Henry St Leger

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Freelance Writer

Henry St Leger is a freelance technology and entertainment reporter with bylines for The Times, GamesRadar, IGN, Edge, and Nintendo Life. He's a former staffer at our sister site TechRadar, where he worked as the News & Features Editor, and he writes regularly about streaming, games, D&D, and a host of home technologies including smart speakers and TVs. He lives in London with his Nintendo Switch (OLED) and spouse (not OLED).

Latest articles by Henry St Leger

Dungeons & Dragons book open on a wooden table, showing an illustration of an elf using a mystic barrier to defend against a Mind Flayer's attack

The Psion is a new D&D class for mental magic, and it almost works

By Henry St Leger Published 29 May 25

News D&D's designers try once again to crack the elusive psionics class – but can it succeed where the Mystic failed?

News

A book's art depicts a woman in lab gear looks over at a headless creature stitched from various parts, while floating heads look on

New D&D Frankenstein subclass jolts the Artificer back to life

By Henry St Leger Published 7 May 25

Features D&D’s new 2025 playtest shows off a new Reanimator subclass for the Artificer

Features

Dungeons & Dragons Artificer class page on a wooden table with dice beside it

D&D’s least-played class now has a much-needed upgrade for the 2024 rules

By Henry St Leger Published 18 December 24

News The Artificer, the 13th class in Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, has finally got an update for the 2024 rules – here’s what changed.

News

After an unbeatable year for Balatro, we asked a professional poker player to break down what makes the indie roguelike so good

By Henry St Leger Published 15 December 24

Year in Review Year in Review | How did an indie poker remix take over 2024?

Year in Review

Jaipur, Pandemic, and Paint the Roses boxes on a wooden table, seen from above

How board games help cognitive health

By Henry St Leger Published 12 November 24

Features Experts say that board games can make you smarter, nicer, and better at talking to people. What’s not to like?

Features

Why now is the perfect time for a Halo: Combat Evolved remake

By Henry St Leger Published 21 October 24

Opinion | What? Master Chief is evolving!

Halo

The AD&D Player's Handbook on a tablet sitting on a wooden table, surrounded by a dice box, other books, and a plant pot

D&D second edition cleaned up the game's act, for better or worse

By Henry St Leger Published 30 August 24

Features Sanitised and standardized

Features

An original Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook on a tablet sat on a wooden table, surrounded by dice, a dice tray, and other books

The first edition of D&D conjured magic from a mess, and changed gaming forever

By Henry St Leger Published 23 August 24

Features What if I told you that D&D started as a supplement for another game entirely?

Features

D&D orc looks confused at map with their fellow adventurers

D&D 2024 classes are well balanced – but have they lost their soul?

By Henry St Leger Published 5 August 24

Opinion The 2024 D&D rules revision makes plenty of quality of life improvements, but some classes have lost some flavor in the process.

Opinion

Hughie and Annie in The Boys season 4 episode 8

Hughie deserved better in The Boys season 4, especially with that finale

By Henry St Leger Published 23 July 24

Opinion The Boys season 4 finale was a rollercoaster of death, betrayal, and autocracy. But in that noise, the violation of Jack Quaid’s Hughie has gone unnoticed

Opinion