
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

Dune: Awakening falls just shy of Steam's top 100 as it nets 142,000 players on its first proper launch day
By Joshua Wolens published
News Which is more people than I'd expect to find on a planet with, like, no water.

Anonymous employee accuses RuneScape of kowtowing to Trump as it puts the kibosh on new Pride events: 'The content… is now controversial in a way it didn't used to be'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Players and Jagex staff are both upset by an executive decision to scale back Pride celebrations.

They made Balatro for stock trading and I fear I may never write another article ever again
By Joshua Wolens published
News All my cards. Gone.

With Oblivion Remastered's first patch looming, I wish Bethesda had taken a leaf from CDPR's book and straight-up incorporated popular mods at launch
By Joshua Wolens published
Fan Service Gotta be better than reinventing the wheel, no?

If you've ever wanted to play an NPC in a Hitman level then do I have the Steam Next Fest demo for you
By Joshua Wolens published
News Elevator Music is a game of diplomacy, conspiracy, and making a room go up and down.

This medieval slasher looks like an '80s comic that inspired 100 death metal bands, and you should try its 10-minute Steam Next Fest demo
By Joshua Wolens published
News

The 10 best games of Summer Game Fest 2025
By Robin Valentine published
BEST IN SHOW Our favourite announcements and reveals from another whirlwind weekend.

Post-Larian Wizards of the Coast threatens us with more 'CRPGs that are going to be as serious as BG3'
By Joshua Wolens published
News I am… not confident.

The Witcher 4's horses are so stunningly detailed they drove a real-life expert to happy tears: 'Oh my god they’re taking the horse seriously'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Kelpie has the equestrian community seal of approval so far.

Atlus promises it hasn't forgotten how to make new Persona games, says it's 'actively preparing for' something I'd bet money is Persona 6
By Joshua Wolens published
News Just in case you were a little dismayed to head back to Inaba.

The Witcher 3 once had a suicide mission ending 'inspired by Mass Effect 2,' a quest where Geralt ed the Wild Hunt, and a version of its vampire-focused Blood and Wine DLC without vampires
By Joshua Wolens published
News There are more than a few things on the cutting room floor.

GOG takes on the Steam Workshop with the official launch of one-click modding, and Skyblivion is headed to the store later this year
By Joshua Wolens published
News Hello modder, hello fadder.

The first published game from the Vampire Survivors' devs is a ludicrous hack-n-slash you control by mashing your keyboard and, oh, it's out right now
By Joshua Wolens published
PCGS 2025 You've got two options: Berserk or Die.

Excellent subnautical society sim Barotrauma just announced its first expansion, and it looks like we'll be able to build Rapture
By Joshua Wolens published
PCGS 2025 Always a good idea... right?

SkyRig is systems-builder for Factorio sickos set in the skies of a bulging gas giant
By Joshua Wolens published
PCGS 2025 And probably just as dangerous for your free time as that sounds.

The Outer Worlds 2 has a 'bad knees' perk that makes your old-man legs pop and alert enemies when you stand, and another that Obsidian fully its makes the game 'pretty unplayable'
By Joshua Wolens published
News This is what I want my game designers thinking about and no, I am not joking.

Persona 4 Revival is officially real, giving us our first look at 4K Charlie Tunoku in a remake with a very angry original voice cast
By Joshua Wolens published
News And just like that, I'm 15 again.

Age of Mythology: Retold's Japanese mythology-focused expansion just announced it's hitting this fall
By Joshua Wolens published
Good luck, farm-girl.

'What if Blade was a witcher?' is the scary question asked as Blood of Dawnwalker from former CDPR devs announces 2026 release
By Joshua Wolens published
News How gruff can a protagonist get? Scientists aim to find out.

PC finally has its own Breath of the Wild killer, and it's indistinguishable from the Nintendo game except that you are a boy who is also a tire
By Joshua Wolens published
News You'd have to get up pretty early in the morning to spot the difference between Tire Boy and TOTK.

The secret stand-out of Sony's State of Play was the bizarre resurrection of Deus Ex's PS2 version
By Joshua Wolens published
News You take another step forward and here it is again, like your own reflection repeated in a hall of mirrors.

Russia says it won't arrest players after seizing the studio behind the Russian World of Tanks offshoot, accusing it of funnelling funds to Ukraine
By Joshua Wolens published
News Based on, charitably, very little evidence.

Bethesda re it just released an Elder Scrolls game, announces gameplay-focused Oblivion patch that addresses about 5% of player complaints
By Joshua Wolens published
News Not gonna lie, I was hoping for more.