Steven Messner
With over 7 years of experience with in-depth feature reporting, Steven's mission is to chronicle the fascinating ways that games intersect our lives. Whether it's colossal in-game wars in an MMO, or long-haul truckers who turn to games to protect them from the loneliness of the open road, Steven tries to unearth PC gaming's greatest untold stories. His love of PC gaming started extremely early. Without money to spend, he spent an entire day watching the progress bar on a 25mb download of the Heroes of Might and Magic 2 demo that he then played for at least a hundred hours. It was a good demo.
Latest articles by Steven Messner
WoW: Burning Crusade Classic will let you level boost once so you can jump right in, but you'll have to pay for it
By Steven Messner published
News Blizzard hasn't specified a price, but considering how expensive its other account services are, it'll probably cost a lot.
World of Warcraft Classic is getting Burning Crusade servers this year
By Steven Messner published
News Players will be able to venture into Outland as it existed in 2007.
WoW's 9.1 update will be big: Pirate dragons, evil Anduin, and an interdimensional heist
By Steven Messner published
Interview It's called Chains of Domination and it was just revealed at BlizzCon. Here's what you need to know.
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' next big update, Chains of Domination, revealed
By Steven Messner published
News World of Warcraft's 9.1 update will open up a new city to explore, a 10-boss raid, and more.
All the big announcements from BlizzCon 2021
By Steven Messner published
BlizzCon 2021 Everything announced at BlizzCon 2021 in one place.
WoW: Burning Crusade Classic and the next Shadowlands update have leaked ahead of BlizzCon
By Steven Messner published
News BlizzCon is tomorrow, but two big announcements have been discovered on Blizzard's press portal.
This simple Valheim fix can increase your performance by up to 30 fps
By Steven Messner published
News Mileage will vary, but it's easy enough that there's no reason not to try it.
Valheim players are building some gorgeous Viking homes, so we're reviewing them
By Steven Messner published
Viking Cribs It's like Architectural Digest, but for Viking longhouses.
Axiom Verge 2 is officially coming to PC as an Epic Game Store exclusive
By Steven Messner published
News The sequel to the beloved pixel-art metroidvania is coming later this year.
World of Warcraft is bringing back Valor points to make it easier to get endgame gear
By Steven Messner published
News Update 9.0.5, due out in March, will let you upgrade your Mythic+ gear using a new currency.
Steam's Chinese version is finally here, but it only has 53 games and no community features
By Steven Messner published
News Steam China feels like a shadow of its international version.
Pretty soon Final Fantasy 14 will let you visit friends on different data centers
By Steven Messner published
News It's like FF14's world travel system, except you'll have to log out first.
Final Fantasy 14's next expansion is Endwalker, coming fall 2021
By Steven Messner published
News FF14's fourth expansion promises an apocalyptic showdown between the Warrior of Light and the Garlean Empire.
The indie Chinese RPG that suddenly became one of Steam's most popular games may get an English translation
By Steven Messner published
News The developers of Tale of Immortal said they will "work hard" to have at least an English translation in the future.
How to watch tonight's Final Fantasy 14 expansion reveal livestream
By Steven Messner published
News The fourth Final Fantasy 14 expansion is being unveiled tonight, here's everything you need to know.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War deserves a remaster
By Steven Messner published
New dawn The real king of the RTS genre.
Why Chinese developers are worried about Steam China launching next week
By Steven Messner published
News The Chinese-only version of Steam is coming soon, but the region's developers are divided on what this means.
Chinese open-world RPG rockets to the top of Steam with over 170,000 concurrent players
By Steven Messner published
News Tale of Immortal has blown up on Steam, becoming another in a long list of Chinese-only breakouts.
The next Battlefield game will be revealed this spring
By Steven Messner published
News EA reiterates this will be a Battlefield of "unprecedented scale."
After GameStop's share price plummets, Reddit's WallStreetBets investors are hurting
By Andy Chalk, Steven Messner published
Report "I just want my money back but I know it is gone."
How EVE Online commandos pulled off a suicide mission to save 170 elite pilots
By Steven Messner published
Jailbreak After a server crash trapped hundreds of its biggest ships, PAPI Coalition staged a costly but vital jailbreak to get them back.
The Genshin Impact subreddit is a wild mix of horny, wholesome, and hilarious
By Steven Messner published
Flirty Memes, honest discussion, and sexy fan art collide in a community that's as vibrant as it is lustful.
Scavengers Studio suspends creative director after harassment allegations
By Steven Messner published
News Creative director Simon Darveau and CEO Amélie Lamarche are accused of perpetuating a hostile, toxic work environment.
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