Wes Fenlon, PC Gamer

Wes Fenlon

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San Francisco, CA, United States

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  • The Wirecutter

Past articles by Wes:

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon review

After FromSoftware's incredible run from Souls to Sekiro to Elden Ring, Armored Core 6 is a near-radical departure: short, relentlessly paced missions, forgiving retries, and an empowering arsena → Read More

The best XCOM 2 mods

Tweak, change, and enhance one of the best strategy games out there. → Read More

Here's how to permanently wipe OneDrive folders from your PC if they keep recreating themselves

Even after you uninstall OneDrive, its presence can linger in Windows 11. Here's how to fix that. → Read More

What if Baldur's Gate 3 isn't just getting out of Starfield's way by launching a month early—what if it's better?

Baldur's Gate 3's new release date may be setting us up for another Disco Elysium vs The Outer Worlds situation. → Read More

The best deals in the 2023 Steam Summer Sale

Discounts on new games, our favorite games from last year, and recent classics under $10 and $5. → Read More

This solo developer can't stop making his own riffs on famous stealth games, and his next looks like the best one yet

From Metal Gear Solid to Splinter Cell, Antonio Freyre has carved out his own sneaky niche on Steam. → Read More

Sand Land is a promising manga-styled Mad Max with more tanks and much more slapstick

An Akira Toriyama manga other than Dragon Ball finally gets a new game adaptation. → Read More

The magical realism of Dungeons of Hinterberg unexpectedly stole my heart at not-E3

Hinterberg borrows from Zelda and Persona, but its setting really gives it a vibe all its own. → Read More

Alan Wake 2 looks gorgeous, but the combat and mystery were less convincing in its recent demo

I'm hopeful there's a lot more to this survival horror game that Remedy is keeping under wraps. → Read More

The best games and announcements from all the summer showcases (and 7 hidden gems)

Which games "won" the last week? The PC Gamer team's verdict after watching every trailer. → Read More

The action in Armored Core 6 'cannot be reproduced with a human character' said FromSoftware, and the demo proved it

Forget what you know about FromSoftware's RPGs: Armored Core 6 is a return to pure, glorious action. → Read More

This is almost certainly going to be the best year for fighting games ever

After playing Mortal Kombat 1 right off the back of Street Fighter 6, I think we're going to be talking about 2023 for decades. → Read More

3 years after he faced sexual harassment allegations, new fighting game Diesel Legacy is giving disgraced Skullgirls developer Mike Zaimont a chance to prove he's now 'fundamentally different'

We spoke with the devs behind Diesel Legacy and Zaimont's former coworkers about his past behavior and return to games. → Read More

Exclusive: Obsidian breaks 3-year silence to spill the secrets of Avowed, its next big RPG

Obsidian spills the first details on combat, magic, character-building, and how important companions are to the story. → Read More

This co-op farming game is the most jam-packed cutesy life sim I've seen since Stardew Valley

Fae Farm has the usual spread of activities and then some, but it's the approach to co-op I'm most interested in. → Read More

Sam Lake answers the biggest Alan Wake 2 question: What happened to his layers?

Getting to the bottom of the fashion mystery at the heart of Alan Wake 2. → Read More

Nintendo's claim that emulation 'stifles innovation' isn't just absurd—it's hypocritical

The fan emulation scene has not only lead to countless innovations over the years, it's directly benefited Nintendo. → Read More

Nintendo sends Valve DMCA notice to block Steam release of Wii emulator Dolphin

On Friday, the developers behind open source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin received a DMCA takedown notice from Nintendo blocking Dolphin's impending release on Steam.The development team lau → Read More

How is AI going to change game development?

Developers from Hardspace Shipbreaker studio Blackbird Interactive talk about the realistic possibilities of AI in gaming. → Read More

Metal Gear Solid 3's remake announcement can't hold a candle to one of the best game trailers of all time

Metal Gear Solid 3's original reveal remains an untouched masterpiece. → Read More