Latest articles by Fraser Brown
Silent Hill: Townfall is the most Scottish game I've ever played and the most effective horror game I've seen in ages: 'It made sense for us to dig deep into our upbringings, into our past, and try and build a place that felt believable'
Dreich And not just because of the foul weather.
The best indie games on PC
Small but mighty These are the best indie games you can play on PC.
Guild Wars 3 is a lot smaller scale than Guild Wars 2 because of the new approach to combat and movement: 'You would probably see about 20 players in a large combat scenario'
News Expect more clarity, but no more 100-player boss fights.
Guild Wars 3's approach to combat and movement is like nothing I've ever seen in an MMO before: 'One of our big goals when we make a new game in the Guild Wars franchise is to set out and try new things'
War always changes Wall running, mantling, aerial attacks, multiplayer combos—it's a lot of new stuff.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000's Space Marines will have to keep the Imperium happy and avoid looking too heretical
News Even genetically augmented super soldiers need to worry about their rep.
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn turns the best Mass Effect mission into an entire game
Space crimes And makes it better.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is a sandbox that Creative Assembly will keep adding to rather than making sequels: 'The true experience is the sandbox'
News Expect big updates and DLC, but they'll all be built on top of this one game.
Afterworld, Paradox's post-apocalyptic grand strategy game, let me conquer Florida with a band of alcoholic mutant cannibals
Wild wasteland And everyone seemed happy with the change.
The best RPGs on PC
Updated! Discover your next epic adventure with our list of the most essential RPGs you can play on PC right now.
I played just an hour of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 and it was the highlight of my year
This is the future Living the grimdark dream.
Nodusfall isn't Elden Ring, Monster Hunter or a typical HoYoverse game—it's something very different
Divine retribution Hands-on with the free-to-play boss-killer.
Warlock's take on D&D magic might make me willing to sell my soul
Friendship is magic Or at least rent it out.
I've played Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Remake, and I still can't believe we're getting 2 HoMMs in the same year
Returning hero Ubisoft is going all in on fantasy tactics.
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros isn't even out yet and it already feels ancient
Stuck in the past A by-the-numbers RTS based on a TV show that ended seven years ago.
HoYoverse's Nodusfall is free to play but isn't a typical gacha game: 'Characters are not obtained through random draws'
Everything about the studio's new game is different.
Paradox's next grand strategy game is taking cues from Fallout and Mad Max
News Afterworld will let you conquer post-apocalyptic North America.
Dawn of War 4 has been delayed: 'We saw an opportunity to further enhance Dawn of War 4 and deliver the quality of experience we've always envisioned'
News The war has been put on hold until December.
Thief designer says that the immersive sim audience is too small for AAA games: 'There's quite a few of us who think the way to do it is be III or AA'
News Immersive sims should get out of the AAA arms race.
Star Wars Zero Company is a very safe XCOM descendant, but its most interesting parts are found in its Midnight Suns DNA
Zero to hero Welcome to the comfort zone.
Sovereign Tower review: A brilliant management game elevated by a sublime time travel mechanic
This rules Judiciously rule a fantasy kingdom, or just use time travel to fix all of your terrible mistakes.
Sovereign Tower looks like a cosy management game, but it's ruthless, full of murder and impossible choices, and features one of the best time travel systems I've ever encountered
Time king Don't listen to demons. Or maybe do?
Endless Legend 2 is escaping early access in September and adding new major, minor and rogue factions
News Mark September 17 in your calendar, and not just because it's my dog's birthday.
The great RPG debate: Do RPGs really need romanceable companions?
Love letter Knocking boots with companions has become an RPG tradition, but does it really add anything?
