Morgan Park
Morgan has been writing for PC Gamer since 2018, first as a freelancer and currently as a staff writer. He has also appeared on Polygon, Kotaku, Fanbyte, and PCGamesN. Before freelancing, he spent most of high school and all of college writing at small gaming sites that didn't pay him. He's very happy to have a real job now. Morgan is a beat writer following the latest and greatest shooters and the communities that play them. He also writes general news, reviews, features, the occasional guide, and bad jokes in Slack. Twist his arm, and he'll even write about a boring strategy game. Please don't, though.
Latest articles by Morgan Park
![Apex Legends Final Fantasy 7](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dUZJxPyJ7TwT7MuQyfmrmE-320-80.jpg)
Have live service games gone off the deep end with insultingly expensive cosmetics?
By Morgan Park, Tim Clark published
PRICE CHECK We're exhausted by triple-digit bundles and $20 skins, but does it even matter?
![portal revolution](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7DRhbzW977RjtQ8JsgYiMe-320-80.jpg)
A fan-made, 7-hour Portal 2 prequel just hit Steam for free and it's so good that I'm sad Valve stopped making Portal all over again
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Portal: Revolution isn't just "more Portal."
![valorant outlaw sniper rifle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UdQi8ZktCLFNP4G5M7MUHE-320-80.jpg)
Valorant is getting its first new gun in 4 years, a 'high impact, double-barreled sniper rifle'
By Morgan Park published
NEWS The Outlaw adds a new dimension to sniping in Valorant, and for a lower price than the Operator.
![the finals](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qmkv5iH7F8yyCKUpJ4fyz9-320-80.jpg)
The Finals players are tormenting each other with the unexpected power of the Goo Gun
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Don't sleep on The Finals Goo Gun.
![Best adventure game banner for game of the years 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LuYKsXNAWpeZZin9U53rqR-320-80.png)
Best Adventure 2023: Star Wars Jedi – Survivor
By Robert Jones published
The Gotys Respawn improves on Fallen Order in almost every way.
![fortnite dude](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tHt2XodGgtETZgbFi3gjG8-320-80.jpg)
Live service gaming's best new trend is actually an old one: letting players decide how to have fun
By Morgan Park published
📈 Multiplayer games are relearning a lesson from 20 years ago.
![Arc Raiders](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TQRUv6mqTZrn3rJLGn4pMo-320-80.jpg)
6 game genre trends that we think are going to define 2024
By Lauren Morton published
Genre Defining The landscapes of FPSes and RPGs and city builders are all right at the edge of some big changes.
![A na'vi horseman rides across a Pandoran plain.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rTqpGEzYqDFujeKB5U5VuT-320-80.png)
I was so wrong to sleep on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, because it's Ubisoft's best open world game in years
By Morgan Park published
"Avatar Far Cry" sells this gem too short.
![Two bottles of delicious, performance-supporting Mountain Dew Game Fuel. Master Chief's nectar. Arbiter Juice.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7LXFFXwjgvNiQD3dgTML8D-320-80.jpg)
The surprise return of a legendary Mountain Dew flavor made me very happy this year
By Morgan Park published
Believe Halo 3 Game Fuel came back after 16 years to throw a little Halo Infinite party, and it was a delight.
![the finals](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sjn3gNVWx3N3sJiXmKCz3j-320-80.jpg)
The Finals speedruns into 'too sweaty' discourse as Reddit mods shut down SBMM complaints
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Maybe The Finals' SBMM problem is more of a game design challenge.
![halo infinite season 3 key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5wMpSgsfEVP9RdFHoKf33K-320-80.jpg)
2023 was a great year for games, but an even better year for the comeback
By Morgan Park published
SECOND CHANCES Celebrating the shooters that turned things around in 2023.
![squad 44 post scriptum](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AbVw78C6JB4cYY4796M5Rh-320-80.jpg)
This WW2 game just got rescued by the creators of Squad, and a huge new patch is live now
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Post Scriptum is now Squad 44.
![opera gx](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m5btpR2p7LLqwbgZewyzdh-320-80.jpg)
Gamer browser adds a 'panic button' to hide your naughty tabs and open normal 'safe' tabs instead
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Don't panic, your secret tabs are safe with Opera GX.
![Man facing camera](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6F39AFSSQQJ2eQDpxyERFS-320-80.jpg)
'This was our first big experience, sh*t happens': The Day Before's CEO is MIA, its Discord server has disintegrated, and its YouTube Channel has gone dark
By Harvey Randall published
News Aaaaand it's gone.
![the day before](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8fq9pfAPUq3G9tt5GhB9Hm-320-80.jpg)
The Day Before saga, explained: From Steam's most wishlisted game to the end of a studio
By Morgan Park published
RECAP Catching you up on The Day Before's disastrous journey to launch.
![The Day Before trailer still.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LokVrExVkmh2LToSWRiWFG-320-80.png)
Just 4 days after The Day Before's disastrous launch, the studio has abruptly closed: 'We miscalculated our capabilities'
By Andy Chalk published
news Fntastic says The Day Before has "failed financially" and it can't afford to continue working on it.
![the finals free-to-play FPS](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rEoZUCctiBQhieUU4NeEyd-320-80.jpg)
The Finals is getting blasted on Steam for slowing the game down, except the developer says it didn't change speeds at all
By Morgan Park published
NEWS When it comes to speed, sometimes it's all a matter of perspective.
![Big Walk scene with four colorful round characters waving in a yellow room](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xYYSwyH3XPnCGhdMgVQSAF-320-80.jpg)
The 7 most exciting PC games revealed at The Game Awards
By Tyler Wilde published
Hyped Another ultra-ambitious project from the No Man's Sky studio, an Arkane Blade game, and five other Game Awards trailers you should watch.
![GTA 6 trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CX2xg2XLezWRntDFS2g778-320-80.jpg)
What we want from GTA 6 Online
By Tom Hatfield, Morgan Park, Lauren Morton last updated
Fast & Furious More heists, better voice chat, and customizable homes—how GTA 6 Online could be something special.
![swen vincke takes home GOTY award for Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TYvT8AbWP7VdwnHLbiK2o6-320-80.jpg)
'I didn't think we were gonna get it': Baldur's Gate 3 dominates The Game Awards with 6 wins, including GOTY
By Morgan Park published
NEWS The team behind Baldur's Gate 3 came and conquered at The Game Awards.
![the finals](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q35pe2ZHeCwukjPiTyogAa-320-80.png)
The Finals just surprised launched at The Game Awards with a new map and battle pass
By Morgan Park published
NEWS The highly-destructible FPS from ex-DICE devs is out now.
![lost records: bloom & rage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S4AKegLZ2Hcn5yAdQ7973X-320-80.png)
Life is Strange team announces Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, a '90s teen drama with 27 years of trauma baked in
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Don't Nod's next narrative adventure splits its story between the past the present.
![The Day Before trailer still.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LokVrExVkmh2LToSWRiWFG-320-80.png)
The Day Before launches to 'overwhelmingly negative' Steam reviews as players complain it's 'not an open world MMO'
By Morgan Park, Tyler Wilde, Andy Chalk published
news Just getting into a server is a challenge, but The Day Before's day one players are taking issue with more than that.
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