Jody Macgregor
Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he remembers having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, Zed Games. He's written for Rock Paper Shotgun, The Big Issue, GamesRadar, Zam, Glixel, Five Out of Ten Magazine, and Playboy.com, whose cheques with the bunny logo made for fun conversations at the bank. Jody's first article for PC Gamer was about the audio of Alien Isolation, published in 2015, and since then he's written about why Silent Hill belongs on PC, why Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is the best fantasy shopkeeper tycoon game, and how weird Lost Ark can get. Jody edited PC Gamer Indie from 2017 to 2018, and he eventually lived up to his promise to play every Warhammer videogame.
Latest articles by Jody Macgregor
![A wizard summons lightning while standing over a fallen warrior](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/59dFwz36gkq9Gx7tUFTKQj-320-80.jpg)
Ars Magica, the pioneering 'oops all wizards' tabletop RPG, is getting a Definitive Edition
By Jody Macgregor published
News 20 years later, the fifth edition is being revised.
![A red-haired woman pilots a ship](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SNEmpXmeBD9PHLQ59qMjnJ-320-80.jpg)
They're making a story-driven sequel to Lunar Lander, the 1979 Atari arcade game where all you do is land on the moon
By Jody Macgregor published
News You can play the demo right now.
![An elf crossed with a jellyfish wears a regal gown](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GDEGFCyYN8wMc3jD4sCFBn-320-80.jpg)
Magic: The Gathering meets crime fiction in Murders at Karlov Manor
By Jody Macgregor published
News Rakdos is just a red herring.
![A clone examines her hand](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kSuF3fBTk7C4YcowxHpDG8-320-80.jpg)
A clone learns about individuality in experimental narrative game 1000xResist
By Jody Macgregor published
Clone Alone I am not a number. Or a color-coded jumpsuit, for that matter.
![Portal on the Nintendo 64.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VYgDBJq8USPMzfHzPpUYhB-320-80.png)
The creator of the canceled Portal 64 demake says, 'Don't be mad at Valve here'
By Jody Macgregor published
News "The project was probably doomed to be taken down from the beginning."
![A postcard depicts suffragists jumping on a police officer](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p7Z2euMEM7mWnKjQcfuNyT-320-80.jpg)
Facebook rejects ads for popular board game Votes for Women: '[It] may impact the outcome of an election or pending legislation'
By Jody Macgregor published
News What year is this?
![Ryoko Kui's portraits of the cast of Baldur's Gate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jAKj8cx3WQqijhGQxcv6w7-320-80.jpg)
The creator of Delicious in Dungeon drew portraits of the Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 cast you can use in-game
By Jody Macgregor published
News They look pretty tasty.
![Two followers enter the Mating Tent](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBKhrN2bBRnV33mBNDxkER-320-80.jpg)
Sins of the Flesh, Cult of the Lamb's 'sex update', is coming out this month
By Jody Macgregor published
News It'll be hatching on January 16.
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Sovereign Syndicate review: The first CRPG to borrow from Disco Elysium steals from the greats
By Jody Macgregor published
Parlour Music Elysium Actually the C in CRPG stands for Cogs, which you put on your top hat.
![Adaine Abernant](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JHrLAo8TBAZrX9uaZndywJ-320-80.jpg)
The best D&D actual-play series goes back to school for Fantasy High: Junior Year
By Jody Macgregor published
Hoot Growl Dimension 20's Siobhan Thompson on being a fantasy student at an Americanized school, behind-the-scenes production, and videogames.
![An AI generated image of the AI Shodan.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VeEo8mnM6hyutHhFooByq6-320-80.jpg)
Valve updates its Steam policy on AI so it can 'release the vast majority of games that use it'
By Jody Macgregor published
News "It's taken us some time to figure this out," Valve says.
![Harry the Hammer breaks a skeleton's jaw with his namesake weapon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mp2FiPLTJ2r3itaYrSc5KK-320-80.jpg)
Warhammer goes back to its original fantasy setting in Warhammer: The Old World this month
By Jody Macgregor published
News It's called the World of Legend now.
![A blue sea spirit stands by the water](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LtgVjCEBDu888taUkmern-320-80.jpg)
Skyrim mod adds Icewind Dale's starting town so you can return to the Forgotten Realms
By Jody Macgregor published
News Leave snowy Skyrim behind to visit equally snowy Easthaven.
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown system requirements are pleasingly low
By Jody Macgregor published
News This Prince is not a high-maintenance guy.
![Bryan Ansell, photographed with his Chaos army for Warhammer Fantasy Battle 3rd edition](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HpRVVXVHJH6t7t7hAULwKM-320-80.jpg)
Warhammer co-creator Bryan Ansell has died
By Jody Macgregor published
News Ansell was managing director of Games Workshop during its 1980s rise.
![Mei, Torbjorn in Christmas outfits.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q93XymWfaPdhMYBQVzP6En-320-80.jpg)
What games did everyone play over the holidays?
By Mollie Taylor published
happy new year 'Tis the season to be gaming.
![A wizard stares at an orb through a telescope](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xp5mqXehh68WxNomK3kRCE-320-80.jpg)
Our boldest predictions for PC gaming in 2024
By Jody Macgregor published
Divination We're pondering our orbs again.
![banner for the game of the year 2023](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JaQyNovXZ2zbqCsgwRaZua-320-80.png)
Game of the Year 2023: Baldur's Gate 3
By Phil Savage published
The Gotys Celebrating Larian's masterpiece.
![Jala and Sergio go for a drive in his convertible](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CnpnQdSJbQxKBdKKuywb9k-320-80.jpg)
2023's second-best RPG about people who are too horny for their own good was Thirsty Suitors
By Jody Macgregor published
If you thought Lae'zel and Gale's randiness being nerfed was a crime, have I got a game for you.
![Arc Raiders](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TQRUv6mqTZrn3rJLGn4pMo-320-80.jpg)
6 game genre trends that we think are going to define 2024
By Lauren Morton published
Genre Defining The landscapes of FPSes and RPGs and city builders are all right at the edge of some big changes.
![Friend Computer inspects the remains of a traitorous citizen](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z6hz6LiF4BjD6g9JpGDjPZ-320-80.jpg)
Four years after it was removed from sale, Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory has returned
By Jody Macgregor published
NEWS It's a Christmas miracle.
![Best stealth game of the year 2023 banner](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UyWMhnbSVMhRdUSd5fAMz6-320-80.png)
Best Stealth 2023: Shadow Gambit – The Cursed Crew
By Phil Savage published
The Gotys Set sail for the final time with the stealth tactics masters.
![Three Doctors and two companions in front of the TARDIS](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/McyMPnFysPjhsd42fTj6tP-320-80.jpg)
Magic: The Gathering Arena adds another format where you can play all your old cards, called Timeless
By Jody Macgregor published
News "Stop trying to make fetch (lands) happen."