Phil Iwaniuk

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

Forza Horizon 5 barn finds

Forza Horizon 5 barn finds: car locations and new gifting system explained

By Phil Iwaniuk published

Guide We've rounded up the location of every barn find in Forza Horizon 5 and what cars are hidden there.

Forza Horizon 5 featuring sports cars and a plane

Forza Horizon fastest car list: the best vehicle for every occasion

By Phil Iwaniuk published

Guide We’ve rounded up the fastest cars for every occasion in Forza Horizon 5, so make room in your garage.

HyperX Cloud Stinger Core Wireless

HyperX Cloud Stinger Core Wireless review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

We give our verdict on the Hyper X Cloud Stinger Core Wireless headset.

Turtle Beach Stealth 600p

Turtle Beach Stealth 600P Gen 2 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

We take a look at the latest version of Turtle Beach's Stealth 600 headset for PS4, with an Xbox version also available.

Battle of E3

How Sony and the PS4 can win the battle of E3 2015

By Phil Iwaniuk published

Battle of E3 Momentum's with the Japanese giant and by focusing on Morpheus, not the HD remasters, it could widen the gap.

SteelSeries Siberia RAW Prism

SteelSeries Siberia RAW Prism review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

Looking to hit the more budget-oriented end of the headset market comes the rainbow-centric RAW Prism.

Turtle Beach Ear Force Z60

Turtle Beach Ear Force Z60 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

Uncharted

Why Uncharted 4 WILL be affected by the Naughty Dog exodus

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

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Why NBA 2K14 is the PS4 RPG to beat

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

H1Z1

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

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

PlayStation Gamer

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

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

Towerfall Ascension

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

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

PlayStation Gamer

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

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

MGS

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

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

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

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

State of play

Will adding more RAM increase your SSD's performance?

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

PS3

How the PlayStation 3 won the console war

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

Gigabyte Force K7

Gigabyte Force K7 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

Corsair Vengeance K65 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

Corsair Raptor M40 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

Thrustmaster Y-250C review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

Razer Electra

Razer Electra review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

Qpad QH-90

Qpad QH-90 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

CM Storm Scout 2

CM Storm Scout 2 review

By Phil Iwaniuk published

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

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