Owen HillSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Owen Hill id creative director on Diablo 3's lack of offline play: "In the end, it's better for everybody" By Owen Hill published 11 August 11 RPG OnLive release date and launch details announced By Owen Hill published 11 August 11 Gaming Industry Portal 2 competition winner announced. Sad sock dude takes first place By Owen Hill published 10 August 11 Action Tropico 4 demo now available By Owen Hill published 10 August 11 Sim Ubisoft: our DRM "is a success" By Owen Hill published 28 July 11 Games Notch has "stopped paying attention to how much groceries cost" By Owen Hill published 25 July 11 Survival & Crafting Far Cry 3 lead dev: consoles lack the "grandeur" of PCs By Owen Hill published 22 July 11 FPS Minecraft could get Terraria-style bosses, says Notch By Owen Hill published 22 July 11 Games First details on Minecraft's XP system. Notch: "When you die you lose all levels. You lose all XP" By Owen Hill published 20 July 11 Survival & Crafting Shootmania in sixth year of development. Nadeo making it "as pure as possible" By Owen Hill published 15 July 11 Game Development Trackmania 2: Canyons price announced. Will be "free to stay" By Owen Hill published 15 July 11 Racing PC AI sucks at Civilization, reads manual, starts kicking ass By Owen Hill published 13 July 11 Strategy Starcraft 2 region linking incoming. Quicker matchmaking, wider audiences, more friends By Owen Hill published 12 July 11 As reported on Blues News, Blizzard are planning on combining some of Starcraft 2's region-specific servers. It'll result in an improved player experience no matter where you're playing from. Strategy League of Legends' new champion: Leona detailed with spotlight video and screenshots By Owen Hill published 11 July 11 MOBA Last call for the Steam Summer Camp Sale. Shoot, build, and grind for cheap By Owen Hill published 11 July 11 Games Battlefield 3 system requirements revealed By Owen Hill published 8 July 11 FPS Battlefield 3 dev: "We're doing things no one else is capable of." Also: Team Deathmatch By Owen Hill published 1 July 11 FPS LA Noire coming to PC this autumn. "Increased fidelity, graphical enhancements and 3D" By Owen Hill published 23 June 11 Adventure FIFA 12 will be "as good on PC as it is on console" By Owen Hill published 23 June 11 Games World of Warcraft: Cataclysm hitting China next month By Owen Hill published 22 June 11 World of Warcraft 1C publishing director slams brick and mortar retailers By Owen Hill published 21 June 11 Games PC Gamer UK Podcast 57 – Sean "Day[9]" Plott interview By Owen Hill published 17 June 11 Strategy Bioware tease Mass Effect MMO By Owen Hill published 15 June 11 Games Minecraft, Eve Online, and League of Legends websites hacked. LulzSec claim responsibility By Owen Hill published 15 June 11 Games Call of Duty: Elite gets 2 million sign-ups. Activision say "More would be even better" By Owen Hill published 14 June 11 As reported on Gamasutra, Call of Duty: Elite has already had two million sign-ups. The massive figure was announced on the blog of Activision's Dan Amrich. Call of Duty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors HARDWARE BUYING GUIDESLATEST GAME REVIEWS1Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2024: Here's what you need ahead of the handheld's imminent launch2Best graphics card for laptops in 2024: the mobile GPUs I'd want in my next gaming laptop3Best mini PCs in 2024: The compact computers I love the most 4Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2024: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands5Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2024: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested 1Blacklyte Kraken review2Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review3BenQ MOBIUZ EX321UX review4Fractal Design Refine review5Half-Life 2 review
id creative director on Diablo 3's lack of offline play: "In the end, it's better for everybody" By Owen Hill published 11 August 11
Portal 2 competition winner announced. Sad sock dude takes first place By Owen Hill published 10 August 11
First details on Minecraft's XP system. Notch: "When you die you lose all levels. You lose all XP" By Owen Hill published 20 July 11
Shootmania in sixth year of development. Nadeo making it "as pure as possible" By Owen Hill published 15 July 11
Starcraft 2 region linking incoming. Quicker matchmaking, wider audiences, more friends By Owen Hill published 12 July 11 As reported on Blues News, Blizzard are planning on combining some of Starcraft 2's region-specific servers. It'll result in an improved player experience no matter where you're playing from.
League of Legends' new champion: Leona detailed with spotlight video and screenshots By Owen Hill published 11 July 11
Last call for the Steam Summer Camp Sale. Shoot, build, and grind for cheap By Owen Hill published 11 July 11
Battlefield 3 dev: "We're doing things no one else is capable of." Also: Team Deathmatch By Owen Hill published 1 July 11
LA Noire coming to PC this autumn. "Increased fidelity, graphical enhancements and 3D" By Owen Hill published 23 June 11
Minecraft, Eve Online, and League of Legends websites hacked. LulzSec claim responsibility By Owen Hill published 15 June 11
Call of Duty: Elite gets 2 million sign-ups. Activision say "More would be even better" By Owen Hill published 14 June 11 As reported on Gamasutra, Call of Duty: Elite has already had two million sign-ups. The massive figure was announced on the blog of Activision's Dan Amrich.
