments
Space junk
Guild Wars 3
A new MMO announcement is more exciting than all the other SGF news combined

By Fraser Brown Published

Time to get mmoving Thanks, Guild Wars 3.

18 Comments
Time to get mmoving
A hunter drinking beer
Gothic Remake's lockpicking system has broken me and I can no longer experience joy

By Fraser Brown Published

Stop picking on me I might just give up on my life of crime.

Stop picking on me
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 22: A view of Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California, United States on August 22, 2024. In the circle, Mr Mosquito
Google is raising an army of 32 million mosquitoes like some kind of Metal Gear Solid villain

By Fraser Brown Published

News But it's for a good cause.

News
BG2 EE art showing a party fighting a beholder
The Baldur's Gate remakes should scrap the original combat system and fully embrace superior turn-based fights

By Fraser Brown Published

My turn I have picked my hill to die on.

112 Comments
My turn
Crimson Desert Sigil of Valor - Dog
Crimson Desert takes around 250 hours to complete, and if that's not meaty enough for you, good news: DLC is coming

By Fraser Brown Published

News Pywel isn't done with you yet.

News
Crimson Desert White Bear
Pearl Abyss heard you didn't like Crimson Desert's story, so it's fixing it to 'strengthen the narrative flow of Kliff's journey'

By Fraser Brown Published

News The relentless updates continue.

News
Silver Pines hands-on
Silver Pines is a gorgeous 2D Resident Evil-inspired metroidvania, with a dash of Twin Peaks, where I spent most of my time methodically stabbing monsters' shins

By Fraser Brown Published

Shin killer You should always protect your legs.

Shin killer
Jon Irenicus, the antagonist of BG2, pouting
A Baldur's Gate 2 remake is apparently in development, with the original co-lead designer returning

By Fraser Brown Published

News The Bhaalspawn are back, baby!

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News
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era early access
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era teases a roguelike mode as it hits 1 million sales

By Fraser Brown Published

News The roadmap promises reworks, new modes and more.

News
GTA 6 protagonists (left)/Control Resonant protagonist (right)
Remedy's CEO isn't worried about Control Resonant launching close to GTA 6: 'It’s going to put the spotlight even more on games than maybe in past years'

By Fraser Brown Published

News He hopes GTA 6 will sell more consoles and "raise the tide" for everyone.

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News
Kojima in space
Hideo Kojima finally gets to go to space—but only in an AI-generated ad for Prada

By Fraser Brown Published

News He's embracing AI to advertise the luxury brand's private club, Prada Mode.

News
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