Lauren Morton
Lauren started writing for PC Gamer as a freelancer in 2017 while chasing the Dark Souls fashion police and accepted her role as Associate Editor in 2021, now serving as the self-appointed chief cozy games enjoyer. She originally started her career in game development and is still fascinated by how games tick in the modding and speedrunning scenes. She likes long books, longer RPGs, has strong feelings about farmlife sims, and can't stop playing co-op crafting games.
Latest articles by Lauren Morton
Starfield release time: when it unlocked in your time zone
By Lauren Morton last updated
Launch Time Your Starfield launch time depends on the version you purchased and your time zone.
Surprising no one, Starfield players are already filling their ships with junk
By Lauren Morton published
News When you've absolutely got to grab every space wrench, your ship fills up fast.
Starfield cities: all the major hub locations in the galaxy
By Funké Joseph last updated
Far Afield Settled Space is a pretty big place.
We scientifically ranked Baldur's Gate 3's party members on hotness, toughness, and meme-ability
By Lauren Morton published
RANKED An objectively correct PC Gamer team ranking of all 10 Baldur's Gate 3 companions.
Palia's first seasonal event adds exactly the kind of communal minigame I was hoping for
By Lauren Morton published
News The nightly Maji Market is a good initial take on a typical MMO season event.
Dark and Darker wiped player progress today due to an influx of cheaters
By Lauren Morton published
News The PvP dungeon crawl wiped progress today but also brought back voice chat.
This Wordle-like game makes you catch and guess Stardew Valley's fish
By Lauren Morton published
News This is not the Wordle-like game I was expecting next.
You can launch Starfield as early as August 31, its global release times confirm
By Lauren Morton published
News Bethesda has shared the global launch timing for Starfield beginning with the early access for Premium Edition buyers.
The Lord of the Rings game we're actually excited to play is coming in October
By Lauren Morton published
News The more I hear about Return to Moria, the more I'm digging it.
Beware the corpse nuke that can end your Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough with a bang
By Lauren Morton published
News The party wipe is coming from inside the house.
Medieval skydiving is not even the weirdest thing Crimson Desert crammed into this exhaustive new trailer
By Lauren Morton published
News The weirdest thing was playing the pipes for that crowd of little blobs.
Gamescom Opening Night Live roundup: every PC game trailer and announcement
By Lauren Morton published
Roundup Here's every game trailer and announcement for games and updates coming to PC.
How to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023
By Lauren Morton published
News Catch the next big livestream of gaming announcements and trailers this week.
Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer on romances: 'sex is not the goal, it's just sex'
By Lauren Morton published
News "I know we made them too thirsty," he jokes. (But I disagree.)
Baldur's Gate 3: release date, classes, and everything else we know
By Jody Macgregor last updated
It's Back Baldur's Gate is back, in turn-based form.
Baldur's Gate 3's chaotic Dark Urge origin is 'potentially the most heroic playthrough,' says lead writer
By Lauren Morton published
News I'm just going to have to trust him on this one.
'We owe them a huge debt': Baldur's Gate 3 lead writer hopes they did '90s BioWare proud
By Lauren Morton published
News Larian Studios' lead writer Adam Smith reflects on the long shadow of Baldur's Gate.
How to free True Soul Nere from the cave-in in Baldur's Gate 3
By Lauren Morton published
Nearly There Find the explosives you need to get Nere out before he succumbs to poison.
Indie action RPG Hammerwatch 2 is more like A Link to the Past than Diablo 4, its developer says
By Lauren Morton published
News The next sequel to this hidden gem co-op romp is a much bigger action RPG than its predecessors.
I can't believe 35% of Baldur's Gate 3 players already took the evil route
By Lauren Morton published
News Is it just me, or is that a lot of evil players?
Baldur's Gate 3 classes and subclasses: how to pick your playstyle
By Lauren Morton last updated
Classy What we know about the D&D classes in Baldur's Gate 3.
After battling server issues, cozy MMO Palia enters open beta today
By Lauren Morton published
News This free-to-play life sim MMO had a less-than-cozy closed beta week but is going public today nevertheless.
Fellow Dragon Age fans, I need you to play Baldur's Gate 3 with me
By Lauren Morton published
Found Family We still have a long wait for Dreadwolf, so don't miss out on playing a true evolution on Origins.