Robert Jones
Rob is editor of PC Gamer magazine and has been PC gaming since the early 1990s, an experience that has left him with a life-long passion for first person shooters, isometric RPGs and point and click adventures. Professionally Rob has written about games, gaming hardware and consumer technology for almost twenty years, and before joining the PC Gamer team was deputy editor of T3.com, where he oversaw the website's gaming and tech content as well its news and ecommerce teams. You can also find Rob's words in a series of other gaming magazines and books such as Future Publishing's own Retro Gamer magazine and numerous titles from Bitmap Books. In addition, he is the author of Super Red Green Blue, a semi-autobiographical novel about games and gaming culture. Recreationally, Rob loves motorbikes, skiing and snowboarding, as well as team sports such as football and cricket.
Latest articles by Robert Jones
![PC Gamer magazine Starfield](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y8pyweokeCw6QeipLP2qg4-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer UK October issue on sale now: Starfield & Top 100 PC Games 2023
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Armored Core 6, Six Days in Fallujah, Sea of Stars, Jagged Alliance 3, Dave the Diver, Enshrouded, and much more!
![Baldur's Gate 3 characters Artorius and Lae'zel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C5WohYVpzoj6E4krCLtqL6-320-80.png)
Sorry Shadowheart, but Lae'zel is now my cleric's 'hot githyanki girlfriend' in Baldur's Gate 3, and it's exhilarating
By Robert Jones last updated
Stolen heart Talk about a romance narrative ambush
![Alzur's Legacy The Witcher fan film](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qhao2QUwRJ2cjqLrZLrMxD-320-80.png)
The producer of Netflix's Witcher can blame Americans and young people for its failings all day, but the fact is a no-budget YouTube fan film does it better
By Robert Jones last updated
Witcher craft Alzur's Legacy hits hard considering its tiny budget.
![PC Gamer magazine issue 386 Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KQAnJjEiT9ssSvJ2pNXF4-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer UK September issue on sale now: Baldur's Gate III
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Phantom Liberty, Prince of Persia, RuneScape, Star Wars Outlaws, Total War: Pharaoh, Payday 3, and much more!
![Cyberpunk 2077 mod Immersive NCPD Hotline](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2z63pYViiTgABZfQweMoE9-320-80.png)
Cyberpunk 2077 mod lets you pay off cops and hire them to smoke your enemies
By Robert Jones published
Hotline NCPD Who you gonna call? NCPD!
![PC Gamer magazine August 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fMAJxRGHMTUMDpxqQMSBAD-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer UK August issue on sale now: Broken Roads
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Street Fighter 6, Classified: France '44, Exoprimal, MotoGP 23, System Shock, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, and much more!
![Duke Nukem Forever](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3zPyLP3F26vXpM855rdPqM-320-80.jpg)
I replayed Duke Nukem Forever 12 years later and, yeah, I've got opinions
By Robert Jones published
Fail to the King Duke's dead and deservedly so, but I think he could be resurrected
![Rob's PC gaming desk](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zmM69YaE3p9Bngoz6UUMQE-320-80.jpg)
I can't function unless my PC gaming desk is immaculate, so here are my 5 top tips for ensuring a Zen-level aesthetic
By Robert Jones published
Tidy PC gaming is only good when I’m in my happy place.
![McDonald's Tetris video game chicken nugget toy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XaxdE5GaWkcsMygdUWdEC7-320-80.gif)
The ultimate McDonald's tie-in toy has arrived, a McNugget that plays Tetris
By Robert Jones published
News I'm rotatin' it
![Blasphemous 2 Metroidvania](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pmHWsYdUxQ5PenxGDQsEHA-320-80.png)
Freaky visuals and pixel-perfect metroidvania gameplay make the second outing of The Penitent One a cult classic in the making
By Robert Jones published
Holy moly It would be heretical to think otherwise
![PC Gamer magazine July 2023 Warhammer Age of Sigmar Realms of Ruin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EgPKenfyqGTABqaAYHVraD-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer UK July issue on sale now: Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Shadows of Doubt, Dead Island 2, Jagged Alliance 3, Age of Wonders 4, and much more!
![Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun retro PC gaming boomer shooter like Doom.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QvyMnqAyCxQ7aCHQbwhkxK-320-80.png)
As someone who grew up playing Doom and Quake, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun is like returning home
By Robert Jones published
Bolt-fun Warhammer 40K: Boltgun is the ultraviolet, gore-drenched retro boomer shooter upgrade of my dreams
![Fallout New Vegas screenshot from ultrawide PC gaming monitor showing robot with crying face](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B7ALrKGVXdNvsMnyK9kbu7-320-80.jpg)
If you're planning to upgrade to an ultrawide gaming monitor, don't overlook the one critical mistake I made
By Robert Jones published
Aspect ratioed Just make sure you factor this in when making an ultrawide monitor purchase for PC gaming
![PC Gamer magazine Diablo 4 June 2023 issue](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jWFaStivx8rxyB9J8gdPi7-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer UK June issue on sale now: Diablo 4
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Wayfinder, Resident Evil 4, Everspace 2, Hunt: Showdown, Wartales, Dredge, WH40K: Boltgun, Outcast, and much more!
![Half-Life ray tracing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VgYPWEdAmEuuzS5EnGEkmE-320-80.png)
After playing Half-Life with this new ray tracing mod, I need a cold shower in a dimly lit room
By Robert Jones published
Gordon Ray-man Just when I thought I was out, Half-Life pulls me back in
![Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive on Nvidia 30-series GPU](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qoRLF8wST23JbX5tfC6hQR-320-80.jpg)
I tried Cyberpunk 2077's new RT Overdrive mode on my 30-series Nvidia GPU, and I was pleasantly surprised
By Robert Jones published
Chasing rays Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive mode isn't just the reserve of Nvidia 40-series graphics cards owners, as these videos prove
![Artwork of the three classes available in the Diablo 4 closed beta—Barbarian, Sorcerer, and Rogue—fighting off hordes of enemies.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bf7LxYoJz7A8Ae7cukvUqP-320-80.jpg)
Diablo 4 class impressions: Sorcerers are OP and Barbarians need more time in the gym
By Fraser Brown published
Adventuring class We pass judgement on the Diablo 4 classes from the beta.
![Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f7j25VNN9sGHUpzzng5U4e-320-80.png)
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 can successfully come back from the dead and turn me if it delivers 3 key things
By Robert Jones published
Grave concerns Like Renfield, I eagerly await the return of the undead master, despite the fact it is still 6-feet under
![Lilith from Diablo 4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ikMVJiqgpYtmQaTQJz5cH-320-80.jpg)
Diablo 4 makes me feel guilty as hell
By Robert Jones published
You’re a sinner, and sinners surround you at every turn
![Starfield-vibe movie Prospect starring The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UhZuGKLbESV7WZKwVi7ZQZ-320-80.jpg)
Starfield subreddit surfaces Pedro Pascal movie that is like The Last of Us but with a 'very Starfield-y vibe'
By Robert Jones published
News It’s rated 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, too.
![Baldur's Gate 3 character Minthara wearing armour](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/imQXDDnbSHgWtxEkRYj4Pm-320-80.jpg)
Baldur’s Gate 3’s free upgrade didn't make me buy the RPG, but this sure as hell did
By Robert Jones published
One clutch reveal by Larian and I promptly picked up the RPG in early access
![PC Gamer magazine issue 381](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMF4axukw2o2esGvDjVZdM-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer UK April issue on sale now: Warframe: The Duviri Paradox
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, Dead Space, Pizza Tower, Persona 3 Portable, and much more!
![Tidus and Yuna in Final Fantasy X](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MvdkDfJDpG9VN5LwCtV7we-320-80.jpg)
The best romances in PC gaming
By Mollie Taylor published
💘💘 Our faves to smooch, serenade and seduce.
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