Phil Savage
Phil has been writing for PC Gamer for nearly a decade, starting out as a freelance writer covering everything from free games to MMOs. He eventually joined full-time as a news writer, before moving to the magazine to review immersive sims, RPGs and Hitman games. Now he leads PC Gamer's UK team, but still sometimes finds the time to write about his ongoing obsessions with Destiny 2, GTA Online and Apex Legends. When he's not levelling up battle passes, he's checking out the latest tactics game or dipping back into Guild Wars 2. He's largely responsible for the whole Tub Geralt thing, but still isn't sorry.
Latest articles by Phil Savage
Destiny 2: Lightfall review—A big step backwards, both for the campaign and the new approach to difficulty
By Phil Savage published
Clouded After the highs of The Witch Queen, Lightfall doesn't stick the landing.
Destiny 2 players are repeatedly killing themselves in a 4-year-old raid for clout
By Phil Savage published
news Any excuse to not play the game.
Kerbal Space Program 2: Everything we know
By Phil Savage last updated
Interstellar Details on Kerbal Space Program 2's features, multiplayer, mods, and more.
Destiny 2: Lightfall's campaign is a big disappointment after The Witch Queen
By Phil Savage published
Unravelling After making its best campaign in years, Bungie stumbles with its latest expansion.
After 4 years, Destiny 2's Cayde-6 finally gets the memorial he deserves
By Phil Savage published
news Lightfall commemorates a fan favourite NPC.
After 10 years of killing dragons, Guild Wars 2's new update is a hint at what comes next
By Phil Savage published
news What Lies Beneath is out now, with a new map and a new threat.
These are the 11 seasonal weapons you need to get before Lightfall launches
By Phil Savage published
Hunting Season We've had some incredibly Destiny 2 guns this last year. Make sure you grab them before Monday.
Destiny 2: Lightfall's new loadout system will let players swap gear in the middle of an activity
By Phil Savage published
news Bungie reveals a big upgrade over the current third-party loadout tools.
Destiny 2: Lightfall's new destination features an activity teased as 'Escalation Protocol 2.0'
By Phil Savage published
news Bungie showed us Neomuna, its virtual citizens, and the tease of a new large-scale "hefty combat challenge".
Guild Wars 2 is switching to smaller, more frequent expansions
By Phil Savage published
news ArenaNet also promises new content releases every three months.
7 big things we learned from the Destiny 2 'state of the game' address
By Phil Savage published
ILLUMINATING Game director Joe Blackburn drops an info nuke that takes in weapon crafting, game difficulty and seasonal staleness ahead of Lightfall's release.
We now know the massive changes coming to Destiny 2's DPS meta in Lightfall
By Phil Savage published
news Thanks, linears. You had a hell of a run.
Bungie's narrative team reveals why SIVA never came back in Destiny 2
By Phil Savage published
NEWS "SIVA is a story that was told in Rise of Iron, and was finalised in Rise of Iron."
Bungie is finally giving players a way to earn classic shaders and armour sets
By Phil Savage published
news Just be warned: Those old Iron Banner and Trials sets are going to take some work to acquire.
Updated: After 20 hours of downtime, Destiny 2 is back online with a hotfix and a rollback
By Tim Clark last updated
NEWS The issue causing lost Seals, Triumphs, and exotic catalyst progress has been fixed.
Today, Bungie is finally solving one of Destiny 2's biggest pain points
By Phil Savage published
news You'll no longer have to wait months to fill out your collection of armor mods.
18 games the PC Gamer team can't wait to play in 2023
By Phil Savage published
🕹️ These are the PC games we're looking forward to this year.
PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2022
By Phil Savage last updated
The GOTYs We reveal PC gaming's brightest stars of the last 12 months.
Best Co-op 2022: Monster Hunter Rise
By Sean Martin published
The Gotys A monster time with friends.
Best RPG 2022: Persona 5 Royal
By Phil Savage published
The gotys Hundreds of hours later, we still love Atlus's masterpiece.
The Witch Queen wasn't just a good Destiny 2 expansion—it was the best FPS campaign of the year
By Phil Savage published
The GOTYs Bungie's best set of missions in years.
Best Puzzle Game 2022: Strange Horticulture
By Jody Macgregor published
The GOTYs A little shop of horrors.
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