Latest articles by Luke Winkie
How Fortnite PvE fans feel about Battle Royale taking over the game they love
Soul search What's it like to watch your favorite game overshadowed by a spin-off mode?
Delayed, irrelevant, phenomenon: How Fortnite became the biggest game in the world
Royalty A step-by-step history of Fortnite's troubled production and the Battle Royale mode's incredible rise.
The best-looking World of Warcraft armor of all time
Showboat First rule of raiding: you have to look *fabulous*.
One of the worst games of all time is now on Steam: Revisiting Drake of the 99 Dragons
Second chances Does Drake live up to its reputation as a horrible game? And why did it get released on Steam in 2018?
Watch the streamer who beats super hard games using a DDR pad
Dance Dance Peekingboo has built a loyal following on Twitch by beating every single game he streams with a DDR pad.
At the Overwatch Collegiate Championship young players dream of making big money as pros
Path to pro We traveled to the Fiesta Bowl to see if college Overwatch is set to become a talent pipeline for the League.
Rust review
Naked Gun Rust is one of the cruelest games on Steam, and that's what makes it so compelling.
What it's like to kill a game
Acceptance How developers and community managers deal with the process and pain of shutting down online communities.
The strange satisfaction of loot box simulators
Skins game You don't get to keep anything, but it's still fun to crack open those crates.
The unstoppable rise of Hearthstone's Ben Brode
Laugh Track From pizza slinger to the brains and voice of Blizzard's CCG behemoth.
Modders are making their own version of massive space opera board game Twilight Imperium
Space is big Thanks to Tabletop Simulator the home-made ruleset called Shattered Ascension is finding new life in digital form.
What do esports winners spend their money on?
$$$ We ask Hearthstone World Championship competitors what they'll do with their winnings.
Wolfenstein 2 isn't available in Israel, so gamers protested with a parody about Hitler's mustache
Defiant The New Colossus was censored in Germany, but not sold at all in Israel. The creators of Wolfenstäche want to know why.
RIP, AIM: Remembering how we used to talk on the internet
Doorslam.wav A eulogy for AOL Instant Messenger, and how it changed the way we talk about games and everything else.
PUBG Miramar map guide: The best spots so far
guide Tips on looting and shooting in PUBG's desert map.
In hyperrealistic Doom mod Hideous Destructor, you have to pick up your shell casings
SimDoom "Use slot 9 or look down in case you're bleeding to death."
The rarest Steam games
MIA Some disappeared after legal squabbles and lapsed rights. And some are just that bad.
Why World of Warcraft: Classic is deceptively tough to make
Serverside Emulating World of Warcraft is one thing, but Blizzard's mission is much bigger in scope.
The modders obsessed with making the PC's most realistic sims even more realistic
Arma 3 simulates bullet gravity. Why not add wind, air pressure, humidity, and the Coriolis effect?
This was the most devastating grenade thrown at this weekend's PUBG tournament
news One nade, three kills. This insane throw was one of the highlights of the weekend.
PUBG pros lived and died by the car in the first day of IEM competition
IEM With vehicle-busting assault rifles appearing more frequently, getting behind the wheel became a dodgy proposition.
What it's like to date a popular videogame streamer
Engagement We spoke to the other halves of gaming YouTubers and found a strange world of semi-celebrity that brings serious ups and downs.
