
Justin Wagner
Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling the virtues of Shenmue or troubleshooting some fiddly old MMO, it's hard to get his mind off games with more ambition than scruples. When he's not at his keyboard, he's probably birdwatching or daydreaming about a glorious comeback for real-time with pause combat. Any day now...
Latest articles by Justin Wagner

American Truck Simulator is headed to North Dakota in its latest DLC
By Justin Wagner Published
News Next stop: the Peace Garden State.

Baldur's Gate 3 is the cheapest it's ever been to celebrate its third anniversary
By Justin Wagner Published
News Dungeons, dice, and bear sex await.

OpenAI CEO suggests parents make AI-generated podcasts to remember their children's lives for them
By Justin Wagner Published
News Grok, who are these people that live in my house?

Crimson Desert adds 133 new trading posts and overhauls the in-game economy with supply and demand
By Justin Wagner Published
News Dust off the old wagon.

Ubisoft says the Black Flag remake has exceeded 'annual expectations' in just two weeks, shortly after it laid off a number of the people who made it
By Justin Wagner Published
News Videogame piracy.

Fixes roll out after Meccha Chameleon servers infected with malware, Discord hacked
By Justin Wagner Published
News You might want to do a scan if you've played on any custom maps lately.

Rockstar co-founder says 'I don't know if I personally care' if games release on disc, adds 'I love physical media'
By Justin Wagner Published
News "If people want that, I think companies should provide it."

Games industry analyst says Meccha Chameleon's June revenue on PC was second only to Fortnite
By Justin Wagner Published
news It's the perfect business stratagem: first you Meccha game, then you Meccha lot of money.

Final Fantasy 14 has finally added the class I'm always asking for: a Viking with two shields, laser cannons, and Wolverine claws
By Justin Wagner Published
News Straight from my middle school sketchbooks.

Modders finally got a high-quality third-person camera working in Baldur's Gate 3 for all you Dragon Age sickos
By Justin Wagner Published
News Up close and personal.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed review (2018)
By Chris Thursten Published
Heart-To-Kart Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed review: 'I can’t express how happy I am that somebody decided to make this'

Riot quickly backpedals on paid old-school skins in League of Legends Classic after backlash
By Justin Wagner Published
News "Let's talk about the elephant on the rift."

Cliff Bleszinski says ego played a role in LawBreakers' failure: 'People are loyal to the game, but they're not necessarily loyal to the person'
By Justin Wagner Published
News "I wanted it to be my show, and that was the first step of my ego creeping in right there."

Amazon's God of War TV show will recast Kratos due to on-set injury
By Justin Wagner Published
News Ryan Hurst reportedly tore a bicep while performing a stunt.

Raids just landed in solo 'simulated MMO' Erenshor
By Justin Wagner Published
News I wonder if there's simulated ninja looting and DKP arguments.

Analyst says Sony going all-in on digital is like the death of PC disc drives: 'Not a single person is complaining about it today'
By Justin Wagner Published
News "The conversation needs to shift to consumer rights and what a license should enable."

League of Legends' 'classic' mode has a release date, and it isn't just an old version of the game—players will vote on new patches, Old School RuneScape-style
By Justin Wagner Published
News It's a blend of eras, but fan favorite builds are back.

Steam has raked in an estimated $11.1 billion gross revenue so far this year, says market analyst—its 'biggest-ever six months'
By Justin Wagner Published
News PC gaming continues to embiggen.

College Football 27 to remove microtransactions after player backlash, though EA maintains they were only added to 'give players more choice'
By Justin Wagner Published
News The goal for CFB 28 is "greater transparency and communication."

Meccha Chameleon celebrates 15 million sales by teasing a 'collaboration with a famous Japanese star'
By Justin Wagner Published
News Place your bets now.

Marvel Rivals players suspect Captain America's summer sausage has already been downsized
By Justin Wagner Published
News On the fourth of July, no less.

Counter-Strike 2 might be the biggest game on Steam, but Global Offensive is breaking player count records since it went standalone again
By Justin Wagner Published
News Do not pass GO.

Modders made a Fallout 4 quest in a weekend for charity, and it features iconic Elder Scrolls actor Wes Johnson
By Justin Wagner Published
News It's raised over $7,000 so far.
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