Contributor
Paul writes freelance articles about all sorts of things, but gaming has always remained close to his heart. He is one half of the board games show Shut Up & Sit Down and tweets as @paullicino.
Paul Dean
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Review | Phoenix Point review - saving a new world the good old-fashioned way
Another X-COM in all but name.
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Feature | The Last of Us is a game about lies
Fib ribbon.
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Recommended | Prison Architect review
Shawshank retention.
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Feature | Valkyria Chronicles remains one of the finest games of its generation
Revisiting a classic on the release of its remaster.
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Review | Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak review
Kharaking good fun.
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Preview | RimWorld: Can you make your game up as you go along?
When the emergent are themselves emerging. Ooo, meta.
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Pace: the final frontier.
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Feature | Storytelling in Mankind Divided: Choice, consequence and cynicism
How to build a future that falls apart.
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Review | Satellite Reign review
Future schlock?
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Interview | The Paradox of Fredrik Wester
What's behind one of gaming's most fascinating companies?
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Interview | Mad man in Wyoming: The voice behind one of this year's most fascinating games
Rich Sommer talks Firewatch, voice acting and even board games.
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Preview | What it's like playing as Hitler in Hearts of Iron 4
Recreating that Dad's Army opening.
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Preview | How Paradox is teleporting its way onto the PlayStation 4 with Magicka 2
Not all who wand are lost.
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Calculating.
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Feature | Warcraft 2 was terrific, influential - and absolutely ridiculous
Historical conflict.
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Preview | Virginia, the ambiguous, artistic game where the music does the talking
A strange state of being.
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Review | Total War: Rome 2 re-review
Festina lente.
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Feature | Firaxis opens its doors at the first Firaxicon
The strategy studio hosts its fans.
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Preview | Total War: Attila is your chance to save an empire - or end it
It's the end of the world as we know it.
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Preview | Gearbox's Battleborn throws the FPS and MOBA genres together
But the mix looks like it'll take some time to get right.
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Same as it ever was?