Rich Stanton
Rich is a games journalist with 15 years' experience, beginning his career on Edge magazine before working for a wide range of outlets, including Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot, the Guardian, IGN, the New Statesman, Polygon, and Vice. He was the editor of Kotaku UK, the UK arm of Kotaku, for three years before joining PC Gamer. He is the author of a Brief History of Video Games, a full history of the medium, which the Midwest Book Review described as "[a] must-read for serious minded game historians and curious video game connoisseurs alike."
Latest articles by Rich Stanton
![An isometric view of the System Shock pinball table.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EKiMvGfNmPxJocuSoyktAY-320-80.png)
I didn't have System Shock Pinball on my 2024 list but I'll take it
By Rich Stanton published
news A perfect, immortal machine.
![Lars Wingefors giving Embracer's 2023 Q2 earnings presentation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yYi7ZmWqFUV85xFjYouR96-320-80.png)
Embracer reveals it laid off around 1,400 people in 6 months last year, but don't be a bellyacher—this is all about 'maximising shareholder value'
By Rich Stanton published
news And there's more to come.
![Palworld - a player pets their large purple cat Grinmace](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8XutpaLHhuoXRehrgqkD4e-320-80.jpg)
Palworld dev says talk of player dropoff is 'lazy' and 'it is fine to take breaks from games'
By Rich Stanton published
news "New content will come, and it's going to be awesome, but these things take a little bit of time."
![Two slices of toast popping out of a toaster.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3RxjKNTy5NXW8QV8ipNkB-320-80.jpg)
Twitch suspends Aussie prankster for 'self-harm' after he pretends to stick forks in toasters with silly FX and a Rickroll
By Rich Stanton published
news The travails of Boggles highlight a wider moderation issue.
![immortals of aveum](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/axTesVxHeBFhdPNwYX57Yd-320-80.jpg)
EA and a studio reportedly invested $125 million making a new singleplayer IP with zero microtransactions, no grind, a shorter running time, and guess what: 'No one bought it'
By Rich Stanton published
news Immortals of Aveum's launch went so poorly that almost half the studio was laid off shortly thereafter.
![Suicide Squad - Evil Superman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rmDWvF6bXNffzqHhaWqsNb-320-80.jpg)
Rocksteady applauds players for 'breaking' Suicide Squad with infinite damage scaling bug, but decides to fix it and start a new leaderboard
By Rich Stanton published
news Burn baby burn.
![Dead Cells' protagonist is in a cell.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dEFNupE6LFT8QTkBMXZRoQ-320-80.jpg)
Dead Cells' designer livid at former studio for ending support for the game in 'worst a**hole move imaginable'
By Rich Stanton published
news "I can honestly say I'm glad to not be part of this anymore."
![Players celebrate scoring a goal in the Football Manager 24 key art.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qdCHP83DrRgWY2DR352Z3F-320-80.jpg)
Football Manager 2024 is the best-selling entry in series history with 7 million gum-chewing devotees, studio pays tribute to 'incredible community of players'
By Rich Stanton published
news "[We] want to make the best value-for-money games on the planet," says studio director Miles Jacobson.
![Hideo Kojima](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dFhhteubjFBV6FZgpsLXC9-320-80.png)
Hideo Kojima says Physint's happening because you lot just wouldn't stop asking for 'a new Metal Gear' and, after a brush with death, he's decided that's not a bad idea
By Rich Stanton published
news "I wrote a will, too. And in that moment I realised people die."
![A screenshot from the GTA 6 first trailer, showing speed boasts travelling fast](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PtNbPVm9dYMbM8e6dqkgbf-320-80.jpg)
Take-Two CEO says the goal with Grand Theft Auto 6 is simple: 'We're seeking perfection'
By Rich Stanton published
news Strauss Zelnick is very confident about this one.
