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Mercenary Brotherhood Preview: Deep Mechanics, Lethal Combat, and Total Fantasy Freedom

If you are a fan of punishing strategy games, emergent storytelling, and managing a squad of misfits who somehow survive against all odds, you need to put Mercenary Brotherhood on…

Chris July 25, 2026

Reviews

Pillars of Eternity Review: Obsidian’s Love Letter to Classic RPGs

Remember the late nineties and early 2000s when computer role-playing games felt like curling up with a massive, beautifully written fantasy novel? Games like Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape:…

Chris June 29, 2026

Gaming News

Capcom Reuses the Best DLC Name Ever for Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Expansion

Capcom just pulled off one of the most hilariously on-brand moves in recent gaming history. During the June 2026 Nintendo Direct, right alongside a wave of massive hardware announcements, they…

Chris June 10, 2026

Reviews

Unforgiving, Gritty, and Brilliant: Why the Gothic Remake is a Must-Play

When THQ Nordic announced they were rebuilding a sacred pillar of European RPG history from the ground up, the collective gasp from the fanbase could have blown over a shadowbeast.…

Chris June 6, 2026

Retro-Games

Why Fallout: New Vegas is Still One of the Best RPGs Ever Made

Release Date: October 19, 2010 Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Get It On: GOG Whether you’re a veteran of the desert who knows every cactus along Interstate 15 or a newcomer who…

Chris June 1, 2026

Gaming News

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Rageborn Revealed: A Feral New Metroidvania

During the Nacon Connect 2026 event yesterday, we finally got a look at something many of us didn't see coming: Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Rageborn. It has been a minute…

Chris May 8, 2026

Gaming News

The Grandfather of RPGs Returns: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Remake

To understand where the modern Role-Playing Game truly began, you have to go back to a time when graphics were made of lines, "storage" meant a floppy disk, and difficulty…

Chris May 7, 2026

Retrospectives

Sea Dogs: A Deep-Dive Retrospective

The gaming landscape is surprisingly thin on the front of "serious" pirate games. Sure, we had the lighthearted fun of Monkey Island or the strategy-lite vibes of Sid Meier’s Pirates!,…

Chris May 5, 2026

Gaming News

Return of the King: You Can Play Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Right Now

The Heroes of Might and Magic series isn't just a collection of games; for many of us, it’s a core gaming memory. After more than a decade of silence from…

Chris May 1, 2026

Gaming News

Alkahest: Why Immersive Sim Fans are Losing Their Minds Over This Indie RPG

If you have been keeping an eye on the indie RPG scene lately, you might have noticed a specific name popping up that has fans of the old-school immersive sim…

Chris April 10, 2026