PC Gamer • 2nd August 2020

Great moments in PC gaming: Playing on the first mass-market PCs in the 1980s

Feature: I look back at the night when my parents brought home a brand-new Commodore 64.

Ign • 17th June 2020

Little Orpheus Review

Review: I'm writing for IGN again, but still writing about Apple Arcade!

Ign • 5th June 2020

Apple TV+'s Central Park: Season 1 premiere review

Review: My first TV review for IGN.

Macworld • 12th May 2020

iPad Pro (2020) review: A modest improvement on a great tablet

Hardware review: My last hardware review as a full-time staffer for Macworld. The big improvement in this model was the time-of-flight sensor aimed at improving augmented reality, and I gave this feature more attention than I'd seen in many other reviews.

Macworld • 20th March 2020

How to use a mouse with your iPad or iPhone

How-to: Some of my most popular articles at Macworld were actually how-tos, and this was one of the best of them. It remains a significant traffic draw for Macworld.

Macworld • 6th March 2020

Tot review: An elegant, essential ‘scratchpad’ notetaking app

App review: Most of my reviews in my portfolio are for either games or hardware. This shows what I can do with a productivity app.

Macworld • 26th November 2019

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Smart Battery Case review: A new spin on an old design

Hardware review: My take on Apple's update to its Smart Battery Case for the iPhone. The photos are also mine.

Macworld • 3rd November 2019

‘Dickinson’ review: A comedy for the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels

TV review: When Apple TV+ launched, I started writing reviews of TV shows for the first time in my career. This is one of the efforts I'm most proud of.

PCWorld • 27th August 2019

WoW Classic is a step back in time—and a step back for World of Warcraft

Editorial: I'm a longtime player of World of Warcraft, and I believe WoW Classic disrupts the continuity of experience that's partly responsible for making the game so vital and enduring. This editorial is my best expression of that concept.

Macworld • 6th June 2019

With iPadOS, Apple’s dream of replacing laptops finally looks like a reality

News analysis: In 2019, Apple finally made the iPad better suited for working with the introduction of iPadOS. I was super excited about the possibilities. This is an example of a "quick turnaround" piece, as I wrote it not long after the announcement.

PCWorld • 4th January 2019

'Atlas' is a disheartening MMO shipwreck that plunders your time

Impressions: I like to think this shows how I can have an utterly awful time with something and still manage to write something entertaining based on the experience.

PCWorld • 28th November 2018

Secretlab Omega Softweave gaming chair: Firmly comfortable

Review: I can review chairs, too! (The photos are also mine.)

PCWorld • 24th October 2018

Elder Scrolls Online: Murkmire review: At last, love for the lizards

My review of Elder Scrolls Online's Murkmire DLC, which is my favorite content to come out of the game.

Macworld • 16th July 2018

Adobe Photoshop on iPad? This ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ artist is ready for the revolution

Feature: At Macworld, I was interested in how creative professionals actually used Apple products. In this feature, I spoke with artist Lizzie Nichols about the need to bring Photoshop to the iPad.

PC Gamer • 14th November 2017

How Unreal Tournament mods created a wave of successful indie studios

Feature: I enjoy writing interview-heavy features, and this is one one of my favorite examples of what I can do with them.

IGN • 25th October 2017

Overgrowth Review

GameSpot • 28th September 2017

Figment review

Review: One of my favorite reviews for GameSpot.

Ign • 2nd May 2017

World of Warcraft: Legion review

Game review: In 2017, World of Warcraft reinvigorated itself with its excellent Legion expansion. I was honored to get to write the review. The footage used for the video is also all mine.

VICE: Motherboard • 19th February 2017

Meet the guy selling artisanal SNES and NES games on Etsy

Feature: Game coverage shouldn't just be about the games: As I show in this story, the fans themselves often have some great stories to tell.

Paste • 12th December 2016

The unexpected drama of Amazon's casual esports tournament

Event coverage: Stories about esports tournaments tend to focus on big, arena-filling events, but I was pleased to cover this quirky little show on location in Las Vegas. It may not be my best piece, but it's one of my favorites.