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
![World of Warcraft](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/riuH2RmXju8bi8rgo3G5HV-320-80.jpg)
The Horde is so popular in WoW: Burning Crusade Classic that it's beginning to ruin the game
By Steven Messner published
Horde Rulez Players are divided on how to solve an issue that's plagued WoW for 17 years.
![Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y3mrcDtyw95Fa7KbxxLD8V-320-80.jpg)
People are really pissed at Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster's ugly fonts
By Steven Messner published
News The curse of the Final Fantasy remakes lives on.
![A World of Warcraft: Shadowlands render.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k8qzgvzjwz75mcN2gmDfcH-320-80.jpg)
World of Warcraft's long-awaited 9.1 update, Chains of Domination, is now live
By Steven Messner published
News It's here! It's finally here!
![Magic: Legends](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cQkhSQHA73mAfTBfxBRfa6-320-80.png)
Magic: Legends is closing down permanently in October
By Steven Messner published
News Players who spent money on the multiplayer action RPG will receive a full refund, its developer says.
![World of Warcraft: Shadowlands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WaQMjncRXnBYEwxqxfbPKQ-320-80.jpg)
Everything we know about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' Chains of Domination update
By Steven Messner published
into the maw Shadowlands' first big update is now live.
![E3 game montage.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/USMXeaZ8Y6CwDPiKdYEYo4-320-80.gif)
PC Gamer's Best of E3 2021 Awards
By Tyler Wilde published
🏆 We sifted through 100-plus games to pick our top reveals and gameplay trailers from this year's all-digital E3.
![Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfjxAAM7aHZkdTd4DquqdM-320-80.jpg)
Monster Hunter Stories 2 will have a demo on June 25 and progress will carry to the full game
By Steven Messner published
News This new trailer also gives us our best look at the story so far.
![Halo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GqrgSu5zmF7GASzFEa6sgZ-320-80.jpeg)
It's time for the Master Chief to die
By Steven Messner published
Warrior's death I'm tired of Halo dragging its protagonist out for more adventures at the expense of his emotional depth.
![SacriFire](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fJ78kBvh2KmNLfnJMcMU53-320-80.jpg)
SacriFire combines Vagrant Story's combat with Octopath Traveler's gorgeous graphics
By Steven Messner published
Interview We talk to the developers of this JRPG with a modern twist and awesome set of inspirations.
![EVE Online Academy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TmjK7pozY3xh7JUTXMjh45-320-80.jpg)
EVE Online is scary but its new EVE Academy website is a fantastic way to learn the basics
By Steven Messner published
News Developer CCP Games has launched a whole new website aimed at beginners, and it's actually pretty dang helpful.
![Naraka: Bladepoint](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/imDT8RMsSyCL3T6NddhoGX-320-80.jpg)
Martial arts battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint arrives August 12 with the biggest chainsaw I've seen in awhile
By Steven Messner published
News It's a really big chainsaw, guys.
![Final Fantasy Origin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DPJtcyvfiiWyLjq8cZBCRP-320-80.jpeg)
This newly revealed Final Fantasy game is so bad it's good
By Steven Messner published
News Final Fantasy Origin: Stranger of Paradise is so cheesy you could melt it on tortilla chips.
![Redfall key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wYr5WyLAxKfWS2rLH3hK2k-320-80.jpg)
Arkane's next game is Redfall, a Left 4 Dead-style shooter with magic and vampires
By Steven Messner published
News It's coming next summer.
![Far Cry 6](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f6WcBPgVMJk73jpoT7DYBL-320-80.jpg)
Far Cry 6 lets you bring a cock to a gun fight
By Steven Messner published
News One of the new companions in Far Cry 6 is a murderous attack rooster.
![Psychonauts 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6mg8DxajrB9y83BzSc4Hza-320-80.jpg)
Psychonauts 2 launches on August 25, is free with Game Pass
By Steven Messner published
News The new trailer looks like exactly what you'd want from a sequel.
![Devolver Digital](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKCUgsFiKPjMQxLJLMVBTW-320-80.jpg)
The $1,000 VHS tape and purple suits from Devolver's E3 show were actually for sale and they already sold out
By Steven Messner published
News The VHS went for $1,000, while the purple suits were $500. They sold out in seconds.
![Assassin's Creed valhalla](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xFa8cJZuxgekLcBLSWsR36-320-80.jpg)
Assassin's Creed Valhalla will get a second year's worth of expansions and loads of free content
By Steven Messner published
News After the Siege of Paris arrives this summer, players can look forward to a new expansion featuring Odin.
![Despot's Game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P4PJdyy5onPuixCQJqs5hG-320-80.jpg)
Despot's Game is like Teamfight Tactics except it's also a roguelike dungeon crawler
By Steven Messner published
News Build an army and watch it battle enemies (and other players) and then die and do it all over.
![No Longer Home](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozkP6co3KYNc5LwMVeDPwB-320-80.jpg)
No Longer Home is a point-and-click adventure about the anxiety of moving out
By Steven Messner published
News This semi-autobiographical game explores the difficulties of graduating university and moving on with your life.
![Black Skylands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RepxyueBRVCvWPxzLwsECN-320-80.jpg)
Black Skylands, the sandbox RPG where you pilot an airship, is coming to Early Access on July 9
By Steven Messner published
News This lovely pixel art sandbox sim is all about exploration, crafting, and combat.
![SIFU artwork.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/89J5jqprrqyivXgedmoU3W-320-80.jpg)
New trailer for kung-fu brawler Sifu shows a nightclub beatdown
By Steven Messner published
News From the developers of Absolver, Sifu is a singleplayer-only martial arts action game.
![arcane](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NQxVAH8jm6uGi95Mjxe3UR-320-80.jpg)
League of Legends' TV series looks brilliant and moody in this new clip
By Steven Messner published
News This new Arcane clip teases Jinx's intense sibling rivalry with her sister Vi.
![Elden Ring](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C5HWLjSXT5jXhV9f8ScbTf-320-80.jpg)
6 Big takeaways from Elden Ring's epic gameplay trailer
By Steven Messner published
Chitchat Now that we've seen Elden Ring for real, we have a lot to say.
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