Ted Litchfield
Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting. When he's not playing or writing about games, you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch.
Latest articles by Ted Litchfield

You can theoretically beat Doom: The Dark Ages without using a gun, but 'You'd have a hard time, that's for sure,' says the game's director
By Ted Litchfield published
news Ultra Nightmare melee and shield-only any%.

Fallout-themed Doom mod Vault 666 has multiple endings, an OP Dogmeat companion, and a Ron Perlman-impersonating narrator so good, I was worried it was AI-generated at first
By Ted Litchfield published
news It's not AI, it's just a guy named Henry.

Doom: The Dark Ages won't end with the Slayer in a coffin waiting for the start of Doom 2016: 'That would mean that we couldn't tell any more medieval stories'
By Ted Litchfield published
news It sounds like this prequel isn't a total bummer.

'I think only the shotguns are the same,' says Doom: The Dark Ages director, otherwise the guns are brand-new or significantly transformed
By Ted Litchfield published
news I really like the gun that pins enemies to walls.

Parents are suing Epic over Fortnite item shop 'FOMO' timers they say are inaccurate and manipulative
By Ted Litchfield published
news They're hoping to have the case made into a class action.

Doom: The Dark Ages already sneakily revealed its 'new Marauder,' and the devs hope he'll be just as challenging, but a little less frustrating
By Ted Litchfield published
news He's all about parrying instead of weapon switching.

The sickest gun from Doom: The Dark Ages' trailer is called the 'Skullcrusher' and does such horrible things to demons, the game's lead dev boasts id has 'the best gore in the industry'
By Ted Litchfield published
news "It does exactly what you think it does."

All the Avowed ending choices and epilogue-affecting decisions
By Ted Litchfield published
grand finale Breaking down all the choices big and small.

The New Vegas remake of the Fallout 3 that never was just got its first demo, not to be confused with the straight-up remake of the cancelled Fallout 3 or, indeed, Fallout 3
By Ted Litchfield published
news Will the real Fallout 3 please step forward?

Steam just cracked 40 million concurrent users for the first time, meaning Valve's user count was bigger than 80% of the countries in the United Nations
By Ted Litchfield published
new Just a milly behind Canada.

Wait a minute, Geralt of Rivia actor Doug Cockle was in Baldur's Gate 3 this whole time
By Ted Litchfield published
news Really playing against type for this one.

Avowed's rarest ending has only been seen by 0.2% of players and demands you make the correct choice at every major quest to not get your head chopped off
By Ted Litchfield published
news Oh, and all your companions leave because they hate you.

It turns out you can get Baldur's Gate 3's best assassin armor without killing a baby angel elephant and joining a cult, all you have to do is pickpocket a ghost
By Ted Litchfield published
news Sicko buildcrafting optimization without sicko moral choices.

Monster Hunter Wilds claws past Dota 2 and Lost Ark to be Steam's 5th most-played game ever, with a nearly 1.4 million peak player count
By Wes Fenlon, Harvey Randall, Ted Litchfield last updated
News The number just keeps going up.

D&D-skewering, Disco Elysium-inspired RPG Esoteric Ebb had me trying my best to be a cleric while my Intelligence stat kept telling me to become a wizard-king
By Ted Litchfield published
news D&D plus Disco, so kind of like a sillier Planescape: Torment.

The mad lads at New Blood have remastered Ultrakill before actually releasing Ultrakill in the first place
By Ted Litchfield published
news It looks good as hell, and the update also improves performance while adding two bonus levels.

Monster Hunter Wilds reviews roundup: Either 'a new peak for the series,' or 'may have lost its soul,' depending on who you talk to
By Ted Litchfield published
news Potentially the most approachable Monster Hunter game yet, but it may have lost something along the way.

Asus' new 'Fragrance Mouse' can be filled with oil to make your desk less stinky, but there has to be a better way
By Ted Litchfield published
news Goop-coded mouse.

Obsidian CEO reveals it's just half the size of many triple-A studios, even as it prepares to launch its 4th game in 5 years
By Ted Litchfield published
news Pint-size powerhouse.

23-year-old Dungeons & Dragons RPG Neverwinter Nights just got a new, official expansion that continues its original story in a 'love letter' to the game and its community
By Ted Litchfield published
news Doom of Icewind Dale is the first entry in a planned series.

$1.5 billion crypto heist could be the biggest yet, more than doubling the previous record, but don't worry: The affected firm says it can take the hit
By Ted Litchfield published
news Just a little walkin' around money.

Avowed could have been Obsidian's Redfall, with a Destiny plus Skyrim co-op multiplayer vision scrapped early in a grueling 6-year development
By Ted Litchfield published
news The great game we got instead is apparently selling well, with DLC and a sequel on the table.

The best uniques in Avowed that you can grab early in the game
By Lauren Morton published
Name brand Don't wait around to have great gear in Avowed—you can grab some pretty cool weapons within the first few hours.
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