Robin Valentine
Formerly the editor of PC Gamer magazine (and the dearly departed GamesMaster), Robin combines years of experience in games journalism with a lifelong love of PC gaming. First hypnotised by the light of the monitor as he muddled through Simon the Sorcerer on his uncle’s machine, he’s been a devotee ever since, devouring any RPG or strategy game to stumble into his path. Now he's channelling that devotion into filling this lovely website with features, news, reviews, and all of his hottest takes.
Latest articles by Robin Valentine
With free rules and a new game mode, Warhammer 40,000 is looking a lot cheaper to get into in its new edition
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NEWS Combat Patrol will allow you to start playing with just one box of models.
Warhammer and stamp-collecting collide in Royal Mail's latest collection
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NEWS Recent art, classic art, and lovely photos of minis from the Warhammer world decorate these handsome stamps.
Play a city builder above ground and Dungeon Keeper below simultaneously in this brilliantly creative game
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ROBOT ROCK Just when you think you've got SteamWorld Build figured out, it unfolds another new layer to manage.
Wage psychological warfare behind enemy lines in this XCOM-like World War 2 turn-based strategy game
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TOP SECRET Classified: France '44 tells the story of Allied special forces working with the French Resistance to fight back against Nazi occupation.
AI-generated story and dialogue is not going to work, says Dragon Age creator David Gaider: 'A lot of effort is going to be wasted on this'
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NEWS The RPG veteran reveals that during his time at BioWare, the studio experimented with procedurally-generated quests—but they were ultimately a failure.
Realms of Ruin is a fast, accessible RTS that wants to bring Warhammer's newest setting to PC gamers: 'It's about getting in there and sticking your axe into the guy's face'
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NEWS It's the first big-budget game to release in the world of Age of Sigmar, and developer Frontier has huge ambitions for it.
Diablo 4 players have started calling people who didn't earn the horse cosmetic in the beta 'bare-mares'
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NEWS The community has split into haves and have-nots over the Cry of Ashava.
Marvel's Midnight Suns deserved better than its terrible DLCs
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SUNSET The half-baked season pass has only diluted the excellent core experience.
How do you move your MMO character, and are you doing it wrong?
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On the MMOve Hint: You're probably doing it wrong.
Class balance is still an absolute joke in Diablo 4—but the game has far bigger problems
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WHAT THE HELL I no longer care who needs buffs and nerfs—none of these classes are any fun to play.
Fablecraft's virtual tabletop combines the best parts of D&D and videogames—this is the future of TTRPGs
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DUNGEONS & DOWNLOADS A simple, accessible way to go on grand adventures with your friends online.
You should go fight this big, horrible werewolf if you really want to put your Diablo 4 build to the test
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WOLF MOTHER The Den Mother is an optional boss ready to shred the unworthy.
PC's best city builder, Cities: Skylines, is only $9 right now—and you can pick up excellent Paradox strategy games like Stellaris and Crusader Kings 3 for cheap too
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NEWS Budding architects and tyrants look no further than Steam's latest sales.
Jack Black journeys through Fallout 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog in Tenacious D's new music video
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NEWS Video Games features animation by YouTube channel OneyPlays.
D&D's oldest rival is making a comeback thanks to the developer of Sniper Elite
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NEWS Rebellion has acquired Tunnels & Trolls, history's second ever tabletop role-playing game.
Looks like the new Mortal Kombat game is going to be another reboot, called Mortal Kombat 1
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NEWS Timeline nonsense is afoot once again.
This new Star Wars TCG is ready to go toe-to-toe with Magic: The Gathering
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NEWS The Star Wars: Unlimited trading card game promises to bring characters from all across Star Wars media together.
Pathfinder is getting its own Diablo-like action-RPG
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NEWS Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults, based on the tabletop campaign, is coming soon to Kickstarter.
The new Warhammer 40,000 tabletop RPG is like playing D&D in a horrifying galaxy where everything wants to kill you
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SHOT IN THE GRIMDARK Imperium Maledictum is dense, messy, and truly authentic to Games Workshop's grimdark setting.
Before Steam Puzzle Fest ends, you need to check out the demo for the most mind-bending puzzle game I've ever played
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View Askew Viewfinder pulls off a digital magic trick that has to be seen to be believed.
Meet one of the last positive communities left in gaming
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Dwarven Hospitality Deep Rock Galactic's fans are disarmingly nice—what is it that makes them so friendly?
One of 2022's best turn-based strategy games is finally coming to PC
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DODGE THIS Don't sleep on dreamy dodgeball roguelike Desta: The Memories Between—its combat is brilliantly sharp.
This wonderfully '90s RTS looks like a lost Command & Conquer game
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NEWS DORF Real-Time Strategic Conflict is a pure shot of PC strategy nostalgia.
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