
Katie Wickens
Having been obsessed with game mechanics, computers and graphics for three decades, Katie took Game Art and Design up to Masters level at uni and has been writing about digital games, tabletop games and gaming technology for over five years since. She can be found facilitating board game design workshops and optimising everything in her path.
Latest articles by Katie Wickens

Dead Space meets Half-Life, only its a 3-way co-op horror Sci-Fi game
By Katie Wickens published
Complete with sentient pet gun.

This Soulslike RPG from the makers of the Ori series is steeped in lore and intrigue
By Katie Wickens published
Sponsored

Corsair K65 Plus review
By Katie Wickens published
Compact Corsair A little keyboard with very little to complain about.

This mecha passion project refreshes the genre with technical innovations and a whole lotta' sparks
By Katie Wickens published
Sponsored

Thrustmaster ESWAP X 2 Pro review
By Katie Wickens published
Swapsies If SNES and Xbox controllers had a baby, only it's hot-swappable.

The 6 best Steam Deck games to get you through the holidays
By Katie Wickens published
Deck the halls Hold on to your feelings and ready your banter with this list of Steam Deck games for the most wonderful time of the year.

Take a break from deal-hunting with the most bamboozling Cyber Monday deals of 2023
By Katie Wickens published
Deals The strangest and worst Cyber Monday deals out there.

Nacon Revolution 5 Pro review
By Katie Wickens published
Hall effect Not one for the PS5 owners, that's for sure.

I made a one-way bathtub Geralt city in Cities: Skylines 2 and want to move there
By Katie Wickens published
Welcome to my crowdsourced city.

Baldur's Gate 3 mod lets un-partied characters participate in conversations
By Katie Wickens published
news Converse with all your companions, no matter how distant.

Controversial game designer Peter Molyneux wants to prove that not 'everything I say is a promise that's going to be broken'
By Katie Wickens published
news Going back to his roots as a coder, his new blog is an attempt to shake some of the bad press he's garnered over the years.

Skyrim player gathers all the food in every city, eats it all and instantly dies thanks to one killer snack
By Katie Wickens published
news The price you pay for shirking your Dark Brotherhood responsibilities.

Baldur's Gate 3 player uses 'barrelmancy' to explosively murder an Act 3 boss and avenge Karlach
By Katie Wickens published
news Blow Lord Gortash to smithereens.

Watching an actual civil engineer nerd out over Cities: Skylines 2 is some of the most wholesome city building content out there
By Katie Wickens published
Real Civil Engineer is over here getting distracted by sewage pipes.

ThunderX3 Core gaming chair review
By Katie Wickens published
THUNDER Ergonomics out the wazoo.

Cities: Skylines 2 devs say they 'learned a lot from the feedback from the community'
By Katie Wickens published
From roads to the economy, players have influenced the sequel's design.

Someone put the Armored Core 6 maps in Elden Ring, for reasons
By Katie Wickens published
news I can't wait to fly Torrent around the AC6 maps.

Starfield beards just got a whole lot more detailed with this mod
By Katie Wickens published
news 4K beards for the high res, rugged spacer.

The official Lord of the Rings special effects studio is making a cozy hobbit game
By Katie Wickens published
news Time to live out your dreams of playing a hobbit in Tolkien's Shire.

Cities: Skylines 2's newest road tool has me way too excited
By Katie Wickens published
news Colossal Order has gone 'ahead' and added a new road tool for creating dedicated turning lanes.

Starfield modder plans to improve Inner Monologue mod with custom personal commentary
By Katie Wickens published
news Soon you may be able to get into your Starfield character’s head with a little more roleplay.

Baldur's Gate 3 lead character artist reassures amateurs it's 'in the artists' nature to doubt ourselves'
By Katie Wickens published
news Larian's recent Artblast is an attempt to inspire amateur game artists.

This JRPG with the Persona devs backing it was the coolest Nintendo Direct announcement that could actually come to PC
By Katie Wickens published
news They're calling Unicorn Overlord the "rebirth of tactical fantasy RPGs."
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