Jonathan Bolding
Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an extensive background in strategy games. When he's not on his PC, he can be found playing every tabletop game under the sun.
Latest articles by Jonathan Bolding
![A hopeful adventurer looks to the horizon in Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, while the spectre of a leather mask looms salaciously in the sky beyond.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cvpSyBa72wp7Xvvg2NqYDK-320-80.png)
Final Fantasy 14 producer Yoshi-P apologizes for the Dawntrail expansion's early access technical issues
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Naoki Yoshida says a fix is coming for freezes and animations.
![Duncan Idaho menaced by two sardaukar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dn58ju25t5bxPBf2h7i3NJ-320-80.jpg)
Digital board game Dune: Imperium is getting the Rise of Ix expansion in July
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Many machines on Ix. New machines. Good machines.
![Someone in an orange jumpsuit looks at an incoming tidal wave.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gFHLzGuQ3PV7JgLqbR44N9-320-80.jpg)
Get a taste of automated, voxelated terraforming in the free preview of Eden Crafters
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The voxel structure lets you both terraform and landscape for your factory complexes.
![A city bus coming from the right with a cityscape to the left](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ypTabmnWJJW5u9m3ckngCK-320-80.jpg)
Check out City Bus Manager, which lets you set up routes in your hometown using real world map data
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Upgrade your bus depot to run the best wheeled transit network in town.
![Two characters ride bikes on a hill while one muses about how far they've come](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jdQTAFmJ75hgnSBAcJbyaG-320-80.jpg)
Check out this visual novel that blends 3D and 2D visuals in a story about teens who've (mostly) avoided the end of the world
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Until Then's faux Philippines is full of realist relationships and cute minigames.
![An image of a coal and nuclear power complex in Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aqknsJZU6iJwRtAm6pzDcH-320-80.jpg)
Its five year plan complete, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic releases its industrial city-building into 1.0
By Jonathan Bolding published
News One of the most interesting, in-depth city builders this decade.
![An airplane over a desert](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rj2YnsG8bQAKbkUKqLMPFL-320-80.jpg)
More details on MS Flight Simulator 2024, including full 3D landscapes in 30 biomes
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Fresh details from FlightSim Expo 2024.
![An image of a Rocket League car underneath a FIFA-branded shround on a virtual stage. The text "Featuring Rocket League" is prominently displayed on a screen behind it.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mDv9uuiQvBtfFYxKdcYaHX-320-80.jpg)
FIFA will host an actual Rocket League world cup complete with national teams
By Jonathan Bolding published
News FIFA says Rocket League counts as "football esports."
![An aerial image of downtown prague voxelized using minecraft blocks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hqTgqvNh6E7fbmoe5MwaEE-320-80.png)
Mad with power, researcher and Minecraft fan creates a way to voxelize the whole world
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The technique turns Google's 3D photogrammetry into Minecraft blocks.
![Robotic reporter interviews a cartoonish alien and a jar of eyeballs in a Times and Galaxy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UErTxEFMkeXkVdZJnPncrJ-320-80.png)
Check out this hilarious indie about a robot reporter working for a sci-fi newspaper
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Times and Galaxy was made by real, actual former journalists.
![Diablo 4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EYWGdLDKQAhW7WEruAV8oQ-320-80.png)
Diablo 4's adding a wave-based roguelite mode in Season 5
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Push your luck through ever-harder hordes of baddies to get big rewards.
![Screenshot from 8-bit revival platformer Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mUACWW7GbhMWF9jDin9Ba-320-80.jpg)
Classic indie Shovel Knight is geting a definitive edition
By Jonathan Bolding published
News For its 10th anniversary, this year.
![Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pbjn2WTtHritngfWG4hhc-320-80.png)
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is coming in September
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Go San Romero Knights!
![Monster Hunter Stories](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DXHKqMhJzckMAbdx8Hq4t8-320-80.jpg)
Monster Hunter Stories finally has its PC port
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Following the port of Monster Hunter Stories 2 a few years back.
![Image from Miss Mulligatawney's School for Promising Girls](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7wufKwUgRx5wkiYJeiLRo4-320-80.jpg)
The next game from Heaven's Vault studio Inkle is about a 1920s school for girls
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Miss Mulligatawney's School for Promising Girls is a mouthful.
![An image of the O11D EVO RGB Automobili Lamborghini Edition computer case. It is black and grey with two yellow highlights and a lamborghini crest on the front glass.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9ezHJnyLAgPAc2cikuYwE-320-80.png)
There'll be a limited edition Lamborghini PC case that looks a lot like every other PC case
By Jonathan Bolding published
News It's a collaboration with manufacturer Lian Li.
![Image from the cover of the book The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons. It is a gold dragon ampersand logo on red background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7sx6ad5PDP7u3Biw5gLQxn-320-80.png)
The new Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons book is a vital piece of gaming history
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Compiling unpublished documents from 1970s, it's an incredible window into the origins of the entire RPG genre.
![Windblown - three players in a colorful world attack a large, multi-legged enemy towering above](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XQRXrPmumjqnyuCxJYUfv6-320-80.jpg)
Dead Cells developer shows off upcoming roguelite Windblown and its stylish, fast-paced 3 player co-op
By Jonathan Bolding published
PCGS It's inspired by the sleek action of Devil May Cry and Bayonetta.
![Mullet Madjack - a cyborg character is hit in the face with a cleaver by a player infirst-person](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J5j2t8qPj4QUB8zT3k6oUJ-320-80.jpg)
Beat down 'Robillionaires' in '80s anime-inspired FPS Mullet Madjack
By Jonathan Bolding published
PCGS In the 2090s you've got to kill fast to keep going.
![Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - Nor points a pistol at a large winged monster in a battlefield landscape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UEipiMZoLcVVLsEMnrHvYg-320-80.jpg)
Magic and gunpowder-powered 'souls-lite' Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is bringing a demo to Steam Next Fest
By Jonathan Bolding published
PCGS The developer of Ashen is nearly ready to launch its next action-RPG.
![Trucks driving through space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iuYCCtPwfp6aW8Tj4eq4W6-320-80.jpg)
Americana-infused job sim Star Trucker is cleared for launch in September
By Jonathan Bolding published
PCGS In space, no one can hear you honk.
![A ground-level image of swamp planet Gleba from Factorio Space Age](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nBaHHg35H9XPKjBSVv4WfK-320-80.png)
The Factorio expansion will have a gooey swamp planet, complete with organic products that can spoil
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Mushrooms, marshes, bogs, swamps, weird coral—it's all very goopy and gross.
![Cataclismo - a stone fortress is surrounded by small enemies in a gloomy landscape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cKBLo2gVY4edLhX2W3UdQU-320-80.jpg)
Survival RTS with a Lego-inspired building system Cataclismo launches next month
By Jonathan Bolding published
PCGS The survival and strategy hybrid hits early access on July 16.