Tom FrancisSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Tom Francis "What if Don Draper were a game developer?" System Shock designer Austin Grossman on his next novel By Tom Francis published 9 March 11 Games Bulletstorm's creative director responds to our 'Mainstream games' editorial By Tom Francis published 6 March 11 FPS One developer's account of how he cheated his way on-stage at GDC By Tom Francis published 6 March 11 Sim "There's a very good chance" of Spelunky HD on PC, says creator Derek Yu By Tom Francis published 4 March 11 Action Editorial: How mainstream games butchered themselves and why it's my fault By Tom Francis published 3 March 11 FPS Crysis as a work of art: an astonishing gallery of shots By Tom Francis published 3 March 11 FPS Freakishly good Modern Warfare fan film trailer: Find Makarov By Tom Francis published 2 March 11 Games Dawn of War 2: Retribution review By Tom Francis published 2 March 11 Strategy Minecraft creators' next project is a strategy game: Scrolls By Tom Francis published 2 March 11 Games Crytek have no ETA on Crysis 2 demo SNAFU By Tom Francis published 1 March 11 FPS Skyrim reimagined as a My Little Pony plotline By Tom Francis published 1 March 11 The Elder Scrolls Crysis 2 demo out now (updated) By Tom Francis published 1 March 11 FPS The Skyrim trailer analysed shot-by-shot By Tom Francis published 24 February 11 The Elder Scrolls Deus Ex Human Revolution hands on: the first three hours By Tom Francis published 24 February 11 RPG Minecraft iPhone and iPad versions in development By Tom Francis published 21 February 11 Survival & Crafting The Minecraft Experiment, final entry: Cake or Death By Tom Francis published 17 February 11 Survival & Crafting 15 things we want to see in Mass Effect 3 By Tom Francis published 16 February 11 Mass Effect Give the games industry your ten commandments By Tom Francis published 15 February 11 Gaming Industry The Minecraft Experiment, day 30: Needlepoint By Tom Francis published 14 February 11 Survival & Crafting The Minecraft Experiment, day 29: The Forest By Tom Francis published 12 February 11 Survival & Crafting The Minecraft Experiment, day 28: Squids By Tom Francis published 10 February 11 Survival & Crafting The Minecraft Experiment, day 27: Postcards from the Journey By Tom Francis published 7 February 11 Survival & Crafting Deus Ex Human Revolution preview: first hands on By Tom Francis published 3 February 11 RPG The Minecraft Experiment, day 26: Mystery Fire By Tom Francis published 2 February 11 Survival & Crafting Confetti Carnival preview By Tom Francis published 1 February 11 Puzzle 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
"What if Don Draper were a game developer?" System Shock designer Austin Grossman on his next novel By Tom Francis published 9 March 11
Bulletstorm's creative director responds to our 'Mainstream games' editorial By Tom Francis published 6 March 11
One developer's account of how he cheated his way on-stage at GDC By Tom Francis published 6 March 11
"There's a very good chance" of Spelunky HD on PC, says creator Derek Yu By Tom Francis published 4 March 11
Editorial: How mainstream games butchered themselves and why it's my fault By Tom Francis published 3 March 11
