Julian Benson

Julian Benson

Contributor

Julian's been writing about video games for more than a decade. In that time, he's always been drawn to the strange intersections between gaming and the real world, like when he interviewed a NASA scientist who had become a Space Pope in EVE Online, or when he traveled to Ukraine to interview game developers involved in the 2014 revolution, or that time he tore his trousers while playing Just Dance with a developer. As well as freelancing for publications such as Wired, PC Gamer, and Edge, he's worked as Kotaku UK's News Editor, PCGamesN's Deputy Editor, and he launched and led GAMINGbible's Snapchat channel, curating the most significant gaming stories for an audience of millions of young readers.

Latest articles by Julian Benson

The key art for the Blue Prince showing a doorway on a blue wall, which is open to reveal several more rooms within its frame, a person deep within opening another door several layers deep to a bright white light

"We are buying into your vision": Blue Prince publisher Raw Fury reflects on 10 years of indie game magic

By Julian Benson published

Feature Interview | Celebrating a decade of Raw Fury's raw talent

Feature
Vampire Survivors

Vampire Survivors kicked off a game development gold rush, but has a legitimately new genre emerged between the cash-ins?

By Julian Benson published

Feature "The first thing I noticed was the literal ripoffs": Luca Galante reflects on Vampire Survivors' landmark launch, and developers talk the birth of a new genre

Feature

After 15 years, it's easy to forget how Borderlands changed the industry

By Julian Benson published

Opinion | Gearbox created the template other developers used to make live service games

Borderlands
Enotria: The Last Song screenshot showcasing gameplay in a sunny field

Enotria: The Last Song review: "A sun-drenched Bloodborne that doesn't quite live up to the inspiration"

By Julian Benson published

Review

Review
SteamWorld Heist 2 screenshot

SteamWorld Heist 2 review: "While sillier than XCOM's po-faced sci-fi, its mechanics are no less serious"

By Julian Benson published

Review

Review
Manor Lords

The secret to a wood-only Manor Lords run is tax avoidance and lying to your villagers

By Julian Benson published

Now Playing Now Playing | A lot of villagers died in the making of this wooden utopia

Now Playing

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