Phil Savage

Phil Savage

Editor-in-Chief

Phil has been writing for PC Gamer for nearly a decade, starting out as a freelance writer covering everything from free games to MMOs. He eventually joined full-time as a news writer, before moving to the magazine to review immersive sims, RPGs and Hitman games. Now he leads PC Gamer's UK team, but still sometimes finds the time to write about his ongoing obsessions with Destiny 2, GTA Online and Apex Legends. When he's not levelling up battle passes, he's checking out the latest tactics game or dipping back into Guild Wars 2. He's largely responsible for the whole Tub Geralt thing, but still isn't sorry.

Latest articles by Phil Savage

Atomfall Gamescom screenshots
Atomfall is a very British take on Stalker, where you explore a post-disaster Cumberland with a cricket bat

By Phil Savage Published

Cumbrian Explosion It's a holiday in the Lake District, and the locals aren't very friendly.

Cumbrian Explosion
Avowed
Obsidian seems scared people will compare Avowed to Skyrim, but it shouldn't be—the similarities are obvious, but the differences make it compelling

By Phil Savage Published

Elder Brother Bethesda's RPG looms large over Obsidian's latest, but having played it, there's no need to shrink from the comparison.

Elder Brother
A frog person poses near a cliff.
Our favourite city builder of last year is releasing its first expansion next month, and it brings a new biome, new buildings and, oh yes, frog people

By Phil Savage Published

news Against the Storm's Keepers of the Stone expansion will arrive September 26.

news
the great circle indiana jones
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will have challenging puzzles, but also a creative hint system through Indy's camera: 'We don't want you to go to YouTube to look up the solution, because that's immersion-breaking and bad'

By Ted Litchfield Published

news "Players should never get stuck in this game⁠—then we have failed."

news
A battered Indiana Jones grins at a Nazi archvillain while buried to his neck in sand.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle devs say an Indy game 'could never be a shooter, should never be a shooter,' so they're embracing his signature whip, improvised brawls, and disguise-based stealth instead

By Ted Litchfield Published

And it's sounding fun as hell.

FPS
Indiana Jones
With Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, MachineGames is taking inspiration less from Uncharted and more from The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay: 'We've been going back a little bit into the history of our own'

By Phil Savage Published

Full circle MachineGames' latest has the potential to be much more than a first-person Tomb Raider.

Full circle
NPCs ride their new Warclaws.
Guild Wars 2's 5th expansion launches next week, and once again a mount is the star of the show

By Phil Savage Published

Bouncy Your big cat mount is now the master of the septendecuple jump.

Bouncy
Guild Wars 2 Homestead
Guild Wars 2's new player housing will add a hang-out for your alts, a stable for your mounts, and comes with a massive overhaul to the decorations system

By Phil Savage Published

Bear Necessities An exclusive look at Homestead, the new player housing system coming to Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds.

Bear Necessities
Cayde points his gun, Ace of Spades
Destiny 2: The Final Shape review – a miraculous turnaround as Bungie creates an expansion that rivals the series' best

By Phil Savage Published

Perfectly Shaped Destiny's first saga ends with one of the best expansions in the series' history.

Perfectly Shaped
A Titan carrying an orb.
Destiny 2's new exotic mission is the best Bungie has made in years, but some solo players are furious about having to speak to each other

By Phil Savage Published

news Dual Destiny is proving controversial for solo players—in part because a major expansion feature is locked behind it.

news
A Guardian attacking a Vex Hydra.
Bungie's surprise showcase did not announce Destiny 3, but Destiny 2 is getting vampire hunting, the return of the Dreadnaught, and something codenamed 'Frontiers' in 2025

By Phil Savage Published

news A fan favourite location is coming back.

news
Mara sat next to a Starcat.
All Starcat locations in Destiny 2's Season of the Wish

By Sean Martin Last updated

Stellar Looking for Destiny 2's Starcats to complete the Wishbearer title? Here's where to find them.

Stellar
Statue pouring sand over a pyramid
Civilization 7 exists, but if you want to know more than that you're going to have to wait for its full reveal in August

By Phil Savage Published

news We know it will be released next year, but precious little else.

news
The Witness surrounded by veiled figures.
The Final Shape's campaign is a major return to form for Destiny 2, and we'd all be saying it delivered if the servers had held it together

By Phil Savage Published

Getting In Shape Launch day woes aside, Destiny 2 is back with a campaign that rivals The Witch Queen.

Getting In Shape
Characters point spears at a distant Titan.
Guild Wars 2's next expansion will add its first new raid in five years, as well as 'the most player-friendly housing system in an MMORPG'

By Phil Savage Published

news Janthir Wilds will release on August 20.

news
Cayde-6 pointing a gun
Destiny 2: The Final Shape's wild new reality-bending Strike mission is full of lava, lost cities and dragon guts

By Phil Savage Published

Heart of the Matter We're heading into the Traveler for the end of Destiny's first decade.

Heart of the Matter
Edge Transit god roll
What's the god roll for Edge Transit grenade launcher in Destiny 2?

By Phil Savage Published

Bleeding Edge Now the best heavy grenade launcher in the game, Edge Transit is a boss killing machine—if you get the god roll.

Bleeding Edge
Destiny 2 the recluse god roll
What's the god roll for The Recluse SMG in Destiny 2?

By Phil Savage Published

Deadly Bite Once the most powerful primary in Destiny 2, The Recluse and its unique damage perk are back.

Deadly Bite
Destiny 2 daily deepsight - Guardians in onslaught
PSA: You can now earn four daily deepsight weapons in Destiny 2—here are the ones we recommend

By Sean Martin Published

Tis the season Time to craft all those you missed out on.

Tis the season
Destiny 2 Hammerhead god roll
What's the god roll for the Hammerhead machine gun in Destiny 2?

By Phil Savage Published

Reforged The void heavy machine gun is back. Hammerhead has some unique perk combinations to chase.

Reforged
Brave weapons
Here's what god rolls you should be farming for Destiny 2: Into the Light's Brave Arsenal weapon set

By Phil Savage Published

Top of the Mountain These are the perks you should be chasing for The Mountaintop and all of the other weapons from the new Onslaught horde mode.

Top of the Mountain
Guardians in Onslaught
As Destiny 2 enters its latest 'We're so back' era, you can grab all of its expansions for $45 in the Steam FPS Fest

By Phil Savage Published

news The recent Into the Light update has been a big hit.

news
Into the Light Brave weapons
How attunement works in Destiny 2: Into the Light

By Phil Savage Published

Farm fresh Attunement makes it easier to farm drops for Into the Light's Brave weapons. Here's how it works, and the easiest ways to farm kills for the quests.

Farm fresh
Destiny 2: Into the Light art - three Guardians fighting a horde of enemies
Bungie rolls back controversial plan to time-gate Into the Light loot [Updated]

By Phil Savage Last updated

news A consistent complaint rears its head once again.

news
Brave weapons from Destiny 2's Into the Light update.
Destiny 2 is bringing back 12 fan favorite guns, including monsters like The Recluse and Luna's Howl, and a meme that could now be OP

By Tim Clark Published

Be Brave The reprised guns are getting perk refreshes as part of Into the Light, and players can also look forward to the return of the Superblack shader.

Be Brave
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