Meet your new favourite shotgun in this Warhammer boomer shooter By Robin Valentine published 21 March 23 SHOT STUFF Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun mixes nostalgia with clever modern design and a heavy metal attitude.
The D&D movie is a blast—and a surprisingly faithful adaptation of the tabletop game By Robin Valentine published 15 March 23 MOVIE MAGIC Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves may play fast and loose with the rules, but it really feels like a tabletop campaign on the big screen.
This management sim is basically Theme Hospital in space By Robin Valentine published 13 March 23 NEWS Galacticare, from the creators of War for the Overworld, asks you to "Save the galaxy—one patient at a time!"
Dead Island 2's zombie fights quickly wear out their welcome—and its short, linear story has little else to offer By Robin Valentine published 13 March 23 ALL GORE It's impressive that the long-in-development sequel is coming out at all—but it's a very thin experience for its premium price tag.
Fast, action-packed and endlessly replayable: This MMO from the teams behind Warframe and Darksiders is a feast of co-op dungeoneering By Robin Valentine published 8 March 23 THIS IS THE WAY Even in an early beta, Wayfinder's bite-sized adventures are wonderfully satisfying and replayable.
Superheroes and live service is a dreadful combination By Robin Valentine published 24 February 23 OUT OF SERVICE Developers I am begging you, stop trying to make this happen.
I've been playing tabletop RPGs for 20 years, and these are the D&D alternatives I recommend By Robin Valentine published 23 February 23 ROLL CALL If you're done with Dungeons & Dragons, let me help you find your next favourite TTRPG.
Blood Bowl 3 is a hot mess, and not just because of its game-breaking bugs By Robin Valentine published 21 February 23 FUMBLED The game is shaping up for a disastrous launch, and its insidious microtransactions have me sceptical about its future.
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened delay announcement doubles as a short war documentary By Robin Valentine published 17 February 23 NEWS Ukrainian developer Frogwares is fighting to complete the game amidst bombings and power cuts.
Returnal review By Robin Valentine published 15 February 23 SUPER LOOPER This PS5 port is a blast in the heat of battle, but feels trapped between two genres.
Warthog fistfights, barrel goblins, and wooden ghosts: This action-RPG is 10 times weirder than Elden Ring By Robin Valentine published 13 February 23 FIST CLASS Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is unapologetically unique—and absolutely uncompromising.
Play Darkest Dungeon 2 for free with a new limited time demo By Robin Valentine published 6 February 23 NEWS You can try it for the duration of Steam Next Fest, and the game's full release is coming May 8th.
This cute platformer is like a Studio Ghibli movie about a hypnotic alien cat By Robin Valentine published 6 February 23 FELINE FINE Planet of Lana is sweet, warming and disarmingly beautiful
I'm sorry, but I need you to see this very upsetting lockpicking animation By Robin Valentine published 6 February 23 TOOTH OR DARE The Last Case of Benedict Fox is a horror metroidvania with some pretty horrible doors.
Dungeons & Dragons has walked back its huge OGL mistake, but the damage is already done By Robin Valentine published 1 February 23 SPELLED OUT Wizards of the Coast's historic screw-up has changed the future of the entire tabletop RPG hobby
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened invites you to cross-examine the creepiest evil doll I've ever seen By Robin Valentine published 27 January 23 WAKE UP Investigations get weird as the famous detective delves into the Lovecraft mythos for this clever crossover
Even if you find Deadpool funny, you won't get much out of Marvel's Midnight Suns' first DLC By Robin Valentine published 26 January 23 DEAD ON ARRIVAL Flat missions, clunky enemy design, and its star's generic combat abilities make The Good, The Bad, and The Undead an underwhelming start to the season pass
Dungeons & Dragons' OGL isn't worth fighting for By Robin Valentine published 24 January 23 LICENSE TO KILL Wizards of the Coast is forcing fans into a struggle for the future of the game—but you don't have to play by its rules
Merriam-Webster now has its own, appropriately impossible Wordle clone By Robin Valentine published 23 January 23 WORD UP It joins the company's already substantial collection of word games and quizzes.
After 14 years, Risen is back—I decided to find out why By Robin Valentine published 20 January 23 RISE AGAIN The re-release adds Steam Deck and gamepad support—and it's surprisingly revealing about how THQ Nordic sees its older games.
There's nothing wrong with copying your decks off the internet By Robin Valentine published 19 January 23 NET GAIN It's time to stop saying "netdecking" like it's a dirty word.
The director of John Wick is making a Rainbow Six movie By Robin Valentine published 18 January 23 NEWS Michael B Jordan stars in a follow-up to 2021's Without Remorse
As D&D struggles with licensing chaos, the publisher of the Alien and Blade Runner RPGs takes its shot By Robin Valentine published 16 January 23 NEWS The two new licenses come in the wake of two difficult weeks for the tabletop community
The Dungeons & Dragons community imploded over a leaked draft of a license change By Robin Valentine published 15 January 23 News A new version of the OGL caused sweeping upheaval in tabletop RPGs—and still hasn't actually been implemented.
The state of Marvel Snap in 2023: Super quick card battles, super slow progression By Robin Valentine published 12 January 23 SNAP JUDGEMENTS The game's launch was a huge success, but throttled levelling is already tarnishing the experience
