News
Grit And Valor 1949 is a real-time Into The Breach, or at least vaguely similar enough that I can squeeze a more popular game in this headline
Like, 10% maybe, if I'm being honest
Strategy: Real-Time Strategy
Feature
Cataclismo is not about protecting your towns, it’s about protecting your beautiful staircases
L'esprit de l'escalier
News
Manor Lords next update will switch over to Unreal Engine 5 and, more importantly, add fishing ponds
Great now all I can think about is James Pond
Feature
The Manor Lords publisher thinks we should all reject the "opportunistic and predatory" quest for a viral hit
A chat with Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender about strategy games and letting devs cook
News
Total War: Pharaoh's enormous free Dynasties update gets a July release date and trailer
It's the "final content addition", says game director
News
Moody cyberpunk “Tech-Noir Tactics” All Walls Must Fall is now free to keep on Steam
“When you love something - set it free,” says developer
News
Long Dark dev criticises Manor Lords for lack of updates, Hooded Horse CEO replies that not every game needs to be "some live-service boom or bust"
Medieval town-builder under no publisher pressure to expand
Guide
An absolute beginner’s guide to getting started with Total War: Warhammer and Immortal Empires
Plus what DLC to buy first depending on your favourite faction
Feature
The Rally Point: Spice Wars, Imperium, and the trouble with a Dune strategy game
Out with the old, in with Villeneuve
News
Colossal Squigs all but confirmed for next Total War Warhammer 3 DLC, plus big new toys for Ogres and Khorne
Upcoming expansions to be “focused on Immortal Empires specifically”
News
The Steam Summer Sale is due this week and promises "deep discounts", whatever that means
Goodbye pounds and pence
News
Former Total War dev accuses Creative Assembly of "mismanagement" and says strategy series AI is "limited by design"
Rome 2 programmer says “leaders seemed to resent critical feedback and treated it as unwelcome"
Feature
Supporters only | What it’s like returning to War Wind - a game I’ve been looking for for almost 30 years
Boncastalgia
Feature
Battle Aces is a fast and furious mechabug RTS from Blizzard talent that turns Starcraft into a game of cards
A blizzard of potential
News
Greenskins, Ogres, and Khorne are all coming in the next DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3
More details coming on the 26th
Feature
Jacking in to Stellaris as a fanatical cyberpunk corporate cult in The Machine Age
Hack all the planets
News
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is getting a sequel and Total War: Warhammer 3 is getting a big red dog
Clifford? is that you? What have they done to you boy?
Feature
Supporters only | Nando's does difficulty better than videogames
How do we solve the easy/normal/hard problem?
News
Rumours point to Total War: Star Wars in the works at Creative Assembly
Rumours lead to hype, etc
Feature
Homeworld 3’s performance is uneven, but can be spared the worst of spacefight slowdown
Set course for the settings menu
News
Total War Warhammer 3’s frost wyrms are just shrinking because they’re cold, I swear, and other changes in new hotfix
The Dwarf's new grudge system now requires a little less breathless violence to appease
Feature
What did a medieval peasant’s raw, sour breath sound like? Manor Lords’ composers tell us
“Greg’s got a fantastic ear.”
Review
Homeworld 3 review: a lavish and often gripping RTS that is overly reliant on playing the hits
I was tempted to exclusively call it the 'mommy ship' so consider yourselves lucky