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
![Space Marine 2 co-op](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UBK5WQMyRdi3AoR8758kyT-320-80.png)
I absolutely cannot wait to jet pack stomp xenos in Space Marine 2 with my mates
By Fraser Brown published
News If one space marine is worth an army, what about three?
![Pharaoh environment](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YLdPYdEXerqr2XiHzetkER-320-80.jpg)
Total War: Pharaoh is making huge changes to battles, from dynamic weather and terrain to armour degradation
By Fraser Brown published
Storm the gates Fights are slower paced, but promise more tactical nuance.
![A freshly-summoned Lilith in Diablo 4.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VhRVq8UeS8zvDPpSA4P5jW-320-80.jpg)
To celebrate Diablo 4's impending launch, Lilith is selling chocolate, including life-sized human skulls, for some reason
By Fraser Brown published
News Nothing says "delicious snack" like corpses.
![Alone in the Dark protagonists](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FqP5uW7CDfRxm4yMarTD44-320-80.jpg)
Alone in the Dark is coming in October, but you can play the prologue right now
By Fraser Brown published
News Try to keep David Harbour and Jodie Comer alive as they explore a spooky mansion later this year.
![Pharaoh](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J59HBaXke6tkyBTusWNhmF-320-80.jpg)
Conquer Egypt and survive natural disasters in Total War: Pharaoh this October
By Fraser Brown published
News Fight beneath the pyramids during the Bronze-Age Collapse.
![Lilith, an infamous demon who's the primary antagonist of Diablo 4.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ba8YFtVXFvAMwZA8ZQwhEm-320-80.jpg)
Diablo 4: Everything we know
By Fraser Brown last updated
Hell All the latest on Diablo 4's classes, gameplay, cross-play, and more.
![A train passing by a station](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H8GnJB5byR3S4mL5Qs3pJW-320-80.jpg)
I can't get enough of this railroad sim's cute and cosy vibes
By Fraser Brown published
News Just look at Station to Station's adorable voxel steam engines.
![Hawken Reborn mech](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HH2BDkRvzEdKUBoF6zsyWj-320-80.jpg)
Hawken Reborn isn't a comeback for the brilliant mech FPS, it's a total disaster
By Fraser Brown published
Junk Even with the early access caveat, this is a disappointment.
![Fire God Liu Kang](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Mq4NbFdNKR5N9SfSKBYvk-320-80.jpg)
Mortal Kombat 1 is both a reboot and a sequel, and it's coming in September with 'a new fighting system, game modes and fatalities'
By Fraser Brown published
News Liu Kang has made his own universe, but not everything is chill.
![Lord of the Rings Online](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dw4E6oFM7Sa9ndXR7zAhfJ-320-80.jpg)
Lord of the Rings Online 'is not going away' just because Amazon's making a Lord of the Rings MMO: 'It is beloved, it is sixteen, it is evergreen'
By Fraser Brown published
News "Standing Stone has every intention of growing and supporting this community."
![Tours & Tournaments art with a knight bowing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXAJyWKA34oHyrkJS3eTKU-320-80.jpg)
Crusader Kings 3's Tours & Tournaments DLC looks like a minor expansion but is actually one of the series' best, and close to essential
By Fraser Brown published
Lords on tour New adventures await.
![Aragorn grinning](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8sgcJMDmd9uLLhgZTCBzjA-320-80.jpg)
Amazon is making another Lord of the Rings MMO, despite cancelling the last one
By Fraser Brown published
News It's in the early stages of production with the New World team at Amazon Games Orange County.
![Diablo 4 beta world boss — a group of Diablo 4 players in combat with Ashava, a world boss encounter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J3sK5WPLBP4iLwusKKoLC9-320-80.jpg)
I have serious regrets about wasting my weekend fighting the Diablo 4 beta's awful world boss
By Fraser Brown published
Monster mash A couple of days with Blizzard's latest has tempered my enthusiasm significantly.
![two pubg operators aiming in opposite directions](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xPP66SNQXCn3qnzR2auHVE-320-80.jpg)
The daddy of battle royales is still going strong as publisher Krafton posts record sales for PUBG
By Fraser Brown published
News Plenty of people are still dropping in and shelling out cash.
![Honkai: Star Rail Stagnant Shadows - Pom-Pom the conductor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rxDqSWky7EMo4cndrdsaTE-320-80.jpg)
Sci-fi trumps fantasy as Honkai: Star Rail surpasses Genshin Impact's launch numbers
By Fraser Brown published
News 20 million downloads in a single day is an impressive start.
![A toad wizard in Age of Wonders 4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D9vRdvWr2vuB8GwJZYUVCF-320-80.jpg)
Age of Wonders 4 review: Conquering worlds with magic has never felt so good
By Fraser Brown published
Wondrous Dust off your wizard hat.
![A castle hotel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WvvzyXWoTc8PGZDBSHLTvX-320-80.jpg)
Cities: Skylines concludes 8 years of city building with a final expansion on May 23
By Fraser Brown published
News And a trio of content creator packs.
![Troops in Total War: Empire](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bM7mTD383HnKqq2uktUJAH-320-80.jpg)
The most ambitious and flawed Total War has just received its first update in years
By Fraser Brown published
News Time to take Empire for another spin?
![Aloy and Seyka](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/53aYRCByvyFrMkWrMtARi5-320-80.jpg)
Metacritic promises stricter moderation to tackle 'abusive and disrespectful' user reviews
By Fraser Brown published
News Changes are expected in the coming months following a homophobic review-bombing campaign.
![Rogue Trader key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4RzZZP6NppCaTZ3GRmmWAA-320-80.png)
Rogue Trader shows off one of Warhammer 40K's most interesting locations for the first time in a videogame
By Fraser Brown published
News Welcome to the Dark City.
![PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f9MujjT6hymjAqoAMj9gji-320-80.jpg)
PUBG developer's NFT metaverse platform is coming this year and still sounds like nonsense
By Fraser Brown published
News Oh great.
![Dying Light 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DfXotmXSmRTnnSwuwoKb58-320-80.jpg)
Techland wants to know who you'd like to play as in Dying Light 3
By Fraser Brown published
News Even though it hasn't announced the sequel.
![Jagged Alliance 3 keyart](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fvKu4irg8N2e9ZZ5kGXSrM-320-80.jpg)
Jagged Alliance 3 is a chaotic action movie homage where all of your plans will go up in flames
By Fraser Brown published
Uncivil war Embrace the mess.