Robert Jones
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. Recreationally, Rob loves motorbikes, skiing and snowboarding, as well as team sports such as football and cricket.
Latest articles by Robert Jones
![Final Fantasy XIII heroine Lightning facing the viewer wearing a set of black armor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kCGaxRyJLNEBrkgQwMqjLm-320-80.jpg)
Square Enix doesn't do big Final Fantasy discounts often, but the exceptional XIII trilogy is less than half price for the next few days
By Robert Jones published
Deals Lightning Returns returns
![Outcast - A New Beginning hero Cutter Slade](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ggBNuvcrs9e5Fv3cVX6rR-320-80.png)
Outcast - A New Beginning is old-fashioned PC gaming fun—but I just wish its hero didn't remind me of my own painful mortality so vividly
By Robert Jones published
Dad bod Cutter Slade has got serious 'I'm too old for this s**t' dad vibes
![Tomb Raider Underworld hero Lara Croft](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VhTsy4zqUwNapQzNX8ivq9-320-80.png)
Tomb Raider: Underworld, the game where Crystal Dynamics really hit its stride, is now going for a dollar
By Robert Jones published
News Get your quality tomb-raiding kicks for next to nothing
![Deus Ex Human Revolution hero Adam Jensen, walking towards the viewer in a black trenchcoat. He is surrounded with shards of broken glass](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XcvkLqihCYhjg7yqtky7yg-320-80.jpg)
The outstanding Deus Ex: Human Revolution, a 94%-rated game with over 22K 'Very Positive' reviews, is now cheaper than a cup of coffee
By Robert Jones published
news It's the definitive, DLC-stuffed Director's Cut edition, too.
![PC Gamer magazine Parcel Corps](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eyKub3FSmYuNxKJ29Gpibn-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Parcel Corps
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, The Inquisitor, PC's best pacifist war games, top new gaming CPUs tested, and much more!
![Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nupDCTJ8fTRuQ2ETSchXKX-320-80.png)
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster review: The classic Star Wars FPS upgrade you've been looking for
By Robert Jones published
Jedi remaster The Force is strong with this one.
![Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth character Aerith staring at the screen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mxBF8zftDPEhLvGQXAqywg-320-80.png)
Despite Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth not having a concrete PC release date, it's just shot right to the top of my 2024 wish list for one hella big reason
By Robert Jones published
A hero emerges In the darkest of times, a hero from the past emerges.
![The Inquisitor review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ostZKGyCdALeP6G5Diksoe-320-80.png)
The Inquisitor review
By Robert Jones published
Holy hell The Inquisitor is a grim yet strangely gripping dark fantasy story, memorable if a little rough around the edges
![League of Legends PC Gamer magazine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/skeJPLXDMasjUWV7yBRu9d-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: League of Legends
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Pacific Drive, Against the Storm, GTA, Escape from Tarkov: Arena, United 1944, Solium Infernum, Total War: Warhammer III, top new GPUs tested, and much more!
![Baldur's Gate 3 wizard Elminster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iy9CMnTKX3taN3Vu9NYeHY-320-80.jpg)
This mind-boggling new Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode world record boasts so many elite tricks I'm now convinced its speedrunner is an actual wizard
By Robert Jones last updated
News "10/10 best speedrun ever!"
![Hellblade: Sensua's Sacrifice hero character Senua staring at the viewer. Her face is covered in warpaint](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2RYUwodQQ42oZPnZhp5Fci-320-80.jpg)
The acclaimed Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, a game with over 52,000 'Very Positive' reviews on Steam, is now cheaper than a coffee thanks to this massive price cut
By Robert Jones last updated
News I've enjoyed this superb PC gaming experience, so it's easy to recommend
![Deus Ex image showing hero Alex Denton](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7HqbmudwCZD6ZddwyrwWmk-320-80.png)
The phenomenal original Deus Ex, as well as its underappreciated cyberpunk sequel, Invisible War, are on sale now for half the price of a small McDonald's fries
By Robert Jones published
News Grab hours of top-tier PC gaming for, literally, cents.
![A stylised image of the year 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2tf6CKGRuLY4UUhBSRTyJV-320-80.jpg)
What are your 2024 gaming resolutions?
By Robin Valentine published
HI RES Maybe this is the year you clear that backlog...
![PC Gamer magazine Homeworld 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mrt8XFpPjcYNEAGWYsftAa-320-80.jpg)
PC Gamer magazine's latest issue is on sale now: Homeworld 3
By Robert Jones published
Magazine Plus: Lethal Company, Everywhere, Unforetold: Witchstone, CoD: MW3, Train Sim World 4, Death Must Die, PC gaming control pads, and much more!
![Lara Croft, Tomb Raider's hero, staring out at the viewer with a wrecked ship on a coast depicted in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNrQvb3sTaVU6KJuNBhCxB-320-80.png)
The exceptional Tomb Raider reboot, a game with 140K 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews, is on-sale for the price of a cup of coffee
By Robert Jones last updated
Deal Raider That's a lot of great PC gaming for very little coin.
![Mei, Torbjorn in Christmas outfits.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q93XymWfaPdhMYBQVzP6En-320-80.jpg)
What games did everyone play over the holidays?
By Mollie Taylor published
happy new year 'Tis the season to be gaming.
![banner for the game of the year 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JaQyNovXZ2zbqCsgwRaZua-320-80.png)
Game of the Year 2023: Baldur's Gate 3
By Phil Savage published
The Gotys Celebrating Larian's masterpiece.
![Best expansion banner for the 2023 game of the years](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BuW2mHqWWg275Qz57rTemW-320-80.png)
Best Expansion 2023: Cyberpunk 2077 – Phantom Liberty
By Fraser Brown published
The Gotys CDPR's RPG finally reaches its true potential.
![Best adventure game banner for game of the years 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LuYKsXNAWpeZZin9U53rqR-320-80.png)
Best Adventure 2023: Star Wars Jedi – Survivor
By Robert Jones published
The Gotys Respawn improves on Fallen Order in almost every way.
![Sigil 2, Doom's sixth episode, being played on a PC gaming rig](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WzY4ZbwD29FEKjVKJwt3mK-320-80.jpg)
Sigil 2, original Doom's brand new sixth episode, is the most visceral, adrenaline-inducing and brutal PC gaming experience I've had in 2023
By Robert Jones published
Rip and tear, until it is done
![Best remake banner for game of the year awards 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EF8C29PBKAxWoPVSgMBnNK-320-80.png)
Best Remake 2023: System Shock
By Robert Jones published
The Gotys Nightdive gracefully delves into the archives.
![Best Ongoing Game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M7yFprFuLK7uvDXtzQZGu7-320-80.png)
Best Ongoing Game 2023: Warhammer 40,000 – Darktide
By Robert Jones published
The Gotys After last year's rocky launch, Fatshark's co-op FPS had a great 2023.
![AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 4GB PC gaming graphics card in an attic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXj8epYVsERnzkr5wtEFRX-320-80.jpg)
Attic find! 13 years later I see just how far this former world champion graphics card can go in delivering a good PC gaming experience in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, GTA 5, Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Starfield, and other top games today in 2023
By Robert Jones last updated
Silicon at sunset The PC gaming past is a foreign country, they do things differently there