
Justin Wagner
Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling the virtues of Shenmue or troubleshooting some fiddly old MMO, it's hard to get his mind off games with more ambition than scruples. When he's not at his keyboard, he's probably birdwatching or daydreaming about a glorious comeback for real-time with pause combat. Any day now...
Latest articles by Justin Wagner

Windrose sails past 1 million copies sold in six days as it hits 200,000 concurrent players
By Justin Wagner published
News Blow me down!

Space-obsessed Pragmata actor was so wary of breaking embargo that he refused to post about Artemis 2: 'I know so much about the f**king moon'
By Justin Wagner published
News “My entire career has been around the moon."

Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction
By Justin Wagner published
News "They say it's the journey, not the destination."

Portal 2: Community Edition promises to take the game's modding potential to new heights, and it's out in open beta now
By Justin Wagner published
News Improvements to map editing, a new lighting engine, volumetric fog, and other improvements await.

A ludicrous Doom mod which adds 28 pilotable mechs just released after 2 years in development
By Justin Wagner published
News MechDoomer: Rebooted will be of great interest to a particular kind of sicko.

BAFTA pulls game trailer over 'themes that may be a trigger' even after developer revision
By Justin Wagner published
News "The Quiet Things is deeply personal to me. It’s my story. It’s about trauma, abuse, survival, and giving survivors a voice."

Pragmata review: Lunar dad rock
By Justin Wagner published
I, DDOS Short and sweet, Pragmata is a snazzy late aughts throwback elevated by a terrific sense of feedback and momentum.

Defunct MMO studio founder denies allegation he spent Kickstarter funds on private chefs, antiques, and TCGs
By Justin Wagner last updated
News Ashes of Creation remains a wellspring for corporate drama.

One of our favorite games of 2025 is just $16 on GOG this week, and the dev says 'if it's still too expensive just pirate it honestly'
By Justin Wagner published
News It's that skating game where you're a demon made out of glass and pain.

Blizzard wins injunction against vanilla World of Warcraft private server
By Justin Wagner published
News Turtle WoW has been slapped with a cease and desist.

Fighting game YouTuber offers $10,000 bounty for upgraded netcode in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
By Justin Wagner published
news It's Marvel, baby.

Dead or Alive creator was once held at gunpoint by LAPD, says former colleague: 'It was a real Dead or Alive situation'
By Justin Wagner published
News Just with less beach volleyball, I presume.

Graveyard Keeper devs respond as players make AI accusations: 'You may not believe me, but we're not using the AI in Graveyard Keeper 2'
By Justin Wagner published
News "Yes I'm experimenting with every AI model I can find. This is what every tech guy should do now."

New Proton Experimental build fixes up a bunch of old Capcom games for Steam Deck and Linux
By Justin Wagner published
News It may be time to revisit Resident Evil 2 on Steam Deck. No, the other Resident Evil 2.

Star Wars Zero Company studio founder praises Lucasfilm and Respawn for taking a chance on a tactics game
By Justin Wagner published
News "Looking at some of the things going on in the industry, it's very derivative. Art is always that way."

Star Wars Zero Company writer wants its cast to have real friction: 'It's not a personal fantasy game'
By Justin Wagner published
News "Player-centric romance" and chosen ones have been cast aside for more tenuous team dynamics.

'Blockchain-powered' game storefront reportedly shutting down and taking customers' games with it
By Justin Wagner published
News The storefront, founded by Brian Fargo, appears to be a wilting leftover from the crypto craze.

A new Crimson Desert patch adds the only RPG feature that matters: A hide helmet button
By Justin Wagner published
News Show us that jawline, Kliff.

Warframe community director says 'nothing in our games will be AI-generated, ever'
By Justin Wagner published
News Cephalons aside, Warframe will remain AI-free.

Amazon TV head allegedly orders Mass Effect show rewrite to make it 'more appealing to non-gamers'
By Justin Wagner published
News I should go.

Magazine generates fake AI interview with One Piece actor Mackenyu
By Justin Wagner published
News The faux interview "was produced with Claude, Copilot, and edited by humans."

Beloved YouTuber The Gaming Historian moves on from making videos with a 'parting gift': A ton of ancient Nintendo court docs you can browse on the Internet Archive
By Justin Wagner published
News The docs are from what may be the company's most famous lawsuit.

House Flipper is free to keep on Steam for the next few days
By Justin Wagner published
News Try out the renovate-'em-up's original incarnation before the remaster comes out.

Nexon CEO admits The First Descendant had 'no staying power,' and that can't be addressed with a quick fix: 'These are design issues that are not fixed with a patch'
By Justin Wagner published
News The Destiny-like was named for its "retention challenges" in a recent presentation.

Star Wars Zero Company director has 'an axe to grind' with turn-based tactics, says fans don't have to settle for no story, crummy graphics, and clunky controls: 'Depth doesn't cost you elegance'
By Justin Wagner published
News "How do we do something that makes you feel something as a player, and not just think through a problem?"
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