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

Black Myth: Wukong developer GameScience had to grow into a AAA powerhouse to bring its vision of Journey to the West to life
By Wes Fenlon published
Interview GameScience talks about delivering on the promise of Black Myth's viral first video, and making it approachable to English audiences.

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.

Black Myth: Wukong has the most bombastic action game opening since 2010s greats God of War 3 and Asura's Wrath
By Wes Fenlon published
Strong Start Black Myth's exciting first few minutes have me nostalgic for some all-time greats.

Fashion hunters rejoice as Monster Hunter Wilds ditches gendered armor: Capcom confirms 'all characters can wear any gear'
By Wes Fenlon published
News The hunt for style just got a lot better.

We asked Black Myth: Wukong's developer about the controversy over its founders' past sexist remarks, but GameScience's only reply was 'No comment'
By Wes Fenlon published
News GameScience declined to answer two questions in a recent interview about the subject.

'Mafia 4' officially revealed as Mafia: The Old Country, set in 1900s Sicily during the 'origins of the mafia'
By Wes Fenlon published
News Mafia's going back to the good (bad?) old days.

Starfield expansion Shattered Space is out September 30, but you can drive its new moon buggy today
By Wes Fenlon published
News Bethesda surprise dropped the new vehicle during Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Amazon's next game is a co-op dungeon crawler that desperately wants to be Roblox
By Wes Fenlon published
Past Prime King of Meat seems doomed to be a casualty of the live service era before it's even out.

Black Myth: Wukong crushes Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077's all-time player records on Steam with 1.2 million and counting
By Wes Fenlon published
News Wukong's launch is already one for the history books.

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.

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.

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.

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.