Robin Valentine
Formerly the editor of PC Gamer magazine (and the dearly departed GamesMaster), Robin combines years of experience in games journalism with a lifelong love of PC gaming. First hypnotised by the light of the monitor as he muddled through Simon the Sorcerer on his uncle’s machine, he’s been a devotee ever since, devouring any RPG or strategy game to stumble into his path. Now he's channelling that devotion into filling this lovely website with features, news, reviews, and all of his hottest takes.
Latest articles by Robin Valentine
![A space pilot in their cockpit in Starfield.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jyeBKH9c8X6HRK97vDv2iB-320-80.jpg)
PC gaming's biggest disappointments of 2023
By Robin Valentine published
LAME OF THE YEAR Let me down gently.
![Alan Wake with a glowing bullet hole in his forehead in Alan Wake 2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZmYEhFa8zmhtDTfADVHy9X-320-80.png)
The loop begins again as Alan Wake 2 launches a New Game Plus mode featuring a new difficulty, extra videos and manuscript pages, and a whole new ending
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS We're never getting out of the Dark Place.
![GTA 6 trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CX2xg2XLezWRntDFS2g778-320-80.jpg)
Our 5 least likely predictions for GTA 6
By Robin Valentine published
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE What do you think, will that alligator be playable?
![A fantasy world](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pVDWUgnNcgnzLcYJfQ7wYd-320-80.jpg)
With its new game, Hello Games is literally promising the world. Is the developer of No Man's Sky about to make the same disastrous mistakes all over again?
By Robin Valentine published
HELLO AGAIN Sean Murray's grand reveal of follow-up Light No Fire feels like the start of a painful history repeating itself.
![A fantasy open world](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M6nqdZwWzYSd5ubf5KG5mL-320-80.jpg)
Hello Games' grand follow-up to No Man's Sky, Light No Fire, is an open world the size of the actual Earth
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS The ambitious pitch for near-endless fantasy adventure is thrilling—but a bit of caution is warranted, to say the least.
![A mimic, a creature in Baldur's Gate 3, lurches in ambush at the player - a box with razor teeth and a putrid tongue.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SMn4E3WafhRhniCFfa9dzG-320-80.png)
A timeline of PC Gamer's favourite Baldur's Gate 3 secrets and rare dialogues—from bad tattoos to vampire tantrums
By Harvey Randall published
SEEK YOUR SECRETS In case it's not obvious: spoilers ahead.
![Darktide key art - a grisly Imperial Guardsman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TNakjLhJB64fxxtqyLWLqj-320-80.jpeg)
Part two of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide's big free expansion comes this month, featuring a new mission, injectable magic potions, and… a foldable shovel?
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS One last major update before the holidays.
![A first-person view of a high speed race in Deathgrip.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cwboxcZtfsULL7MZwcGzHB-320-80.png)
Deathgrip's take on podracing keeps you riding the line between hyper-speed victory and dying in a fiery explosion
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS And there's a free demo you can try right now.
![The heroes running from a giant demon monster in Demonschool.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSDmi6KGY7DnQA6vtPYojM-320-80.png)
Demonschool's movement-based demon battles are shaping up to be the most interesting turn-based combats of 2024
By Robin Valentine published
Persona meets Into the Breach meets… chess?
![A bustling town in SteamWorld Build.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VJT8u4JFisqJWhVHMHrvAM-320-80.jpg)
SteamWorld Build review: A charming but very brief city builder with a clever Dungeon Keeper twist.
By Robin Valentine published
LOSING STEAM A clever combination of city building and Dungeon Keeper-like excavation, but just a little too slight and sedate for its own good.
![The princess with a knife in her heart, in Slay the Princess.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PRCpm5vK4b4mAcC6sjoayQ-320-80.jpg)
Slay the Princess is 2023's most fascinating horror game, a visual novel that twists itself around every choice you make
By Robin Valentine published
DISTRESSING DAMSEL Dozens of horror stories behind one innocent-looking face.
