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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

Metro Exodus PC gaming FPS showing ehanced edition with ray tracing support turned on

The ray-tracing enhanced edition of Metro Exodus, the god-tier road trip game Half-Life 3 should've been, is on sale with an 80% discount

By Robert Jones Published 16 April 24

News Single-player narrative FPS PC gaming hasn't been stronger since

News

Turbo Overkill PC gaming FPS showing robots and androids

The best free demos to play now in the Steam FPS Fest

By Robert Jones Published 16 April 24

News Sample great shooters today.

News

This love letter to classic JRPGs takes an hour to get going, but then you're off on a time-travelling '90s joyride

By Robert Jones Published 12 April 24

Old gold A love letter to JRPGs of old

Old gold

PC Gamer magazine Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail

PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail

By Robert Jones Published 28 March 24

Magazine Plus: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Helldivers 2, Manor Lords, Dungeonborne, Pacific Drive, Kingmakers, and much more!

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Outcast – A New Beginning review: Unadventurous open world gaming

By Robert Jones Published 27 March 24

Cutter staid Outcast – A New Beginning rekindles the original game's epic scope and audio-visual magic, but delivers a largely unadventurous open world gaming experience

Cutter staid

Final Fantasy XIII heroine Lightning facing the viewer wearing a set of black armor

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 18 March 24

Deals Lightning Returns returns

Deals

Outcast - A New Beginning hero Cutter Slade

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 15 March 24

Dad bod Cutter Slade has got serious 'I'm too old for this s**t' dad vibes

Dad bod

Tomb Raider: Underworld, the game where Crystal Dynamics really hit its stride, is now going for a dollar

By Robert Jones Published 7 March 24

News Get your quality tomb-raiding kicks for next to nothing

News

Deus Ex Human Revolution hero Adam Jensen, walking towards the viewer in a black trenchcoat. He is surrounded with shards of broken glass

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 4 March 24

news It's the definitive, DLC-stuffed Director's Cut edition, too.

news

PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Parcel Corps

By Robert Jones Published 29 February 24

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!

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Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster review: The classic Star Wars FPS upgrade you've been looking for

By Robert Jones Published 28 February 24

Jedi remaster The Force is strong with this one.

Jedi remaster

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth character Aerith staring at the screen

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 7 February 24

A hero emerges In the darkest of times, a hero from the past emerges.

A hero emerges

The Inquisitor review

By Robert Jones Published 5 February 24

Holy hell The Inquisitor is a grim yet strangely gripping dark fantasy story, memorable if a little rough around the edges

Holy hell

PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: League of Legends

By Robert Jones Published 1 February 24

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!

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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 31 January 24

News "10/10 best speedrun ever!"

News

Hellblade: Sensua's Sacrifice hero character Senua staring at the viewer. Her face is covered in warpaint

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 23 January 24

News I've enjoyed this superb PC gaming experience, so it's easy to recommend

News

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 18 January 24

News Grab hours of top-tier PC gaming for, literally, cents.

News

What are your 2024 gaming resolutions?

By Robin Valentine Published 4 January 24

HI RES Maybe this is the year you clear that backlog...

HI RES

PC Gamer magazine's latest issue is on sale now: Homeworld 3

By Robert Jones Published 4 January 24

Magazine Plus: Lethal Company, Everywhere, Unforetold: Witchstone, CoD: MW3, Train Sim World 4, Death Must Die, PC gaming control pads, and much more!

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