Hands-on with Hero's Song, the ambitious roguelike RPG inspired by Dwarf Fortress By Leif Johnson published 17 November 16 hands-on Hero's Song has a veteran fantasy writer and a veteran developer behind its ambitious, emergent RPG concept.
The Halo Wars 2 PC version is looking good so far By Leif Johnson published 19 October 16 Operations The keyboard controls don't have console port awkwardness, and 4K and ultrawide support are supposedly on the way.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 improves on the original By Leif Johnson published 16 September 16 Early Access But it's worth waiting for the whole package to be released.
Master of Orion review By Leif Johnson published 26 August 16 Campaign Supernova A fun, serviceable update to the 4X legend.
8-Bit Hordes brings a Warcrafty spin to 8-Bit Armies By Leif Johnson published 17 August 16 For the Horde(s) The creators of C&C channel Warcraft for their new retro RTS, which has charming cross-play with 8-Bit Armies.
I am Setsuna review By Leif Johnson published 19 July 16 Endir's Game A beautiful JRPG that captures the spirit of the genre's early hits while playing things a tad too safely.
The best pro gaming to watch this weekend By Leif Johnson published 9 July 16 Stream guide Lots of finals and a new cup for Overwatch.
The spirit of Command & Conquer is alive in 8-Bit Armies By Leif Johnson published 28 April 16 read alert
Ashes of the Singularity review By Leif Johnson published 1 April 16 Slow burn Thoughtful real-time strategy which puts thousands of units in play.
Grim Dawn review By Leif Johnson published 12 March 16 Morning Gory It's a little hobbled by old-school stylings and the story could be better, but few modern hack-and-slash RPGs are quite so fun.
Galactic Civilizations 3: Mercenaries review By Leif Johnson published 29 February 16 Space Commodity It's light on features for an expansion, but Mercenaries adds some welcome volatility to the 4X sandbox.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen review By Leif Johnson published 14 January 16 Pawn swap A memorable RPG full of big ideas and bigger monsters.
Life is Feudal: Your Own review By Leif Johnson published 17 December 15 Twiddle Ages An attractive medieval survival sandbox that unfortunately gets bogged down in too many demands for time.
Game of Thrones review (season one) By Leif Johnson published 18 November 15 Stale tale Game of Thrones gets the feel of Martin's universe right, but it relies too heavily on familiar themes to form a memorable identity of its own.
Our Warcraft trailer analysis By Leif Johnson published 8 November 15 Further thoughts after picking apart the full Warcraft movie trailer.
All the details on the World of Warcraft: Legion expansion By Leif Johnson published 7 November 15 Blizzcon report Our WoW expert takes a closer look at the return of The Burning Legion.
We analysed the Warcraft movie teaser in absurd detail and are now hyped By Leif Johnson published 4 November 15 azeroth hype We break down what's great about the most important frames from the Warcraft teaser.
World of Warcraft desperately needs its next expansion By Leif Johnson published 10 August 15 Draenor blues Players need to be rescued from the Warlords of Draenor rut.
Game of Thrones: Episode Five — A Nest of Vipers review By Leif Johnson published 22 July 15 Death and Axes The pieces are falling into place for an endgame, but the the endgame still feels far off.
Game of Thrones: Episode Four — Sons of Winter review By Leif Johnson published 26 May 15 Poor saps A highly enjoyable episode, and the series' best so far.
StarDrive 2 review By Leif Johnson published 28 April 15 Bear Wars Both land and space combat lack punch, but there's a fun if predictable 4X game waiting underneath.
How Tamriel Unlimited has changed TESO for the better By Leif Johnson published 25 March 15 Elder Scrolls Online finds its roots in a buy-to-play reboot.
Game of Thrones: Episode Three — The Sword in the Darkness review By Leif Johnson published 24 March 15 Choices, choices The Sword in the Darkness is Telltale's Game of Thrones' most engaging episode to date.
Game of Thrones: Episode Two — The Lost Lords review By Leif Johnson published 3 February 15 Game of Thrones: The Lost Lords at times feels like a reset, but it finds new momentum in the process.
Homeworld Remastered preview: two classics looking their best By Leif Johnson published 27 January 15 A look at Gearbox's Homeworld remastering from PAX South.
