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Ben Maxwell

Ben’s first experience of gaming was at three years old, sat on his dad’s lap playing Revs on a BBC Micro. He went on to write for a wide range of outlets, including PC Gamer, GamesMaster, and Games Radar (not on his dad’s lap), and was a staff writer on Edge magazine for seven years. More recently he put in a stint as editor of PCGamesN before being promoted into a publishing director role at Network N Media. He went freelance in 2026 and loves racing and horror games, Rainbow Six Siege, and anything indie, weird, and wonderful.

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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Review stars Review

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Review

ACE Team dares to innovate but delivers an uneven co-op experience that will make you question your sanity.

“It’s scarier to go into a project without Early Access – you have one shot.” – Frosthaven devs on the importance of listening to, and occasionally politely ignoring, players mic Interview

“It’s scarier to go into a project without Early Access – you have one shot.” – Frosthaven devs on the importance of listening to, and occasionally politely ignoring, players

Snapshot Games’ Hristo Petkov and Julian Gollop discuss the daunting challenge of translating the rules of a beloved boardgame already interpreted by…

“For most people, this path would be a very dumb decision.” – the creator of Voxile on the game’s turbulent and atypical genesis mic Interview

“For most people, this path would be a very dumb decision.” – the creator of Voxile on the game’s turbulent and atypical genesis

Game industry legend Wouter van Oortmerssen on surviving in Early Access and the difficult task of standing apart from Minecraft.

Monster Fantasy is a mashup of Animal Crossing’s cosy slow-living idyll with Monster Hunter’s extreme violence visibility Preview

Monster Fantasy is a mashup of Animal Crossing’s cosy slow-living idyll with Monster Hunter’s extreme violence

Time for Tom Nook to get what’s coming to him.

Voidling Bound Review stars Review

Voidling Bound Review

Former Borderlands and Skylanders devs bring monster tamers in from the sidelines.

The most exciting new games launching this summer article Article

The most exciting new games launching this summer

The ultimate walking simulator, retro PS1 weirdness, Star Wars XCOM, and more. Our picks of the new releases you should be keeping…

Don’t Kill Them All – Into The Breach meets Tetris in this chaotic game about keeping your temper along with your loot article Article

Don’t Kill Them All – Into The Breach meets Tetris in this chaotic game about keeping your temper along with your loot

Don’t Kill Them All chucks out health bars in favour of rage meters and finds an intriguing new angle for turn-based tactics.

Prime Monster Review stars Review

Prime Monster Review

The team behind The Sexy Brutale turns its attention to reinventing the card battler.

Call of the Elder Gods Review stars Review

Call of the Elder Gods Review

Out of the Blue builds on every aspect of Call of the Sea, but the seams are starting to show.

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions wants to get a whole galaxy’s worth of players working together article Article

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions wants to get a whole galaxy’s worth of players working together

System Era Softworks is profoundly expanding its Astroneer vision with a grand social experiment.