Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Print Editor

Rob is editor of PC Gamer magazine and has been PC gaming since the early 1990s, an experience that has left him with a life-long passion for first person shooters, isometric RPGs and point and click adventures. Professionally Rob has written about games, gaming hardware and consumer technology for almost twenty years, and before joining the PC Gamer team was deputy editor of T3.com, where he oversaw the website's gaming and tech content as well its news and ecommerce teams. You can also find Rob's words in a series of other gaming magazines and books such as Future Publishing's own Retro Gamer magazine and numerous titles from Bitmap Books. In addition, he is the author of Super Red Green Blue, a semi-autobiographical novel about games and gaming culture. Rob loves riding motorbikes, too.

Latest articles by Robert Jones

The Blood of Dawnwalker issue of PC Gamer magazine
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: The Blood of Dawnwalker

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus: Witchfire, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Monster Hunter, Citizen Sleeper 2, Caves of Qud, gaming controllers tested, and much more!

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The Blood of Dawnwalker's antagonist vampire, Brencis, looking at the game's protagonist, Coen.
The Blood of Dawnwalker's creative director explains how the RPG's narrative sandbox works: 'the core of it is maximising players' freedom'

By Robert Jones Published

News Evolving the fantasy RPG at its core

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Fantasy RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker's protagonist, Coen, a half human half vampire being holding onto a pole and staring into the night.
The Witcher 3's director says he has designed his new vampire RPG to explore 'something in pop culture that nobody yet has done' in videogames: 'We will see how people like it'

By Robert Jones Published

News A new type of hero

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The new action-RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker's protagonist, Coen, holding a sword and staring directly at the reader.
The Witcher 3's director explains why he had to leave CDPR to make his dream vampire RPG: 'We had crazy ideas'

By Robert Jones last updated

News The Witcher 3's director explains why he had to leave CDPR to make his dream vampire RPG: 'We had crazy ideas'

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The new action-RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker's protagonist, Coen, holding a sword and staring directly at the reader.
The Blood of Dawnwalker's design director explains the ARPG's time-as-resource mechanic, and how 'both action and inaction have consequences’

By Robert Jones Published

News The Blood of Dawnwalker's design director explains the ARPG's time-as-resource mechanic, and how 'both action and inaction have consequences’

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Inzoi character studio - A Zoi designed to look like Billie Eilish
18 games the PC Gamer team can't wait to play in 2025

By Phil Savage Published

🕹️ There's lots to look forward to this year.

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Sid Meier's Civilization 7 magazine assets
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Sid Meier's Civilization 7

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus: Elden Ring: Nightreign, Sniper Elite Resistance, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Crysis, Nightmare Operator, gaming CPUs group test, and much more!

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Spirit of the PC: Stalker 2
Spirit of the PC 2024: Stalker 2

By Joshua Wolens Published

🏆 A PC gaming classic, back and better than ever.

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South Park The Stick of Truth screenshot showing Cartman dressed as a wizard.
The legendary South Park RPG that has over 50,000 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews on Steam is now cheaper than a cup of coffee

By Robert Jones Published

News Obsidian's stellar RPG delivers hours of hilarious adventuring

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Tekken 8 Fist Meets Fate statue comparison
'Is this false advertising?' Tekken 8 fan left disappointed at 'horrid and not at all like advertised' Fist Meets Fate statue

By Robert Jones Published

News 'Is this false advertising?' Tekken 8 fan left disappointed at 'horrid and not at all like advertised' Fist of Fate statue

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Hitman: Blood Money key art showing Agent 47 staring intently at the viewer
My favourite Hitman game, which has over 10,000 'Very Positive' reviews on Steam, is now less than a buck

By Robert Jones Published

Silence pays My favourite Hitman game, which has over 10,000 'Very Positive' reviews on Steam, is now less than a buck

Silence pays
Fantasy FPS boomer shooter Coven being played showing witch using magic to defeat her foes.
I'm bewitched by this hyper-violent fantasy FPS where you feast upon the brains, eyes, and spleens of your brutalized foes

By Robert Jones Published

Something wicked I'm bewitched by this hyper-violent fantasy FPS where you feast upon the brains, eyes, and spleens of your brutalized foes

Something wicked
PC Gamer magazine issue 404 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus: Game of the Year Awards, Arc Raiders, Wizordum, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Alpha Protocol, gaming mice tested, and much more!

