Joshua Wolens
One of Josh's first memories is of playing Quake 2 on the family computer when he was much too young to be doing that, and he's been irreparably game-brained ever since. His writing has been featured in Vice, Fanbyte, and the Financial Times. He'll play pretty much anything, and has written far too much on everything from visual novels to Assassin's Creed. His most profound loves are for CRPGs, immersive sims, and any game whose ambition outstrips its budget. He thinks you're all far too mean about Deus Ex: Invisible War.
Latest articles by Joshua Wolens

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is exactly what fans want—a fanatically faithful remake that doesn't leave a hair out of place
By Joshua Wolens published
Patriot Games Not for honour, but for you.

Original Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says 'critique of capitalism was never the point' of the games and if anything they're about how 'war is inevitable given basic human nature'
By Joshua Wolens published
News But he doesn't mind if you take an anti-capitalist message away anyhow.

Mafia: The Old Country studio clarifies lack of Italian voice acting, says they're doing it in Sicilian for that real Mafioso 'authenticity'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Oof, Madone!

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford predicted that the Epic Games Store would kill off Steam 5 years ago, now the internet is mocking him as Borderlands 4 comes crawling back
By Joshua Wolens published
News The lesson? Never tweet.

We got another look at the rock-em-sock-em robots of multiplayer mech game Mecha Break at this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live
By Joshua Wolens published
News Get in the robot, gamers.

The Borderlands movie was so wretched that someone's made a 3-minute song just from the bad reviews
By Joshua Wolens published
News And yes, it's much better than the film.

Black Myth: Wukong smashes Palworld and Counter-Strike 2 to become the second most-played Steam game of all time less than a day after launch, and it's gaining on PUBG's gold medal
By Joshua Wolens published
News The people yearn for monkey business.

The best free games on Steam
By Joshua Wolens last updated
Updated! Nothing but the best free Steam games you can play right now.

Dead Cells takes a bow with its 'final major update,' calling an end to 7 years of development that spanned 35 updates, 5 DLC, and 2 studios
By Joshua Wolens published
News More like The End is Here.

Silksong thirst is now so outrageously high that Geoff Keighley has to announce that it won't be at his show so people don't lose their minds
By Joshua Wolens published
News It won't be there. It was never going to be there. Please leave Geoff's inbox alone.

The Future Games Show at Gamescom promises Civ 7 deep dives and fresh Rings of Power news, here's how to watch it
By Joshua Wolens published
News All hosted by stars from Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto 5.

The Silent Hill 2 remake feels like the PS2 classic in a Resident Evil 2 remake wrapper, and you know what? That's not bad
By Joshua Wolens published
Not Your Mary In my restless dreams, I see that town in 4K 60 fps on Unreal Engine 5.

You can get 650 hours of classic RPG in Humble's latest bundle, featuring original Baldur's Gate, Pathfinder, and Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader
By Joshua Wolens published
News That's a month of your life sorted.

17 years on, Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis is a faithful remake that does little to save the expansion from its black sheep reputation
By Joshua Wolens published
change my answer Aigis in the hot seat.

A single character shows why Fallout: New Vegas is a classic
By Joshua Wolens published
Hail to the Chief Chief Hanlon is a quiet triumph in an all-time great RPG.

Arkane founder says Skyrim is an immersive sim, and Baldur's Gate 3 is 'immersive sim-adjacent'
By Jody Macgregor published
News The creative director of Prey and Dishonored should know.

Olympic heroes like Noah Lyles are going for the only gold that matters: The one in League of Legends
By Joshua Wolens published
News The reason I'm not an Olympic athlete is just because I'm more dedicated to my League career. That's all.

The Borderlands movie is such an irredeemable mess it had me longing for 1993's Super Mario Bros
By Joshua Wolens published
Maladapted Bad videogame movies just aren't fun if they don't inexplicably star Bob Hoskins.

Arkane founder was saddened by the closure of Arkane Austin, but says immersive sims aren't going anywhere: The studio is gone, but 'the people survive'
By Andy Chalk published
news Raphael Colantonio left Arkane in 2017, and is now working on something new at WolfEye Studios.

Warner Bros execs pine for the Hogwarts Legacy glory days as games revenue plummets 41% thanks to Suicide Squad's abysmal performance
By Joshua Wolens published
News If you're not a finance whizz like me: That's bad.

The next game from Dishonored co-creator Raphael Colantonio is a first-person immersive sim with a structure between Prey and Fallout: New Vegas—'We favour density over size'
By Joshua Wolens published
News They won't tell you the name, though.

I've never needed anything more than 'the world's first medieval electronic instrument,' a pre-Baroque beatbox that looks like a Pentiment/DJ Hero collab
By Joshua Wolens published
News Oh, to be a humble scriptorium monk, idling away my hours making the sickest liturgical beats.

Republican vice prez candidate JD Vance nurses a secret passion for Magic: The Gathering, says his wife
By Joshua Wolens published
News Finally, something we can agree on.

Larian releases Baldur's Gate 3 anniversary video celebrating the fans, and boss Swen Vincke says you ain't seen nothing yet: 'We're gonna take all of that energy and convert it into something new, something shiny, something big'
By Joshua Wolens published
News He's not wearing armour though, so what the hell.