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Luke Winkie is a freelance journalist and contributor to many publications, including PC Gamer, The New York Times, Gawker, Slate, and Mel Magazine. In between bouts of writing about Hearthstone, World of Warcraft and Twitch culture here on PC Gamer, Luke also publishes the newsletter On Posting (opens in new tab). As a self-described "chronic poster," Luke has "spent hours deep-scrolling through surreptitious Likes tabs to uncover the root of intra-publication beef and broken down quote-tweet animosity like it’s Super Bowl tape." When he graduated from journalism school, he had no idea how bad it was going to get.

Articles by: Luke Winkie

The biggest esports scandals of the past 10 years

By Luke Winkie published 13 January 23

Foul play Corporate catastrophes, cheating incidents, and heated gamer moments.

Fallout: New Vegas art of wastelander in mask with pistol

7 times potentially awesome content was cut from a game during development

By Luke Winkie published 5 January 23

✂️ The cutting room floor of the games industry is littered with half-designed characters, sidequests, and X-Wings.

3D videogame versions of Homer and Lisa Simpson sit on the couch in a screenshot from The Simpsons: Hit & Run.

The best abandonware games

By Luke Winkie published 21 December 22

🤷 Eight classic games that exist in an ownership gray area.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight review

By Luke Winkie published 13 December 22

rebirth World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is a promising new foundation for a very old MMO.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight review-in-progress

By Luke Winkie published 7 December 22

cruise control Blizzard's latest packs some fascinating ideas, even if it's beholden to the precepts of modern WoW.

These incredible LAN party photos remind us how much work it used to be to play games together

By Luke Winkie published 2 December 22

interview LAN Party photobook author Merritt K on the allure of a bygone era in PC gaming.

This pretty, robust survival sim is ready to challenge RimWorld for its title

By Luke Winkie published 30 November 22

🌓 Stranded: Alien Dawn gets its first big update on Thursday.

The funniest gaming tweets from the past decade, just in case Twitter implodes

By Luke Winkie published 29 November 22

Archived Our favorite jokes and gaffes from Twitter history, preserved for posterity.

The Great War is a filmic RTS that aims to match the brutality of World War 1

By Luke Winkie published 29 November 22

Hands-on No MOBA DNA, just trench warfare and human sacrifice.

Dragon Ball: The Breakers review

By Luke Winkie published 21 October 22

Under 9000 The Breakers wants to bring Dead By Daylight to Dragon Ball, without understanding what makes that game great.

Please Amazon, make up with Tencent so we can have a Rings of Power MMO

By Luke Winkie last updated 23 September 22

Opinion It's hard to watch The Rings of Power without feeling disappointed that Amazon's LotR MMO was cancelled.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre makes multiplayer horror scary again

By Luke Winkie published 22 September 22

dead by sunset The Friday the 13th developer's latest mirrors the claustrophobia and creeping dread of the 1974 horror classic.

PC gaming's most beloved and most obscure shared universes

By Luke Winkie last updated 7 September 22

These crossovers are more than just cute little easter eggs.

Finally experiencing the demanding RTS I could only dream of running in 2007

By Luke Winkie last updated 30 September 22

Cutting edge At last, Supreme Commander runs well on my PC.

Embalming corpses in The Mortuary Assistant is oddly satisfying

By Luke Winkie published 19 August 22

Stitch 'em up Come for the frights, stay for the lesson in formaldehyde.

Screenshots and art from grand strategy game Crusader Kings III.

Were the Middle Ages really as sick and incestuous as Crusader Kings says? We asked a historian

By Luke Winkie published 2 August 22

CONSANGUINITY Dr. Eleanor Janega is a Crusader Kings fan, and has plenty to say about its accuracy.

Screenshots from Marvel Snap, a card game by Second Dinner.

Marvel Snap is the new card game from Hearthstone's Ben Brode, so shouldn't its battles feel a little more super?

By Luke Winkie last updated 29 July 22

KAPOW! Gorgeous to look at and simple to play, Marvel Snap needs to add more crunch to its combat and dial down the monetization.

Take one guess as to why people are mad about the new free-to-play Marvel CCG

By Luke Winkie published 22 July 22

news Hint: It ends in "-onetization."

10 games we can't believe are still technically in development

By Luke Winkie last updated 13 October 22

coming soon? Never released. But never cancelled, either. They're still coming out... someday. At least that's what we're told.

Microphones are the new gaming status symbol

By Luke Winkie last updated 27 June 22

🎙 Studio-quality mics and boom arms are the new gaming chair.

Evil Dead: The Game review

By Luke Winkie published 23 June 22

BOOMSTICK Evil Dead brings a brand new tactical thrill to the multiplayer horror genre.

The most infamous MMO players of all time

By Luke Winkie published 27 May 22

Titans Famous or infamous, these players still have their stories told years or decades after becoming forum legend.

Eternal Threads review

By Luke Winkie published 24 May 22

Second Chance Go back in time to fix broken hearts.

10 of the most brutal game challenges of all time

By Luke Winkie published 18 May 22

ACHIEVEMENT LOCKED From ridiculous hard modes to masochistic grinds, these games want us to bleed.

I got loaded on real Skooma absinthe while playing Skyrim and regret nothing

By Luke Winkie published 7 April 22

fine spirits Taste-testing Jim & Tonic's Elder Scrolls-inspired drink, paired nicely with Skyrim.

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