Wes Fenlon
Wes has been covering games and hardware for more than 10 years, first at tech sites like The Wirecutter and Tested before joining the PC Gamer team in 2014. Wes plays a little bit of everything, but he'll always jump at the chance to cover emulation and Japanese games.
When he's not obsessively optimizing and re-optimizing a tangle of conveyor belts in Satisfactory (it's really becoming a problem), he's probably playing a 20-year-old Final Fantasy or some opaque ASCII roguelike. With a focus on writing and editing features, he seeks out personal stories and in-depth histories from the corners of PC gaming and its niche communities. 50% pizza by volume (deep dish, to be specific).
His lasting legacy on this earth may be using WASD wrong for his entire life.
Latest articles by Wes Fenlon
![Palworld](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o9Smymnpu6ipC9QLwe9BiX-320-80.jpg)
Palworld climbs the Twitch charts as streamers discover it contains bird butt grenade launchers, human trafficking, and other bizarro acts of Pal cruelty
By Wes Fenlon published
News We ain't in Johto anymore.
![Rowdy Princess cover art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hGoyFmDarirY6sZ82Xv6dE-320-80.jpg)
After translating one cult PlayStation game after another, fan translation group Hilltop Works announces its most obscure game yet: 'a hidden gem of the highest caliber'
By Wes Fenlon published
News Rowdy Princess is an "equal parts irreverent and heartfelt" PlayStation 2 JRPG.
![AI Shark Controller](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aNyjGBZ8TBXru9qJN8ZXZW-320-80.png)
Get ready for a year of out-of-control AI marketing: revived GameShark brand just announced peripherals that use AI to 'adapt to your play style'
By Wes Fenlon published
News AI Shark made its debut at CES 2024 with controllers, mice, and keyboards that use AI to make you a better gamer.
![Twitch logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jYwLcGNuReQ27qcHhcVv8L-320-80.jpg)
Twitch confirms more than 500 people are being laid off: Despite earlier cuts, 'our organization is still meaningfully larger than it needs to be'
By Wes Fenlon published
News This will be Twitch's second large scale layoff in less than a year after cutting 400 jobs in March 2023.
![Helldivers 2 key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E6pXJdAsne5UrTNtvUeus7-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 confirms crossplay and pleasingly modest system requirements
By Wes Fenlon published
News You're not going to need the latest and greatest to get out there with the Helldivers and blast some bugs, but you will need 100 GB of space.
![A stylised image of the year 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2tf6CKGRuLY4UUhBSRTyJV-320-80.jpg)
What are your 2024 gaming resolutions?
By Robin Valentine published
HI RES Maybe this is the year you clear that backlog...
![Snake saluting the Windows 7 logo with the angelic presence of Steve Ballmer over his shoulder](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ULothrivtPJNZWYjQqv2bB-320-80.jpg)
Pour one out for the late great Windows 7: Steam has finally stopped supporting Windows 7, 8, and 8.1
By Wes Fenlon published
News "We strongly encourage all Windows 7/8/8.1 users to update sooner rather than later," Valve says.
![Mei, Torbjorn in Christmas outfits.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q93XymWfaPdhMYBQVzP6En-320-80.jpg)
What games did everyone play over the holidays?
By Mollie Taylor published
happy new year 'Tis the season to be gaming.
![A wizard stares at an orb through a telescope](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xp5mqXehh68WxNomK3kRCE-320-80.jpg)
Our boldest predictions for PC gaming in 2024
By Jody Macgregor published
Divination We're pondering our orbs again.
![In Myhouse.wad, the player sits in a playroom ball pit. Yes, they're holding their Doom shotgun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DWVeB2UFbKMWhMdxdYntfi-320-80.png)
In the year Doom turned 30, nothing better captured the endless imagination and creativity of its mod scene than Myhouse.wad
By Wes Fenlon published
The most surprising game you play this year may well be this incredibly elaborate free mod.
![Arc Raiders](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TQRUv6mqTZrn3rJLGn4pMo-320-80.jpg)
6 game genre trends that we think are going to define 2024
By Lauren Morton published
Genre Defining The landscapes of FPSes and RPGs and city builders are all right at the edge of some big changes.
