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
Why I'm worried about Dragon Age: The Veilguard—and the Tiamat-sized RPG Baldur's Gate 3 looming over it is just the start
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Solas at sunset I don't know how worried BioWare and EA are, but as a huge Dragon Age fan, I sure am
Watching this explosive 5-minute video of Crysis Remastered is a great reminder of how much PC gaming needs Crysis 4
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Maximum fidelity But Can It Run Crysis 4?
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Destiny 2: The Final Shape
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Fallout, No Rest For The Wicked, Jump Ship, V Rising, Millennia, Crown Wars: The Black Prince, Wrestling Empire, and much more!
Assassin's Creed Shadows isn't even out for 6 months, but Ghost of Tsushima ate its lunch 4 years ago and the superb PC Director's Cut rubs salt in the wound
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Shade Master versus apprentice
Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut review: The optimal version of a samurai epic
By Robert Jones published
Razor sharp A razor-sharp port of a samurai epic
Disco Elysium, an 'irresponsibly deep detective RPG' and the 'frankly audacious' crown jewel in our Top 100 PC games list, has its price slashed by 75%
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News A truly fantastic PC gaming experience
The largely forgotten Fallout demo, which features completely unique content not found in the main game, is a free must-play for any Fallout fan
By Robert Jones last updated
Opinion Download it now and dive into a unique slice of OG Fallout action
As Arkane Austin falls to the shareholders, its masterpiece Prey, which 'elevated immersive sims to a god-tier level', is slashed in price by 80%
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News I won't let Arkane Austin go gentle into that good night
Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the exceptional 4K remaster of the original trilogy that we said 'looks great' and 'absolutely flies on modern hardware', is now 90% off
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News Three legendary games that changed PC gaming forever
Elden Ring's uber boss Malenia says she has 'never known defeat', but your bank account sure will if you buy this 1:1 scale replica of her blade arm
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News A worthy prize for besting the Blade of Miquella
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Frostpunk 2
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Magazine Plus: Vindictus: Defying Fate, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, The Elder Scrolls Online, Dragon's Dogma 2, Outcast: A New Beginning, Level Zero: Extraction, Unreal Tournament 2004, and much more!
From Fallout to Stalker, GOG's 'Post-apocalyptic Sale' has some strong discounts on well-reviewed PC games
By Robert Jones published
News I can recommend Days Gone especially
Rewatching the iconic Crysis 2 'Ultra Upgrade' graphics trailer today in 2024, a bombastic tech showcase that changed how we talk about PC gaming forever
By Robert Jones published
Opinion Maximum graphics, activated
If Fallout games were films, who'd direct them and which one would be best?
By Robert Jones published
Apocalypse Now Why stop at the Fallout TV show?
Baldur's Gate 3 fans are discussing what coffee each character would order, and reckon Astarion would be demanding an 'iced venti oat milk latte with cold foam' topped with 2 pumps of hazelnut
By Robert Jones published
News Gale is the James Hoffman of Baldur's Gate
The ray-tracing enhanced edition of Metro Exodus, the god-tier road trip game Half-Life 3 should've been, is on sale with an 80% discount
By Robert Jones published
News Single-player narrative FPS PC gaming hasn't been stronger since
The best free demos to play now in the Steam FPS Fest
By Robert Jones published
News Sample great shooters today.
This love letter to classic JRPGs takes an hour to get going, but then you're off on a time-travelling '90s joyride
By Robert Jones published
Old gold A love letter to JRPGs of old
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Helldivers 2, Manor Lords, Dungeonborne, Pacific Drive, Kingmakers, and much more!
Outcast – A New Beginning review: Unadventurous open world gaming
By Robert Jones published
Cutter staid Outcast – A New Beginning rekindles the original game's epic scope and audio-visual magic, but delivers a largely unadventurous open world gaming experience
Square Enix doesn't do big Final Fantasy discounts often, but the exceptional XIII trilogy is less than half price for the next few days
By Robert Jones published
Deals Lightning Returns returns
Outcast - A New Beginning is old-fashioned PC gaming fun—but I just wish its hero didn't remind me of my own painful mortality so vividly
By Robert Jones published
Dad bod Cutter Slade has got serious 'I'm too old for this s**t' dad vibes
Tomb Raider: Underworld, the game where Crystal Dynamics really hit its stride, is now going for a dollar
By Robert Jones published
News Get your quality tomb-raiding kicks for next to nothing
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