
Fraser Brown
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

Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster won't tell us where The Elder Scrolls 6 is set, but the team originally agreed on it way back in the Fallout 4 days
By Fraser Brown published
News Keep guessing.

Nearly 20 years ago, the makers of Age of Empires tried to make a Halo MMO, and then the studio closed: 'I still feel like no-one has really done the action MMO I see in my mind'
By Fraser Brown published
News The audacious quest ended all the way back in 2008 after five years of development.

Indie devs should avoid 'most indie publishers' says Manor Lords indie publisher Hooded Horse: 'The vast majority of indie publishers are predatory and opportunistic'
By Fraser Brown published
News "People can hate me for this if they want."

Earth Must Die review: An inventive adventure game that's just a bit too obsessed with orgies
By Fraser Brown published
Killer jokes Point and click, now with servants.

'We will f*ck up': The publisher of Against the Storm and Manor Lords is committed to keeping generative AI out, but it's easier said than done
By Fraser Brown published
News It's everywhere and unavoidable; it's probably going to slip in.

CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse wants it to be 'a positive influence and a great company for 100 plus years' by fighting AI and treating devs ethically
By Fraser Brown published
From the horse's mouth The indie publisher keeps striking gold, but CEO Tim Bender is still "fundamentally unambitious", prizing stability and ethics over massive growth and profits.

Skyrim's co-lead designer says Starfield's main problem is that it never fully cohered as a game: 'It was a releasable game, but it wasn't the best'
By Fraser Brown published
News And the reception was what he expected.

Skyrim's co-lead designer was building real-time horse and cart travel and a dynamic civil war: 'We were pretty disappointed that didn't ship'
By Fraser Brown published
News Kurt Kuhlmann was co-lead on Skyrim and Bethesda's Elder Scrolls loremaster.

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

My Winter Car is a 'dangerous, depressing and tiring' life sim, and the developer doesn't want you to play it unless you've mastered the infamously tricky My Summer Car
By Fraser Brown published
News Don't expect to have much fun.

The best RPGs on PC
By Robin Valentine last updated
Updated! Discover your next epic adventure with our list of the most essential RPGs you can play on PC right now.

Tavern Keeper is the management sim of my dreams, and the best thing I've played in early access in 2025
By Fraser Brown published
🏆 Where everybody knows your name.

In a year where Obsidian released a pair of RPGs, its best game was an early access survival romp
By Fraser Brown published
Park ranger It turns out that a small community garden offers more compelling adventures than a magical island or a capitalist nightmare.

Marvel Rivals wants to go big for 2026, and the team has 'already planned more than a year ahead'
By Fraser Brown published
News "2025 was more of a warm-up."

Roguelite city builder Super Fantasy Kingdom has been a big success, and now its developer can afford a luxury he's always dreamed of: 'A real winter jacket'
By Fraser Brown published
News At least he's cosy now.

The likelihood of another Battlefield: Bad Company is slim, but its former lead designer thinks Battlefield boss Vince Zampella could make it happen: 'He knows his sh*t'
By Fraser Brown published
News "I would like to play it and see what they wind up doing."

The best horror games on PC
By Jody Macgregor last updated
UPDATED These are the best horror games you can play on PC.

Battlefield liked to 'take the p*ss' out of Call of Duty, but it was a 'very healthy rivalry' that pushed DICE to do its own thing
By Fraser Brown published
News "You push yourself to do stuff maybe you wouldn't do if they were not there."
With Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Creative Assembly is resurrecting a 16-year-old experiment, which didn't exactly go to plan last time
By Fraser Brown published
War never changes From Empire to Imperium.

CEO of Manor Lords and Against the Storm publisher says publishers should not be trying to 'break even at the expense of developers' and should be willing to take a loss because they can afford to 'spread the risk'
By Fraser Brown published
News "Large corporate entities that can absorb risk should expect some losses to be balanced out by other gains."

Funcom may have closed down Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders, but its co-founder and Battlefield vet David Goldfarb says it's not over yet: 'We're working on the 2.0 version of The Outsiders, so we're not dead'
By Fraser Brown published
News Down but not out.

PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2025
By Phil Savage published
The Gotys Our favourite PC games of the year.

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is totally real, so we've created a wishlist to send to the Emperor
By Fraser Brown published
Big and weird We have demands.
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