Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.
Latest articles by Shaun Prescott

Windrose hits 2 million sales milestone, proving yet again that the world really, really wanted a good pirate game
By Shaun Prescott published
News Low-hanging fruit, and someone finally plucked it.

Leaked Xbox Elite 3 controller images show at least one oddball addition, but it'll struggle to compete in a radically changed market
By Shaun Prescott published
News Gamepads are better, and cheaper, than they've ever been.

Best wireless gaming headsets in 2026: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James last updated
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.

Dark Souls 2 path tracing mod is now available for all, and yes, it inevitably makes the game harder
By Shaun Prescott published
News Finally, a reason to use Prism Stones.

After his shock retirement last year, legendary former Tekken boss has landed at one of Japan's biggest fighting game publishers
By Shaun Prescott published
News Katsuhiro Harada is now the CEO of VS Studio.

Steam week in review: Forza Horizon is the last truly mainstream multiplatform racing series
By Shaun Prescott published
Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending May 10.

The producer of the new Mortal Kombat film is annoyed that film reviewers are appraising it as a film
By Shaun Prescott published
News This is not a game.

Atari just bought the rights to the big daddy of PC RPGs, and a reissue campaign is afoot
By Shaun Prescott last updated
News The first five Wizardry games have been rescued from obscurity.

My most-anticipated but frequently delayed Zelda-like is finally releasing later this month after 6 years in development
By Shaun Prescott published
News It's not 2023, but it's still releasing before the apocalypse.

Best PC controllers in 2026: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James last updated
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.

This month's Humble Choice is offering one of the best turnbased sicko RPGs of the century for an all time low $15—plus you get 7 other games including Diablo 4
By Shaun Prescott published
News There's never been a better time to add hundreds of hours to your shame pile.

Steam Deck verification criteria continues to confuse as Masters of Albion is marked Unsupported, despite devs considering it 'fully optimised for handheld'
By Shaun Prescott published
News Where is the threshold for adequate Steam Deck performance? No one seems to know.

Steam week in review: Another online shooter winds down weeks after launch, as robot cowboys take over
By Shaun Prescott published
Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending May 3.

Subnautica 2 is the latest behemoth to mess with other games' launch plans at the last minute: 'we need to dodge the Leviathan'
By Shaun Prescott published
News Outbound will release three days earlier to avoid decimation.

Subnautica 2 now has a firm early access launch date, and it's really soon
By Shaun Prescott published
News After months of turmoil, the aquatic survival sim is almost upon us.

The next Tales Of remaster has leaked, and it's probably not what you're expecting
By Shaun Prescott published
News Bandai Namco's remaster mission continues apace, this time with a deep cut.

Thanks to Musk v. Altman lawsuit, it's now public record that Gabe Newell emailed Elon Musk to get his pal Hideo Kojima a tour of SpaceX and OpenAI
By Shaun Prescott published
News The man really wants to go to space.

A new game in The Division series just shadowdropped on PC, and it's free
By Shaun Prescott published
News Resurgence was meant to be a mobile exclusive, but here we are.

The best free PC games
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.

Peter Molyneux has made a proper game again rather than a monetization experiment, and I really hope he finishes it
By Shaun Prescott published
god bless Masters of Albion is a promising god game, but it's very much in early access at the moment.

Australia wants to know how Valve is combating 'extreme-right communities' on Steam
By Shaun Prescott last updated
News If Valve doesn't comply with a new transparency notice it could face big fines.

Titanium Court review: An eccentric roguelite that's sometimes too random
By Shaun Prescott published
So random A clever commingling of match-three and autobattler that's smarter and funnier than it is fun.

Buck Bumble, the Nintendo 64 shooter starring a cyborg bumblebee, is almost certainly getting a remake
By Shaun Prescott published
News All good things come to those who like forgotten mascots ripe for nostalgiabait.
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