Tom FrancisSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Tom Francis Notch on why Minecraft still isn't on Steam By Tom Francis published 25 July 12 Survival & Crafting How Steam is about to change its role By Tom Francis published 12 July 12 Platforms We've played the controversial Tomb Raider scene, here's what's really happening By Tom Francis published 12 July 12 Action Spelunky and the City of Gold By Tom Francis published 6 July 12 BEST OF Tom Francis' battle to reach the elusive City of Gold in Spelunky. BEST OF Dishonored hands on: rewired death fields, whale bombs and possessed piranhas By Tom Francis published 5 July 12 Adventure Cool insights from a candid and funny BioShock developer commentary By Tom Francis published 27 June 12 FPS Perspective is a first-person puzzler with a 2D platformer on top By Tom Francis published 20 June 12 Puzzle Court declares Tetris clone a breach of copyright, big implications for derivative games By Tom Francis published 19 June 12 Puzzle Valve's new economist to post weekly reports, Gabe hints at "a shared currency" By Tom Francis published 18 June 12 Platforms Crytek going "entirely free-to-play" with future projects By Tom Francis published 18 June 12 FPS Crysis 3 preview By Tom Francis published 16 June 12 FPS The Elder Scrolls Online impressions By Tom Francis published 5 June 12 The Elder Scrolls Watch Owen and Tom's disastrous game of Frozen Synapse co-op By Tom Francis published 30 May 12 Strategy Watch a guy complete Spelunky in under 3 minutes, after 8,685 attempts By Tom Francis published 29 May 12 Action How combat works in The Elder Scrolls Online By Tom Francis published 25 May 12 The Elder Scrolls Diablo 3 review By Tom Francis published 22 May 12 RPG Diablo 3 review as it happens By Tom Francis published 15 May 12 RPG Crysis 3 creative director on sandbox play versus 'Michael Bay moments' By Tom Francis published 1 May 12 FPS Crytek on piracy: people "want to play our games, they just don't want to buy them" By Tom Francis published 30 April 12 FPS 23 bugs about eyelids: office quotes from BioWare during Mass Effect's development By Tom Francis published 26 April 12 Mass Effect Crytek justify having aliens in Crysis 3 By Tom Francis published 25 April 12 FPS Are Pixar making Grim Fandango and Psychonauts movies? No. By Tom Francis published 25 April 12 Adventure Now Playing: A streak of luck in Spelunky By Tom Francis published 20 April 12 Action Now Playing: The genius and maths of Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 By Tom Francis published 6 April 12 Action Proteus: the best song I've ever played By Tom Francis published 30 March 12 Adventure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors HARDWARE BUYING GUIDESLATEST GAME REVIEWS1Best graphics card for laptops in 2024: the mobile GPUs I'd want in my next gaming laptop2Best mini PCs in 2024: The compact computers I love the most 3Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2024: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands4Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2024: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested 5Best RAM for gaming in 2024: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you1The Rise of the Golden Idol review2PowerA OPS v1 Wireless Controller review3Razer Kraken V4 review4Elgato Light Strip Pro review5Razer Kraken V4 Pro review
We've played the controversial Tomb Raider scene, here's what's really happening By Tom Francis published 12 July 12
Spelunky and the City of Gold By Tom Francis published 6 July 12 BEST OF Tom Francis' battle to reach the elusive City of Gold in Spelunky.
Dishonored hands on: rewired death fields, whale bombs and possessed piranhas By Tom Francis published 5 July 12
Cool insights from a candid and funny BioShock developer commentary By Tom Francis published 27 June 12
Perspective is a first-person puzzler with a 2D platformer on top By Tom Francis published 20 June 12
Court declares Tetris clone a breach of copyright, big implications for derivative games By Tom Francis published 19 June 12
Valve's new economist to post weekly reports, Gabe hints at "a shared currency" By Tom Francis published 18 June 12
Watch a guy complete Spelunky in under 3 minutes, after 8,685 attempts By Tom Francis published 29 May 12
Crysis 3 creative director on sandbox play versus 'Michael Bay moments' By Tom Francis published 1 May 12
Crytek on piracy: people "want to play our games, they just don't want to buy them" By Tom Francis published 30 April 12
23 bugs about eyelids: office quotes from BioWare during Mass Effect's development By Tom Francis published 26 April 12