![A man in a suit looking at a crystal ball.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2fhf77Z2avknivoSjiToEk-320-80.png)
PC Gamer's least accurate predictions of all time
By Robin Valentine published
PCG30TH 30 years of getting the future wrong
![An island of worms and assemblers in Mob Factory.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vttsrgSjTsLw2x2wh7P9Aj-320-80.png)
Finally, a game that combines tower defence, factory automation, and the systematic slaughter of a thousand worms
By Robin Valentine published
A MACHINE FOR WORMS Mob Factory is a delightful genre mash-up that demands absolute efficiency.
![A poster of the teaser image for the upcoming Mass Effect sequel.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jPjxvkXi4ANG5xWTwgYBN3-320-80.jpg)
For just $45 BioWare will now sell you a poster of their teaser for a Mass Effect game they haven't even confirmed the name of yet
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS For the price of a full game, you can instead get the vague promise of one to put on your wall.
![mass effect romance - liara](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A28o8cSxkGqCRwbcssp6oZ-320-80.jpeg)
BioWare's endless cryptic teases for Mass Effect and Dragon Age aren't just frustrating, they're arrogant
By Robin Valentine published
DRAGON IT OUT The studio's acting like it's on a victory lap, when it should still be on its apology tour.
![Battle droid about to get sliced](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mQ8F3cKwVZe67iNGahvMv9-320-80.jpg)
I love that new Star Wars games are embracing the franchise's humblest villains
By Robin Valentine published
Hey Wait! Return of the battle droids.
![An investigation board detailing a series of murders in Alan Wake 2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CrsrkJXrUVpjvVPXdV2AMF-320-80.png)
Forget the musical numbers and tense battles against evil—the coolest thing in Alan Wake 2 is pinning bits of paper to a wall
By Robin Valentine published
PIN CITY Every game from now on should have a big corkboard and a ready supply of thumbtacks.
![Alan Wake with a glowing bullet hole in his forehead in Alan Wake 2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZmYEhFa8zmhtDTfADVHy9X-320-80.png)
Alan Wake 2 review: Remedy's boldest experiment yet is a beautiful storm of surreal storytelling and genuinely frightening survival horror
By Robin Valentine published
NIGHT TERRORS Developer Remedy's personality shines through more boldly than ever in this wild barrage of creative storytelling and visual flair.
![Warhammer 40,000 adventurers battling Orks in Wrath & Glory.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/icLfiS7PSSFpjaHNV3MfSg-320-80.jpg)
Three great Warhammer tabletop RPGs for under $20 is a deal worthy of the Emperor himself
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS Soulbound, Wrath & Glory, and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay are all included.
![V looking afraid or confused and pointing to herself in Cyberpunk 2077.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8BKPpPBBc9vZCSp8a3vUQd-320-80.jpg)
Cyberpunk 2077's redemption is complete, but the future remains murky for CD Projekt
By Robin Valentine published
RED ALERT Despite a wide slate of games in development, it feels like the company's starting over from scratch.
![Art from the cover of Vampire: The Masquerade, depicting a woman lost in reverie.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hR37PbYQx783Wc9bZ6eAm6-320-80.jpg)
You can get $400 of Vampire: The Masquerade books for ridiculously cheap on Humble Bundle right now
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS Kick off a spooky new tabletop RPG campaign this October.
![Key art for Riot's Arcane](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FtEEBb5SadtyNgHpRN74jK-320-80.jpeg)
Arcane is officially canon, and from now on League of Legends lore is going to stop contradicting itself all over the place, says Riot
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS "The essence of what makes a champion who they are will be reflected across everything Riot makes."
![Soldiers defend against mutant monsters in Cataclismo.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gbM5xyHPSrGWuqFRmURMxN-320-80.jpg)
You need to try building your own castles block by block in this brilliant RTS demo
By Robin Valentine published
WALL ABOARD Cataclismo takes inspiration from both tower defence and building with Lego for a unique take on the genre.
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