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.
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V Rising is doing big numbers on Steam after its recent update, plus it's 50% off
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The year-old vampire survival game has surged in popularity thanks to a big update and sale.

There's now a free 'shareware' version of horde-battling RTS Diplomacy is Not an Option
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Take on thousands of medieval soldiers in a free demo of Diplomacy is Not an Option.

After 2 decades of snacking, a new World of Warcraft spell renders vendor food partly obsolete
By Jonathan Bolding published
News How will NPCs make a living now?

The first big REPO update is available to test
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Surprise! But the good kind, not the jumpscare horror kind.

Here's a tower defense about little bloodthirsty gnomes in little red hats
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Try the demo to see some clever ideas about the tower defense format.

V Rising's big free content update introduces a cursed, poisoned forest this week
By Jonathan Bolding published
News

Steam trains and ships are coming to city builder Workers & Resources as a new DLC rolls the start date back to 1930
By Jonathan Bolding published
News It'll release next month.

Ubisoft has made its colorblindness simulation tool available to any game developer for free
By Jonathan Bolding published
news A win for gaming accessibility.

Teleport, alter gravity, and survive on the run in puzzle platformer Bionic Bay
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Full of beautiful pixels and probably perfect for speedrunners.

Once promising developer Tequila Works is auctioning off the rights to its games, including 4 still in development
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The developer of Rime and Gylt is being split up and sold in parts.

Scientists claim they've seen a 'jaw-dropping' new color, but you can only experience it by shooting lasers directly into your eyes
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The specifics of the claim are contested, but the ability to precisely stimulate the retina with lasers is cool whether or not it's really a 'new color.'

Don't worry, the fan-favorite Baldur's Gate 3 bug that turns character portraits into moody glamor shots wasn't fixed in the final patch
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Close call for the dedicated community.

As promising RTS Stormgate nears 1.0, the 'entire narrative structure of the campaign' has been rewritten, says Frost Giant
By Jonathan Bolding published
news It'll completely replace the currently available campaign.

A new limited edition of Doom comes in a box that runs Doom
By Jonathan Bolding published
News ...and includes a little Cacodemon toy that runs Doom.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was Steam Deck Verified, but now it's not
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Downgraded to "playable" over a month later.

This shooter is billing itself as 'the Battlefield Heroes you can actually play'
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Heroes of Valor will step into the decade-empty spot left by Battlefield Heroes' demise.

Atomfall hits 2 million players and 500K cups of tea drunk
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Waiter, waiter, more tea please.

The mechs of BattleTech will finally fight some proper kaiju in its first-ever spinoff alternate universe
By Jonathan Bolding published
news BattleTech: Gothic will have its own mini-line of miniatures and games.

You really should play Sultan's Game, a beautiful, cruel card shuffler which launched on Steam recently
By Jonathan Bolding published
news It sold over 100,000 copies in just a few days.

That game jam based on Oblivion's terrible persuasion wheel actually produced some good, weird ideas
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Spin the wheel to figure out what your gun does.

The League of Legends trading card game, Riftbound, will launch this year
By Jonathan Bolding published
news A 300-card set will lay the groundwork for what Riot hopes will be a hit.

Nordhold is out now, and one of the year's most interesting tower defense games
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Send some bad monsters to Valhalla.

Cult classic Rain World has dropped a new expansion about its most mysterious slugcat yet
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Slugcat! Slugcat! Slugcat!
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