James Davenport
James is stuck in an endless loop, playing the Dark Souls games on repeat until Elden Ring and Silksong set him free. He's a truffle pig for indie horror and weird FPS games too, seeking out games that actively hurt to play. Otherwise he's wandering Austin, identifying mushrooms and doodling grackles.
Latest articles by James Davenport
This week in PC gaming: Amnesia: Rebirth, Doom Eternal expansion, Steam Digital Tabletop Fest
By James Davenport published
news October can't pass without giving us a good new horror game.
Yes, you can pet the hefty Viking cats in Assassin's Creed Valhalla
By James Davenport published
news Correction: You must pet the hefty Viking cats in Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla has medieval insult rap battles
By James Davenport published
news Take part in flytings to boost your Charisma skill and tear down some big egos.
15 Assassin's Creed Valhalla sidequests, reviewed
By James Davenport published
ubi-plots After six hours of play, here's how Valhalla's sidequests are shaping up.
Talking Torchlight 3 and clicking on monsters with ARPG design veteran Max Schaefer
By James Davenport published
video We play the newest ARPG with the guy who helped make Diablo, one of the oldest.
This week in PC gaming: Runescape hits Steam, Torchlight 3 releases, Amazon Prime Day sales begin
By James Davenport published
video The busy holiday release season is spinning up.
This week's podcast: Genshin Impact for dummies, hitting a stranger with your car (in Watch Dogs Legion)
By James Davenport published
podcast We also dig up Steven's dark past and find out whether Chris is a soup guy or not.
I'm terrified of the drawbridges in this Fall Guys season 2 level reveal
By James Davenport published
news Watch the trailer for a new Fall Guys level and get stressed out in ways you didn't think possible.
This week in PC gaming: Baldur's Gate 3 hits Early Access, Fall Guys Season 2 begins
By James Davenport published
video A classic PC RPG returns, Fall Guys goes medieval, and more.
This upcoming Amnesia mod explores one of Dark Souls 3's spookiest areas
By James Davenport published
news Return to the Profaned Capital in a first-person horror shell.
PC Gamer plays: Mutazione, Dota Underlords, Superliminal, and Abandon Ship
By Rachel Watts, Robin Valentine, James Davenport published
Now playing The PCG team gathers to swap stories about our latest adventures in videogames.
This week in PC gaming: Spelunky 2, Star Wars: Squadrons, Minecraft Live
By James Davenport published
video PC Gamer's 2013 GOTY gets a sequel, Star Wars returns to space combat, and more.
What happened to 12 of gaming's biggest studios after they were sold
By James Davenport published
megatransactions A look back at some of gaming's biggest studio sales.
Let's visit the site of England's most terrifying UFO encounter in Microsoft Flight Simulator
By James Davenport published
video The Rendlesham Forest UFO Incident makes Area 51 look like a cosmic joke.
Watch us play Tekken 7 with pro player and coach Jeannail 'Cuddle Core' Carter
By James Davenport published
live Learn the fundamentals of Tekken 7 and what it's like to play and coach in the fighting game circuit professionally.
This week in PC gaming: Left 4 Dead 2's first major update in 10 years, Nvidia RTX 3090 releases
By James Davenport published
video Valve embraces the L4D2 community for a huge update and an even more powerful RTX card is let loose.
Go, Rotten Flesh, go! Capture and battle the monsters of Dark Souls 3 with this Pokémon overhaul
By James Davenport published
news "Kneel before Professor Curserot."
Sony retracts Demon's Souls remake trailer, says PC mention was 'human error'
By James Davenport, Wes Fenlon published
news A Sony representative says "Demon’s Souls is exclusive to PlayStation 5."
Resident Evil 8's latest trailer is one of the strangest in the series
By James Davenport published
news A new look from the PlayStation 5 event showcases monsters and madcap characters with a weirdly whimsical fairytale vibe.
Talk to a bicycle and kill meat disguised as houseplants in the weirdest horror game of 2020
By James Davenport published
play this Golden Light is a singleplayer game of prop hunt in an infinitely sprawling office building meat maze from hell.
This week in PC gaming: RTX 3080, Crysis Remastered
By James Davenport published
video This week we lament the relevancy of our RTX 2080s, Crysis returns, and some nice looking indies release.
Let's visit some scary places in Microsoft Flight Simulator
By James Davenport published
video Fright Stimulator is a new series where we visit the real-world locations of spooky stories in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The Witcher 3's best quests
By James Davenport published
Contracted Frying pans, spectral whales, and flubbing our lines round out our favorites.
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