Lauren Aitken
The first three games Lauren played on PC were Star Wars: X-Wing, Zoo Tycoon and Barbie Fashion Designer, which explains her love of all things space, strategy and aesthetically pleasing. Lauren recently took over as PC Gamer's Guides Editor after three years of writing many dozens of Destiny 2 guides at VG247, as well as casually trying to shoehorn in The Witcher 3 articles wherever possible. When she's not trying to force everyone to play as a Warlock in Destiny 2, Lauren is either mastering her SEO abilities to help smash the competition, or patting one of her red sons.
Latest articles by Lauren Aitken
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Where to find all the energy drinks in Stray
By Lauren Aitken published
Power up! Gotta go fast!
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Stray: Where to find the cassette tape and unlock the worker's outfit
By Lauren Aitken published
Cat burglar Become the little cat burglar you always wanted to be.
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Stray: Where to find the red, yellow and purple plants for Malo
By Lauren Aitken published
Plant pro I got dis for you.
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Stray: How to get the poncho for Elliot and fix the tracker
By Lauren Aitken published
Chilly bits Even robots feel the cold sometimes.
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Stray: Where to find all the sheet music for Morusque
By Lauren Aitken published
face melting You'll be jammin' in no time.
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How to open the secret door in Fortnite
By Lauren Aitken published
Indy! There better not be any snakes in there.
![A king on a crusade holds his sword aloft.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yYga2eQBu2GERU5p2kZNs3-320-80.jpg)
Great moments in PC gaming: Stabbing my cousin in the face in Crusader Kings 3
By Lauren Aitken published
Face/Off Scots, booze, and family feuds.
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How to get Mjolnir in Ark: Survival Evolved
By Lauren Aitken published
Is it, though? Do I look to be in a gaming mood?
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New trailer for Ark 2 reveals 2023 release
By Lauren Aitken published
news Starring danger, dinos and... Vin Diesel?
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Stray proves that everybody does want to be a cat, actually
By Lauren Aitken published
Pawsome I'm not kitten with you.
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How to get coarse thread in V Rising
By Lauren Aitken published
The evil thread Of coarse, it's not easy to find.
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How to mine iron ore in V Rising
By Lauren Aitken published
Iron-y It's time to sort out your iron deficiency.
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Destiny 2: Season 17 dungeon start time, new map, event cards, Iron Banner changes
By Lauren Aitken published
To the wolves With offerings and sacrifice?
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This week in PC Gaming: My Time at Sandrock, Sniper Elite 5 and Kao the Kangaroo
By Lauren Aitken published
pew pew! Somehow, it's all about survival and success this week, so let's jump in.
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Where to find whetstone in V Rising
By Lauren Aitken published
fang-tastic Have a bloody good time finding them.
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This week in PC Gaming: Little Witch in the Woods, Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong and Old World
By Lauren Aitken published
Consequences! This week, it's all about facing the consequences of your actions.
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The PC Gamer team's personal gaming setups
By Katie Wickens published
Got game? The beastly rigs our team is rocking at home.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley is the perfect Stardew Valley/Animal Crossing life-sim hybrid
By Lauren Aitken published
Magical It Disney get any better than this.
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This week in PC Gaming: Salt and Sacrifice, We Were Here Forever and Evil Dead: The Game
By Lauren Aitken published
co-op It's all about co-op and PvP this week.
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Destiny 2: How to get the best The Title SMG rolls
By Lauren Aitken published
God roll Guardian Games is back and brings it one of the best SMGs available.
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This Week in PC Gaming: Oaken, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters and Trek to Yomi
By Lauren Aitken published
Video It's all fighting all the time.
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Halo Infinite Season 2: Start time, battle pass, maps, modes, and more
By Lauren Aitken published
Oorah! There's a lot to get stuck into in Season 2: Lone Wolves.
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This week in PC Gaming: King Arthur: Knight's Tale, Dune: Spice Wars and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
By Lauren Aitken published
New! We're knights of the round table, we steal spice whene'er we're able.
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