Chris Thursten
Chris once worked for PC Gamer Pro, but is now at Hypixel Studios running editorial, publishing, and narrative elements. He is also the writer and designer on a game called hackmud. He still occasionally writes about games for sites like GamesRadar, and is one of the team behind the Crate and Crowbar podcast.
Latest articles by Chris Thursten
As masterful as its sequel is, Red Dead Redemption still remains Rockstar’s watershed achievement, warts and all
By Chris Thursten published
Features Why the sun-bleached Western was such fertile ground for Rockstar Games
Assassin's Creed, Zelda, Horizon or PUBG? Have your say on the Golden Joystick Awards' Ultimate Game of the Year
By Chris Thursten published
Features Your vote can make the difference in the closest-run Ultimate Game of the Year contest in recent history, as the best of PS4, Xbox, Nintendo and PC go head-to-head – here are the leading contenders
Daddies, dropouts, or death? Take a look at the contenders for the Golden Joystick Awards' Best Indie Game
By Chris Thursten published
Awards YOU decide who wins in the 2017 Golden Joystick Awards
Can a 15-year-old MMO topple Overwatch? Have your say in the Golden Joystick Awards' new Still Playing category
By Chris Thursten published
Features Which games are you still playing months – or even years – after release? The Still Playing category at the Golden Joystick Awards recognises games released outside the last 12 months
For Honor review: "The middle ground between Street Fighter and Game of Thrones"
By Chris Thursten published
review
In praise - and defence - of Ashley Williams, the most contentious character in BioWare’s sci-fi epic
By Chris Thursten published
Opinion
How Arkane made Dishonored an instant classic by balancing delicate stealth with wild swashbuckling
By Chris Thursten published
Retrospective
With a few quiet tweaks and one loud bang, Mass Effect 2 sent the series' core appeal into supernova
By Chris Thursten published
Retrospective Remembering BioWare's best game: Mass Effect 2
The Taken King, and the troublesome double life of Destinys Crucible
By Chris Thursten published
Editorial
Smite review: Xbox One's MOBA is out of beta at last
By Chris Thursten published
Review "It's complex, but the way all of these factors spiral out into a fractal web of strategic possibilities is what makes the game so rewarding"
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