![Best open world game banner for the game of the year awards 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WHx7DTcrx2V9QFZeHadTzC-320-80.png)
Best Open World 2023: Tchia
By Christopher Livingston published
The Gotys Thanks to its fresh spin on the genre, this tropical adventure was our favourite open world game of the year.
![Best action game banner for the game of the year awards 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EsQCDycHdbeETK6tQNYZSe-320-80.png)
Best Action 2023: Armored Core 6
By Ted Litchfield published
The Gotys FromSoft takes a break from dark fantasy, and instead delivers the best mech game of the year.
![Custom wooden hitbox with bubblegum colored buttons on a bookshelf](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o9fRXuS8zuuPpGYBywXbnZ-320-80.jpg)
I was so determined to get into Street Fighter 6 this year I built my own hitbox (but I still didn't get into Street Fighter)
By Wes Fenlon published
DIY COMBO Tips for building your first stickless arcade controller if you too swear that one day you'll get good at a fighting game.
![Best fighting game banner for the game of the year awards 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LScwhBzz2uWMdUgf2nqg5-320-80.png)
Best Fighting Game 2023: Street Fighter 6
By Tyler Wilde published
The Gotys Capcom's flagship series retains its crown.
![Comcast XFinity logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rncuiZQ3NZCbjRXpjdfsbQ-320-80.jpg)
Yikes: Xfinity has suffered a data breach exposing the usernames, hashed passwords and potentially even partial Social Security numbers of 36 million internet subscribers
By Wes Fenlon published
News "Nearly all" of Xfinity's internet customers are affected, reports CBS.
![Best Ongoing Game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M7yFprFuLK7uvDXtzQZGu7-320-80.png)
Best Ongoing Game 2023: Warhammer 40,000 – Darktide
By Robert Jones published
The Gotys After last year's rocky launch, Fatshark's co-op FPS had a great 2023.
![Angry looking astronaut](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5kYiDmGgWYV8AmJxs9tfVB-320-80.jpg)
2 years later, that Nvidia leak just keeps delivering—and I'm expecting even more in 2024
By Wes Fenlon published
Check in Metal Gear Solid, Cities Skylines 2, and Monster Hunter 6 were among the big names that finally appeared in 2023.
![Mickey smelling the Steam Deck](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QxfgZcxAjnfcaf5NTR9PTV-320-80.jpg)
Valve asks Steam Deck owners to 'please refrain' from huffing its exhaust fumes, PC gamers immediately respond: 'No'
By Wes Fenlon published
News The nose knows what it wants.
![Link in the storm at the start of Link's Awakening](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q9AjKdATumcW8UGrTQfZsN-320-80.jpg)
This fan-made HD PC port of Zelda: Link's Awakening is so cool I can't believe Nintendo hasn't taken it down yet
By Wes Fenlon published
News Link's Awakening DX HD is a fully custom port that adds high framerate and widescreen support, autosaving, and even a world editor.
![Homeworld 3 concept art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S26QaMw2W8C4QPZH4xYpkb-320-80.jpg)
Homeworld 3 is Blackbird's ambitious vision for a cinematic sci-fi RTS that was 'utterly impossible to make' 20 years ago
By Wes Fenlon published
Most Wanted At the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, Homeworld 3 locked sights on a final release date: March 8, 2024.
![Three dwarves venture into a cave, wielding torches, swords, and mining equipment.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YqC89ZFFvKzRzbNVVn96Z-320-80.png)
Dwarf Fortress's roguelike adventure mode arrives on Steam in April, bringing with it my favorite feature: 'Your adventurer can literally slay the dragon that slew your dwarves, and your next fortress can make a statue of it'
By Wes Fenlon published
News In a PC Gaming Show trailer, Dwarf Fortress's developers show off the new graphical version of Adventure mode.
![Shadow and a star](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9vTTdHMSMVpgGR3NMfCbEY-320-80.jpg)
Shadow the Hedgehog is in the next Sonic movie and all I can think about now is which Hollywood tough guy will voice him
By Wes Fenlon published
News Who's ready to take candy from a baby and feel fine about it?
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