Shaun Prescott

Shaun Prescott

Australian Editor

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

Kratos from God of War 3 wielding two fiery blades
The original God Of War trilogy is being remade, and yes, it'll almost certainly come to PC

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News Sony makes gazillions on PC ports.

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An illustration of Rayman to promote the 30th Anniversary Edition
Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition is out tomorrow, and features 5 versions of the 1995 classic, as well as a lost SNES prototype

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It's a lot of Rayman, if you're into that.

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Diablo 2: Resurrected is now on Steam and is verified for Steam Deck

By Shaun Prescott Published

News You'll still need a Battle.net account and the client, though.

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Big Boss looks at the camera while holding his hand up in front of his face.
On another timeline, we could have had a Metal Gear Solid first-person shooter made with Vince Zampella

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Hideo Kojima discussed the prospect just before leaving Konami.

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Three figures sit in a bus shelter
Reanimal review: Astonishingly bleak and oblique survival horror

By Shaun Prescott Published

Bigger Nightmares Reanimal doesn't develop Tarsier's approach, but it's a grim sight to behold, and a worthwhile horror adventure.

Bigger Nightmares
Dark Souls 2 art
The creators of a popular Dark Souls 2 lighting mod are experimenting with path tracing and, oh boy, it no longer looks like an Xbox 360 game

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Dark Souls 2's 'ugly beautiful' look is a bit more beautiful.

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The Arch-tempered Arkveld from Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds will get a 'large scale expansion' in the style of Iceborne and Sunbreak, as it winds down major content updates to the base game

By Shaun Prescott Published

News More info coming this summer.

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The Roblox corporate headquarters
After its teen social media ban, Australia is swooping on Roblox following 'ongoing concerns about online child grooming'

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It could face fines of up to AU$49.5 million.

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Valve's new Steam Machine during a visit to Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. The Steam Machine is a compact living room gaming PC.
Steam Machine will play the majority of Steam titles 'at 4K 60 fps with FSR', but some will require more upscaling than others, Valve says

By Shaun Prescott Published

News 'We are approaching this from multiple angles'.

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The Steam Deck alongside Valve's three new products: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller.
'Memory and storage shortages' means Valve can't give us pricing or release dates for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame

By Shaun Prescott Published

News The hardware is still expected in the first half of the year, but pricing it is an issue.

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Nioh 3 - A Samurai with a demon
I still can't master one of Nioh's simplest mechanics even after 10 years with the games, and 20 hours playing Nioh 3

By Shaun Prescott Published

Nioh worries If I can play Nioh 3 despite failing at a basic combat skill, so can you.

Nioh worries
Stardew Valley wedding screenshot
Good news, Stardew Valley enthusiasts: the 1.7 update will make children 'a little more interesting' and add two new marriage candidates

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Kids are currently boring, apparently.

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A Grounded 2 player character wearing armor that looks mix-and-match from various bugs. There's a Praying Mantis in the background chasing her.
Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 failed to meet expectations for Obsidian, but Grounded 2 was a hit, and the future is looking positive for the Pillars of Eternity universe

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Obsidian's choice-driven first-person RPGs aren't hitting their lofty sales targets.

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Valheim player viking wearing the Bjorn equipment from the Call to Arms update
To celebrate 5 years in early access, Valheim gets a new hat, better Steam Deck performance, and—wait for it—frosted sweetbread

By Shaun Prescott Published

News I'm happy about all these things.

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A screenshot from Rule of Rose showing a girl being attacked by strange trollish creatures
Controversial PS2 survival horror Rule of Rose absolutely deserves a remake or re-release, but Bloober Team isn't doing it

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Stand down, horror sickos.

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A horror collage promoting Alone in the Dark
A pioneering PC survival horror trilogy is going free-to-keep on GOG, so maybe you can look past the early '90s jank

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Alone in the Dark will take some adjustments for newcomers, but it's a relic worth revisiting.

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A screenshot from Don't Stop, Girlypop! showing a translucent human figure suspended in mid air
Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 2, 2026)

By Shaun Prescott Published

New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

New on Steam
A woman hangs from a cliff face
Cairn review: A gripping 'strand-game' about the limits of the body

By Shaun Prescott Published

Hang tight Siphons the rage out of navigation puzzlers like Death Stranding and Baby Steps, resulting in prickly but approachable climbing.

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Hang tight
The main character of Nioh 3.
Nioh 3 just got a Steam demo, and given Team Ninja's history I'm surprised how well it runs on my aging rig

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Team Ninja is not known for its brilliant PC ports.

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A screenshot from The Dark Eye showing three mysterious policemen
One of the strangest point 'n' click adventures of the '90s is getting a modern 'restoration' for Steam, making it easily playable for the first time this century

By Shaun Prescott Published

News The Dark Eye is based on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and features the voice work of William Burroughs.

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A new skyblock biome for Terraria
Terraria's ginormous, 3 years in the making 1.4.5 update is live—a full 15 years after the game was deemed finished

By Shaun Prescott Published

News They won't let go of the little sidescrolling survival game that could.

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Bluey as depicted in Minecraft
Bluey, the inescapable Australian cartoon dog, is getting official Minecraft DLC

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Prepare for hide and seek and unhinged whimsy.

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Armored Core Mobile 3 key art showing a mech with glowing red laser
Finally, another Armored Core instalment just surprise dropped on Steam, but you'll need to have the patience of a saint to play it

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It's not Armored Core 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, or any of their offshoots, for the record.

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Fable — a hero showboats after guzzling a taven patron's ale. Reactions range from delight to exhaustion.
Fable reboot devs aren't trying to make a Lionhead game, but one important hallmark will carry over because 'kicking chickens is classic Fable'

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Is it right, or is it wrong, to kick a chicken?

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Ubisoft
As Ubisoft struggles to get games out the door, it's investing even more into generative AI

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Amid layoffs and cancellations, the publisher plans to up the ante on AI.

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