Richard Stanton

News Editor, PC Gamer

Richard is an experienced games journalist with over 15 years of experience. Currently the News Editor at PC Gamer, he has also written for Edge Magazine, Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot, the Guardian, IGN, the New Statesman, Polygon, and Vice. He was also the editor of Kotaku UK once upon a time. He also wrote the Brief History of Video Games, a full history of the medium. 

Latest articles by Richard Stanton

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

How an 'Adventure Mario' project evolved to become The Legend Of Zelda

By Richard Stanton published

Features How Shigeru Miyamoto looked to his imaginative childhood to inspire what was then called 'Adventure Mario'

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Pac-Man Championship Edition is an electrifying reinvention of a classic and fine farewell from Pac’s creator

By Richard Stanton published

Retrospective

Retrospective
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Why Platinum’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles re-imagines arcade brawling, and hides many secrets

By Richard Stanton published

Features

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Peter Molyneux talks to us about Lionhead's legacy, working with Xbox, and making Milo

By Richard Stanton published

Interview

Interview
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Why Dark Souls 3's colour-coded multiplayer system is the best yet

By Richard Stanton published

Opinion

Opinion
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How FromSoft took the action-RPG to a new level by putting faith in Dark Souls' players

By Richard Stanton published

IN-DEPTH

IN-DEPTH
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Midnight Pool - WiiWare review

By Richard Stanton published

Don't bother pocketing this one

Sports Games
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Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens review

By Richard Stanton published

Full of 'chaos'

Adventure Games
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de Blob review

By Richard Stanton published

Find your inner Jackson Pollock

Action
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Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise review

By Richard Stanton published

Tuck in to a big plate of mache

Games
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Block Breaker Deluxe - WiiWare review

By Richard Stanton published

This one’s got bells on

Puzzle Games
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A-Train HX review

By Richard Stanton published

Shame this wasn't delayed a while...

Simulation Games
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Samurai Warriors: Katana review

By Richard Stanton published

Use your remote to get a slice of the action

Action Games

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