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About Joey Brown
Joey Brown is an interview reporter, editor, and lifelong gamer with experience in nearly every genre from space sims and MMORPGs to metroidvanias and city builders. He has sat down with industry legends like John Romero, Jennifer Hale, and countless indie game innovators.
Industry Focus
Interviewing indie and AAA game developers and the performers that voice interesting characters, reporting on impactful game updates, and diving into obscure lore.
Favorite Games
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, Hollow Knight, Half-Life 2, Dark Souls, Death Stranding, Dead Space.
Proudest Gaming Achievement
Somehow beat the final boss of Elden Ring on the first attempt without prior knowledge of its mechanics. Also, countless WoW mounts and transmogs that took embarrassingly long to collect.
Latest
Star Wars Outlaws Interview: Creative Director Talks Scope, Tone, and Telling a Heist Story
The Best War Games chats with Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty about delivering an open-world adventure with old-school Star Wars vibes.
Star Wars Outlaws Dev Talks Making a Game Where Jedi are not the Main Focus
Star Wars Outlaws stars Kay Vess, who's a scoundrel rather than a Jedi. The developer's went into detail on their thought process for development!
Star Wars Outlaws Dev Talks Making a Game Not About Jedi
Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty chats with The Best War Games about the game's Force-less gameplay and narrative.
Stormgate Hands-On Preview
The Best War Games plays a few rounds of free-to-play StarCraft 2 spiritual successor Stormgate, including with its newly announced Celestial faction.
World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic Devs Talk Changes from the Original
The Best War Games sits down with World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic developers to discuss some of the changes that have been made.
World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic Devs Discuss Guild Changes
The Best War Games chats with WoW Cataclysm Classic developers about the changes to the guild leveling and perks system originally introduced in Cataclysm.
WoW Cataclysm Classic Devs Say Raid Finder Is Unlikely
In an interview with The Best War Games, World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic devs discuss the possibility of matchmade raids returning in Cataclysm Classic.
Diablo Immortal Devs Talk Tempest Builds, PVP Balance, and More
The Best War Games sits down with Diablo Immortal developers to discuss the game's new Tempest class, its variety of playstyles, balancing it, and more.
Diablo Immortal Devs Talk Creating Completely New Class for the Franchise
The Best War Games sits down with Diablo Immortal developers to discuss the Tempest and the team's approach to designing an all-new class for the franchise.
Interview: The Last Spell Devs Reflect on the Game's Successful Launch and Its First DLC
The Best War Games chats with The Last Spell developers about the new Dwarves of Runenberg DLC and the successful indie game's history.
Interview: Homeworld 3 Devs Talk Campaign Balance, Ship Roster, and the Series' Legacy
The Best War Games chats with Homeworld 3 developers about the campaign, War Games mode, ship roster, and more from the long-awaited RTS sequel.
Homeworld 3 Devs Discuss How the Game Builds on the Series' Legacy
The Best War Games sits down with Homeworld 3 developers to discuss how Blackbird Interactive sought to modernize the iconic real-time strategy series.
The Last Spell Devs Talks Dos and Don'ts with Turn-Based Strategy
In an interview with The Best War Games, The Last Spell developers weighed in on some of the studio's "dos and dont's" as they worked on the game.
Diablo Immortal Tempest Class Hands-On Preview
The Best War Games spends some time trying out Diablo Immortal's extremely mobile Tempest class ahead of its release, and it's a fun one.
The Last Spell Devs Talk Dynasty Warriors Inspiration
The Best War Games chats with The Last Spell developers about how the classic massive-scale hack-and-slash series inspired their turn-based strategy gameplay.
Homeworld 3 Devs Discuss What Makes a Good Homeworld Game
The Best War Games sits down with developers from Blackbird Interactive to talk about how Homeworld 3 looked to the franchise's main selling points.
Interview: Biomorph Devs Talk Kirby-Inspired Metroidvania, Difficulty, and Indie Collectives
The Best War Games chats with the co-founders of Lucid Dreams about Biomorph, a Metroidvania where players can use the abilities of monsters they've defeated.
Biomorph Devs Talk Soulslike Philosophy
The Best War Games chats with Biomorph's developers about how they approached the trend of including Soulslike mechanics in Metroidvania games.
Biomorph Devs Talk Combining Kirby and Hollow Knight
The Best War Games chats with Biomorph's developers about challenges they faced in allowing players to become their enemies in a Metroidvania.
Neverwinter Adventures in Wildspace Hands-On Preview
The Best War Games takes to the stars in Neverwinter's Adventures in Wildspace module, concluding the arc that began with Spelljammer last November.