
Christopher Livingston
Chris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s. Following a few years as a regular freelancer, PC Gamer hired him in 2014, probably so he'd stop emailing them asking for more work. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. He's also a fan of offbeat simulation games, mods, and ignoring storylines in RPGs so he can make up his own.
Latest articles by Christopher Livingston

Palworld's Bucky got off a plane to find 'about 8,000 Discord messages from Palworld fans' who really wanted him to know about Pickmon: 'God bless their little hearts'
By Andrea Shearon published
News There is not a soul in Palpagos who forgot to message Bucky.

Dead By Daylight devs reckon the game has 'at least' another 10 years in it
By Rich Stanton published
News "We just made a game ready to walk away. But it worked, and people wanted more, and so we gave them more."

Vin Diesel's character in Ark 2 was originally written as a nerd: 'Yeah, that ain't gonna work'
By Christopher Livingston published
News A bit of retconning took place when the Fast & Furious star joined Ark 2.

Dispatch's character and concept artist was picked up on ArtStation 'as a last resort', a temporary solution 'to get us through the pitch phase', before defining the entire game's artstyle
By Harvey Randall published
News Emergency call.

Garry's Mod creator says programmers over-relying on AI is like using too much porn: 'You lose your ability to ejaculate using your imagination'
By Christopher Livingston published
news However, Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman does use AI regularly: "It makes my job so much easier."

Garry Newman says companies have tried to buy Facepunch but the only reason to sell it would be for money 'and I feel like I've got enough money'
By Rich Stanton published
News "Why not just enjoy what I've got and keep building it."

Facepunch is 'talking to people' about a Rust movie: 'We definitely had interest'
By Fraser Brown published
News The Adventures of John Rust.

Garry Newman says his game creation platform s&box will 'probably' be priced similarly to Garry's Mod
By Christopher Livingston published
News That's great news in the age of $80 games.

Garry Newman says he originally expected Garry's Mod to make 'about $30,000' as a 'best case scenario'
By Christopher Livingston published
News And his expectations for GMod successor s&box are similarly "rock bottom" when it launches next month.

If you miss the old NBA Jam games, this new Harlem Globetrotters game looks like a slam dunk
By Christopher Livingston published
News The Globetrotters are celebrating a century of basketball swagger with a new game.

An hour of puzzle-solving in the quirky world of Big Walk is the most fun I've had in co-op in ages
By Christopher Livingston published
Buddy System Teamwork makes the dream work.

You can play Big Walk before launch, but only if you take a big walk to the publisher's office to play it in person
By Christopher Livingston published
News You can register for an in-person demo, but don't expect to see one on Steam.

The makers of idle farming sensation Rusty's Retirement have announced a new game, and this one's taking over your whole screen
By Christopher Livingston published
News Mister Morris Games have been anything but idle.

More than 800 gamers took an exam to prove they could complete an '80s adventure game without peeking at a walkthrough—and only 2 passed
By Christopher Livingston published
News Only .25% of players completed the AGAT, the Adventure Game Aptitude Test, designed by fiendish developer Woe Industries.

This dice-rolling roguelite is like Balatro on steroids, and its bosses are pure evil
By Christopher Livingston published
News Your hand will quickly be filled with enchanted dice and magic rings. Clutch them tightly.

The best indie games on PC
By Jody Macgregor last updated
Small but mighty These are the best indie games you can play on PC.

Blue Prince foundation elevator: how to use it
By Christopher Livingston last updated
Guide There's an elevator in Blue Prince's foundation room: here are some hints and a full solution on how to get inside it.

Blue Prince tips: 10 useful tricks for mastering the mysterious mansion
By Christopher Livingston last updated
house call Before you set foot in the ever-changing mansion, here's some spoiler-free advice to make things easier.

Markiplier says Hollywood was 'willfully ignoring the potential of YouTubers' before his film Iron Lung made $50 million at the box office
By Christopher Livingston published
News "No one was really bashing down my door to say, 'We want to make your movie!'" the actor and director of the indie horror film said.

'Please, let us cook more': Windrose devs aren't ready to give players a release date yet
By Christopher Livingston published
News "We want to lock this in firmly and ship the game on time," said Windrose Crew on its Discord.

Steam Next Fest is full of Balatro-likes: here's 7 demos I think you should try
By Christopher Livingston published
Rogue's Gallery From pushing coins to sweeping mines, developers are still trying to capture LocalThunk's magic.

'We couldn’t even have imagined this': Co-op pirate survival game Windrose has been wishlisted over 1 million times
By Christopher Livingston published
News The swashbuckling survival adventure is a hit before it's even out.

I've already played the demo of this co-op pirate survival game for 7 hours, but the boisterous sea shanties my crew sings keep me coming back for more
By Christopher Livingston published
DRUNKEN SAILORS The demo for Windrose is a rollicking pirate adventure—once you've chopped down enough trees, that is.
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