Articles by Phil Iwaniuk, Contributor

Ad creative by day, wandering mystic of 90s gaming folklore by moonlight, freelance contributor Phil started writing about games during the late Byzantine Empire era. Since then he’s picked up bylines for The Guardian, Rolling Stone, IGN, USA Today, Eurogamer, PC Gamer, VG247, Edge, Gazetta Dello Sport, Computerbild, Rock Paper Shotgun, Official PlayStation Magazine, Official Xbox Magaine, CVG, Games Master, TrustedReviews, Green Man Gaming, and a few others but he doesn’t want to bore you with too many. Won a GMA once.

Articles by: Phil Iwaniuk

Turtle Beach Ear Force Z60 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 4 February 15

Turtle Beach's Z60 gives its hefty 60mm drivers a 7.1 surround sound workout with DTS Headphone:X.

Why Uncharted 4 WILL be affected by the Naughty Dog exodus

By Phil Iwaniuk published 29 April 14

PlayStation Gamer Big names have left the project and Sony needs to acknowledge that these losses will have a wider impact.

Why NBA 2K14 is the PS4 RPG to beat

By Phil Iwaniuk published 22 April 14

PlayStation Gamer If you think role playing is always a geeky grind, sports sims will make you think again.

Is this the super-addictive PS4 game we've all been waiting for?

By Phil Iwaniuk published 15 April 14

PlayStation Gamer A zombie-filled MMO for the PS4, H1Z1 is the latest DayZ-a-like and it looks awesome.

Is Sony's Driveclub PS4 delay the death knell for a genre?

By Phil Iwaniuk published 8 April 14

PlayStation Gamer As Sony's first party racer goes 'back to the drawing board', can traditional racing games survive?

Why you should be knee-deep in PS4 indie games right now

By Phil Iwaniuk published 1 April 14

PlayStation Gamer The PlayStation 4 is lacking big budget titles, so get stuck into some impeccable indie games instead.

Did Ubisoft mislead gamers about Watch Dogs' next-gen graphics?

By Phil Iwaniuk published 18 March 14

PlayStation Gamer Gamers who pre-ordered Watch Dogs on the strength of early trailers have a right to feel swindled.

The new Metal Gear Solid asks: where do we place the value in videogames?

By Phil Iwaniuk published 11 March 14

PlayStation Gamer Lopping a tenner off the new MGS's price doesn't solve an industry-wide dilemma.

Turtle Beach Ear Force i60 wireless media headset

Turtle Beach Ear Force i60 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 9 January 14

Mini Review This i60 wireless media headset is the flagship in a new range that attempts to branch out into broader multimedia use.

Turtle Beach Ear Force PX4 gaming headset

Turtle Beach Ear Force PX4 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 9 January 14

Mini review The PX4 gaming headset for PlayStation 4, Xbox One (plus PS3, 360, PC and Mac) look and sound great.

Will adding more RAM increase your SSD's performance?

By Phil Iwaniuk published 22 December 13

In Depth We load a system up with memory to see if it improves the performance, reliability and longevity of our solid state storage.

How the PlayStation 3 won the console war

By Phil Iwaniuk published 5 November 13

Fighting talk The Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii have been slain, and this is how it happened...

Gigabyte Force K7 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 1 November 13

MINI REVIEW The Force K7 looks like a gaming keyboard, but can this spartan offering from Gigabyte really be considered a gaming peripheral?

Corsair Vengeance K65 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 31 October 13

MINI REVIEW Corsair's entry-level mechanical board might lose some functionality by dropping the numpad, but it gains more than just novelty value in the process.

Corsair Raptor M40 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 30 October 13

MINI REVIEW Slotting in just below the M60 in Corsair's gaming mouse range, the Raptor M40 is the result of a merger between the California-based peripherals giant and German manufacturer Raptor.

Thrustmaster Y-250C review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 13 April 13

Uncomfortable, poorly designed and weak-sounding: this gaming headset is one to avoid.

Razer Electra review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 12 April 13

Razer's budget Electra offering tests the definition of what is a gaming headset, and (spoiler) not in a good way.

Qpad QH-90 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 11 April 13

An impressive gaming headset that defies its pricing with excellent build quality and great sound.

CM Storm Scout 2 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 18 November 12

The first CM Storm Scout was a dependable, surprisingly roomy case that didn't take up much space - all for under £100.

Tritton Pro+ review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 17 November 12

We can't fault the excellent 5.1 sound, but the Pro+'s fussy setup and disappointing ergonomics prove to be its downfall.

Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB 2,600MHz review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 13 November 12

Its price tag might seem steep, but this mighty 8GB kit pays for itself by delivering a whopping performance boost.

Corsair Neutron 240GB review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 2 November 12

UPDATED Affordable synchronous NAND with great performance. The real-world difference between this and the Neutron GTX is marginal.

EVGA GTX 680 Signature 2 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 1 October 12

This is Nvidia's most powerful iteration of the new Kepler architecture, pushed even further than its reference GTX 680 - a card so powerful only AMD's HD 7970 can look it in the eye.

Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 GHz review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 30 September 12

Sapphire's Vapor-X HD 7970 aims to push AMD's Graphics Core Next hardware to its very limits by boosting the core and memory clocks, and managing the excess heat with its top-of-the-line air cooling.

CM Storm Sonuz review

By Phil Iwaniuk published 26 August 12

A solid, decent quality headset, but it misses out on top honours compared to the better-specced competition.

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