Rich Stanton
Rich is a games journalist with 15 years' experience, beginning his career on Edge magazine before working for a wide range of outlets, including Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot, the Guardian, IGN, the New Statesman, Polygon, and Vice. He was the editor of Kotaku UK, the UK arm of Kotaku, for three years before joining PC Gamer. He is the author of a Brief History of Video Games, a full history of the medium, which the Midwest Book Review described as "[a] must-read for serious minded game historians and curious video game connoisseurs alike."
Latest articles by Rich Stanton
![Todd Howard, director and executive producer at Bethesda, holds a copy of Fallout: 76.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4anQ2e6HySX9HMTSELevi5-320-80.png)
Todd Howard says Bethesda's trying to 'increase our output' with Elder Scrolls and Fallout 'because we don't want to wait that long either'
By Rich Stanton published
news Do it Todd.
![Todd Howard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q5ZPXBPBn9JotQu6zgM5tE-320-80.jpg)
Todd Howard is a good boy after all—warned his mum that the Fallout show's full of 'sex, violence, and bad words'
By Rich Stanton published
news "I do give a mature warning to like my family."
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3U5VF77fZwvjDPJAXHuU4a-320-80.jpg)
Google picks the one fight it will never win—with Sonic fans
By Rich Stanton published
news Obama chuckled.
![Fallout TV series still - Walton Goggins as the Ghoul](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/biNWS2AHLf9sisRKRyigsd-320-80.jpg)
Walton Goggins reveals that parts of the Fallout show were filmed at a diamond mine where 'there's still diamonds on the ground'
By Rich Stanton published
news "The photographer caught me trying to find one... without my hands!!"
![Fallout 4 Hacker perk image - Vault Boy standing in front of a PC giving a thumbs up](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A26kwt4pM3NB9nsaNkE56R-320-80.jpg)
Fallout 4's most popular mods are now ones that remove Bethesda's disastrous 'next gen' update
By Rich Stanton published
news They just work.
![Counter-Strike 2 header image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xz2HxeuCGUzmZKoWCdp8JV-320-80.jpg)
Counter-Strike gives the people what they want: 'Fine'
By Rich Stanton published
news Players can now switch between holding their weapons on the left or right side.
![helldivers 2 operation swift disassembly](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zxNStQpBeJDDnV9wLHZvVV-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 players complete another major order by the skin of their teeth, and some can't help but feel Joel's going easy on them
By Rich Stanton published
news Still, we did scrap an awful lot of bots.
![Doom 2's opening level.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VC2z3MDHxo5786o5t4Kig5-320-80.png)
It took 30 years, but a speedrunner's finished Doom 2's opening level in an unbelievable 4.97 seconds
By Rich Stanton published
news Hurt me plenty.
![A dwarf, shooting.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/77WdvPQbc3xahJhjbvq9V8-320-80.png)
Deep Rock Galactic Survivor sails past a million sold as developers salute players' 'ravenous appetite' for space dwarf content
By Rich Stanton published
news Rock and stone and lots of cash.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 actor 'shot some stuff' with Rockstar for a 'James Bond Trevor' expansion that never happened
By Rich Stanton published
news "We shot some stuff and then it just disappeared and [Rockstar] never did it, and they never followed up on it."
![The Konami code.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LpEHYwbWcmHKUX6becPWZi-320-80.jpg)
A Konami code variant in Castlevania has been discovered after a quarter of a century
By Rich Stanton published
news The cheat remained hidden in Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness for 25 years.
![Plunderstorm](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kt56A8tCQmzHm9QH4HaN6K-320-80.jpg)
Blizzard says it does pay attention to the 'shoutiest of the shouty' but WoW's Plunderstorm mode 'is not a failure'
By Rich Stanton published
news "We kind of expected it: it's PvP."
![Fallout characters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PBauoMowBZqfxZLoc5WJ88-320-80.jpg)
What we want to see in Fallout season 2: Deathclaw fights, aliens and a lot more Norm
By Fraser Brown published
Back to the Wasteland Our hopes and dreams for the second season.
![A helldiver, obscured by a halo of white light, stands victorious against a Super Earth flag in Helldivers 2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5dcsnBFwEvCXCwwM8T9Vq7-320-80.png)
Helldivers 2 CEO says after success, the goal now is simple—'make this the best live game you've ever played'
By Rich Stanton published
news Now that's patriotism.
![An image of Todd Howard in the middle of explaining a concept using hand gestures.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DsZHdvF6u2v9S7GYjWnj47-320-80.jpeg)
While everyone else gets hyped about Fallout, Todd Howard is promising some 'really good updates' for Starfield
By Rich Stanton published
news Don't you forget about me.
![The Future Games Show Summer Showcase logo.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/382evk75pC4TF5XDw6fcib-320-80.jpg)
The Future Games Show Summer Showcase is back with a bang this June, and here's where and when to watch
By Rich Stanton published
news Featuring over 40 games.
![The Witcher: A New Saga](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVYNTm4UmStWMCPP9ryvg8-320-80.jpg)
CDPR says the Witcher 4 is being 'intensively worked on' but Cyberpunk 2's still in the 'fairly early stages'
By Rich Stanton published
news "Most managers and most directors who worked on Cyberpunk and Phantom Liberty are on Cyberpunk [2]."
![Fallout 4 but it's Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 5 walking around.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bhvqspVGjio7YcF8dzyXm8-320-80.png)
While everyone else is getting re-acquainted with Fallout, this maniac's bolting hundreds of mods together to turn Fallout 4 into Resident Evil 5
By Rich Stanton published
news Wesker voice: "Evil never changes."
![Elon Musk strikes a pose in a silly outfit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9dR2n9Luw3eX5KJjM9NMc-320-80.jpg)
Elon Musk returns to his ultimate galaxy brain plan for Twitter: charging people to post
By Rich Stanton published
news "The only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots."
![Two LawBreaker characters face off.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AQiyjRXGd4QiBW3NcfWHDP-320-80.png)
Fan project to revive LawBreakers gets Cliff Bleszinski's backing, as he eyes the prize of somehow getting Nexon interested: 'That's what I'm hoping for'
By Rich Stanton published
news Don't call it a comeback. Mainly because you can't play it.
![Terminator walking out of fire with Elden Ring UI on top](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5rucoktkbU3Scxif6bAmeL-320-80.jpg)
One of Elden Ring's nastiest bosses still has an invisible tail left over from the Dark Souls freak whose assets he's built on
By Rich Stanton published
news THIS mofo?
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cAXtN7SoHS2NscEKkgaJi-320-80.png)
Helldivers 2 dev says melee weapons are a 'plausible' addition but they won't be Star Wars lightsabers: 'we don't want to be Fortnite'
By Rich Stanton published
news I just want to smash some bugs with a hammer, is that too much to ask?
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WoW's Pandaria Remix feels like it's emerged from an extended Pandaren brew session in the dev room
By Rich Stanton published
news Pass the keg.
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