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
Call of Duty goes Final Destination on cheaters by pancaking them straight into the map
By Rich Stanton published
news And the new system is called Splat.
IO got the 007 license because it wants to make 'multiple Bond games' in the same way it handled Hitman
By Rich Stanton published
news Says it's not doing a Bond game just 'to score some money'
Nightdive thought it was 'going to get grilled' about the lack of hand-holding in System Shock remake, but players loved it
By Rich Stanton published
news "People described it as an atrophied part of their brain starting to wake up again."
Warren Spector says his major contribution to System Shock was to stop 'it many times from getting killed'
By Rich Stanton published
news "I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that System Shock introduced the idea of environmental storytelling to the world."
Adele made her kid a Rust costume for Halloween, though 'can't say he really loved it'
By Rich Stanton published
news "You can’t even buy party decorations from Rust."
This hyper-detailed recreation of Disco Elysium's opening scene makes a terrible hangover look like a terrific idea
By Rich Stanton published
news Who knew a terrible hangover could look this good.
Scarlett Johansson launches legal action in a case of AI imitating life imitating art
By Rich Stanton published
news "I think you shouldn’t miss it."
After Nickmercs reveals gambling is part of his new contract, xQc admits ‘everybody knows I am’ paid to gamble on-stream
By Rich Stanton published
news "I’ve never lied once about it before."
Elon Musk's newest scheme is an AI chatbot that is 'based and loves sarcasm'
By Rich Stanton published
news "In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists."
'The king of crypto' found guilty of fraud, now faces decades in prison
By Rich Stanton published
news Former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced next year.
This cult open world bugfest from 2005 is making a comeback
By Rich Stanton published
news A game with a hundred ideas but no ability to execute.
Atari acquires retro specialists Digital Eclipse in deal worth up to $20 million
By Rich Stanton published
news "Digital Eclipse is the best in the world at what they do," said Atari's chairman and CEO.
Tim Schafer and Double Fine celebrate 25 years of Grim Fandango and thank fans for their memories: 'I'll keep them next to where my heart used to be!'
By Rich Stanton published
news "Grim was a bright flash in the adventure game pan right before the genre went into an extended hibernation."
Ubisoft is taking another bunch of old games out behind the woodshed
By Rich Stanton published
news Don't worry, R.U.S.E. won't feel a thing.
War MMO players battle against impossible odds for 48 real hours, build a religion around a corpse pile, then crash the server
By Rich Stanton published
news "As the gremlin scooped the corpse off my barge, I didn’t even tell my crew to return fire: I was just in awe."
In Call of Duty's most infamous mission, Infinity Ward was 'basically just trying to think of the most atrocious things that could happen'
By Rich Stanton published
news "[Controversy] actually wasn't my intention. What I meant to make was something memorable."
Counter-Strike 2 doesn't have Arms Race and others yet, but Valve says relax: 'those modes haven't been forgotten!'
By Rich Stanton published
news "It's a trade-off."
On NFTs, Valve says it's only interested in 'things our players care about'
By Rich Stanton published
News "For us, bringing the items forward is just the customer-centered way to bridge between a game and its successor."
We ask Valve if Counter-Strike 2 will introduce new weapons: 'Yes'
By Rich Stanton published
News "What kind of weapon might shake up the status quo?"
Exclusive interview: Valve on the future of Counter-Strike 2
By Rich Stanton published
CS: Now What has been and what's to come for one of the greatest PC games ever made.
Cities: Skylines 2 developer: 'Yes, our characters have teeth. No, the characters' teeth are not affecting performance'
By Rich Stanton published
news PCG demands the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth.
This Fallout 4 no-hit 100% permadeath run took more than 2 years, 415 attempts and over 2,000 hours: 'this is by far the most challenging Fallout 4 run that will ever be completed'
By Rich Stanton published
news Truly rad.
The new Metal Gear Solid 3 remake trailer played me like a fiddle
By Rich Stanton published
news Keep expectations in check, but this may be worthy of the source.