Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Print Editor

Rob is editor of PC Gamer magazine and has been PC gaming since the early 1990s, an experience that has left him with a life-long passion for first person shooters, isometric RPGs and point and click adventures. Professionally Rob has written about games, gaming hardware and consumer technology for almost twenty years, and before joining the PC Gamer team was deputy editor of T3.com, where he oversaw the website's gaming and tech content as well its news and ecommerce teams. You can also find Rob's words in a series of other gaming magazines and books such as Future Publishing's own Retro Gamer magazine and numerous titles from Bitmap Books. In addition, he is the author of Super Red Green Blue, a semi-autobiographical novel about games and gaming culture. Rob loves riding motorbikes, too.

Latest articles by Robert Jones

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past issue of PC Gamer magazine
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past

By Robert Jones Published

MAGAZINE Plus, Exodus, White Knuckle, Resident Evil Veronica, Vice Undercover, RimWorld, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Corsair Cove, great RTS games, gaming laptops, and much more, too

MAGAZINE
Onimusha Way of the Sword issue of PC Gamer magazine 426
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Onimusha: Way of the Sword, with a huge A1 poster and Top 100 games mini-mag

By Robert Jones Published

MAGAZINE Plus, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Wardogs, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, graphics cards tested, and much more, too

MAGAZINE
Onimusha: Way of the Sword screenshot showing Miyamoto Musashi fighting a demon with locked blades in a duel.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword's incredible sword-fighting secret sauce explained: 'We really wanted to focus on creating this very realistic, grounded sword action'

By Robert Jones Published

News So this is how you show elite-level sword techniques.

News
Onimusha: Way of the Sword duel with blades clashing in a spectacular manner
A special weapon was forged to create Onimusha: Way of the Sword's brutal blade sound effects: 'We wanted that very raw, kind of rough feel'

By Robert Jones Published

News The art of the duel.

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword's villain, Sasaki Ganryu, grinning at the viewer while preparing to have a sword fight.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword's bad guy has 'an edge of eroticism', confirms Capcom dev—he's 'very alluring in the way that he moves'

By Robert Jones Published

News Sasaki Ganryu is ready for his close-up.

News
Duke Nukem PC Gamer magazine issue
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Duke Nukem special anniversary celebration

By Robert Jones Published

MAGAZINE Plus, Soulframe, 1666: Amsterdam, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Corsair Cove, Gothic Remake, Unreal, PC gamepads tested, and much more, too

MAGAZINE
PC Gamer magazine issue 424 Planet Zoo 2
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Planet Zoo 2

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Tides of Annihilation, Frontier Legends, Forza Horizon 6, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and much more, too

Magazine
Witchfire issue of PC Gamer magazine 423
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Witchfire

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, Xenonauts 2, Road to Vostok, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Silverstone FLP02 retro case, and much more, too

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PC Gamer magazine issue 422 Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred

By Robert Jones Published

FRESH LOOK Plus, Directive 8020, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Control Resonant, Masters of Albion, Crimson Desert, DLSS 5, compact keyboards tested, and much more, too

FRESH LOOK
Baldur's Gate 3 screenshots showing female Dark Urge wielding twin flame blades
This legendary Baldur's Gate 3 exploit has taken my latest solo Durge run to a new level of immersion and god-tier power

By Robert Jones Published

I am fire. I am death.

RPG
PC Gamer magazine issue 421 Star Wars Zero Company
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Star Wars Zero Company

By Robert Jones Published

Plus, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, 1348 Ex Voto, Tyr, Esoteric Ebb, Brave New Wonders, Darkhaven, Warhounds, Ghost Recon Wildlands, PC cases tested, and much more, too

Games
After getting Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora on PC Game Pass, unlocking its 'Unobtanium' max graphics mode, and then upgrading those stunning visuals even more with mods, I'm convinced this is the 'But can it run Crysis?' FPS PC gamers should install today

By Robert Jones Published

News Maximum graphics, activated

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News
PC Gamer magazine issue 420 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4

By Robert Jones Published

Plus, Solasta 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Terra Invicta, Mewgenics, Going Medieval, Forza Horizon 6, Duke Nukem 3D, gaming mousepads, and much more, too

Games
1348 Ex Voto screenshot showing Aeta fighting enemies in medieval Italy with a longsword.
After playing the free demo of this bloody medieval carve-'em-up, I'm praying the devs deliver a holy gaming experience

By Robert Jones Published

News Vengeance will be mine

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News
Duke Nukem 3D screenshot showing intense PC gaming FPS action
Duke Nukem 3D's upgraded and remastered World Tour Edition may not be perfect, but when it's this close to free, it's a no-brainer pick-up

By Robert Jones Published

News Hail to the King, baby!

News
Doom: The Dark Ages, a game by id Software, image showing the Doom Slayer.
Doom: The Dark Ages, the superior sequel in the rebooted FPS series (sorry, not sorry, Eternal), is now 67% off thanks to id Software's 35th anniversary celebration

By Robert Jones Published

News Doom: The Dark Ages, the superior sequel in the rebooted FPS series (sorry, not sorry, Eternal), is now 67% off thanks to id Software's 35th anniversary celebration

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News
PC Gamer magazine issue 419 World of Warcraft: Midnight
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: World of Warcraft: Midnight

By Robert Jones Published

Plus, Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Nova Roma, Steam Machine, Hell Is Us, gaming CPUs tested, and much more, too

Games
PC Gamer magazine Fallout 4 Anniversary Special
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Fallout Special

By Robert Jones Published

Plus, Dispatch, Deadlock, Resident Evil Requiem, Pathologic 3, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, Cultic, Tides of Tomorrow, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, and much more, too

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Games
PC Gamer magazine Dinolords
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Dinolords

By Robert Jones Published

Plus, Minos, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2, Sol Shogunate, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Keeper, The Outer Worlds 2, top gaming headphones tested, and much more, too

Games
John Romero, creator of famous FPS game Doom, staring at the viewer intently.
Legendary FPS maker John Romero delivers the objectively correct answer when voting for the most satisfying weapon in gaming history: 'I strongly agree, Mr Romero'

By Robert Jones Last updated

News 'Boom! Clap clep clop'

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News
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

By Robert Jones Published

Plus, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Dispatch, Dinolords, Baldur's Gate 2, Gunman Chronicles, Dying Light: The Beast, Borderlands 4, gaming laptops tested, and much more, too

Games
FPS game Prey's hero staring into the mirror
Veteran game developer Scott Miller explains why it took 3D Realms so long to get PC gaming's most ambitious but ultimately flawed sci-fi FPS game over the line: 'Let's just put all our eggs into the Duke Nukem basket'

By Robert Jones Published

News Aliens, big guns, and portals take time to cook

News
PC Gamer Top 100 2025
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.

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Class of 2025
PC Gamer magazine issue 415 Battlefield 6
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Battlefield 6

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Dispatch, Dinolords, Baldur's Gate 2, Gunman Chronicles, Dying Light: The Beast, Borderlands 4, gaming laptops tested, and much more, too

Magazine
007 First Light PC Gamer magazine
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: 007 First Light

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus, Titan Quest II, Aether & Iron, Phantom Blade Zero, Grounded 2, Raw Fury, Drakan: Order of the Flame, PCIe 5.0 SSDs rated, and much more, too.

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