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
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.
Alan Wake 2 fan notices a sound cue gives the game away about its villain early on, Remedy sound dev gasps 'Finally someone noticed'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Scratch that.
Banned Twitch streamer Adin Ross gets Donald Trump on a Kick stream, gifts him a Rolex, then they sit together in a Trumped-out Cybertruck listening to Elvis' 'Can't Help Falling In Love'
By Joshua Wolens published
News I'd say this is the dumbest era in political history, but there's always tomorrow.
Lae'zel's actor shares the 'one and only audition' that got her the role in Baldur's Gate 3, featuring threats, bullying, and more urine drinking than I expected
By Joshua Wolens published
News What a game.
Rust dev is bored of paying Unity '$500k a year' to fix its engine and promises that his Garry's Mod successor won't hoodwink devs with fees
By Joshua Wolens published
News But Valve will need to approve it first.
Sega files mysterious 'Yakuza Wars' trademark right after Like A Dragon studio teases fans that the next game will leave them 'surprised'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Kiryu dating sim confirmed.
Maybe I shouldn't say this in a PC gaming outlet, but I had a great time after installing Malware
By Joshua Wolens published
Byte Club In fact, I'd recommend everyone at least give installing Malware a shot. What?
Founder takes down the Nexus Mods of romhacking after 20 years because 'lines were crossed' by 'a most dishonest and hate filled group,' but others tell a different story
By Joshua Wolens published
News Romhacking.net has been a bastion of the scene for nearly 20 years.
You officially have no excuse not to play Deus Ex: Mankind Divided now Prime Gaming is doling out free GOG copies of the game
By Joshua Wolens published
News Unless you don't have Prime. That'd be a good excuse. I guess.
Do you also have strong '90s memories of Tomba from a PS1 demo disc? You can relive the magic in its unlikely remaster now
By Joshua Wolens published
News I'm convinced my generation was subliminally programmed by this thing.
As rage factories howl about Kay Vess' looks, Star Wars Outlaws lead says there's no point engaging with 'bad faith' criticism: 'No nuance and no possibility of real dialogue'
By Joshua Wolens published
News "All we can do is make the best game possible."
Bungie lays off 220 developers in shocking bloodbath as it aggressively refocuses on Destiny and Marathon: 'We were overly ambitious'
By Joshua Wolens published
News 155 more jobs would have been lost, but they'll be absorbed by Sony instead.