
Christopher Livingston
Chris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s. Following a few years as a regular freelancer, PC Gamer hired him in 2014, probably so he'd stop emailing them asking for more work. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. He's also a fan of offbeat simulation games, mods, and ignoring storylines in RPGs so he can make up his own.
Latest articles by Christopher Livingston

Think you're S.P.E.C.I.A.L.? See if you can pass our Fallout Season 1 quiz!
By Christopher Livingston published
Vault Check Fallout Season 2 is coming, so time to brush up on what happened in Season 1.

Fallout's holiday 'Ghoul Log' features Walton Goggins, Dogmeat, and the return of a beloved Fallout: New Vegas character
By Christopher Livingston published
News Cozy up to the crackling fire with Fallout's grisly version of a yule log.

'Rethinking the survival genre': In this post-apocalyptic adventure, 'your body tells you what's going on' instead of stamina and hunger meters
By Christopher Livingston published
News Explore and survive in a world filled with mutated flora and fauna.

The best mods for Fallout: New Vegas
By Christopher Livingston last updated
Updated! Our favorite mods for Obsidian's 2010 RPG.

New Fallout clip gives us a glimpse of an iconic Fallout: New Vegas location
By Christopher Livingston published
News Welcome back to Novac.

The best survival games on PC
By Christopher Livingston last updated
stay alive The best games for surviving against the odds.

Fallout Season 2—everything we know about our trip to New Vegas
By Kara Phillips last updated
Fall In Fallout Season 2's release date, trailers, returning characters and new faces.

I asked Fallout series executive producer Jonathan Nolan which he liked better, Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas, and he said 'Fallout 3' without even hesitating
By Christopher Livingston published
News Side note: I sorta agree.

'It is such a thrill to have the power armor on': Fallout's Kyle MacLachlan says wearing the T-60 suit feels like 'you can do just about anything'
By Christopher Livingston published
News "The team that put that together, they're amazing."

'I haven't sat down to play the games, and I won't': Fallout's Walton Goggins says he 'not interested' in playing the RPGs his show is based on
By Christopher Livingston published
News "I don't believe that I'm an avatar. I believe The Ghoul exists in the world."

Our newest quiz should be a cakewalk: All you gotta do is name the game each cake is from!
By Christopher Livingston published
Eat it, Too Piece of cake, right?

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.

Attention survival game sickos: you can be among the first to playtest the sequel to one of my favorite survival RPGs
By Christopher Livingston published
News An alpha playtest of Outward 2 is planned from Dec 9-15.

15 years later, a heroic modder has finally added video poker to Fallout: New Vegas
By Christopher Livingston published
News New Vegas feels more like Present Vegas now.

Valve's Steam Deck dock is still $80, but this dock I bought from Jsaux is great and it's under $20 for Cyber Monday
By Christopher Livingston published
Cyber Monday Get your Steam Deck a little home to live in.

The Black Friday discount on these headlamps will make you as happy as these people who have been photoshopped to look like they're wearing headlamps
By Christopher Livingston published
Black Friday But seriously, headlamps are useful for way more than just tinkering around inside your PC.

Can you order these games by their release date? Get chrono-logical in our latest quiz!
By Christopher Livingston published
Hot Dates Let's put your knowledge of gaming history to the test.

Sean Murray just crushed my hopes of playing Light No Fire anytime soon by describing the dev team as 'tiny' and working 'in the background' at Hello Games
By Christopher Livingston published
News It doesn't sound like it's a full-court press on Hello Games' planet-sized fantasy sandbox.

I'm impatiently waiting for Fallout Season 2 by calculating the odds of my favorite New Vegas characters making an appearance
By Christopher Livingston published
Chances Are Place your bets.

Live-action Far Cry TV series starring It's Always Sunny's Rob Mac will mimic the games' standalone format, with each season given 'a new setting following a new cast of characters'
By Christopher Livingston published
News It's Always Sunny in Micronesia, and Africa, and Nepal, and Montana, and... the Mesolithic era?

'It wasn't fun for the first 7 years' says maker of fantasy sim Tavern Keeper, which spent more than a decade in development
By Christopher Livingston published
News It sure is fun now.

Great moments in PC gaming: Chilling in my Zen Garden in Plants Vs. Zombies
By Christopher Livingston published
Grow Up Take a break from the carnage and safely grow your favorite plants.

The 20 best cozy games on PC that aren't farm sims
By Lauren Morton last updated
Cozy Games If you need more chill in your game library, these are the best cozy games you can play on PC.
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