Advance Wars is proof that games focused on wartime combat can explore heavy themes without being brutal or gritty.

Odds certainly aren't bad that Total War: Medieval 3 wins that race, despite Collum's hopes otherwise. The sequel to Medieval 2: Total War will, like its predecessor, draw from the Middle Ages, and it's taken several false starts to get to now.

Despite existing earlier and still being relevant in modern conflicts, trench warfare is synonymous with the First World War. This is also true of trench combat in video games, which, thankfully, never fully captures the true horrors of battlefields such as Verdun, Passchendaele, and the Somme.

The game known as 83 is meant to be an alternate take on history itself. Mainly because the game tries to imagine a time when the Cold War…got very hot. To the extent that massive battles would need to be waged in order to protect the future. This game ...

Gears of War is one of the most iconic and celebrated shooter series in gaming. It originated on the Xbox 360 and had to compete with the Halo series, something it did easily. Gears of War is a tight-rope walk balancing horror, gritty militaristic action ...

A lifelong gamer, film fanatic and fan of all things geeky, Andy studied Film and TV Screenwriting at university and achieved a master's degree in Scriptwriting in 2017. As a professional writer, Andy has a lot of experience writing articles, blogs and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. War will always be one of the most popular settings for video games thanks to the fact it isn’t something many of ...