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Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Magic systems go hand and hand with most RPGs, or at least the ones that are based on fantasy adventures. For example, it can make all the difference in unlocking a new spell in classic games like ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

The best RPGs with town management offer some cosy respite after you risk life and limb to save the world. In these kinds of games, building and running a town isn’t the central element of a game like ...

2025 was a standout year for Tabletop RPGS, as they offered a diverse array of new releases, broadening the scope of the entire hobby. Veteran systems faced fierce competition from innovative games ...

Defining a role-playing game in 2025 is more complicated than it’s ever been. Pretty much every game has RPG elements these days, so if you squint hard enough, you can make the case for a lot of games ...

Xbox Game Pass has gone through some turbulent times of late, the sheen completely coming off the subscription service as it made its cheaper tiers much less worthwhile, followed by a series of price ...

Even years after its release, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remains one of the best RPGs and games of all time. It offers a sweeping open-world epic grounded in emotional character arcs, meaningful ...

With the list of nominees for this year’s The Game Awards finally released comes the inevitable frustration and confusion about why one game has been honored or snubbed over another. Among these, the ...

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