
Shaun Prescott
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

Boxing Day PC gaming deals in Australia for 2025: Deals on headsets, keyboards, monitors and much more
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Deals Boxing Day sales in Australia are now officially live, and we've found some of the best discounts across a range of gaming products

Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 22, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Öoo is a 4 hour platformer about solving problems with bombs, and it's the cleverest puzzle game I played in 2025
By Shaun Prescott published
🏆 The metroidbrainia renaissance continues.

PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2025
By Phil Savage published
The Gotys Our favourite PC games of the year.

From today, Australian teens and children under 16 can't sign-up to Twitch and 9 other social media platforms, as world-first ban takes effect
By Shaun Prescott published
News TikTok, Kick and X are also among those banned, and the rest of the world is taking notice.

Microsoft killed the promising Perfect Dark reboot, but Take-Two has snapped up its leads for a new 2K studio
By Shaun Prescott published
News Darrell Gallagher and Brian Horton will work together on a new, yet-to-be-announced project.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 8, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

A weird, never-released NES horror JRPG no one knew about 2 years ago is now translated and fully playable
By Shaun Prescott published
News Namco almost released a Splatterhouse RPG.

The best indie games on PC
By Jody Macgregor last updated
Small but mighty These are the best indie games you can play on PC.

Latest viral Game Awards tease could be teasing any videogame with hellish imagery from the last 70 years of the medium, but it's probably Elder Scrolls Online
By Shaun Prescott published
News It's definitely not God of War.

It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it
By Shaun Prescott published
News The other investors have tiny stakes, and the PIF has stakes in them.

Like a Dragon creators won't buckle to mainstream western tastes: 'people start making strange things when they misunderstand what their business is supposed to be'
By Shaun Prescott published
News Ryu Ga Gotoku won't create a foreign protagonist whose story is set overseas.

Black Friday PC gaming deals 2025
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Deals As you probably expected, the long deals event didn't end precisely on schedule.

The best free PC games
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.

Best Black Friday PC gaming deals on Amazon AU
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Deals All the best PC gear from the global behemoth's 2025 sale, including keyboards, mice, headsets, monitors, components and much more.

These are the 10 Cyber Monday PC gaming deals I'd actually buy, and they're still available until the end of today
By Shaun Prescott, Ben Mansill last updated
Deal with it Sorting the wheat from the slightly less appealing wheat.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 1, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Black Friday gaming chair deals 2025
By Jacob Ridley, Shaun Prescott last updated
Deals Be seated in comfort.

A gaming headset for AU$5 is the most bonkers Black Friday bargain I've seen this year
By Shaun Prescott published
Deal Not sure if it's a good headset, but it's a headset nonetheless.

Gaming headset on your Black Friday wishlist? These are the 5 discounted crowd pleasers I'd consider from Aussie retailers, starting from AU$29
By Shaun Prescott published
News Get some sound indaya.

When do Black Friday sales end in Australia? If you're shopping for PC gaming deals, the answer is complicated
By Shaun Prescott published
News Maybe they will simply never end.

Best Cyber Monday PC gaming deals in Australia for 2025: the savings continue from now through Cyber Week
By Shaun Prescott last updated
We're curating the best deals on gaming PCs, laptops, graphics cards, chairs, and peripherals for you.

Meta Quest 3S is discounted for Black Friday—here's where it's cheapest in Australia
By Shaun Prescott published
News We rate the Meta Quest 3S highly for anyone seeking an affordable entry point to VR and thanks to some Black Friday offers, it's even more accessible.
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