Rich Stanton
Rich is a games journalist with 15 years' experience, beginning his career on Edge magazine before working for a wide range of outlets, including Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot, the Guardian, IGN, the New Statesman, Polygon, and Vice. He was the editor of Kotaku UK, the UK arm of Kotaku, for three years before joining PC Gamer. He is the author of a Brief History of Video Games, a full history of the medium, which the Midwest Book Review described as "[a] must-read for serious minded game historians and curious video game connoisseurs alike."
Latest articles by Rich Stanton
![Mallet of a judge, with books and scales of justice in background, of a court-like scene. on the floor, place for typography. Courtroom theme](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pn5oURaRSv3ov9rEGctJQM-320-80.jpg)
Fetch the popcorn: US government sues Adobe, says it's 'trapped' consumers with a subs model that's 'absurdly hard to cancel' and 'ambushed' them with late fees
By Rich Stanton published
news The US Department of Justice alleges Adobe "hides" cancellation fees and makes it deliberately difficult to cancel subscriptions.
![Todd Howard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swWEiCLgEx9AieavHDpRgM-320-80.jpg)
Todd Howard says Bethesda won't be remaking the first Fallouts because 'some of the charm of games from that era is a little bit of that age'
By Rich Stanton published
news "As long as you can download it, as long as it loads up and runs, I think I'd like people to experience it the way it was."
![Neil Armstrong pilots the lunar lander training vehicle for the Apollo 11 mission.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yWZyGUSmDA4gvE9WEZ8FEQ-320-80.jpg)
Hero coder finds bug in Lunar Lander after 55 years—'I suspect everybody else was just happy to play the game and have fun'
By Rich Stanton published
news "Digging in, I was amazed by the sophisticated physics and numerical computing in the game."
![Mike Morhaime talks to a reporter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P2et2qe3SmQeEX8AymDfiX-320-80.jpg)
As the newly released World of Warcraft was dominating the 2000s, Blizzard's then-president had his own priorities—working on StarCraft 1 patches
By Rich Stanton published
NEWS The Blizzard co-founder couldn't keep away from the RTS classic.
![A young Bill Gates sitting among various computer hardware.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FD8CE9SsCpPd2gseesV4Kn-320-80.jpg)
Bill Gates has written a book about his childhood called, you guessed it, Source Code
By Rich Stanton published
news He plans two further volumes, one about Microsoft and another about philanthropy.
![Terraria anniversary artwork group of fighters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wFkisLMnPjSFojwjDhDL7J-320-80.png)
Terraria creator has a new 'no questions asked' refund policy: 'Personally defeat me in PvP'
By Rich Stanton published
news Unfortunately he's quite good at it.
![Big Boss saluting.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yH7FtpGnkmrXnv5ziiSC2a-320-80.png)
Metal Gear Solid Delta's producer is up for the challenge of reviving one of gaming's greatest series, and wants fans along for the ride: 'Please keep watching, and keep us honest'
By Rich Stanton published
news Kept you waiting, huh.
![Helldivers 2 Discord header image - four Helldivers celebrating side by side on a large rock](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VvK79UXJVGgSN8YCEVyhxn-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers players now have to choose between unlocking a sweet new weapon or going in to save a 'Hospital for Very Sick Children'
By Rich Stanton published
news We're going to save the kids, right? Right?!?
![Doom: The Dark Ages screnshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s9KFCMssBqURzNJs8jCY83-320-80.jpg)
Our 13 favorite games from the 2024 summer gaming showcases
By Tyler Wilde published
best in show After seeing what felt like hundreds of games, we've picked a few that really stood out.
![Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xdbgp4pDwCuLFHYCvH6MUc-320-80.jpg)
Casper Van Dien is loving the Starship Troopers renaissance but finds it mind-boggling some still take it at face value: 'My grandfather fought against the Nazis, and it's not a pro-war film—Everybody f***ing dies!'
