
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

Mavrix is a promising sim about riding pushbikes down dangerously steep hills, but it shows the limits of open world design
By Shaun Prescott published
Enter the Mavrix Mavrix by Matt Jones is coming for Riders Republic and Descenders' lunch money, but it needs some finetuning.

Some lucky souls will get hands-on with Silksong within weeks, with the Hollow Knight sequel confirmed to be playable at Gamescom 2025
By Shaun Prescott published
News The fandom is taking it well.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (July 28, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Another NBN provider is offering a huge speed increase ahead of September's big NBN 500 roll out, and it's the cheapest yet
By Shaun Prescott last updated
News Spintel has joined Exetel in jumping the gun on NBN's speed upgrades.

Primal Planet is my favorite new metroidvania because it has friendly dinosaurs, gorgeous pixel art, and you can hug your wife
By Shaun Prescott published
Dinosawww It also has alien robots.

Brütal Legend is free in honor of Ozzy Osbourne, but only for 666 minutes
By Shaun Prescott published
News Double Fine's 2009 adventure is a fun way to celebrate heavy metal.

Descenders Next just shadowdropped into early access, and it's Steam Deck verified as well
By Shaun Prescott published
News The sequel to 2018's best cycling game is here, with snowboarding and mountainboarding.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (July 21, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

The Drifter review—Gritty Aussie noir meets conspiratorial sci-fi
By Shaun Prescott published
pacific drift Powerhoof issues a gorgeous and moody point 'n' click adventure, with a sci-fi twist that can't stick the landing.

The best gaming laptops in Australia for 2025
By Dave James last updated
Portable powerhouses Don't compromise on power or portability with the best gaming laptops.

Avowed update basically reinvents the fighter and ranger classes, while also adding new weapons and better Steam Deck optimization
By Shaun Prescott published
News There are also new weapons, and baddies can use abilities previously exclusive to the player.

Amazon Prime Day is over in Australia, but there are still some deals left
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Deals Amazon's Prime Day has finished up for the year, but some discounts haven't.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (July 14, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

The Subnautica 2 saga gets nastier, with ousted leaders confirming they'll sue Krafton: 'It continues to be an explosive and surreal time'
By Shaun Prescott published
News "Suing a multi-billion dollar company in a painful, public and possibly protracted way was certainly not on my bucket list."

My favourite PC gaming headset is going for a record-low price during Prime Day—just AU$82.40 for the HyperX Cloud Alpha
By Shaun Prescott published
Deal This robust 'n' comfy mid-ranger is the best you can get—and its wireless sibling is also going cheap.

Free-to-play mech brawler Mecha Break has attracted 50,000 players within 10 minutes of launching, proving our appetite for giant robots remains insatiable
By Shaun Prescott published
News Armored Core meets Titanfall meets daily log-in bonuses.

A massive free NBN speed boost is coming this September, but one provider has already rolled out a ginormous increase
By Shaun Prescott published
News Exetel is not messing around.

EOFY sales 2025: time is running out to grab some cheap PC gaming gear
By Shaun Prescott last updated
EOFY 2025 Doing your tax is annoying, but copping a good bargain is not.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 30, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

This NBN provider is offering a blisteringly fast NBN 1000 connection for just AU$85 a month, which demolishes the competiton
By Shaun Prescott published
News Superloop is not messing around.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 23, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Raidou Remastered review: Not the best Atlus RPG on PC, but a fascinating artefact that's mostly fun to play
By Shaun Prescott published
Barmy Army Atlus revamps another of its devilish creature collectors from the PS2 era, but why this one?

The 10 best games of Summer Game Fest 2025
By Robin Valentine published
BEST IN SHOW Our favourite announcements and reveals from another whirlwind weekend.
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