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CYmkcW2c9GxJdG8mi9Kyfa-320-80.png)
Helldivers 2 kept its most exciting feature secret until launch: human dungeon masters 'responding in real time' and messing with players
By Rich Stanton published
News "You were playing with us at the same time as you were playing with each other, all against the bad guys."
![Ukrainian footballer Zinchenko celebrating.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iZsoZ442NQdyMCyz7E2sX-320-80.jpg)
Premier League footballer subs in for his pro Counter-Strike team at the last minute and turns out to be extremely legit
By Rich Stanton published
news "Activating option 'ZINA GO CARRY!'"
![A screenshot from the GTA 6 first trailer, showing speed boasts travelling fast](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PtNbPVm9dYMbM8e6dqkgbf-320-80.jpg)
YouTuber recreates GTA 6 trailer shot-for-shot in Miami, Florida
By Rich Stanton published
news Better than life?
![The CS2 key art.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvWRYXQguGXtwW5tUR6Rw9-320-80.png)
Counter-Strike 2 adds fan-favourite mode, its first weapon skins, custom sticker placement, and something a little shocking
By Rich Stanton published
news Gear up.
![The Legend of Dragoon with a character looking at the challenges ahead.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cwByDeVwJ5B9G75xxv7PhD-320-80.png)
Modders resurrect first party PlayStation RPG with a PC port that's already better than the original and promise 4K and 60 fps 'in the next few months'
By Rich Stanton published
news If you're going to do a job, do it properly.
![Roblox](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vmYyHkPid7Aip7UiUZXCgK-320-80.jpg)
Roblox introduces real-time AI chat translation, says the next frontier is seamless voice translation including the 'tone, rhythm, and emotion' of its users' lil voices
By Rich Stanton published
news Claims this "isn’t even possible in the physical world."
![pubg](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xoaBmURURo95Vse5YaBigP-320-80.jpg)
South Korean man jailed for refusing military service after admitting he loves PUBG: Battlegrounds, which 'makes the court question whether his conscientious objection is authentic'
By Rich Stanton published
news "The defendant has not put any effort into spreading or realizing what he says is his ideological belief."
![A face emerging from a sea of data.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NLZjpvWHjDvGSbgrQ2UpNf-320-80.jpg)
Financial worker attends company meeting with AI deepfakes of senior 'colleagues' and is duped into transferring the scammers $26 million
By Rich Stanton published
news You knew it was coming.
![The Last of Us screenshot of Joel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pb37rVHZiRsVr36r8vXzog-320-80.jpg)
The Last Of Us co-creator and director teases a potential third entry: 'there's probably one more chapter to this story'
By Rich Stanton published
news "For years I haven't been able to find that concept," says Neil Druckmann. "But recently, that's changed."
![A magician holding a rabbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vggucbhRgtyFh6SS8U35Bd-320-80.jpg)
Crypto hocus-pocus sees $6.5 million go 'poof' from Abracadabra thanks to a Cauldron problem that let a user exploit Magic Internet Money (I swear)
By Rich Stanton published
news Now you see it...
![Until Dawn for PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ELmY6tP26zRW5hphb75hng-320-80.png)
The brothers who founded Until Dawn studio Supermassive step down together after 16 years
By Rich Stanton published
news "Lads, enjoy your next chapter and a well-earned rest."
![Palworld - a player pets their large purple cat Grinmace](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8XutpaLHhuoXRehrgqkD4e-320-80.jpg)
Palworld glitch lets you carry 9,999 of anything like a legally distinct Sisyphus hauling pal spheres up a mountain
By Rich Stanton published
news And it's still live after the latest patch.
![Metal Gear Solid 3 art by Yoji Shinkawa](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FdnB3rze2snAJCWXYgoJC6-320-80.jpg)
Kurt Russell gives thoughtful and nuanced answer about why he wouldn't voice Snake in Metal Gear Solid 3, also seems to think the character is actually Snake Plissken
By Rich Stanton published
news "I'm a movie guy."