Latest articles by Lauren Morton
Over half of The Sims development team is working on The Sims 4 and 'the next evolution' so I guess it's time to start speculating again
News Here we are again trying to divine the future of The Sims from an announcement about the future of The Sims.
It's not the news we wanted but it's what we expected: EA has finally admitted Project Rene is a 'mobile-first' game
News After over a year of leaks, getting some answers about the future of the series is better than more silence.
The best games on Steam
Best to Get Got a fresh Steam account? Here are the best Steam games to get free or buy first.
9 big things Steam needs to improve in 2026
Steam Wishlist Hey Steam, we know you don't have much competition, but there's still a lot you should do.
Life sims are in a slump and the only way out is becoming strategy games again
Midlife Crisis Even with new competition in the mix, the life sim genre feels so afraid of being difficult, but that's what made the original Sims games so great.
The 20 best cozy games on PC that aren't farm sims
Cozy Games If you need more chill in your game library, these are the best cozy games you can play on PC.
The best laptop games
Updated Great laptop games can run on low-spec PCs, fit cozily onto smaller screens, and are perfectly playable with a trackpad.
Fallout Season 2—your viewing guide to everything in New Vegas
Fall In Fallout Season 2 release dates, reviews, episode recaps, and everything else you won't want to miss.
The most surprising cozy game trend this year was the desktop pet renaissance
Computer Critters Desktop pets are back, bigger than ever, and surprisingly vibrant.
Tiny Bookshop gave me the moment every book lover lives for: recommending the perfect book to a friend and them instantly loving it
🏆 I basked in validation as a book-loving gamer getting to recommend my own favorite reads to my fictional customers.
New games 2025: The year's PC game releases
Date Planner The new games of 2025 stack more massive RPGs and open-world adventures against each other.
The best deals in the 2025 Steam Winter Sale
Deals All the cheap games in the Winter Sale that you won't want to miss, from lowest-ever prices to discounted new releases.
Divinity: everything we know about Larian's 'most ambitious RPG yet'
Return to Rivellon Larian is returning to its own original fantasy setting with a dark, horrifying new RPG and everything it learned from Baldur's Gate 3.
PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2025
The Gotys Our favourite PC games of the year.
Here's when you can watch the Fallout season 2 premiere
Gear Up After that last-minute time change, here's exactly when and where season two of the Fallout TV series premieres.
The 5 biggest announcements and trailers from The Game Awards 2025
Reveals Reel If you missed the live show, here's the biggest stuff you missed—assuming the group chat hasn't already been typing in all caps to give you the news.
How to watch The Game Awards 2025 to catch this year's winners and big announcements
Trophy Time Here are all the details on when and where The Game Awards premieres this year from worldwide times to streaming platforms.
BioShock 4: Everything we know so far about the long-awaited sequel
Bioshook BioShock 4 may be in development, but brace yourself for a shakeup.
A human overview of Paralives: what you need to know about the upcoming indie life sim
Life Plan The next life sim to watch is hyper-stylized with an impressive build mode and lots of plans for Live Mode in early access.
Despite getting delayed, Paralives looks like it's avoiding Inzoi's biggest flaw
News After announcing a delay to May 2026, Paralives has shared a long video of new uninterrupted gameplay that's actually made me optimistic.
Witchbrook: Everything we know so far about the witchy life sim
Spelled out Chucklefish's cozy magical college sim is coming next year.
The Witcher 4: What we know about the start of a new trilogy
SOMEDAY The Witcher 4 is definitely happening and will kick off its own new trilogy with Ciri on the front line.
Finally some good buyout news: A writer just bought back the game she co-created from a blockchain company so it 'doesn’t end up being turned into AI slop'
News Novelist and game writer Naomi Alderman has bought back the rights to the Zombies, Run! exercise app she's been writing episodes of for more than a decade.