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Red Dead Redemption 2 horse and wagon crashing into telegraph pole and flying through the sky.
Red Dead Redemption 2 modded so wagons and horses travel at supersonic speeds—and the results are ludicrous

By Robert Jones Published

News Red Dead Redemption 2 modded so wagons and horses travel at supersonic speeds—and the results are ludicrous

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Stalker 2 screen - soldier standing on a structure overlooking the Chornobyl exclusion zone
How two secret Stalker 2 hacks cut my loading time from 5 minutes to 52 seconds and got me in the Zone faster

By Robert Jones last updated

Throwing shade Remove Unreal Engine 5 shader compilation and intro videos to get playing Stalker 2 faster on PC.

Throwing shade
Horror FPS game FEAR running on PC showing soldiers fighting and explosions
The ultra-violent time-bending horror FPS that always leaves my palms sweaty and heart racing is now less than a buck

By Robert Jones Published

News Feel the fear for 99 cents.

News
Alleria, an elf touched by the void, stands proud among the ruins of a familiar city in World of Warcraft: The War Within.
From extensive lore-friendly research to diabolical wordplay: All the different ways we name our beloved videogame characters

By Mollie Taylor Published

Aliases Making a name for ourselves.

Aliases
PC Gamer magazine issue 403 featuring Path of Exile 2
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Path of Exile 2

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, No More Room In Hell 2, Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, Empire of the Ants, top mini gaming PCs, and much more!

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Morrigan, the Witch of the Wilds in the Dragon Age serries, shown wielding magic in front of a Darkspawn.
Morrigan isn't just my favourite Dragon Age character, she's the greatest fantasy RPG companion of all time

By Robert Jones Published

GOAT Following the release of The Veilguard, I'm more certain than ever who the GOAT is

GOAT
Batman the superhero standing in front of Arkham Asylum's gates in the rain.
A huge discount to Batman: Arkham Asylum, the superlative superhero game with over 47,000 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews on Steam, is the Halloween gaming treat I've been waiting for

By Robert Jones Published

News The best Batman game ever made is now going for a few bucks.

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The recent ultra-violent RoboCop FPS that lets you atomise the skulls of criminal scum is going for a fraction of full price

By Robert Jones Published

News I've enjoyed this superb PC gaming experience, so it's easy to recommend

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As Netflix's The Witcher Season 4 loses another star, once again I feel compelled to tap the 'this no-budget YouTube fan film does the Witcher better' sign

By Robert Jones last updated

It's not just Henry Cavill not returning in The Witcher Season 4

The Witcher
PC Gamer magazine 402 Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus: Metal Gear Solid Delta, Stalker 2, Planescape: Torment, Commandos: Origins, PC gaming portables, and much more!

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AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 4GB PC gaming graphics card in an attic
Can my 14-year-old gaming PC, loaded with the one-time most powerful graphics card in the world, still deliver a good PC gaming experience in 2024?

By Robert Jones last updated

Rig resurrection It's retro rig rumble in the silicon jungle, round two

Rig resurrection
PC Gamer magazine issue 401 Planet Coaster 2
PC Gamer magazine's new issue, featuring a special collectible lenticular cover, is on sale now: Planet Coaster 2

By Robert Jones Published

Magazine Plus: Civilization 7, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Spectre Divide, Black Desert Online, Baldur's Gate 3, Tactical Breach Wizards, and much more!

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