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
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Nier Replicant fish guide: How to catch rainbow trout, bream, and every fish needed for The Fisherman's Gambit
By Steven Messner published
Get reel Everything you need to know about fishing in Nier Replicant.
![World of Warcraft](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PGrpnFdncyZgyrYcXLWY25-320-80.jpg)
The 6 best moments in World of Warcraft history
By Steven Messner published
Memory lane The most dramatic plot twists, the biggest in-game events, and one very unexpected plague.
![Goose Goose Duck](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/avtsmE4AcM4fjM2KFfCgqR-320-80.jpg)
This new Steam game is just Among Us except you're a duck
By Steven Messner published
News Goose Goose Duck isn't even trying to hide it.
![Genshin Impact](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xtAmqp4rR36zF64cq8yibC-320-80.jpg)
How Chinese free-to-play RPG Genshin Impact conquered the world
By Steven Messner published
High impact There's no escaping it.
![Nier Replicant](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VSwmwQkV56jSXHdusQoYJD-320-80.jpg)
10 things I wish I knew before playing Nier Replicant
By Steven Messner published
Nierly there Everything you need to know about Nier Replicant's hidden endings and tips to help you survive this strange adventure.
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PC Gamer plays: Hyper Light Drifter, The Medium, Hitman 3, and Valheim
By Steven Messner, Robin Valentine, Harry Shepherd, Alistair Jones published
Now Playing The PCG team gathers to swap stories about our latest adventures in videogames.
![EverQuest Next](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DmHKfw9TKcYYUCLAbudHBF-320-80.jpg)
5 Big MMOs that were cancelled before they ever saw the light of day
By Steven Messner published
Dead game The MMO graveyard is already huge, but these poor games never even had a chance.
![Legends of Runeterra](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BuZgD9KGCcuWVWAGpHjXf-320-80.jpeg)
Legends of Runeterra has quietly become the best multiplayer card game
By Steven Messner published
Deal 'em With a new roguelike singleplayer mode, multiple expansions, and a big calendar of events, Legends of Runeterra has blossomed into something awesome.
![Lord of the Rings Online](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nf3TZNzXsnLRmwQLWgsLR7-320-80.jpg)
This hobbit baked millions of pies to hit max level in Lord of the Rings Online
By Steven Messner published
News A player named Cookingwithsim was making batches of 15,000 pies just to get enough exp to level up.
![Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cLyvb62aQJjuLomqkvrCXX-320-80.jpg)
Warcraft creator Chris Metzen unveils his new tabletop RPG project inspired by his childhood D&D campaigns
By Steven Messner published
News Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent is a whole new fantasy world using Dungeons and Dragons' 5E rules, and it's being crowdfunded through Kickstarter.
![Path of Exile](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kxWkCDQm2zpnptcMjvuP2C-320-80.jpg)
How a reckless lie caused huge internet drama for Path of Exile's developer
By Steven Messner published
Report No, Grinding Gear Games did not ban a disabled gamer for using macros to play the game.
![best outriders pyromancer build](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NemKRmrCVrhiPSY3BkSjiJ-320-80.jpg)
Outriders' loot and crafting system is brilliant
By Steven Messner published
Live Laugh Loot With such a flexible crafting system, Outriders makes experimenting a joy.
![Warcraft movie deleted scenes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BcGt4dKxQ3UbXFLffKsVGR-320-80.jpg)
Surprise: Here's 14 minutes of deleted scenes from the Warcraft movie
By Steven Messner published
News It's hard to believe a movie like this could have scenes that weren't good enough to make the final cut.
![World of Warcraft](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gYRx8iafWJSEHqjjWTaNCk-320-80.jpg)
World of Warcraft's 9.1 update is finally available on beta servers
By Steven Messner published
News You can play an early version of Chains of Domination now.
![Warframe Sevagoth Call of the Tempestarii](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6zK22ajqi2UQeBbR55f2se-320-80.jpg)
Meet the newest Warframe: a ghastly space captain that reaps souls
By Steven Messner published
News Warframe's Call of the Tempestarii is out today and with it comes a new warframe with terrifying powers.
![Warframe Sevagoth Call of the Tempestarii](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ombft7j9VeXsLAaRhiZRRd-320-80.jpg)
Warframe's Rebecca Ford talks about its ghostly Call of the Tempestarii update
By Steven Messner published
Ghostbusters This new Warframe quest sets players on a high-seas space adventure in pursuit of a ghost captain and a legendary ship.
![best genshin impact xinyan build](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pHgG7NEaoZARDEVEAoLGMd-320-80.jpg)
Here's why 'boycott Genshin Impact' is trending on Twitter
By Steven Messner published
Report Players are arguing about representation and race in Genshin Impact.
![Outriders legendary weapons armor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tATqy6gFEVkkmtVZGp2R7R-320-80.jpg)
Outriders is the most divisive game of 2021 so far
By Steven Messner published
Splitsies The opinion seems split on whether Outriders is a fantastic loot shooter or a terrible one.
![League of Legends: Wild Rift](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yVjrUdTwjPCDMbS9esH2B3-320-80.jpg)
League of Legends: Wild Rift is a kinder, gentler League of Legends
By Steven Messner published
Baby LoL This mobile version is a perfect starting point for anyone curious but intimidated by Riot's iconic MOBA.
![Loop Hero](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FUR6Q5ub3AWYzFAhHdLUM4-320-80.jpg)
This Loop Hero madman found a way to get to 13,283 loops and farm infinite resources
By Steven Messner published
Loopy And with a little bit of effort you can easily do it too.
![EVE Online](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qTpt56XNoqqKPwKmuT7xr3-320-80.jpg)
Dying in EVE Online changed my life
By Steven Messner published
Life after death The MMO's emotional highs and lows have defined how I think about games.
![Among Us](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLqMwmkGb32QCShdUwqsKj-320-80.jpg)
Among Us' new airship map is too big, making it an Impostor's dream
By Steven Messner published
Sky Killer Sometimes bigger isn't better.
![A World of Warcraft: Shadowlands render.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k8qzgvzjwz75mcN2gmDfcH-320-80.jpg)
Hooray, World of Warcraft's next big update hits beta servers in just two weeks
By Steven Messner published
News Patch 9.1 will be the first major patch for Shadowlands, and it's already a long time coming.
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