Andrew Brown

Help me, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 is so good I've been replaying the same mission for 3 hours and pestering its devs who have "been studying the blade and bolter"

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By Andrew Brown Published 20 August 25

Preview Preview | Instead of trying to reinvent RTS, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 proves the genre still rules

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 key art showing a vampire woman with her hands out stretched before a silhouette of a mysterious figure wearing a hat. The backdrop is full of a bloody mist and the moon hangs in the sky

I didn't dare to dream, but playing Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has convinced me this gloomy RPG is still worth waiting for

By Andrew Brown Published 19 August 25

Preview Hands-on preview | Two hours in this long (long, long) awaited sequel reveals a brilliant focus on writing, dialogue, and spooky Seattle

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I'm not saying PowerWash Simulator 2 is already my GOTY, but I just spent 2 hours using Witcher Senses to find dirt and it was the most satisfying experience of my life

By Andrew Brown Published 6 August 25

Preview Hands-on | Look, washing stuff is very satisfying

Preview

Battlefield 6 multiplayer gameplay showing a player firing their gun into players located below them

Everything announced in the Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal

By Andrew Brown Last updated 31 July 25

News It's looking like a return to the glory days of Battlefield

10 years later, Old School RuneScape is still the best MMO I've ever played – and seeing over 200,000 people jumping on reminds me why I fell in love with it in the first place

By Andrew Brown Published 31 July 25

Opinion Opinion | Come on in, the water's low-res

After 50 hours in Oblivion Remastered, I'm replaying Fallout: New Vegas and rekindling my nuka-copium dreams of Fallout 5 returning to the series' RPG roots

By Andrew Brown Published 28 July 25

Opinion Opinion | The man in plaid fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed

I'm lukewarm on Painkiller's co-op reboot, which says a lot because letting me shoot stakes at demons should make it a guaranteed GOTY

A screenshot of players fighting an armored demon in Painkiller while purple chains wrap around our view

By Andrew Brown Published 24 July 25

Hands-on Hands-on | Anshar Studios' upcoming shooter feels a little under-cooked, but it's still got a few more months to shape up

Hands-on

A top-down view of a crowd of people circled around a dead body on an ornate tiled floor

Square Enix's new murder-mystery shooter Killer Inn can't decide if it wants to be Clue or Counter-Strike, but it taught me that sniping is way easier than lying

By Andrew Brown Published 23 July 25

Hands-on Hands-on | Think Among Us, except you can buy a gun

Hands-on

Ghost of Yotei screenshot showing Atsu sitting by a campfire with a guest, who is next to a sleeping horse

"Frankly, it's just so dang convenient": Ghost of Yotei's new camping trips are an answer to traditional RPG mechanics like fast travel

By Kaan Serin Published 19 July 25

News And a way to show off the sequel's "way bigger" vistas

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After 3 years of holding out, I finally bought a Steam Deck thanks to the same logic I used to talk myself out of a Switch 2

Steam Deck OLED with game library on screen sitting on woodgrain desk

By Andrew Brown Published 18 July 25

Opinion Opinion | Four blissful days of handheld PC gaming prove I made the right choice

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Ghost of Yotei directors aren't worried about Assassin's Creed Shadows comparisons, they think it's "great" when they see more games like theirs: "We're big fans of feudal Japan"

By Issy van der Velde Published 17 July 25

news They're just glad to see more games

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Ghost of Yotei gameplay showing Atsu sitting on her horse between bright pink cherry blossoms, looking at a distant fortification built against a mountain

I asked Ghost of Yotei's creative directors all of my burning questions, and I don't want to get your hopes up but Sucker Punch's sequel sounds like feudal Red Dead Redemption 2

By Andrew Brown Published 17 July 25

Interview Interview | Sucker Punch's Nate Fox and Jason Connell dive into everything we saw at Ghost of Yotei's latest State of Play

After 2,537 hours of playing Total War: Warhammer, I'm almost ready to say goodbye to Creative Assembly's best strategy series

A screenshot of Total War: Warhammer 3 showing grave guard soldiers jumping out of a siege tower beneath a grey sky

By Andrew Brown Published 14 July 25

Opinion Opinion | The end is in sight for the Old World – but what's next?

I've spent 11 hours fighting AI in EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2, and it's taking me back to the glory days of PS2 skirmish modes

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017) screenshot showing Darth Vader walking through a hangar flanked by two stormtroopers

By Andrew Brown Published 8 July 25

Opinion Opinion | Lower stakes don't always mean less fun

6 years too late, I bring lukewarm takes: Death Stranding rules, and we should all play more games outside of our comfort zone

By Andrew Brown Published 3 July 25

Opinion Opinion | Is not liking a game the worst thing in the world?

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The Witcher 4 is learning lessons from CDPR's past: no fetch quests, an eye on Cyberpunk 2077's fan-favorite characters, and devs who "care about the art we're making"

By Andrew Brown Published 26 June 25

Interview Interview | Narrative director Philipp Weber opens up on the importance of consequences and "trusting your gut" when it comes to storytelling

After 10 hours of The Alters, I've been trapped in a Groundhog Day of mutiny and magnetic storms – and I fear even movie night can't save me

By Andrew Brown Published 24 June 25

Now Playing Now Playing | Me, myself, and I (are all fighting)

Now Playing

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 gameplay showing

Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2 devs reveal what to expect from the Imperium's answer to Doom, and here's a spoiler: "More explosions, more blood, and more gore"

By Andrew Brown Published 23 June 25

Interview Interview | Plus, Auroch Digital explains where that type-to-kill spin-off came from: "We pitched it to Games Workshop and for some reason they said yes"

"Suddenly a lot of people who loved Skyrim started paying attention to The Witcher 3": CDPR says an old E3 demo was a turning point for its defining RPG

By Kaan Serin Published 14 June 25

News A whole new world

The Witcher 4's narrative lead is holding onto some of his earliest Witcher 3 feedback for the RPG's sequel: "We don't do fetch quests"

The Witcher 4 cinematic screenshot showing a closeup of Ciri, protagonist of the new adventure

By Kaan Serin Published 14 June 25

News Only the good stuff

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"Everyone in the industry said it's not possible" – The Witcher 3 at 10: diving into the legendary RPG's creation, legacy, and secret sauce that makes CDPR's quests so special

By Andrew Brown Published 13 June 25

Interview Interview | The Witcher 4's narrative director, Philipp Weber, and associate game director of the next Cyberpunk game, Paweł Sasko, tell Wild Hunt's story

Ill looks like a gnarly cross between Half-Life and The Thing, and its developer has just one goal: delivering "a good f**king horror game*

By Andrew Brown Published 6 June 25

Interview Interview | Creative director Max Verehin talks us through partnering with Mundfish and trying to make a horror game truly scary

Fresh from unveiling Atomic Heart 2 and wild spin-off The Cube, Mundfish's CEO has his sights set on making a game as impactful as Crysis: "This is art!"

Atomic Heart 2 gameplay showing two robots raising drinks to a woman covered in shadow

By Andrew Brown Published 6 June 25

Interview Interview | Mundfish's Robert Bagratuni talks us through lessons learned and the studio's upcoming games