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
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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.statically.io/img/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.statically.io/img/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.statically.io/img/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.statically.io/img/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.statically.io/img/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.statically.io/img/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.statically.io/img/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.statically.io/img/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.
![A zoomed in view of a battle between adventurers and monsters in Mirrorscape.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/44939LBY8bCEhzRCWF9oMF-320-80.jpg)
Build your own digital D&D dungeons and let your players explore them in first-person with this clever new tool
By Robin Valentine published
ON REFLECTION Mirrorscape uses real miniatures and terrain to create an atmospheric and tactile virtual tabletop.
![The PC Gamer Top 100 2023](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Me5FFqnHsYvxJC5nZvGfoR-320-80.jpg)
The top 100 PC games
By Phil Savage published
Class of 2023 PC Gamer's annual list of the best games you can play on PC.
![A dwarf, shooting.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/77WdvPQbc3xahJhjbvq9V8-320-80.png)
Deep Rock Galactic's new Vampire Survivors-inspired spin-off proves everything's better with dwarves—and you can try it for yourself right now
By Robin Valentine published
DIG IT Deep Rock Galactic: Survivors combines bullet heaven and mining, and they go together like rock and stone.
![A player climbing onto a chimera to attack it in Dragon's Dogma 2.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/enpTTNE5qkpC3kuDFNKj6D-320-80.png)
Squealing pigs, disgruntled bison, and the most beautiful frying meat I've ever seen: Dragon's Dogma 2 is just as wonderfully weird as the first game
By Robin Valentine published
A WORLD OF ITS OWN If strapping an explosive mine to a troll's head is wrong, then I don't want to be right.
![Scorpion and Subzero fighting in Mortal Kombat 1.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f6yCNnESMq8yTLZcGbwApS-320-80.jpg)
Mortal Kombat 1 review: Fights are still brutal and satisfying, but this awkward attempt at a reboot is sorely lacking in the series' trademark charm
By Robin Valentine published
BARE BONES A solid but oddly soulless entry that fails to commit to being a series reboot.
![CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. - Tesla welcomed throngs of electric car lovers to Texas on April 7 for a huge party inaugurating a "gigafactory" the size of 100 professional soccer fields.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tYybRrGQn2Dr5bkjWyqj74-320-80.jpg)
Elon Musk demanded a cameo in Cyberpunk 2077 while wielding a 200-year-old gun: 'I was armed but not dangerous'
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS
![Kenshi fighting Kitana in Mortal Kombat 1.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hAEKFCDTZAtY4RxurM3jGQ-320-80.jpg)
Ed Boon wanted every fighter in Mortal Kombat 1 to be played by a famous actor, with Keanu Reeves as Kenshi
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS Wasn't Megan Fox enough?
![An investigator and a policeman looking at a crime scene in Trail of Cthulhu.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r5vqKuMqspuoMwxJoestv7-320-80.jpg)
One of the best Lovecraftian tabletop RPGs ever is ridiculously cheap right now
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS Grab 20 Trail of Cthulhu books at a nearly 95% discount.
![Zevlor, leader of the tiefling refugees, looking surprised, in Baldur's Gate 3.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZzjUnnQwQicZJ6oVPHtRqV-320-80.jpg)
Just in case you murder everyone, Baldur's Gate 3 has back-up NPCs—and even back-ups for its back-ups
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS The tiefling refugees will always find a new leader, no matter how stab-happy you are.
![The protagonist of Tenebris Somnia, a young, blonde-haired woman](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BxougBzPwa5pAKshZyu6BZ-320-80.jpg)
My new greatest fear is meeting the two-faced monster from this survival horror game that combines retro pixel art with FMV
By Robin Valentine published
NEWS Tenebris Somnia is uniquely creepy, and you can play the demo now.
![Starfield First Contact](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cf8hbLHKv7vZfncupkxTYC-320-80.png)
The best Starfield quests, from corporate espionage to Alien-inspired horror
By Fraser Brown published
Stellar Hop in your ship and hunt down these unmissable adventures.
![The ship builder interface in Starfield.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qqCyyy4s2RHd8YRZFnwTQ-320-80.png)
How to build the best ships in Starfield
By Robin Valentine last updated
Flight Plan Create the fastest, deadliest fighter—or an interstellar truck with tons of cargo hold space.
![The Prince standing with his hands on a table staring at you.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YgHSkiGwwKBg7pXd29gvUK-320-80.jpeg)
2008's Prince of Persia was one of Ubisoft's strangest experiments—but it's hardly aged a day in 15 years
By Robin Valentine published
PARTNERS IN TIME From its unique combat system to its shocking twist ending, Ubisoft's failed reboot is full of character.
![A blue slipper](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GeSyqbNRzHVkiix7CtXCkk-320-80.jpg)
I've finally figured out the answer to Starfield's greatest mystery: why my spaceship's cargo hold is always full of misc items
By Robin Valentine published
CYBERJUNK No more will I be plagued by mystery slippers and mugs.