By Rich Stanton published
news "Quentin Tarantino talked to me for five hours about why Starship Troopers is one of the best movies ever made."
![Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xdbgp4pDwCuLFHYCvH6MUc-320-80.jpg)
Casper Van Dien says Helldivers 2 may be 'a good tribute' but now he's Johnny Rico again, and Starship Troopers fans better 'come in here and help us kill some damn bugs—Yeah!'
By Rich Stanton published
news "This is what I'd be playing anyhow, because this is my world."
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'83 is a milsim going for 'accessible realism' in a timeline where the Cold War exploded
By Rich Stanton published
PCGS From veteran devs behind the likes of Red Orchestra and Squad.
![A car zooms away from an explosion.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/853VbnLCr23yGnXrRCtdeT-320-80.jpg)
Fumes is Mad Max meets Robot Wars and I am very much here for that
By Rich Stanton published
PCGS Who doesn't want a car with a flamethrower on the roof?
![Hero art for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, echoing the pulpy aesthetic of the Indiana Jones movie posters.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z5rtShmUNBoPjBiWM2a3Q3-320-80.png)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's latest showcase almost makes it look like they forgot to put a game in there
By Rich Stanton published
news And what game there is... well, let's reserve judgement.
![The lens on Snake's air goggles reflecting the sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5H7GHbDparPSScyEAfpjwP-320-80.png)
I didn't want to get my hopes up about Metal Gear Solid Delta, but Konami's somehow done it
By Rich Stanton published
news I'm still in a dream.
![Hogwarts Legacy trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xWR6mvVAsMYg2356HUUAuN-320-80.jpg)
Hogwarts Legacy has a director's cut coming, and it may well spell the end for Suicide Squad
By Rich Stanton published
news This will make sense, I promise.
![A Counter-Strike chicken with guns.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fAe5M9dFmtAy9hhwaiDLqK-320-80.jpg)
Counter-Strike pro somehow gets banned for life twice after stealing other players' SSDs at IEM Dallas, blames the ganja
By Rich Stanton published
news Another one bites de_dust.
![Trackmania](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/urWVNfAoSis6yuvJpbEgVZ-320-80.jpg)
Trackmania players have been trying to complete a challenge map so ludicrously hard there's a $30,000 prize for reaching the top, and over a month after release no-one's done it
By Rich Stanton published
news Even watching someone race on Deep Dip 2 is rage-inducing.
![MrBeast](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FNDAB44cc2Q3VbtBTtBgvi-320-80.jpg)
MrBeast is now Mr Has The Most YouTube Subscribers
By Rich Stanton published
news You'll see this face over and over and over again until you die.
![A character from Wuthering Waves places a hand beneath their chin, contemplating their next move on a game board.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bYFdB6ALmwvFWRTN3KTnvn-320-80.png)
Developer of the latest anime gacha hit apologises 5 times for launch issues in a single letter and doles out in-game treats like candy
By Rich Stanton published
news You get some crystal solvents, and you get some crystal solvents too!
![Stardew Valley key art - a player on a horse rides near a farmhouse while another harvests corn.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/okqcnYVvjSmFkFBmgBgNBW-320-80.jpg)
After the supposedly final flourish of 1.6, Stardew Valley creator says 'I could keep working on the game forever' and is 'not going to say the book is closed'
By Rich Stanton published
news "I'm not going to say [there's] no chance for future updates. That would be foolish."
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Larian says it started 'pushing around ideas for Baldur's Gate 4' but 'we didn't have the fire'
By Rich Stanton published
news "It feels like it should have been a harder decision than it was, but it wasn't."
![Hyper Light Breaker player characters standing in a row with yellow cloud and dark background behind](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DNMPPkGguAKMSikUAxHtDc-320-80.jpg)
Hyper Light Breaker dev opens up about the stress of depending on a publisher under the corporate carousel of acquisitions, layoffs and closures: 'I don't know who I'm going to be working with in a few months'
By Rich Stanton published
news "Sometimes you get caught in that crossfire."
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