Morgan Park
Morgan has been writing for PC Gamer since 2018, first as a freelancer and currently as a staff writer. He has also appeared on Polygon, Kotaku, Fanbyte, and PCGamesN. Before freelancing, he spent most of high school and all of college writing at small gaming sites that didn't pay him. He's very happy to have a real job now. Morgan is a beat writer following the latest and greatest shooters and the communities that play them. He also writes general news, reviews, features, the occasional guide, and bad jokes in Slack. Twist his arm, and he'll even write about a boring strategy game. Please don't, though.
Latest articles by Morgan Park
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After 5 hours of exploring the galaxy and ghosting past Stormtroopers, Star Wars Outlaws is finally winning me over
By Morgan Park published
HANDS-ON Our best look yet at Ubisoft's open-world Star Wars game.
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Activision secretly experimented on 50% of Call of Duty players by 'decreasing' skill-based matchmaking, and determined players like SBMM even if they don't know it
By Morgan Park published
NEWS The experiment was just one discovery of a 25-page paper covering how SBMM works in Call of Duty.
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'This is the most polished map we've ever shipped': Hunt: Showdown 1896 director goes deep on Hunt's first new map in 3 years
By Morgan Park published
1896 Hunt: Showdown 1896 represents the next era of Hunt, with an upgraded engine and new map coming in August.
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The best co-op games for PC
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! The best co-op PC games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.
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College Football 25 is having a big moment on consoles, but like usual, EA decided PC gamers are an afterthought
By Morgan Park published
The preeminent college football game is back for the first time in a decade, but EA snubbed its PC fans.
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I don't play Counter-Strike 2, but I do follow this CS2 player dedicated to finding weird mistakes and 'bomb stuck' spots on Valve's maps
By Morgan Park published
Duduck is so good at finding map mistakes that Valve is seeking his help.
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Uh oh, I played 7 hours of Concord this weekend and immediately want back in
By Morgan Park published
Hands on PlayStation's hero shooter has more in common with Call of Duty than Overwatch.
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The First Descendent is dollar store Destiny starring exclusively hot people
By Morgan Park published
NO THANKS We have Destiny at home! Destiny at home:
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Expansions are the best
By Wes Fenlon published
Packing Heat In this era of bite-sized DLC and season passes, we appreciate giant, game-changing expansions more than ever.
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After years of coasting on Dr Disrespect's fame, it's hard to imagine a happy ending for Midnight Society
By Morgan Park published
DEAD ROP What even is Deadrop without Dr Disrespect?
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The best deals in the 2024 Steam Summer Sale
By Wes Fenlon published
🏖️ Our top picks for 2024 and 2023 games on sale, plus old favorites on sale up to 95% off.
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Just days after saving the children, Helldivers 2 players are ordered to annihilate bug children in a weeklong nuke-a-thon
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Well, at least it's only bug babies.
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My first 2 hours with Black Myth: Wukong were a flurry of demanding boss fights, unbelievably pretty characters, and a surprisingly sparse world
By Morgan Park published
WUKONG HANDS-ON Hands-on with the most anticipated soulslike not developed by FromSoftware.
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As the newly released World of Warcraft was dominating the 2000s, Blizzard's then-president had his own priorities—working on StarCraft 1 patches
By Rich Stanton published
NEWS The Blizzard co-founder couldn't keep away from the RTS classic.
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Obsidian CEO responds to worries Xbox could shut them down, too: 'I'm not worried about tomorrow'
By Morgan Park published
NEWS The beloved RPG maker isn't watching its back after the sudden closures of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin.
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Helldivers 2 is hiring a second game master to help Joel carry the weight of a galaxy, and 'inconvenient working hours are expected'
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Joel is doubling in power.
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With Helldivers 2's largest ever patch just days away, Arrowhead opens up about its slower update schedule going forward: 'We're definitely not resting on our laurels or being complacent'
By Morgan Park published
NEWS It's a big week for Helldivers 2.
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Our 13 favorite games from the 2024 summer gaming showcases
By Tyler Wilde published
best in show After seeing what felt like hundreds of games, we've picked a few that really stood out.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows has the best-looking AC combat in ages, and I love that you can crawl through grass
By Morgan Park published
sneaky sneaky Hands-off impressions of the next mainline Assassin's Creed at Summer Game Fest.
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Star Wars Outlaws has the same problem as every modern Star Wars thing: Playing it way too safe
By Morgan Park published
Smuggle trouble There's still so much we don't know about Outlaws, but I saw moments of greatness.
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Obsidian CEO confident Avowed will be out in 2024: 'There's a lot of work ahead in the next while, but it's not, like, 'Oh crap'
By Harvey Randall last updated
News A November release date appeared in a blog post and was scrubbed, but the plan remains to get the RPG out this year.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will not depict 9/11, Treyarch confirms
By Andy Chalk published
news "It's a fictional story."
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Forgotten Seas is an ambitious co-op pirate RPG where you can seek danger or 'relax on a beach'
By Morgan Park published
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