Wes Fenlon
Wes has been covering games and hardware for more than 10 years, first at tech sites like The Wirecutter and Tested before joining the PC Gamer team in 2014. Wes plays a little bit of everything, but he'll always jump at the chance to cover emulation and Japanese games.
When he's not obsessively optimizing and re-optimizing a tangle of conveyor belts in Satisfactory (it's really becoming a problem), he's probably playing a 20-year-old Final Fantasy or some opaque ASCII roguelike. With a focus on writing and editing features, he seeks out personal stories and in-depth histories from the corners of PC gaming and its niche communities. 50% pizza by volume (deep dish, to be specific).
His lasting legacy on this earth may be using WASD wrong for his entire life.
Latest articles by Wes Fenlon
Get ready for Nicolas Cage to do an incredible John Madden voice in a biopic about his life and the videogame
By Wes Fenlon published
News Cage was cast as the big man himself in David O. Russell's next film.
GitHub, the go-to site for open source software, is currently down
By Wes Fenlon published
News It's a rare outage for one of the biggest software repositories in the world.
Steam's latest beta removed the 'open screenshot location' button and it's sending me into an existential crisis
By Wes Fenlon published
News WHERE ARE MY SCREENSHOTS, VALVE??
The Final Fantasy 9 upscale mod just got a surprise update after 3 years, including a 'full rework' of its backgrounds, 120 fps, ultrawide, and more
By Wes Fenlon published
News Moguri Mod 9.0 is a massive update to a mod I thought was long finished.
Promise Mascot Agency, the 'world's first open world mascot management crime drama,' is all that and somehow more
By Wes Fenlon published
Pinky Promise Hands-on with what we can only hope is the strangest management sim of 2025.
Everything you need to know about Black Myth: Wukong
By Lauren Morton published
Destined One All the trailers, gameplay, and release date info for upcoming Soulslike action game Black Myth: Wukong.
The best free PC games
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.
Alien: Isolation under the microscope: an excerpt from new companion book Perfect Organism
By Andy Kelly published
Guest spot In this chapter from writer Andy Kelly's unofficial Alien: Isolation companion, we explore the tiny details and trivia of the game's first chapter.
Borderlands 3 Shift codes: Every active Shift code and how to redeem them
By Lauren Morton, Wes Fenlon last updated
Prepare An updated list of the latest Borderlands 3 shift codes for Golden Keys, and how to unlock special loot.
Hidden Final Fantasy 16 profile in latest Nvidia driver has fans hyping themselves up for a surprise Gamescom PC launch
By Wes Fenlon published
News Nvidia didn't mention it in the official release notes, but there is indeed now a profile for Final Fantasy 16 on PC.
The best PC games right now
By Tyler Wilde last updated
What to play Looking for a great new PC game? Here's what we're playing.
Hollywood billionaires Mario and Sonic now too good for the Olympic Games
By Wes Fenlon published
News The 2024 Olympics opening ceremony is at hand, and gaming's iconic mascots are nowhere to be found.
The strangest game I've played this year can confuse and horrify you, too, in September
By Wes Fenlon published
News Zookeeping horror game Zoochosis is out on September 23.
Ubisoft attempted to address historical 'authenticity' issues in Assassin's Creed Shadows and just made the whole situation worse
By Wes Fenlon published
News A reasonable statement that didn't need to be made provides fresh fuel for the outrage factory.
The best co-op games for PC
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! The best co-op PC games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.
Hideki Kamiya asks Capcom to let him make Okami 2 and Viewtiful Joe 3: 'Creators have the duty to create sequels fans want to see… I still feel like I haven't fulfilled my duty'
By Wes Fenlon published
News The director behind some of Capcom's finest action games left PlatinumGames last year, but he's not retiring.
This white PC case with real wood trim that's $30 off for Prime Day is the PC aesthetic I crave
By Wes Fenlon published
Prime Day It's partly wood!
Dolphin emulator launches RetroAchievements support for more than 100 classic GameCube games, crashing its servers in the process
By Wes Fenlon published
News One of the most popular emulators now supports one of the most popular community features for retro games.
Yikes: a full build of Space Marine 2 has seemingly leaked online almost 2 full months before release
By Wes Fenlon published
News Videos surface on YouTube after a 70 gigabyte torrent appears on a piracy site.
The best laptop games
By Wes Fenlon last updated
Updated Perfect games to play on the go with your laptop or on your older system.
This Witcher 3 mod that lets you play as a custom character or a whole new sorceress class is super promising, but maybe wait a few months for it to iron out the kinks
By Wes Fenlon published
News In exchange for a bit of modding jank you can swap Geralt for a fully custom Witcher.
Star Wars Outlaws' maps won't initially be blanketed in Ubisoft's infamous map icons because your character Kay 'hasn't seen the galaxy' and 'doesn't know everything' yet
By Wes Fenlon published
News Ubisoft talks about the structure of Star Wars Outlaws and how the scope grows as you progress.
Ubisoft says a Star Wars Outlaws planet is the size of '2 or 3' Assassin's Creed Odyssey map zones put together, which takes about 5 minutes 'nonstop' on a speeder to cross
By Wes Fenlon published
News The desert world of Tatooine will be even bigger, though exploring it all might be a bit dry.