Shaun Prescott

Shaun Prescott

Australian Editor

Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.

Latest articles by Shaun Prescott

PC Gamer Black Friday logos featuring a Steelseries headset and Acer gaming laptop
Black Friday PC gaming deals 2026

By Shaun Prescott Last updated

Deals What's the big deal?

Deals
A detail from the Steam achievements page, and a Steam achievement icon
Steam achievements are getting a huge overhaul, with separate sets for DLC and season passes, and an easy way to compare with friends

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It's in beta now, but will likely release widely in about a month.

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News
Counter-Strike 2 header image
The best free PC games

By Shaun Prescott Last updated

Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.

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Freebies Forever
Key art for League of Legends Classic, showing a large group of Champions wielding weapons in a surreal blue environment
3 months after launch, Riot announces League of Legends Classic will be killed in January: 'most have gone back to other parts of League'

By Shaun Prescott Published

News New Champions will continue to roll out for now.

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News
An angry face next to logos by DVD Video and Valve
Steam now has a maddening bouncing logo screensaver, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't perfectly hit the corners

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It sucks, get rid of it.

News
Valve Index virtual reality headset on a table front right angle.
Valve is clearing out its discontinued Index VR headsets if you want a cheap piece of history

By Shaun Prescott Published

News The Steam Frame has rendered the tethered workhorse obsolete.

News
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The best NBN plans for gaming in 2026

By Shaun Prescott Last updated

need for speed The fastest download speeds, the most generous data caps: these are the best on offer in Australia.

need for speed
A Star Wars and Marvel comic crossover called Hope Assembles, next to an image of Tim Sweeney
'Our humble goal is to survive the AI revolution' says Epic Games CEO, as its Star Wars and Marvel crossover pivots to 'AI first' development

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Art will be "generated with full AI workflows".

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News
Box art from Wonder Boy in Monster Land for Sega Master System, and a screenshot from the game showing Wonder Boy wielding a sword against a snake
Steam Week in Review: The curious case of Wonder Boy in Monster Land's dubious PC debut

By Shaun Prescott Published

Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending October 11.

Full of Steam
A woman stands before a giant sword and red dragon
Steam sale deep cut alert: this ARPG originally developed for Nokia N-Gage is brilliant on Deck

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Xanadu Next isn't amazing, but it's endlessly charming.

News
A Linsoul Tripowin x 0DiBi Vivaci IEM, GK GAMAKAY x NaughShark NS68 keyboard, and Mchose gaming mouse on a custom PC Gamer Prime Day background.
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is over for 2026, but a handful of bargains remain

By Shaun Prescott, Ben Mansill Last updated

Deals Amazon Prime Day in Australia — this year's second Prime-exclusive event, Big Deal Days, is here.

Deals
Creative Sound Blaster GS3 soundbar
A tiny desktop gaming soundbar for AU$63 is a yes from me

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It's better than your monitor's speakers, but it ain't hi-fi.

News
Lenovo LOQ 15 Gen10 gaming laptop
Can someone pinch me, I think I just found a decent gaming laptop deal for under AU$1,900

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It's not top of the line, but it'll run games comfortably for years to come.

News
The GameSir G7 Pro's directional pad in the foreground, with its two analog sticks in the background
If you don't already have the best PC gamepad there's never been a better time to get it

By Shaun Prescott Last updated

News The GameSir G7 Pro is at an all-time low.

News
Alienware AW3926QW OLED gaming monitor
If you feel like you're letting your GPU go to waste, this 5K2K Alienware monitor is actually affordable with a hefty new price drop

By Shaun Prescott Published

News The Alienware 39 AW3926QW gets its first major price drop, as news of a fix for one of its drawbacks emerges.

News
Three needle in haystack games, featuring imagery of haystacks and people sorting through them
Steam Week in Review: Great, haystack slop is a thing now

By Shaun Prescott Published

Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending September 27.

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Full of Steam
This chill procgen driving game has a very clever UI feature

By Shaun Prescott Published

Bigger games should adopt this.

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Microsoft's approach to age verification in Australia is further proof that Valve is taking the everloving piss

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Valve, are you hearing this?

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News
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Where can Australians buy R18+ PC games without a credit card? Pretty much everywhere but Steam

By Shaun Prescott Published

Guide Valve has dropped the ball on implementing reasonable age verification measures, so it's time to look further afield.

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Guide
Coen, the Blood of Dawnwalker protagonist, looking at his clenched fist.
Should action games let us skip the action?

By Shaun Prescott Published

News The Blood of Dawnwalker may be doing it, and it won't even be the first to do so in 2026.

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News
Three screenshots from three Hard Shark Games titles
Steam Week in Review: This indie publisher released 29 terrible-looking Steam games in a single day—will they make any money?

By Shaun Prescott Published

Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending September 20.

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Full of Steam
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Ahead of The Witcher 3 Remastered, it's time to stop putting off reading the books

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Amazon is flogging the 8 original Witcher books for over 50% off the usual price.

News
A strange monster approaches in a tranquil forest
GTA 6 has turned October into a new release bloodbath, but AA first-person soulslike Valor Mortis is hellbent on entering the fray

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Going with a $40 price point will make it an "and game".

News
A car parked on the highway in front of an anime billboard.
Heads up: One of Australia's most respected NBN providers is offering a rare AU$120 introductory discount, but is it worth it?

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Sizing up NBN introductory prices right now might not be the best way to measure.

News
The Steam Frame on a stack of PC Gamer magazines.
Steam Frame Australian price confirmed, and yes, there's a waitlist

By Shaun Prescott Published

News The entry level model will set you back the same as the Steam Machine.

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