History guides
12 guides, newest first.
History guides, newest first
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Every BioWare game ranked by GamesChart Score
EA closed BioWare in October 2026. Its 15 scored games, from Baldur's Gate to The Veilguard, ranked by GamesChart Score.3 Nov 2026 - History
Patrick Stewart video games: every role, from Lands of Lore to Oblivion
Sir Patrick Stewart, who died on 28 October 2026 aged 86, voiced more than 25 games. His roles, from Lands of Lore to Oblivion and Lords of Shadow.3 Nov 2026 
History'83: the Cold War shooter that took seven years to launch and five months to stop selling
'83 was announced in 2019, survived its studio closing, launched in 2026 and had its sales suspended five months later. The full timeline.20 Oct 2026
HistoryFirst year of Fellowship: from 43,205 players to a few hundred
Fellowship launched in October 2025 with a 43,205-player Steam peak. A year later it averages a few hundred players. What happened, month by month.20 Oct 2026
HistoryForged Alliance Forever: how a 2007 strategy game still has 1,000 players at peak
Supreme Commander's official servers closed in 2012. How fans built Forged Alliance Forever and still fill a 2007 game on Steam.20 Oct 2026
HistorySynduality Echo of Ada end of service: the dates, your SYN COINS and the offline version
Bandai Namco ends SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada's online services after May 2027. The key dates, what happens to SYN COINS and saves, and why.20 Oct 2026
HistoryWhat happened to LawBreakers? From a $30 launch to shutdown in 13 months
LawBreakers launched in August 2017, fell below 50 Steam players within five weeks and shut in September 2018. The timeline and the fan revival.20 Oct 2026
HistoryEVE Online and real money: PLEX, the $68 monocle and a $300,000 battle
How PLEX tied EVE Online to real money, why a virtual monocle caused a revolt in 2011, and how a 2014 battle was valued at over $300,000.4 Oct 2026
HistoryThe history of C&C Generals: 23 years from launch to open source
How a 2003 strategy game outlived its online service, came back on Steam and had its source code released by EA. A short history of Generals.4 Oct 2026
HistoryThe MapleStory cube case: how changed odds led to a record fine
For over ten years Nexon quietly changed the odds of MapleStory's paid cubes. The 2021 disclosure, the 2024 record fine and what came next.4 Oct 2026- History
The old GamesChart: a Flash games portal, 2009 to 2015
Before it tracked odds, gameschart.com was a Flash games portal with its own chart. What it was, why the games stopped and where they live now.4 Oct 2026 
HistoryThe TF2 Crate Depression: when a bug made every crate pay out
In July 2019 a Team Fortress 2 bug made rare Unusual hats drop from every affected crate. What happened and how Valve unwound it.4 Oct 2026