Ian Dransfield
Latest articles by Ian Dransfield

The complete history of Fallout
By Ian Dransfield published
guest article Who knew the end of the world could be so full of life?

The history of Championship Manager and Football Manager
By Ian Dransfield published
Guest article How football management games stole all of our spare time.

The history of Wolfenstein
By Ian Dransfield published
Guest article How one of the PC's most famous series got passed from developer to developer.

Unlicensed Formula 1 mods ordered to be removed
By Ian Dransfield published
It always seems obvious when it happens... and also annoying, of course.

Star Wars: Battlefront Outer Rim bugs being crushed, slowly
By Ian Dransfield published
Hutt Contracts still causing problems, but should be fixed... eventually.

Two Worlds 3 in development, Two Worlds 2 comes to Linux/SteamOS
By Ian Dransfield published
Did you know: the series has sold over ten million copies. Unexpected!

New Battleborn let's play shows off Benedict
By Ian Dransfield published
Wonder how the rocket-propelled badass works? Have a look.

Solid Snake's original voice actor won't play Metal Gear Solid 5
By Ian Dransfield published
Playing it would be '60 hours of humiliation', apparently.

Lipstrike is Counter-Strike played with lipstick, and why not?
By Ian Dransfield published
It won't make you better at the game, but it will make you fabulous.

PlayStation VR 'possibly' coming to PC
By Ian Dransfield published
Sony's console VR could come to PC in a gap-plugging role.

Streaming VR/AR 'mixed reality' games will be expensive
By Ian Dransfield published
Twitch and YouTube gaming users, assemble!

Starcraft 2 community solves ARG, gets rewards for everyone
By Ian Dransfield published
Huzzah for community efforts!

Hitman's online/offline save incompatibility won't be fixed
By Ian Dransfield published
That's because it's an intentional design decision, not a problem per se.

RollerCoaster Tycoon World shunted to Early Access model
By Ian Dransfield published
Refunds are being offered for those unhappy with how things are coming along.

That Dragon, Cancer designer asks for Let's Play restraint
By Ian Dransfield published
'We're asking that you use portions of our content as a context to share your own stories and start conversations with your viewers'.

Payday 2 adds Jimmy: your new, free psychopath
By Ian Dransfield published
Hardcore Henry tie-in content includes everybody's favourite District 9 bureaucrat, Sharlto Copley.

Doom's latest trailer shows off demon mode and the BFG
By Ian Dransfield published
Not the Big Friendly Giant, no.

GTA5's Deer Cam follows a deer in San Andreas
By Ian Dransfield published
The future of gaming is here, and it's quite deer.

Watch Julian Gollop's PC Gamer Weekender presentation
By Ian Dransfield published
46 minutes and 33 seconds of the Good Stuff - with only minor technical difficulties...

SOMA has almost made its money back; two new games coming
By Ian Dransfield published
It's not been a runaway success, but there's enough good from SOMA's release that two more games are coming from Frictional.

Heroes of the Storm's summer season prize pot stands at $1.2 million
By Ian Dransfield published
Additional European and US regionals mean even more money involved.

Ark: Survival Evolved’s origins will be contested in court
By Ian Dransfield published
Lawsuit alleges breach of no-compete clause by former game designer.

John Carmack getting BAFTA’s highest honour
By Ian Dransfield published
If anyone deserves it, Captain Doom-o-Quake-man does.
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