Latest articles by Luke Winkie
Why did the PC gaming community learn to hate prebuilt computers?
Culture war Building your own PC has long been a fun, money-conscious option. But when did it become a badge of honor?
The Great War: Western Front review – A bleak, conservative take on World War I
Trenchfoot Western Front captures the dehumanizing brutality of World War I, for better or worse.
The biggest esports scandals of the past 10 years
Foul play Corporate catastrophes, cheating incidents, and heated gamer moments.
7 times potentially awesome content was cut from a game during development
✂️ The cutting room floor of the games industry is littered with half-designed characters, sidequests, and X-Wings.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight review: Admiring the audacity of the MMO's big step forward
rebirth World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is a promising new foundation for a very old MMO.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight review-in-progress
cruise control Blizzard's latest packs some fascinating ideas, even if it's beholden to the precepts of modern WoW.
These incredible LAN party photos remind us how much work it used to be to play games together
interview LAN Party photobook author Merritt K on the allure of a bygone era in PC gaming.
This pretty, robust survival sim is ready to challenge RimWorld for its title
🌓 Stranded: Alien Dawn gets its first big update on Thursday.
The funniest gaming tweets from the past decade, just in case Twitter implodes
Archived Our favorite jokes and gaffes from Twitter history, preserved for posterity.
The Great War is a filmic RTS that aims to match the brutality of World War 1
Hands-on No MOBA DNA, just trench warfare and human sacrifice.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers review
Under 9000 The Breakers wants to bring Dead By Daylight to Dragon Ball, without understanding what makes that game great.
10 games we can't believe are still technically in development
coming soon? Never released. But never cancelled, either. They're still coming out... someday. At least that's what we're told.
Finally experiencing the demanding RTS I could only dream of running in 2007
Cutting edge At last, Supreme Commander runs well on my PC.
Grand Theft Auto's greatest controversies
🚔🚔🚔 For good reasons and bad, the crime spree series has been making people mad since the '90s.
Please Amazon, make up with Tencent so we can have a Rings of Power MMO
Opinion It's hard to watch The Rings of Power without feeling disappointed that Amazon's LotR MMO was cancelled.
Texas Chain Saw Massacre makes multiplayer horror scary again
dead by sunset The Friday the 13th developer's latest mirrors the claustrophobia and creeping dread of the 1974 horror classic.
PC gaming's most beloved and most obscure shared universes
These crossovers are more than just cute little easter eggs.
Embalming corpses in The Mortuary Assistant is oddly satisfying
Stitch 'em up Come for the frights, stay for the lesson in formaldehyde.
Were the Middle Ages really as sick and incestuous as Crusader Kings says? We asked a historian
CONSANGUINITY Dr. Eleanor Janega is a Crusader Kings fan, and has plenty to say about its accuracy.
10 of the weirdest gaming wiki pages
CITATION NEEDED From urban legends and historical icons, to terrible corporate tie-ins.
Marvel Snap is the new card game from Hearthstone's Ben Brode, so shouldn't its battles feel a little more super?
KAPOW! Gorgeous to look at and simple to play, Marvel Snap needs to add more crunch to its combat and dial down the monetization.
Take one guess as to why people are mad about the new free-to-play Marvel CCG
news Hint: It ends in "-onetization."
