Russell Adderson
Latest articles by Russell Adderson
![Valley Peaks screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hwCVbaS8fkRptFAdepF9Wd-320-80.jpg)
Valley Peaks trades Getting Over It's frustration for cozy frog vibes, but keeps you climbing
By Russell Adderson published
news Sometimes a frog's just gotta send it.
![No Rest for the Wicked Steam early access screenshots](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ndueJK8VBHbESedkwx4knY-320-80.png)
Every ARPG needs a good endgame, and for No Rest for the Wicked, it's a roguelite that just got a huge update
By Russell Adderson published
news And you can pet the dog!
![Dungeons and Kingdoms screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zvHBHRSDENfRHBWE23zv5g-320-80.jpg)
Dungeons and Kingdoms is an upcoming game that's about exactly what it sounds like: dungeon crawling and kingdom management
By Russell Adderson published
news Can't have kingdoms without dungeons, right?
![Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on September 26, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hF9CqPG4h4hmTkKtVQ9FkX-320-80.jpg)
Yet another Google web service bites the dust in August when 'goo.gl' links will stop working
By Russell Adderson published
news The only thing Google likes better than creating new services is canceling old ones.
![PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 screenshot.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9LV3DhfJarfnvJBEhCnAGJ-320-80.jpg)
Who needs College Football 25? The 'fastest growing sport' in the US is now a PC game
By Russell Adderson published
news PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 is available now, although its chances of matching the sport's popularity are looking real slim.
![Black Desert Online](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7zBsd8jn28fczmhsS7dBjk-320-80.jpg)
Black Desert Online is introducing a mammoth-size 'War of the Roses' PvP mode for duking it out with 599 of your closest friends
By Russell Adderson published
news I'm comin'! And Hell, er, I mean Lag's comin' with me!
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Taking matters into her own hands: How a fan became a dev and went on a quest for missing EverQuest 2 furniture
By Russell Adderson published
news How EverQuest 2's 'Denmum' took on the "Unobtainable List."
![EverQuest 2 art featuring two armored characters on an icy landscape.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gLzoVbTLCs3opzpmt4bZBa-320-80.jpg)
MMOs 'don't give people the tools to build community anymore,' says EverQuest 2 creative director
By Russell Adderson published
News "The couple other MMOs that I play I'm almost like a solo player 100%, I don't group with anyone."
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EverQuest players want 'a hard game' because 'the challenge leads to a sense of accomplishment,' says designer
By Russell Adderson published
news EverQuest has been going for 25 years now. Is its difficulty part of the key to its longevity?
![The Land of the Magnates - a man with an instrument on his back approaches a supernatural creature on a balcony](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dsQtP8T7PfvSL8cTC9dZ5E-320-80.jpg)
The Land of the Magnates is an adventure into Middle Eastern myth with 'complex puzzles requiring quick thinking'
By Russell Adderson published
PCGS Who needs a sword when you have a sweet sitar?
![Debtors' CLub - a man with grey hair and beard with suspenders sits behind a desk in cartoon style](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3RavGGxbLj2pqbMEN3w4eX-320-80.jpg)
Collect a corrupt city's debts in roguelite narrative adventure Debtors' Club
By Russell Adderson published
PCGS Debtors' Club has a new trailer and reveals a demo.
![Renaissance Kingdom Wars - armies line up in formation on either side of a fortified wall](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jGfSKGJAB7BAPpSBMTPVPL-320-80.jpg)
Strategy RTS Renaissance Kingdom Wars is bringing 'epic battles with thousands of soldiers' later this year
By Russell Adderson published
PCGS The grand strategy-RTS hybrid will feature 500 provinces and 36 playable kingdoms.
![GI Joe: Wrath of Cobra](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UnyQ4Ydzmb3jid3Nd5Nii6-320-80.png)
G.I. Joe is finally getting the side-scrolling beat 'em up that it deserves
By Russell Adderson published
PCGS Here come the Real American Heroes.
![A stack of capybara modded into Elden Ring.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Zbu7TJfX3GmjgejRDZaM8-320-80.jpg)
My new favorite Elden Ring mod replaces Torrent, goats, deer, and boars with capybaras
By Russell Adderson published
news Everyone needs an adorable rodent in the Lands Between.
![Everquest 25th anniversary](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ySFhizdjWfXYRP7bofLt9-320-80.jpg)
EverQuest is kicking off a year-long anniversary celebration with a packed calendar of new events, quests, and giveaways, culminating in 2 new expansions
By Russell Adderson published
News Here's an exclusive look at the 2024 roadmaps for EverQuest & EverQuest 2, as the MMOs celebrate their 25th and 20th anniversaries.
![Path of Exile character holding a staff and standing in a dark scene](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uCfdusJaAHbztMX3i2MTuJ-320-80.jpg)
Path of Exile stream reveals some of the biggest balance changes ever and teases a new class for its sequel
By Russell Adderson published
huge Transfigured gems are about to change everything, including the airspeed velocity of an unladen zombie.
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Among Us is doing a collab with some of the most popular indie games ever released
By Russell Adderson published
news The two-legged space beans can now don attire from Undertale, Castle Crashers, Untitled Goose Game, and more.
![Everquest key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/opbkG5p8xpgjcCp7QjmNZi-320-80.jpg)
Why the original, 1999 version of EverQuest is still one of the best MMOs to play today
By Russell Adderson published
well preserved An assortment of servers run by passionate fans makes it all possible.
![Just a Chest](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhTUDiKcX2brYBf33LXpnn-320-80.jpg)
Upcoming indie RPG says forget about looting treasure chests—now you are one
By Russell Adderson published
News Help, I've been reincarnated as a chest?
![Project Planet party game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fDqt43TbABWqAkLFBWxRSR-320-80.jpg)
This party game is like Jackbox, except you're causing or preventing humanity's extinction—you can probably guess which side I picked
By Russell Adderson published
News Who needs Jackbox when we've got hurricanes, asteroids and the end of the world?
![Starfield with an FOV of 100 in first-person](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9gzpioGBpxMESNBYs599mj-320-80.jpg)
Asked about Starfield ground vehicles, Todd Howard points out that there are spaceships and jetpacks in the game
By Russell Adderson published
news I mean... fair. (But people still want moon buggies.)
![Star Trek Infinite key art - Captain Picard and other characters together on a space background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39CSybvudZibMoZJUa8o8L-320-80.jpg)
I've played the Star Trek game of my dreams, and it's a grand strategy game
By Russell Adderson published
Stellaris Trek Star Trek: Infinite mashes Stellaris and Star Trek together into something more delicious than anything you can get out of a replicator.
![Warriors and wizards battle a D&D Beholder.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ShpBnUNrUugnhvjSZB4G5W-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 are on sale for just $5 each right now
By Russell Adderson published
news If you love Baldur's Gate 3, you can grab the originals cheap in GOG's Autumn Sale.