Fraser Brown
Fraser is the UK online editor and has actually met The Internet in person. With over a decade of experience, he's been around the block a few times, serving as a freelancer, news editor and prolific reviewer. Strategy games have been a 30-year-long obsession, from tiny RTSs to sprawling political sims, and he never turns down the chance to rave about Total War or Crusader Kings. He's also been known to set up shop in the latest MMO and likes to wind down with an endlessly deep, systemic RPG. These days, when he's not editing, he can usually be found writing features that are 1,000 words too long or talking about his dog.
Latest articles by Fraser Brown
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Baldur's Gate 3 review-in-progress: Oh boy, it's good
By Fraser Brown published
Taverns & Tadpoles Larian's latest is off to a great start and might be worth the 20-year wait.
![A party of adventurers looking out over the wilderness in Baldur's Gate 3.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PRYR5LcrUsRqEZPQofDThc-320-80.jpg)
Videogame fantasy settings are staler than mouldy bread right now
By Fraser Brown published
Death to elves Time to kill off the elves and get weird.
![Caves of Qud combat](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JhSuvDsc6owaivzePoG8pV-320-80.jpg)
Dwarf Fortress's publisher is now helping the best early access roguelike across the finish line after 8 years on Steam
By Fraser Brown published
news Caves of Qud will hit 1.0 in 2024.
![Someone lying on a slab hooked up to tubes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xrhc4q3cW7ew72qG5eT9hH-320-80.jpg)
The Banished Vault trapped me in a logistics nightmare and made me hate space, but I still really want to like it
By Fraser Brown published
space sums Is this a turn-based space survival game or maths homework?
![Astarion deep in thought in Baldur's Gate 3.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DkoTzAAHUMeTBHDzocVS54-320-80.jpg)
Larian CEO's advice about origin characters has thrown my Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough plans into disarray
By Fraser Brown published
news Damn you, Swen.
![A maddened sicko raises a knife](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Vh5Sy25fhumN5CjnNyZwb-320-80.jpg)
Diablo 4's battle pass is such a mess that it doesn't even give you enough Platinum to buy a single item
By Fraser Brown published
News Thanks, Blizzard.
![Ultima Online key art.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JafYEcKmTTLJdVgvx2EbW3-320-80.jpg)
Richard 'Lord British' Garriott still wants to make Ultima Online 2: 'All we need now is to buy EA'
By Fraser Brown published
News He's been pitching it to EA "every 5-10 years".
![A Circle of Spores druid](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xvGXuQN23YLtSs4yLwGyWH-320-80.jpg)
I am beyond excited to infest Baldur's Gate 3 with an army of mushroom zombies straight out of The Last of Us
By Fraser Brown published
Fungal fun Time to trip on some 'shrooms.
![They Are Here UFO](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9R7KyEAnmrMZARWxdNBhHJ-320-80.jpg)
If you're as obsessed with UFOs and alien abductions as I am, check out They Are Here's chilling prologue demo
By Fraser Brown published
I want to believe The truth is out there, so keep your camera at the ready.
![Baldur's Gate 3 bards](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bQUf9U3tgKuuLLaq6xtLiQ-320-80.png)
Baldur's Gate 3 will let you treat your companions terribly, including biting off their limbs
By Fraser Brown published
news Chews your own adventure.
![Realms of Ruin troggoth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/de8jx7Wr7tKuUPSiypS7un-320-80.jpg)
Realms of Ruin won me over with its big Dawn of War 2 vibes
By Fraser Brown published
Swamp thing Hands-on with the Warhammer Age of Sigmar RTS.
![Cyberpunk 2077](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/atSrWYiDCsy7HXHD4ySKg7-320-80.jpg)
It's hard to trust CD Projekt when it's still pretending Cyberpunk 2077's launch wasn't a disaster
By Fraser Brown published
Pants on fire Don't believe his lies.
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BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic team will suffer layoffs as the developer recommits to singleplayer games
By Fraser Brown published
News Broadsword is taking over development, but some members of the team won't be making the move.
![Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg fighting](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sByPw47fjGtq6NWoUMVx4Z-320-80.jpg)
Bejeweled's designer releases free wrestling game where you can beat up Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
By Fraser Brown published
News Unfortunately you also have to play as Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg.
![Darth Malgus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k4cHWbfecE78UjiB9VwdkA-320-80.jpg)
BioWare calls Star Wars: The Old Republic's change in developer 'a new beginning' and denies that it's going into maintenance mode
By Fraser Brown published
News A third-party studio is taking over, but "more story and modernization initiatives" are still coming.
![A settlement in Norland](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jj7JEdaJBugQdK8jBnzixP-320-80.jpg)
In this mashup of Crusader Kings and RimWorld, I spent a huge amount of time watching people vomiting on each other
By Fraser Brown published
Liquor lords The one thing peasants and nobles have in common is an inability to hold their booze.
![Stellaris Nexus Lithoid ships](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kmULdKhkx6rrMtNoxN45zm-320-80.jpg)
Stellaris Nexus is a 4X you can finish in an hour, but I was bored after just 20 minutes
By Fraser Brown published
Speed run A brisk, competitive slice of galactic conquest misses the point of Stellaris.
![Assassin's Creed Mirage - Basim climbs a wall while a red smoke grenade goes off on the street below.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uxinXxVfjnDmhHPebmHeBe-320-80.jpg)
Assassin's Creed Mirage's comparatively tiny map is great news for a series that needs more focus
By Fraser Brown published
News Baghdad will be closer to Revelation's Constantinople and Unity's Paris, Ubisoft says.
![Crusader Kings 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XJDM2dpsVF8pNoo6aiAD25-320-80.jpg)
Nurture tiny sociopaths in Crusader Kings 3's next event pack this August
By Fraser Brown published
News Grow your heir.
![Fire God Liu Kang](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Mq4NbFdNKR5N9SfSKBYvk-320-80.jpg)
PC players are being left out of Mortal Kombat 1's upcoming online stress test and the preorder beta
By Fraser Brown published
News We'll have to wait until launch on September 19.
![Starfield cockpit control panel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2BGk8qCG5gHEaBuGrUbTLN-320-80.png)
Starfield ships have a literal 'rage quit' button
By Fraser Brown published
News Fans spotted the tongue-in-cheek cockpit button in the Starfield Direct presentation.
![A pile of sandwiches](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XGDfChko9ZNKmHzxt9L3W4-320-80.png)
I didn't really get Starfield until Bethesda revealed we could just go around stealing giant space sandwiches
By Fraser Brown published
Snack pirate Forget charting a thousand alien worlds; I just wanna be a snack pirate.
![Afia pointing a gun in Shadow Gambit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jcw8CUkuDjh32cZqeUDV4i-320-80.jpg)
Undead magic and tight stealth tactics make Shadow Gambit a joy to play
By Fraser Brown published
Caribbean cruise Corpses have more fun.