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
![An image of a ghoulishly-prompted AI generated artwork of late comedian George Carlin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uYQUSU7kztJm4PXfEtprEE-320-80.png)
George Carlin's estate sues over ghoulish AI routine featuring the late comedian's likeness and, surprise surprise, turns out it was written by a human
By Rich Stanton published
news I can take a few guesses at what Carlin would say about this.
![The Doom logo compressed for display via gut bacteria.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AkLFyY6gx6MgDKhTjmof64-320-80.png)
Power-crazed boffin gets Doom running through the medium of gut bacteria
By Rich Stanton published
news Eat this!
![Peely from Fortnite with banana-fied Wolverine claws.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YKoDEoTKqeyFf8axfeWSTJ-320-80.jpg)
Epic taunts Apple with a banana as Tim Sweeney decries new iOS rules in the EU as 'hot garbage'
By Rich Stanton published
news Not a-peeling.
![Splash Art for Love Live! showing some of the idols in the game.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NoDMjG7UzW2ajTEVoHiGzK-320-80.jpg)
Popular Japanese rhythm game sets cancellation record by announcing release date and closure in the same tweet
By Rich Stanton published
news Talk about an Any% speedrun.
![Pikachu, a Pokemon mascot, rendered in Van Gogh's signature style.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dqKErihvrJLLeaP7YAwiC9-320-80.png)
Chaotic Pokémon collaboration with the Van Gogh museum sees one final twist as staff suspended for allegedly stealing cards and leaking insider info
By Rich Stanton published
news Et tu, Pikachu?
![An image of Pikachu looking despondently at Ash Ketchum as he is made to hold a pickaxe and mine for profit in a Palworld mod.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gNWjDmt6zVnzcHNsYzcmei-320-80.png)
Palworld is 2024's first breakout hit. Why is it so popular?
By Rich Stanton published
? 2024's first viral hit has been building for years: also Pokémon.
![Payday 3's criminal protagonists stand on a rooftop overlooking a city.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LE5dhwG3KQU8yL9QfVrY7n-320-80.jpg)
After a catastrophic launch period, Payday 3 is assembling a veteran crew for its own daring rescue mission
By Rich Stanton published
news "We're well aware that many of you aren't satisfied."
![A man reaches for dollars that will be forever out of reach.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AsWFbvUzBjVf8qPxpmaEpF-320-80.jpg)
Colorado crypto-pastor and wife hawk worthless scheme to followers, spend $1.3 million living it up, but wait: 'the Lord told us to'
By Rich Stanton published
news "We took God at his word and sold a cryptocurrency with no clear exit."
![The Witcher: A New Saga](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVYNTm4UmStWMCPP9ryvg8-320-80.jpg)
CD Projekt Red is ramping up production on The Witcher 4, and of course it's looking into using AI
By Rich Stanton published
news What was that thing about not hyping games up too early…
![Big Brother's eyes are watching you in Incognito mode.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WqXeYGEisEXExnYZjyijFY-320-80.jpg)
Google cops to what we all knew anyway—it's tracking everything you do in Incognito mode
By Rich Stanton published
news Well, the one thing you do.
![Monster Hunter Rise](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3A7epxR6bnzB5dceRK8Q4i-320-80.png)
Capcom's DRM patch just broke Monster Hunter Rise on Steam Deck
By Rich Stanton published
news Users are linking it to the addition of new DRM software, though that remains unproven.
![Palworld Ancient Civilization Parts - Grizzbolt with a minigun](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wm5J7zVNWYiJyyAL7pv7wi-320-80.jpg)
Palworld's developers are currently trying to fix a game-wrecking bug that permanently nerfs your character
By Rich Stanton published
news Maybe don't reset your memory today.
![Money money money.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FU5gyFc4ukpXNUPukhjMvD-320-80.jpg)
Absurdly rare Team Fortress 2 hat called 'The Crone's Dome' sells for a record-setting $18,000 worth of keys because 'it's one of a kind and will not ever be unboxed again'
By Rich Stanton published
news The Crone's Dome is a one-of-a-kind hat, and one player was willing to pay through the nose for it.
![A render of Earth as seen from space.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oP9EtczAvyT6DXBNLJGjgi-320-80.jpg)
The DNA of Arthur C. Clarke just burned up on re-entry to Earth's atmosphere after a failed moonshot, while Star Trek creator Gene Rodenberry's ashes are off to deep space
By Rich Stanton published
news The ashes were among those of around 70 individuals on-board.
![The OpenAI logo is being displayed on a smartphone with an AI brain visible in the background, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium, on January 2, 2024. (Photo illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3R2ecLjwZNwFEP7tKKPhpC-320-80.jpg)
OpenAI knows its tech might get misused in major elections, but I'm not convinced it has a clue how to stop it
By Rich Stanton published
news "Until we know more, we don't allow people to build applications for political campaigning and lobbying."
![The diablo 3 darkening of Tristram logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GfhBhYAKtEAfg9aGT9Y8MV-320-80.jpg)
Blizzard puts Diablo 3 out to pasture as it starts to recycle old seasons
By Rich Stanton published
news In the end, it was a good game.
![Apple Man](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mx26NN5rFGuNViADatrtRQ-320-80.jpg)
US Supreme Court has had enough of Epic vs. Apple, refuses to hear appeals, Tim Sweeney says the fight to open-up iOS 'is lost… a sad outcome for all developers'
By Rich Stanton published
news But vows to fight on anyway.
![An angry dog in Elden Ring.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QvrPzD56rSEH2L9q7Tc6XN-320-80.png)
Elden Ring's friendly dog actually wants to rip you to shreds
By Rich Stanton published
news Doggone!
![The original Xbox prototype hardware.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VfC7E6iywKFg7Uh7tFL3Rg-320-80.jpg)
'Father of the Xbox' shares the 1990s desktop PC aesthetic of its prototype devkit
By Rich Stanton published
news The OG DirectXbox.
![Grand Theft Auto 5 - Michael](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T2QLG6zLUaqSKKSNJAzQN6-320-80.jpg)
GTA 5 actor goes nuclear on AI company that made a voice chatbot of him: 'I'm not worried about being replaced... I just hate these f**kers'
By Rich Stanton published
news Stick that in your chatbot and machine learn it.
![Kenta Cho's stripped-down Pac-Man game.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iXQgUuHJcCGvgK9isJdFWn-320-80.png)
This Pac-Man inspired one-button corridor-gobbler just ate several hours of my day
By Rich Stanton published
news Wakka great job.
![Fake CEO Steven Reece Lewis looks at the camera.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qdNZL7Chb7ggULxtKZJCkj-320-80.png)
Fake crypto CEO that fronted $1.3 billion rug-pull exposed as jobbing actor who got paid $5,000 with a suit thrown in
By Rich Stanton published
news It don't get worse than HyperVerse.
![People with Cds for heads in Kinzoku Plaza.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xmteM4DY77cELenJrsZUHa-320-80.jpg)
Miss the days of PC Gamer cover discs? Well, here's a terrifying one from an alternate universe
By Rich Stanton published
news Jumpscares ahoy!