
Jake Tucker
Jake Tucker is the editorial director of the PC Gaming Show but has worked as a journalist and editor at sites like NME, TechRadar, MCV and many more. He collects vinyl, likes first-person shooters and turn-based tactics games and hates writing bios. Jake currently lives in London, and is building a comprehensive list of the best places to eat in the city.
Latest articles by Jake Tucker

Empulse's frantic movement and giant mechs are giving me serious Xbox 360-era FPS nostalgia
By Jake Tucker published
news This new wall-running shooter ends its trailer with a man belting a mech with a sledgehammer, and frankly I'm sold

Wind Runners turned me into a wannabe fighter pilot in 30 seconds
By Jake Tucker published
News I am a leaf on the wind.

My favourite card-battling action brawler just got a sequel, and you can play it right now
By Jake Tucker published
News Join us at the 2027 PC Gaming Show for Tight Spaces: Tokyo Drift.

Poor Gary: Happy Bastards' PC Gaming Show trailer is a masterclass in delegation
By Jake Tucker published
news Finally, my first opportunity to use the word "bastard" in a headline.

Company of Heroes is back, and so is my urge to ruin friendships
By Jake Tucker published
News Relic's classic World War 2 RTS is getting a remake to celebrate for its 20th birthday

Mechabellum is a conversation you should be having
By Jake Tucker published
Fighting Words Them's fighting words.

9 big things Steam needs to improve in 2026
By Rory Norris published
Steam Wishlist Hey Steam, we know you don't have much competition, but there's still a lot you should do.

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

How to watch the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted Powered by Xbox Game Pass on December 4
By Jake Tucker published
News We're about to show off new information for 70 games, here's how to come along for the ride.

There's a valuable LEDX you can grab in Escape From Tarkov's tutorial—and it's lost forever if you don't
By Jake Tucker published
Strong start Make sure not to miss this valuable item your first time around.

The top 100 PC games
By Phil Savage published
Class of 2025 Welcome to the 2025 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games you can play.

Battlefield 6 dev says its destruction tech is so delicious for one simple reason: 'The only magic trick is that we're not on the PS4 or Xbox One any more'
By Rich Stanton published
News Also hit the button marked 'say it's like Battlefield 3 and 4' once more with feeling.

EA Sports FC 26 review: A game of two halfs
By Jake Tucker published
Hat-trick Truly the beautiful game, but it makes plenty of unforced errors

How To Watch the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2025
By Jake Tucker published
news We're showing off over 30 games, in addition to bringing you interviews from the floor at Tokyo Game Show.

It's PC Gamer's Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine. But it sure ain't perfect
By Dave James published
Gripes week I asked the team to nourish my black heart with their Windows pain and I'm kinda going hungry here.

‘We could go from a shooter to a platformer to a horror theme’: How stepping away from Payday 2’s real-world framing has helped Den of Wolves turn high-stakes heisting on its head
By Joe Donnelly published
PCGS 2025 The PC Gaming Show went behind the scenes with 10 Chambers for an exclusive chat at its Stockholm HQ

Schedule 1 is my favourite co-op game of the year because it lets me bully my friends into doing the hard parts for me
By Jake Tucker published
Joint effort This empire-builder lets everyone do the things they love.

After playing a Den of Wolves heist, I have high hopes for the cyberpunk take on Payday 2
By Jake Tucker published
mind heist The kinetic co-op heister comes from GTFO developer 10 Chambers and its former Payday architects.

Venerable browser-based MMO Urban Dead is closing this week after a 20-year run, not with a bang but with a whimper
By Jake Tucker published
news "No grand finale. No final catastrophe. No helicopter evac. Make your peace or your final stand."

Killing Floor 3 is an unapologetic throwback to the gory days of the horde shooter
By Jake Tucker published
Zed's dead New tech and some cool new additions bulk out a surprisingly old-school blaster.

Sniper Elite: Resistance review – A fun but inessential addition
By Jake Tucker published
Punching Nazis Rebellion's stealthy snipe 'em up series continues to deliver pulpy thrills.

The 11 big FPS games of 2025
By Jake Tucker published
HERE COMES 2025 2025 could be a landmark year for the FPS.

Best Sandbox 2024: Satisfactory
By Wes Fenlon published
🏆 Take a lush, alien world. Turn it into a factory.
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