Ted Litchfield
Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting. When he's not playing or writing about games, you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch.
Latest articles by Ted Litchfield
![Elden Ring character in red cloaked armor and mask nodding thoughtfully](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pQ2X7aCfd6vByfGrgEYh2E-320-80.jpg)
I hope Elden Ring never gets a boss rush mode like Sekiro—helping out strangers in co-op is a much more interesting way of revisiting these fights
By Ted Litchfield published
jolly cooperation The convenience of a discrete boss rush mode would undermine Elden Ring's unique social element.
![An image from RPG Dread Delusion. A red-masked creature with a body covered in black hair, with spindly arms and legs, attacks with a knife. It has a large toothy mouth in its stomach.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9QpppN9hEnRXbibfgHigRY-320-80.jpg)
My favorite indie answer to the Elder Scrolls, Dread Delusion, just got a surprise final content update—including a dungeon built inside the remains of a giant flying squid
By Ted Litchfield published
news A suitable sendoff to this very weird world.
![hallucination of dead wife in car](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oEJnY4ztspsGNkaA7kNaDG-320-80.jpg)
Cyberpunk adventure Nobody Wants to Die feels like if you made an entire game out of the boring no-combat intro of a triple-A FPS
By Ted Litchfield published
film chore These millennials, Nobody Wants to Die anymore!
![PowerWash guy spraying gunk off an aquarium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U43h7fuVfuQEE8gnnFjXB5-320-80.jpg)
PowerWash Simulator keeps on giving, with two nautical maps chosen by the community coming to the people's champ in a free update
By Ted Litchfield published
news I'm a real sucker for that aquarium level.
![Cyberpunk Edgerunners' Lucy and David](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wiQ7pmjLWguADRXjhQdamc-320-80.jpg)
Guilty Gear Strive is getting Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as a guest fighter next year
By Ted Litchfield published
news A leaked trailer revealed the Cyberpunk guest fighter and three other characters coming to the game.
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Microsoft responds to the FTC, argues its Game Pass price hike is actually a good deal for gamers because the new cheapest tier includes multiplayer now
By Ted Litchfield published
news Why, in the Year of our Lord 2024, does multiplayer functionality still cost extra?
![Baldur's Gate 3's Elminster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5P9L7TJhvTMREufDzLWQpA-320-80.png)
A Baldur's Gate 3 player has discovered hidden mini-quests you can only get by leaving the most important items in the game in an exploding building or at the bottom of the ocean
By Ted Litchfield published
news We're still finding out all the ways Larian anticipated our deranged Baldur's Gate 3 behavior.
![Anime style face shrouded in shadow](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8JPojgm8QqwUM3Q6Uf7zTD-320-80.jpg)
The creators of cyberpunk bartending sim VA-11 Hall-A are following it up with an amazing-looking 'active time action' RPG
By Ted Litchfield published
news PS1 graphics with a PS2 sensibility.
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Comics giant Dark Horse says it won't use AI art or writing, is instead 'committed to supporting human creative professionals'
By Ted Litchfield published
news Straight and to the point.
![Varric looking serious in The Veilguard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZNJ4mARwYJmKfpJhcdtFi-320-80.jpg)
Here's 3 reasons I'm actually pretty optimistic about Dragon Age: The Veilguard despite being an old school RPG sicko
By Ted Litchfield published
Veil Guy BioWare's taken a beating in the last 10 years, but I'm a glass half-full type of guy.
![Elden Ring ninja guy posing in front of Malenia's Scarlet Rot bud](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LAipp4snApRY89MCC8kxL-320-80.jpg)
My favorite weapon from Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is even more powerful than I thought, letting you completely juke legendary boss Malenia's Waterfowl Dance
By Ted Litchfield published
news I love you, Swift Slash.
![Valve logo with a man with a steam valve for an eye.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GMxEZkTgBiWqxWpdeuWULb-320-80.jpg)
Court documents show that not only is Valve a fraction the size of companies like EA or Ubisoft, it's smaller than a lot of triple-A developers
By Ted Litchfield published
news According to improperly redacted documents from a recent lawsuit, Valve had 336 employees in 2021.
![Gameplay and characters from Tako no Himitsu, showing off GBA and anime-inspired, colorful and saturated characters and environments](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UpsfczHjN5XijhSLS5Ytjm-320-80.jpg)
It's rare for a pixel art throwback to really wow me these days, but a hybrid action-JRPG where you collect magical octopus friends to cast spells might just fit the bill
By Ted Litchfield published
news Tako no Himitsu has already surpassed its initial Kickstarter funding goal.
![Anger foot at the wheel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iGs7Ybq2YdvnqKvQn3TkiH-320-80.jpg)
Anger Foot is exactly the flow state first person Hotline Miami I wanted it to be
By Ted Litchfield published
foot guy Performance hitches aside, this is a unique FPS that's well worth your time.
![Dark Souls 2 art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xE6DG35sZvSVNyCzEDCVzG-320-80.jpg)
What do we want FromSoftware to do after Shadow of the Erdtree?
By Wes Fenlon published
Bets placed The Elden Ring studio's next project is a complete mystery, but we've got some theories. Okay, requests.
![Double headed wizard man holding arms up looking sad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLpQdYjv8vgMhpuWA9zqN-320-80.jpg)
The best Elden Ring mods
By Sarah James last updated
guide From pausing the game to a Ranni skin, here are the best Elden Ring mods.
![Double headed wizard man holding arms up looking sad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLpQdYjv8vgMhpuWA9zqN-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has the coolest arsenal FromSoftware's ever made, but I think I picked wrong my first time through
By Ted Litchfield published
gear grump I just wish the Star-Lined Sword had more juice
![Big Mario stomping in Super Mario Bros](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JUEbBczAtU4bdKj2tZ6TtJ-320-80.jpg)
Nintendo becomes the biggest company in the games industry—and maybe the world—to say 'no, thank you' to using generative AI
By Ted Litchfield published
news It makes a lot of sense why the Big N would be the one to draw this line.
![The Pip Boy from the Fallout series being the benevolent hacker he is](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8NaUUUYSKGJEUWdEkRLAoD-320-80.jpg)
Original Fallout lead Tim Cain says the team planned for there to be 1000 Vaults, but he thinks there are actually far fewer in the setting
By Ted Litchfield published
news "The conclusion here is Vault Tec: They didn't build all 1,000 Vaults, they didn't even come close."
![Elden Ring dungeons](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oPHtmWuQBC3VNhPRxghNbM-320-80.jpg)
Dataminer unearths 'cut' voicelines from Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's stoic final boss
By Harvey Randall published
News Promises unspoken.
![StarCraft's Kerrigan](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2kepUFtQ2fW2LpF5WhYmdG-320-80.jpg)
Expansions are the best
By Wes Fenlon published
Packing Heat In this era of bite-sized DLC and season passes, we appreciate giant, game-changing expansions more than ever.
![Elden Ring Varre looking pensive in front of the Scadutree](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WRonfBMWapPAcKEYovmMvW-320-80.jpg)
It took me 7 hours to beat Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss, and people are already demolishing it without getting hit a single time
By Ted Litchfield published
news Didn't expect weak foe.
![Images of real life Elden Ring tchotchkes, including a warrior jar mug, warrior jar piggy bank, and pin versions of Elden Ring talismans](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CgP6eC547BeEZeBSWexeXc-320-80.jpg)
A Japanese company is making an adorable Elden Ring warrior jar mug just in time for everyone to get really freaked out by their new lore in the DLC
By Ted Litchfield published
news I still think the jar guys are super cute.