Hayden DingmanGames Reporter, PCWorld
Hayden writes about games for PCWorld and doubles as the resident Zork enthusiast.
Civilization VI's Rise and Fall expansion will let you seize cities without unleashing war
Golden Ages and Dark Ages headline Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, the game's first major expansion.
Destiny 2 review: Gaming junk food that we can't put down
Destiny 2's irresistibly delicious gunplay keeps you coming despite some flaws.
Razer Basilisk review: A great FPS mouse that competes with Razer's other great FPS mouse
The Razer Basilisk's thumb clutch and unconventional shape are winners, but is it really a better FPS mouse than the DeathAdder?
Neverwinter Nights is getting an Enhanced Edition compatible with 15 years of mods
It's not the most extensive remaster, but at least Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition preserves compatibility with the thousands of custom campaigns people have built since the original 2002 release.
Need for Speed: Payback tweaks awful progression system amid loot box controversy
Need for Speed: Payback update makes grinding out Speed Cards less of a grind.
This week in games: Battlefront II disables microtransactions, Total War goes to Britain
Plus: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire hits closed beta, The Surge goes for A Walk in the Park, and a gaming chair that cools your butt. This is gaming news for November 13 to 17
Star Wars: Battlefront II review: The Dark Side
Star Wars: Battlefront II's boring, unbalanced gameplay is made worse by an overly aggressive loot box system.
HyperX Cloud Alpha review: One of the best gaming headsets for the money
HyperX has released a half-dozen headsets since 2014's original and acclaimed Cloud design, but the Alpha is the first to match—and even surpass—its predecessor.
RepliCade brings Atari's Centipede back in a miniature arcade cabinet
RepliCade recreates a Centipede arcade cabinet at 1/6 scale.
StarCraft II is now free to play on PC
Blizzard's StarCraft II is going free-to-play after seven years. Kind of.
Call of Duty: WWII vs. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Storming Normandy then and now
We storm the beaches of Normandy in Call of Duty: WWII and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.
How Assassin's Creed: Origins' photo mode makes your Egyptian tourism feel important
The photo mode in Assassin's Creed: Origins isn't just screenshots—it's a digital scrapbook of your travels.
Need for Speed: Payback review: Pouring loot boxes on a tire fire
Need for Speed: Payback is the first full-price game to be irredeemably ruined by loot boxes. It probably won't be the last.
Call of Duty: WWII review: Not a remaster, but it might as well be
Nostalgia mitigates Call of Duty: WWII's weak story and bland characters, and multiplayer is better than before.
Uplay is giving Watch Dogs away for free this week
Ubisoft's giving the original Watch Dogs away for free in Uplay this week.