PCGamesN

Parent company Network N was founded by James Binns (formerly of Future Publishing) in late May 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-05-30-futures-binns-launches-network-n-ltd |title=Future's Binns launches new media venture Network N |first=Rachel |last=Weber |date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |work=Games Industry |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111020357/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-05-30-futures-binns-launches-network-n-ltd |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2012/05/31/future-vet-binns-launches-network-n/ |title=Future vet Binns launches Network N |publisher=Gamer Network |first=Johnny |last=Cullen |work=vg247 |date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111020339/https://www.vg247.com/2012/05/31/future-vet-binns-launches-network-n/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/future-s-binns-on-his-new-publishing-company-network-n/097013 |title=Future's Binns on his new publishing company Network N |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009013644/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/future-s-binns-on-his-new-publishing-company-network-n/097013 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 |first=James |last=Binns |date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |magazine=MCV/Develop}} PCGamesN launched the following month.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opinion-five-things-we-learnt-in-the-first-two-years-of-pcgamesn/0133542 |title=INSIGHT: Five things we learnt in the first two years of PCGamesN |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009014920/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opinion-five-things-we-learnt-in-the-first-two-years-of-pcgamesn/0133542 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 |first=James |last=Binns |date=June 5, 2014 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |magazine=MCV/Develop}}

PCGamesN's first website was designed to host traditional games coverage alongside aggregated and user-created content, which was presented to the reader in channels dedicated to major gaming franchises. Over the course of two redesigns since launch, it has evolved to fully embrace a more traditional approach, and now produces original coverage across the gamut of PC games and hardware.

The launch team included Tim Edwards, former editor of PC Gamer. PCGamesN added ten new channels and two new writers for a total of seven staff writers in August 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-08-07-pcgamesn-launching-ten-new-channels |title=PCGamesN launching ten new channels |work=Games Industry |first=Rachel |last=Weber |date=August 7, 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009204532/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-08-07-pcgamesn-launching-ten-new-channels |url-status=live }} The website added editorial staff from GamesMaster{{cite magazine |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business/joel-gregory-joins-pcgamesn |title=Joel Gregory joins PCGamesN |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |first=Alex |last=Calvin |date=July 23, 2015 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |magazine=MCV/Develop |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808050156/https://mcvuk.com/business-news/media-pr/joel-gregory-joins-pcgamesn/ |url-status=live }} and the Official PlayStation Magazine in 2015,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business/new-deputy-editor-and-news-editor-for-pcgamesn |title=New deputy editor and news editor for PCGamesN |magazine=MCV/Develop |first=Alex |last=Calvin |date=December 11, 2015 |access-date=February 15, 2019 |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808050147/https://mcvuk.com/development-news/new-deputy-editor-and-news-editor-for-pcgamesn/ |url-status=live }} most notably new editor-in-chief Joel Gregory. Gregory brought in staff from Edge magazine and Kotaku UK in 2017,{{Cite news |last= |date=May 26, 2017 |title=PCGamesN hires two new deputy editors |language=en |work=MCV |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/media-pr/pcgamesn-hires-two-new-deputy-editors/ |access-date=September 30, 2021 |issn=1469-4832 |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006141359/https://mcvuk.com/business-news/media-pr/pcgamesn-hires-two-new-deputy-editors/ |url-status=live }} concluded the site's transition away from its experimental first form, and oversaw a redesign, unveiling PCGamesN's current layout in August 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/network_n/status/102756604527029452 |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 27, 2024 |archive-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930132710/https://twitter.com/network_n/status/102756604527029452 |url-status=dead }} Network N Media has since launched updated versions of its other owned sites: The Loadout, Pocket Tactics, Wargamer, The Digital Fix, and Custom PC.{{Cite web |last=Batchelor |first=James |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Network N acquires Custom PC, launches new website |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/network-n-acquires-custom-pc-launches-new-website |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407023117/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/network-n-acquires-custom-pc-launches-new-website |archive-date=April 7, 2024 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}

Ben Maxwell took over as editor of PCGamesN in May 2018, before stepping up to a new leadership role within the publishing group in November 2020. He was succeeded in 2020 by Richard Scott-Jones. In 2023, Cameron Bald was appointed Editor of PCGamesN.{{cite web|title=Cameron Boyd|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/author/cameron-bald|website=PCGamesN|access-date=August 27, 2024|archive-date=August 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822143824/https://www.pcgamesn.com/author/cameron-bald|url-status=live}}

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