Robert Zak
Robert is a freelance writer and chronic game tinkerer who spends many hours modding games then not playing them, and hiding behind doors with a shotgun in Hunt: Showdown. Wishes to spend his dying moments on Earth scrolling through his games library on a TV-friendly frontend that unifies all PC game launchers.
Latest articles by Robert Zak

Planetary Annihilation successor has a bumpy landing on Steam, and the backers aren't happy: 'So bare bones that it's basically an asset show without a game'
By Robert Zak published
News The 'Factorio meets Total Annihilation' concept has legs, but clearly has a long way to go.

Undisputed has added Jake Paul DLC and given the YouTube grandad-basher a rating equivalent to two-time world champion Ricky Hatton
By Robert Zak published
News The new DLC comes alongside a free update with new arenas and improvements to the career mode.

Hunt: Showdown's weirdest-ever update has just landed
By Robert Zak published
News A circus, a new mini-boss, a new version of an old map, and, uhhh, Post Malone.

You can now buy all the Dragon Age games, from 2009 to 2024, for the same price as Veilguard was on release
By Robert Zak published
News Now could be the time to experience the entire RPG series in all its wavering, genre-shifting glory.

Humble Bundle's revoked all those Indiana Jones keys it gave away for free (even if it was already in your Steam library)
By Robert Zak published
News A friendly reminder that you don't own anything on Steam.

One of the best party games on PC is getting a sequel
By Robert Zak published
News Ultimate Chicken Horse is evolving into Ultimate Sheep Raccoon.

Path of Exile 2's build-breaking patch leaves fans calling for better respec options
By Robert Zak published
News The sorceresses are suffering.

This 83-year-old Japanese erotic game producer playing Stalker 2 while blasting a cig is an impossibly big mood
By Robert Zak published
News Forget Skyrim grandma, meet Stalker grandpa.

Cyberpunk 2077's new update secretly added a Balatro-based sidequest, among other unlisted changes
By Robert Zak published
News Fans uncover a few fun surprises that CDPR didn't tell us about.

Can't wait for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2? Sink your teeth into the prequel mod instead
By Robert Zak published
News The second part of Bloodlines' prequel trilogy is out now in early access.

Red Dead Redemption gets an RDR 2 makeover with Reality Redemption 3.0
By Robert Zak published
News The sweeping mod is way more than just a facelift, with lore and dialogue updates inbound.

Game Pass games are looking good at this year's Game Awards
By Robert Zak published
Your Game Pass collection suddenly looks a whole lot shinier.

November's Game Pass highlights includes both irradiated mutants and complex avionics
By Robert Zak published
The skies and the exclusion zone are calling...

A bag of treats is coming to PC Game Pass this Halloween
By Robert Zak published
Survival is a big theme on Game Pass this month, with a big dollop of BLOPS on top.

Iconic Dungeons & Dragons RPG Planescape: Torment was a 'B-Team' project that started life as 3 different games—including a 3D dungeon crawler
By Ted Litchfield published
news Planescape: Torment is a beloved classic of PC gaming, but its beginnings were surprisingly inauspicious.

Ara: History Untold review – A thin but accessible 4X that's not a threat to Civ's crown
By Robert Zak published
Civ-lite-zation Microsoft attempts to grab some territory from Sid Meier's empire.

How Black Myth: Wukong rose to the top of Steam's wishlist
By Robert Zak published
The journey from relatively unknown to world renowned.

Renaissance Kingdom Wars is a pleasingly simple hybrid of Crusader Kings, Total War, and Age of Empires
By Robert Zak published
The fusion strategy game set in 16th century Europe has just marched into Early Access.

A beginner's guide to The Elder Scrolls Online in 2024
By Robert Zak published
The Gold Road beckons Elder Scrolls Online players old and new, but it helps if you know what you're doing.

Soulmask is a survival sandbox where you run a jungle tribe
By Robert Zak published
The Mesoamerican-themed survival game launches in early access today.

The tail end of May sees multiple Day One games hitting PC Game Pass: Here are our picks
By Robert Zak published
It's all magic and mythology this month.

Get a superb Star Wars game and multiple Day One releases on PC Game Pass this April
By Robert Zak published
Jedi, dinosaurs, and a spiritual successor to one of the most ambitious JRPGs of all time are hitting Microsoft's subscription service.
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