Phil Savage

Phil Savage

Editor-in-Chief

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

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Funny, self-aware, and still fun today, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 holds up

By Phil Savage Last updated

reinstall A hell of a march through the USA.

reinstall
Two Guardians fight in Rift mode.
Bungie admits over half of Destiny 2's Control PvP matches are decided 'before a single shot is fired'

By Phil Savage Published

news Skill-based matchmaking is coming next season, and for good reason.

news
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I do not blame you for ignoring the medical crate that I helpfully placed

By Phil Savage Last updated

Crate expectations Struggles with Battlefield 5's medical crates.

Crate expectations
Destiny 2 eva levante
Bungie, please let Destiny 2's seasonal grandma retire already

By Sean Martin Published

No more cookies Leva me alone.

No more cookies
Rotwood
Rotwood is a co-op hack-and-slash from the makers of Don't Starve

By Phil Savage Published

news Fight corrupted critters and wear their heads.

news
A clean gaming PC setup.
The PC Gamer team's personal gaming setups

By Katie Wickens Published

Got game? The beastly rigs our team is rocking at home.

Got game?
Guild Wars 2's Skyscale
If you want to try WoW: Dragonflight's new rideable dragons, just play Guild Wars 2

By Phil Savage Published

Double dragon The new expansion's drake features some familiar animations.

Double dragon
End of Dragons screenshots
Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons review

By Phil Savage Published

End of the Beginning In its tenth year, ArenaNet's MMO reckons with both its past and future.

End of the Beginning
Viewing a star through a cockpit window
Great moments in PC gaming: Jumping to hyperspace in Elite Dangerous

By Phil Savage Published

Jump around Frame Shift Drive charging.

Jump around
Spooky gun Necromancer.
Guild Wars 2's number of active players has more than doubled in the last 3 years

By Phil Savage Published

news ArenaNet celebrates End of Dragons' success.

news
Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons
The future of Guild Wars 2: ArenaNet announces return of Season 1, and teases next expansion

By Phil Savage Published

news Guild Wars 2's next season will fill a longstanding gap in its story.

news
Guild Wars 2's Bladesword
End of Dragons gives Guild Wars 2 its most challenging open world fight yet

By Phil Savage Published

End Game The Dragon's End map takes meta-event difficulty to a new level.

End Game
Guardians fighting in the Wellspring.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen review

By Phil Savage Published

Slay Queen In this new era of consistency, Bungie delivers the best expansion to date.

Slay Queen
Guardians fighting in the Wellspring
Has Destiny 2 just delivered the best shooter campaign of the year?

By Phil Savage Published

Become Legend The Witch Queen's campaign is a triumph, and made better by the new Legendary difficulty option.

Become Legend
Caiatl, leader of the Cabal.
Here's one last Destiny 2 trailer before The Witch Queen launches

By Phil Savage Published

news We've stepped into an alliance with the Cabal.

news
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
How to prepare for Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

By Phil Savage Published

Farm fresh A few final steps before the next expansion arrives.

Farm fresh
An Asura riding a Jade Bot's zipline.
Guild Wars 2's new Jade Bots could be the best feature of the next expansion

By Phil Savage Published

news Your robot pal is responsible for everything from ziplines to personal waypoints.

news
A Warlock, contemplating the Void.
We've seen Void 3.0 and it's going to change Destiny 2 buildcrafting forever

By Phil Savage Published

Filling the Void The first of the Light subclass reworks already has me fantasising about powerful builds.

Filling the Void
A glaive from Destiny 2's The Witch Queen expansion.
Bungie reveals big changes to Destiny 2 weapon perks and an absurd buff to Exotic primaries

By Phil Savage Published

news The Witch Queen's major sandbox changes revealed.

news
Firing a glaive at a Hive Acolyte.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is getting a grenade launcher that yeets worms at your enemies

By Phil Savage Published

news A new Exotics trailer showcases the special guns of the next expansion.

news
End of Dragons.
Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons release date announced in new trailer

By Phil Savage Published

news Plus: holographic whales and a new robot pal.

news
End of Dragons.
Guild Wars 2 is betting on bite-sized raid encounters with End of Dragons

By Phil Savage Published

mai immortal Strike Missions focus on single boss fights with raid-like complexity.

mai immortal
Game of the Year 2021
PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2021

By Phil Savage Published

We reveal the best PC games of the last 12 months.

Events & Conferences
The Philly Pies roster.
This year, Blaseball became a massively co-operative tactical strategy game

By Phil Savage Published

staff pick Three stories about the Philly Pies.

staff pick
Game of the Year 2021
Best Action 2021: Deathloop

By Phil Savage Published

goty 2021 An immersive sim we returned to time and time again.

goty 2021
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