Small Site Update: 16:9 News Images and New Roguelike Coverage

We’ve rolled out a couple of smaller updates across the Uncrowned Empire network, including a visual improvement to our news listings and an expansion of Uncrowned Gaming’s coverage structure.

News Index Images Now Match Article Images

News index and listing pages on Uncrowned Addiction, Uncrowned Armory, and Uncrowned Gaming have been updated to display featured images in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Previously, the images shown while browsing news categories and index pages used a taller layout, which could crop widescreen artwork more aggressively than intended. The featured image displayed on the article itself already used the proper widescreen presentation, creating a visual mismatch between the listing and the article readers eventually opened.

The updated layout brings those two presentations into line. Featured images on our news index pages now use the same 16:9 format as the image displayed within the article, allowing artwork to retain much more of its intended composition while creating a more consistent appearance throughout the site.

It’s a relatively small change, but one that should make browsing news cleaner and better reflect how our featured artwork was designed to be viewed.

Uncrowned Gaming Adds Squad-Based Roguelikes & Roguelites

We have also expanded the game coverage structure on Uncrowned Gaming with a new category dedicated to Squad-Based Roguelikes & Roguelites.

The new coverage area is intended for games that combine roguelike or roguelite progression with a meaningful squad, party, or multi-character system. This gives games built around managing or fighting alongside a group a more appropriate home within Uncrowned Gaming rather than forcing them into broader categories that do not quite describe their gameplay.

A corresponding Squad-Based Roguelikes & Roguelites News category has been added under Game Updates, alongside a dedicated forum section for discussion, guides, recommendations, and other community content.

As with the rest of Uncrowned Gaming, the focus remains on games where leadership, party management, squad composition, or command are meaningful parts of the experience.

These are relatively minor updates, but both continue our ongoing work to improve how content is presented and organized throughout the Uncrowned Empire network.

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