
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

Reach combines the best of Mirror's Edge and Prince of Persia in a sleek VR package
By Justin Wagner published
news Ancient secrets, arcane archery, and oodles of first person platforming awaits.

Dawn of War 4's 'guiding star' was the first in the series, but 'you're not trying to recreate the old game, you try to recreate the feeling'
By Justin Wagner published
news Creative director Jan Theysen and senior game designer Elliott Verbiest explain how the sequel's inspirations affected what went into it.

If the average JRPG moves too slowly for you, keep an eye on Threads of Time, which gets through 12 million years and an apocalypse in one campaign
By Justin Wagner published
news Threads of Time wears its inspirations proudly on its sleeve.

'Planet Earth is about to be recycled': Join Us is a multiplayer game about leading a cult into doomsday and, apparently, riding grizzly bears
By Justin Wagner published
news It's the end of the world as we know it. You just know it a little earlier than everyone else.

When you lose in this 'haunted board game', your builds become opponents for other players to fight asynchronously
By Justin Wagner published
news In tile-based autobattler Turnbound, you're up against the "trapped souls" of other players.

Cyberpunk roguelike Clawpunk's new trailer has a release date and more chainsaw cats than any other game I've seen, well, probably ever
By Justin Wagner published
news What do punk cats listen to, anyway? The Rameownes? Con-purr-ge?

If humans ever live on Mars, will they 'bend the knee to Earth's institutions' or turn the Red Planet even redder? Mars Tactics puts the answer in your hands next year
By Justin Wagner published
news Mars Tactics will be out in May 2026 with turn-based tactics, squad management, and interplanetary labor politics.

BMX delivery, sumo-wrestling, fishing: Cozy gaming gets a little Crazy Taxi, as a treat, in Tanuki: Pon's Summer
By Justin Wagner published
news You won't believe how many part-time jobs this raccoon dog has.

I'm convinced dungeon crawlers have always needed skiing physics after Awaysis' newest trailer
By Justin Wagner published
news Somewhere between classic Zelda and Human Fall Flat, you'll find self-billed "dungeon brawler" Awaysis.

Nightdive's remaster of Blood is getting an overhaul with built-in mods in Blood: Refreshed Supply
By Justin Wagner published
news Caleb lives again, again, for another time.

'You wouldn't believe how much stupid s**t is in this giant world': The Baby Steps devs want you to know as little as possible before you play their walking sim
By Justin Wagner published
News Gabe Cuzzillo is going to tell you some facts.

However many nu metal songs you think are in Battlefield 6, I promise you there are more
By Justin Wagner published
News A premature peek at the game's credits reveals someone at Battlefield Studios is jonesing for a fix of that Limp Bizkit mix.

Jump Space, the co-op spaceship crew-'em-up we warned you was fun, just launched in early access and it's already turning heads
By Justin Wagner published
News Sea of Thieves minus PvP, plus moon jumping gets you the game formerly known as Jump Ship.

In yet another victory lap for Hazelight Studios, Split Fiction just became the first videogame to get a design award from Swedish royalty
By Justin Wagner published
News Josef Fares and co. took home the Excellent Swedish Design award to throw on their giant pile of accolades.

Team Cherry explains Silksong is more lethal because players are too: 'Hornet is inherently faster and more skillful than the Knight … the base level enemy had to be more complicated, more intelligent'
By Justin Wagner published
News The Hollow Knight sequel's brutal difficulty ensures its powerhouse protagonist has a meaningful challenge.

Escape from Tarkov owners will have to buy it again if they want to play through Steam, and the Steam version will require a Battlestate account anyway
By Justin Wagner published
News The Steam release comes with a caveat for players looking to consolidate their game library.

The new Splinter Cell: Deathwatch trailer is action-packed, but there's a Michael Ironside-shaped hole
By Justin Wagner published
News Hey, at least the goggles make the sound.

Blizzard filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against one of World of Warcraft's biggest private servers, but the team behind it is putting on a brave face: 'Challenges come to us often, and each time we are prepared to face them'
By Justin Wagner published
news Turtle WoW, one of the most popular fan-run takes on World of Warcraft's "classic" era, has been named in a lawsuit for its use of Blizzard's code and art.

AI chatbots can be manipulated into breaking their own rules with simple debate tactics like telling them that an authority figure made the request
By Justin Wagner published
news LLMs once again prove too pliable.

Crusader Kings 3 players have struck out on nearly 5 million seduction attempts, but we still don't know how many Popes have been kidnapped
By Justin Wagner published
news Give us the real CK3 stats!

Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P daydreams of more crossover events with Evangelion, Gundam, and especially Diablo: 'I love it so much that I would want to make a Diablo game myself'
By Justin Wagner published
News Yoshida also mentioned he's a "maniac about One Piece." Aren't we all?

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the anime so good it made Cyberpunk 2077 cool again, is getting a sequel
By Justin Wagner published
news Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 promises "a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge."

Deep Rock Galactic board game Kickstarter pulls in nearly $1 million in 1 day for a trio of new expansions
By Justin Wagner published
news Leaf lovers despair.

In the wake of Perfect Dark's cancellation, Joanna Dark's voice actor urges fans to help save the series: 'Agent Dark doesn’t give up and neither should any of you'
By Justin Wagner published
news Alix Wilton Regan told fans to 'speak up if you wanna see Perfect Dark survive.'

CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption'
By Justin Wagner published
news The media union once touted a positive relationship with Microsoft, but wave after wave of layoffs has changed its tune.
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