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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, strategy game, or roguelike 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

Titus killing orks with his chainsword in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition.

Space Marine Master Crafted Edition provides a slick second life for a Warhammer cult classic—but you might struggle to find a match in the multiplayer

By Robin Valentine Published 9 June 25

Eternal war Improved visuals and a modernised control scheme are the headline features of this light touch remaster.

Eternal war

A tentacled Arbite crushing a humanoid as the player points their gun

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide's first new class is the cop from hell and his robot dog

By Robin Valentine Published 8 June 25

PCGS 2025 The Adeptus Arbites arrive June 23 to dispense law and order.

PCGS 2025

Enemy hordes close in on the player who fends them off frantically in the middle of the desert

TerraTech Legion is basically like if you got to drop your own deadly LEGO car into Vampire Survivors

By Robin Valentine Published 8 June 25

PCGS 2025 Build and customise your perfect death-car in this new spin-off.

PCGS 2025

Two mice carry supplies onto a wooden platform

Whiskerwood, a city builder about mice colonising the seas, contains a lot more revolution against oppressive imperial regimes than I expected

By Robin Valentine Published 8 June 25

PCGS 2025 Whiskerwood may be full of cute little fuzzy rodents, but it takes its simulation seriously.

PCGS 2025

Joana Dark close up in neon light with gun

Xbox Games Showcase 2025 preview: The big games and developers to expect on Sunday's livestream

By Robin Valentine Published 6 June 25

XGS 2025 Forza, Call of Duty, Gears of War, Fable, and many more.

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XGS 2025

Geralt, Eredin, and Ciri in The Witcher 3.

Pick up enough Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 comics to keep you going until The Witcher 4 comes out for $24 with this digital bundle

By Robin Valentine Published 3 June 25

NEWS It even includes the original Polish Witcher comics, translated into English.

NEWS

A Saturnine dreadnought with Saturnine terminators from the Horus Heresy tabletop game.

Warhammer's latest shiny CG trailer somehow makes space marine shoulder pads even bigger

By Robin Valentine Published 29 May 25

NEWS In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only neck pain.

NEWS

Ciri, Geralt, and Eredin in The Witcher 3.

On The Witcher 3's 10th birthday, join us in celebrating one of the most enduringly brilliant open world RPGs ever made

By Robin Valentine Published 20 May 25

TW3 AT 10 Geralt of Rivia's finest hour.

TW3 AT 10

A martial artist kicking a punching bag in Rag Doll Kung Fu.

The first ever third-party game to come to Steam probably doesn't get the respect it deserves—mostly because no one remembers it

By Robin Valentine Published 16 May 25

NEWS Rag Doll Kung Fu has a unique and important place in PC gaming history.

18 Comments

NEWS

With its 1.6 update, Star Wars Outlaws has finally fixed its janky as hell speeder combat

By Robin Valentine Published 15 May 25

NEWS Yet another suite of improvements has dropped in time for the release of the A Pirate's Fortune DLC.

NEWS

Hiss running through fire to attack in FBC: Firebreak.

Co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak is so deadly that even the objectives are trying to kill you

By Robin Valentine Published 14 May 25

Team-building If you've ever thought Left 4 Dead would be better if you were set on fire more often, then Remedy's new Control spin-off is for you.

Team-building

Jump scare! The Sinking City Remastered has surprise launched on Steam, and it's free to anyone who owns the original game

By Robin Valentine Published 13 May 25

NEWS A rare Lovecraftian story to get a happy ending.

NEWS

Borderlands 4 looks like more of the same yet again—and in 2025, that's not enough

By Robin Valentine Published 1 May 25

BORED When your big, headline features are just basic quality-of-life improvements, something's not right.

58 Comments

BORED

Yennefer's voice actor not only knows nothing about what's happening with The Witcher 4, she seems only vaguely aware she was in The Witcher 3: 'I didn't know what I was doing'

By Robin Valentine Published 30 April 25

NEWS Denise Gough, also currently appearing as Dedra Meero in Andor, seems baffled by a question about CD Project's upcoming sequel.

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NEWS

For a limited time you can get all the XCOM games for just $10—yes, even that one

By Robin Valentine Published 29 April 25

NEWS That's $269 and 100s of hours' worth of the best turn-based tactics around.

NEWS

A Dark Urge character with the default Dragonborn appearance posing dramatically, presumably after having done an evil deed.

With Larian finally at the end of its journey with Baldur's Gate 3, what do we want next from the new kings of the RPG?

By Robin Valentine Published 29 April 25

DIVINE INSPIRATION With Baldur's Gate 4 off the table, the studio has moved on to two mysterious new projects.

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DIVINE INSPIRATION

A group of samurai warriors battling undead in the board game Zombicide: White Death.

By Robin Valentine Published 24 April 25

NEWS Don't expect any more multi-million dollar Kickstarter campaigns this year.

NEWS

The creators of Wingspan are 'suing the president' to try and save board game publishers from tariff annihilation

By Robin Valentine Published 23 April 25

NEWS Stonemaier Games are taking part in a group lawsuit with an unspecified number of other board game publishers.

14 Comments

NEWS

Yes, Zero Company really is Star Wars XCOM, and it's got the permadeath to prove it

By Robin Valentine Published 19 April 25

ZERO TO HERO It's ticking all the right boxes.

29 Comments

ZERO TO HERO

The two ninja protagonists of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

The new side-scroller from the developer of Blasphemous isn't as brutal as you might expect—but it is a seriously satisfying slice of retro ninja action

By Robin Valentine Published 16 April 25

SLICE ANGRY Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound hands you the tools to take on a demon army.

SLICE ANGRY

A man in casual wear wearing high-tech VR equipment in the tabletop RPG :Otherscape.

This tabletop RPG is like Cyberpunk 2077 but with gods and mythology running rampant—and we've created an exclusive character you can play as

By Robin Valentine Published 15 April 25

'SCAPE G.O.A.T In :Otherscape, shiny new technology collides with ancient magic. But don't worry, we've made just the guy to sort it all out.

'SCAPE G.O.A.T

After 6 years of hype, can Hollow Knight: Silksong really live up to the sky-high expectations?

By Robin Valentine Published 14 April 25

ON PINS AND NEEDLES As the community grows increasingly rabid, I'm left wondering what players are actually expecting the game to be when it (hopefully) launches later this year.

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ON PINS AND NEEDLES