Articles by Dan Griliopoulos

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Best indie games 2025: the greatest titles from smaller studios

By Elie Gould last updated 17 July 25

The best indie games shine bright no matter the size

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Best VR games 2025 - top virtual reality experiences to play on your headset

By Hamish Hector last updated 26 June 25

Explore a whole new world with the best VR games available to play now, no matter which platform and headset you use.

The best open world games on PC today

By Bill Thomas, Dan Griliopoulos last updated 31 July 23

Updated Our list of the best open world games on PC will help you experience unmissable adventures

The 10 best James Bond games of all time

By Dan Griliopoulos last updated 21 December 19

Gallery We look back at the super-suave super-spy's finest gaming moments.

Overwatch review

By Dan Griliopoulos last updated 27 November 19

Review Blizzard's massive shooter has character - and plenty of characters - but does it have longevity too?

10 games that are far better on PC than on consoles

By Dan Griliopoulos published 5 October 19

PC Gaming Week 2019 With these games, the PC gives you more sheer power, more content, better controls, custom mods, and yes, hats – and lots of them!

11 best space games on PC that are out of this world

By Dan Griliopoulos published 25 September 16

Are you ready to leave your seat? Because we're going interstellar.

Civilization VI preview: another step closer to taking over the world

By Dan Griliopoulos published 3 August 16

Preview Has Firaxis Games learned from the mistakes of Civ V?

Windows 10 Anniversary Update: everything you need to know

By Dan Griliopoulos published 27 July 16

Windows 10 week Here's everything that's waiting for you when the update lands on August 2.

Pumping ion: Could our bodies power our phones?

By Dan Griliopoulos published 6 June 16

In-depth The living human body is chockful of chemical energy, but we've been unable to tap it effectively to charge our devices… until now.

Is the MMORPG on the verge of extinction?

By Dan Griliopoulos published 13 May 16

PC Gaming Week We discuss whether we have anything to look forward to in the MMORPG world, save for an army of clones.

Battleborn review

By Dan Griliopoulos published 12 May 16

Review You wait for one genre-fusing team shooter then three come along at once.

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12 best PC zombie shooters of all time

By Dan Griliopoulos published 11 May 16

PC Gaming Week Find out the best way to kill zombies from the comfort of your desktop.

What Windows 10 means for VR and AR

By Dan Griliopoulos published 11 May 16

PC Gaming Week From HoloLens to the Rift, to Vive, here's what Windows 10 means for virtual and augmented reality.

Motion sickness and double glazing: the challenges of developing a game for VR

By Dan Griliopoulos published 9 May 16

PC Gaming Week How hard is it for designers to create a game designed for a VR headset, and how does it differ from a normal game?

10 best VR rollercoasters for the Vive, Oculus, Cardboard and Gear VR

By Dan Griliopoulos published 2 April 16

vr week Spend a day in a virtual theme park with these rollercoaster apps.

How to get your room ready for VR

By Dan Griliopoulos published 1 April 16

vr week It's about more than moving a few chairs around - though you need to do that too.

Hitman: Episode One review

By Dan Griliopoulos published 10 March 16

Review The first part of Hitman has arrived. Can the new game survive in its episodic format?

Asus Zenbook UX303 review

By Dan Griliopoulos published 16 February 16

This Asus Ultrabook has been updated with the latest Skylake processor – but does it make much difference?

Hitman preview: a thousand ways to kill Viktor Novikov

By Dan Griliopoulos published 10 February 16

Preview Or, how I learned not to 'run and gun'.

Far Cry Primal preview: a familiar game with a Tomb Raider twist

By Dan Griliopoulos published 26 January 16

Preview Ubisoft's open world kill-'em-up gets more theatrical.

HP Star Wars Special Edition Notebook review

By Dan Griliopoulos published 22 December 15

This Star Wars-branded laptop takes fan-service to a whole new level, though the battery might not last out a single movie.

Anyone for a Grog? 10 video game drinks we'd really like to try

By Dan Griliopoulos published 28 October 15

Gallery From Bonk to Nuka Cola, here are our top video game tipples.

Asus Transformer Book T100HA review

By Dan Griliopoulos published 14 October 15

The newest hybrid tablet from Asus struggles to live up to the shape-shifting promise of the T100 name.

Toshiba Kira (2015) review

By Dan Griliopoulos published 22 August 15

Toshiba's Ultrabook contender might be pricey, but it's a performer with a great battery life.