I never expected that my first post for the new PC Gamer/GamesRadar website would also be my last. After seven years at PC Gamer, first as Features Editor, then as Senior Editor, Executive Editor, and, finally, Senior Executive Editor, I’ve accepted an exciting new Editor-in-Chief position at PCG’s parent company, Future US.

It wasn’t an easy decision, by any means. Working at PC Gamer has long been a dream of mine, ...

Have you jealously snickered at your console friends as they stood in line waiting for GTA IV? Have you relentlessly checked websites to see when it will be ported to the PC? Have you cried yourself to sleep, dreaming of stolen cars and campy violence? Well take heart, dear reader.

GTA has a long history with PC gaming, starting with the original entry in the series. Released in 1997, Grand Theft Auto was originally ...

PC Gamer: your favorite magazine, with a website charitably described as "old-school."GamesRadar: a tech powerhouse of a website located, conveniently, right across the hall from the PC Gamer staff.

If you were thinking "strategic alliance" along the lines of those that have brought down Hitler, Sauron, and most reality television contestants, then you're thinking like I'm thinking. Starting now, ...

Rockstar has said "no comment" in response to reports that a PC version of GTA IV will release toward the end of the year.

In January we reported that French retailers had been cited as the source for an October 2008 release for the sequel on PC, and yesterday German e-tailer City Disc had a PC version down for November.

City Disc has now amended its listing to give an October 30, 2008 release, and translated ...

News has broken on Namco's plan to revive Splatterhouse, the horror slash-'em-up/beat-'em-up that originally appeared in the arcades in the late 1980s.

Unfortunately there's no concrete details as yet, but 1up describes it as a "next-gen resurrection" of the series, with first details being disclosed in the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly - so expect info to hit the web imminently.

The original ...

We implore you not to chuck your regular ol’ DVD players now that we’re in the midst of contract buffoonery by Paramount and Warner Bros. Said companies have rightly cancelled all new HD-DVD titles, leaving Blu-ray without some of its biggest releases. Like Sweeney Todd and There Will Be Blood before it, this week’s handheld monster mash, Cloverfield has no hi-def release scheduled just yet.

No matter! Some of this ...

Two Warcraft III players will march the prestigious Olympic torch on its way to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

There's no word on where or where Jae Ho "Moon" Jang and Li "Sky" will join the procession, GGL Wire reports (cheers Kotaku for the tip off). Apparently, professional StarCraft player Junchun "Pj" Sha will be also be along for the ride, along with fellow RTS-er Lei "Leilei" Shen. Pro gamers of the world ...

Bloodthirsty bank robbers, two predators and, courtesy of Aliens and Michael Cera, a lot of unwanted pregnancies highlight this week's high-def releases. Let's get it on: ...

GamesRadar sister site Next Gen is running an article focussing on the opinions from industry experts on what games and gaming will be like in the year 2020...Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and chair of NeoEdge: "Social gatherings have always had some game playing elements whether you're talking about a 12th century banquet or a game of Risk around the table at home. ...

We had to double check this to make sure we weren't reading it wrong. Newspaper The Guardian has published a piece defending video games, stating that children denied access to games are "deprived" of a "rich and magical experience". It's all gone a bit hippy-ish over here. The opinion piece, penned by writer Naomi Alderman, calls the recent government report by Tanya Byron "eminently sensible", and even defends Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto. ...