Fresh Look: An Ode to BioWare and the RPG Worlds It Created
With BioWare closing after more than three decades, Fresh Look’s Neal Sayatovich looks back at the legendary RPG studio’s legacy, from Baldur’s Gate and Jade Empire to Dragon Age and Mass Effect while reflecting on its impact on gaming and the industry’s continuing loss of talented developers.
Save State: From Building Cities to Selling Cards
Filling in for Vincent Mahoney’s Save State column one more time, Neal takes on the challenges of running a metropolis in Cities: Skylines II before narrowing his focus to the much more relaxing business of selling collectible cards in TCG Card Shop Simulator.
Fresh Look: Sekaicon 2026 Brings Big Fandom Fun to Small-Town Ohio
Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich returns to Sekaicon in Newark, Ohio, for a weekend of colorful cosplay, anime voice actors, creative vendors and friendly foam sword combat, discovering how much fun a growing regional convention can pack into one weekend.
Sekaicon 2026 Brings Cosplay, Gaming and Anime Fans Together
GameIndustry.com takes a visual tour of Sekaicon 2026, capturing the colorful costumes, merchandise and convention atmosphere in a special photo montage.
Save State: Neal Bleeds Into Code Vein Duty
With Vincent Mahoney away for a couple of weeks, columnist Neal Sayatovich steps into Save State to revisit the original Code Vein, wrestles with a broken controller and takes another run at Code Vein II’s Mask of Idris DLC.
Star Wars: Zero Company Finds Great Tactics Buried Under Bugs
After a disastrous PS5 experience, Neal Sayatovich gives Star Wars: Zero Company another shot on Steam for the PC and finds a much better tactical adventure, though persistent bugs, weak visuals and uneven design choices still hold it back.
Fresh Look: Against the Storm Is Building Its Way to the Tabletop
Fresh Look’s Neal Sayatovich takes a break from controller problems and a broken DLC to look ahead to Against the Storm: The Board Game, a tabletop adaptation of one of his favorite roguelite city builders, coming soon to a game room near you.
Fresh Look: Dark Deity 2 Scratches That Classic Fire Emblem Itch
Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich this week writes about the turn-based tactical RPG Dark Deity 2, which is inspired by the Fire Emblem series. Players get to command twenty heroes and fight in challenging battles.
Fresh Look: Wishing For a Galaxy Far, Far Away From Unhelpful Chatbots
Fresh Look’s Neal Sayatovich was really looking forward to Star Wars: Zero Company. But a buggy experience on the PlayStation 5 combined with an AI chatbot from the dark side of the Force has left him wondering whether this tactical trip to a galaxy far, far away needed more time in hyperspace.
Ledgerbound Turns Corporate Paperwork Into RPG Gold
Ledgerbound sends an insurance agent into a fantasy apocalypse to save her company from a catastrophic claim, blending streamlined RPG combat, workplace satire and wonderfully dark adult humor into one of Neal Sayatovich’s favorite releases of the year.