Latest articles by Wes Fenlon
Hollow Knight: Silksong for just $20? In this economy? It sounds too good to be true, but GameStop says it's so
News Stop! Stop! The other games are already dead!
Borderlands 3 Shift codes: Every active Shift code and how to redeem them
Prepare An updated list of the latest Borderlands 3 shift codes for Golden Keys, and how to unlock special loot.
Hollow Knight's creators didn't want to be constrained by the 'metroidvania' label, but they accidentally set a standard that every game since—even Silksong—has to reckon with
Beknighted Like Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight is the rare successor to totally eclipse its inspirations.
Crossword lovers in mourning as the New York Times commits its latest unspeakable act: Paywalling the Mini puzzle
News The popular daily puzzle is now seemingly an exclusive for NYT Games subscribers.
The best free PC games
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.
How to design a great Metroidvania map
Cartography The creators of Hollow Knight describe how they built a complex, interconnected world, from sketches to final game.
Inside the Chinese PC gaming industry as it gets ready to dominate the next decade: 'We have to work harder, we have to make the games even better'
Watch What we saw and learned from spending time on the ground at a massive gaming event in Beijing.
Exactly 20 years after it was released exclusively in Japan, the Cowboy Bebop PS2 game is now playable in English
News Better late than never.
How to use a PS3 controller on PC: Wired or Bluetooth
Guide A step-by-step guide to using the DualShock 3 in Windows via Bluetooth or plain old USB.
Even if you're as tired of parrying in action games as I am, pay attention to Onimusha
1v1 me A game for those who truly wish to master the blade.
After nailing a quirky PS2 throwback with Kunitsu-gami, Capcom's Pragmata has the charming energy of an Xbox 360-era shooter like The Darkness or Syndicate
Pragmatic Time to hack the whole dang moon.
All the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 announcements in one place
Recap This year's deluge of World Premieres from Geoff Keighley's Gamescom show.
On his 75th birthday, Apple legend Steve Wozniak pops up in a comment thread about his 'bad decision' to sell his stock in the '80s with a devastatingly zen reply: 'I gave all my Apple wealth away because wealth and power are not what I live for'
News You gotta love the Woz.
How crossplay works (or rather, doesn't) in GTA 5 Enhanced
Guide GTA Online should have crossplay, but sadly even in 2025 it's still not an option.
Gamescom 2025 preview: The 6 games we're most excited to see
👀 The major games you can expect to see at Europe's biggest gaming event, which is just around the corner.
In 15 years of interviewing AAA game developers, I think this is the first time one's straight up told me 'Many people make games for money, but we make money for games'
News Well, there it is.
After flying around the world to play my most anticipated action RPG, I'm convinced Black Myth Wukong was just an opening salvo for big budget Chinese games
Phantom Blade Here's why Phantom Blade Zero is the real deal.
My new laptop chip has an 'AI' processor in it, and it's a complete waste of space
Dead silicon.
It's PC Gamer's Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine. But it sure ain't perfect
Gripes week I asked the team to nourish my black heart with their Windows pain and I'm kinda going hungry here.
Ninja Gaiden 4 plays more like a Platinum action game than classic Ninja Gaiden, and I'm really not sure how to feel about it
I am Ninja? It's not bad! But I'm not sure it's the Ninja Gaiden I hoped for.
I cannot believe one of the best indie games of all time just got new DLC 17 years later
News What year is it? Who cares: Castle Crashers is forever.
How to use the PS5 controller on PC
PSPad Playing PC games with Sony's DualSense controller is a cinch. Here's how to do it.
The best Steam Deck games
Steam On The games everyone should have installed on Valve's gaming handheld.
As the Chinese game industry flocks from mobile to AAA blockbusters, Phantom Blade Zero's director says the quiet part out loud: 'Good games are good. It's not 'big games are good.''
"Good creators can make smaller games or big games."
Cronos: The New Dawn's sci-fi survival horror channels RE4 and Dead Space, but it took Bloober awhile to realize it 'subconsciously' is also a game about Covid
Unplannedemic After Silent Hill 2, Bloober is returning to its roots with a Kraków-set horror game dripping with Soviet paranoia.
