Ben Sledge

1 day ago | thegamer.com | Ben Sledge

There are two shows that I watch on YouTube without fail: food challenges by Epicurious that force a professional chef and a home cook to swap ingredients and cook the same meal, and straight line missions by GeoWizard. Other things pop into rotation, too, like painting tutorials and, earlier this year, my first D&D actual play. But these two channels are the only ones that can persuade me to like, subscribe, and hit that little bell to get notified of new uploads.

3 days ago | thegamer.com | Ben Sledge

I know some people who play RPGs as themselves, creating a character with features similar to those they see in the mirror and making the decisions they would make in a similar situation. I think those people are fools. For starters, how do you know you would make the good choices in any given scenario? It’s easy to opt to save the children from a burning orphanage if you know the only repercussions are a game over screen and reloading ten minutes of playtime.

4 days ago | thegamer.com | Ben Sledge

Trench Crusade is only getting bigger. Mordheim creator Tuomas Pirinen and Diablo artist Mike Franchina’s niche creation has snowballed into a violent religious sensation. After being quietly passed around hobby circles in hushed whispers for months, the Kickstarter raised over $3 million and players across the world are printing and assembling their forces, intent on either assaulting or defending the gates of Hell.

6 days ago | thegamer.com | Ben Sledge

I only realised how big the Secretlab Magnus Pro XL is when the box arrived at my front door. It took two delivery men to drag it into my hallway, where they promptly left it for me to figure out how to move up two flights of stairs. First, I had to unpack it. The 1.8m-long desk is safely packaged, ensuring no damage or dents leave impact craters in the steel worktop while en route to your home.

6 days ago | thegamer.com | Ben Sledge

Proponents of order and masters of blackpowder, the Cathayans quickly established themselves as a power in the Old World. But as their armies explored deeper into territories unknown, they stumbled across a city like no other. A city that was no more than a crater with the semblance of ruined buildings jutting out like shrapnel around a gaping wound. A city filled with reward and danger in equal measure. A city called Mordheim.