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

Can you play Big Walk alone or with randoms?
By Shaun Prescott Published
FYI The most widely adored co-op game of 2026 is a bit tough on loners.

What happens after GTA 6?
By Shaun Prescott Published
crashing out With the industry in flux, will Rockstar's big one create more chaos or calm things down? Probably neither.

Director Eli Roth seems to think the Borderlands movie sucked too: 'You got something that belonged to nobody'
By Shaun Prescott Published
News The budget blew out, and so did the scrutiny of executives.

If you hate parrying, projectiles in Beast of Reincarnation are ridiculously overpowered if you focus on leveling them up
By Shaun Prescott Published
Guide Take fewer risks by taking some slightly cowardly shots from a distance.

Beast of Reincarnation review: Pokémon studio almost nails it with its first big sci-fi action blockbuster
By Shaun Prescott Published
Dog act It's not perfect, but this parry-centric scrapper has a distinctive mood and often excellent combat.

Steam Week in Review: Once positioned as mainstream-friendly PC gaming solutions, can Valve's hardware survive the memory crisis?
By Shaun Prescott Published
Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending August 2.

Proving Doom can actually run on anything, one programmer has made a working build for Commodore 64
By Shaun Prescott Published
News It doesn't necessarily look fun, but it does look like Doom running on a Commodore 64.

GTA Online in-game gambling is now blocked in Australia
By Shaun Prescott Published
News The sudden ban has Australia join a list of over 50 countries where most Diamond Casino features are unavailable.

Cringe '90s stoner icons Jay and Silent Bob are getting a cosy farming sim, but wait for it: you farm weed
By Shaun Prescott Published
News Jay and Silent Bob: Joint Venture looks like Wario Animal Crossing.

Steam Week in Review: A torrent of janky retail sims continues to flood Steam, and there's no end in sight
By Shaun Prescott Published
Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending July 26.

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

A new Elder Scrolls is still years away, but this fun Arthurian take on the formula is 50% off right now
By Shaun Prescott Published
News Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a very competent Bethesda RPG, not made by Bethesda.

Steam Week in Review: Take cover, because it looks like more than half of new Steam games will have an AI-disclosure by 2027-2028
By Shaun Prescott Published
Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending July 19.

Two utterly unique and long lost '90s PC horror classics have been exhumed, and they're coming to Steam soon
By Shaun Prescott Published
News Ecstatica 1 and 2 are among 6 new SNEG reissues.

The future of the Elder Scrolls Online looks rocky after culling of leadership team
By Shaun Prescott Published
News ZeniMax Online Studios lead Jo Burba is among 200 cut from the studio.

Dead Space creator and Call of Duty veteran Glen Schofield announces retirement: 'I had a front row seat to one of the greatest creative explosions in history'
By Shaun Prescott Published
News The blockbuster veteran said last year he might not make another game.

I played 4 hours of The Blood of Dawnwalker and it borrows a heck of a lot from The Witcher 3, for good and bad
By Shaun Prescott Published
Blood relative This vampyric adventure has The Witcher coursing through its Bloodlines.

Steam Week in Review: Steam just got its first 'dopamine site', so you can fatten a fake backlog without spending a cent
By Shaun Prescott Published
Full of Steam All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending July 5.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is releasing 21 days earlier than expected, possibly cramping The Blood of Dawnwalker's style
By Shaun Prescott Published
News Also: it's a little bit further away from GTA 6 splash damage.

Valheim will get a 50% price hike when it hits 1.0, and no changes to the ocean biome
By Shaun Prescott Published
News Snap it up now while it's $10, in other words.

Turtle Beach Command Series KB7 TKL gaming keyboard review
By Shaun Prescott Published
Score: 85% Turtle Beach puts a screen on another screenless PC mainstay.

Dragon Age: Origins is 'Unsupported' on Steam Deck, but it runs incredibly and it's currently only $3
By Shaun Prescott Published
News After some easy setting up, BioWare's fantasy classic sings on Deck.

Persona could be getting the Netflix live action treatment, which means, oh no, Americans will be making it
By Shaun Prescott Published
News Talent behind Stranger Things, Sonic The Hedgehog and Star Trek: Picard are reportedly involved.
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