Latest articles by Phil Iwaniuk
The best racing games on PC
green flag The best racing games you can play on PC today, from hardcore sims to arcade racers.
Age of Mythology: Retold review: Old school strategy, sensibly modernised
Gods & Monsters Age of Mythology: Retold is still mostly a classic RTS, but the visual overhaul makes a big difference.
It might be running in the 19-year-old GZDoom engine, but new cyberpunk FPS Selaco stands head and shoulders above its boomer shooter brethren
Run & Gun Out now in early access, it could be the FPS of the year.
Millennia review: A rough but worthwhile take on Civilization
Failed coup A spirited but messy attempt to usurp Civ's throne.
1998's Unreal was a big deal, but its free editing tool was the true game changer—and the origin of countless careers
UNREAL IMPACT The barrier to entry into development was equal to that of playing the game.
Train Sim World 4 and how The Sims ironically inspired the simulator's approach to community generated content
STEAMING AHEAD “I think it’s fair to say that products like The Sims, and the attach rate [of the expansion packs] was part of the philosophy."
Should you stand or sit at your PC? The difficult questions of a gaming desk makeover
Refresh The pains of picking out your PC setup peripherals
The great rise and slight fall of the accidental RGB movement in gaming
Revolution It wasn't meant to go like this.
Football Manager 2024 best wonderkids and free transfers
Whizz kids Sign them and win everything, just to spite Alan Hansen.
Football Manager 2024 best free agents
Bargain players Chelsea FC, you might want to read this one.
Football Manager 2024 review: It was never going to be a revolution, but you feel the new features on and off the pitch
The long game Despite its slow pace, this is the most engrossing Football Manager has been for years.
The best cars in Forza Motorsport for online races and Builders' Cup
Car care Win more races with the best machinery from Turn 10's 500+ car collection
Forza Motorsport review
Conservative strategy Forza Motorsport takes few risks, but snatches simcade supremacy anyway.
EA Sports FC 24 review: More than just another season update this time
PES Dispenser EA shows Konami how to relaunch a footy franchise.
VR still makes 40-70% of players want to throw up, and that's a huge problem for the companies behind it
VR not amused Why virtual reality makes a lot of us sick, and what we can do about it.
The Crew Motorfest review: A proper challenger to Forza Horizon
NEW HORIZONS Ubisoft's latest racing game bridges the gap to the untouchable Forza.
Man vs Malware: Diary of a 2006 PC disaster
GOING VIRAL The virus that almost ate my homework.
The week that changed PC gaming forever
Rising Steam September 2003—when Steam began to rise.
Forget all that 'Car-PG' stuff, the AI is what makes Forza Motorsport worth playing
New Gear Dispatches from some of the most gloriously scrappy races in recent memory.
The best CRPGs to play after Baldur's Gate 3
Adventures await Defeated the Absolute already? Here are some options for your next adventure.
Why does it seem like PC ports are getting worse?
B0rko Developers tell us it isn't a PC port problem, it's a videogame development problem. Here's why b0rked releases keep happening.
Exoprimal review: Big dumb fun, but with a sparse foundation
Mechs Appeal Welcome to Exoprimal, where everybody’s gone to the raptors.
F1 Manager 2023's new scenario modes have me trying and failing to rewrite the season's greatest heartbreaks
Just an inchident I tried to make F1 more exciting. Fernando, I’m sorry—I failed you
