Best PC Game Review Websites

With the plethora of gaming websites focusing primarily on console gaming for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii, gamers that enjoy PC games often feel left out. Fear not! I've rounded up some of the top PC gaming websites, covering both big-name titles and indie games.

Rock Paper Shotgun
When my friends ask about the best PC gaming blog and review websites, I always recommend Rock Paper Shotgun. It is simply one of the best gaming websites out there, for PC gaming. They offer the latest gaming news, "Wot I Think" (That's how they spell it!) game reviews, developer interviews, game trailers, and more, all updated daily. There is a lot of in-house humor, you'll have to stick around for a while to catch the inside jokes. Rock Paper Shotgun is based out of the UK, so some of the stuff on there is a little Euro focused, but all games for PC are covered. They do super heavy coverage of freebie games and indie games, which is great for gamers on a budget. Also, they focus on the weekly best gaming deals from online stores (Steam, GoG, and Direct2Drive) along with other features. Designed in a blog format, I really love it, and I heartily recommend Rock Paper Shotgun to all PC gaming fans.

Gamespotand Gamespy
I like the PC games section of Gamespot, it's fairly comparable with its competitor Gamespy, yet it is quite informative. Being able to focus on just the PC section of the market is the best part of this. The ads on Gamespot can be a little annoying, but they usually don't detract from the website too much. Gamespot doesn't offer very good quality coverage from what I've seen of indie games, but they offer excellent coverage of big-name titles. Their reviews are usually super timely and really cover a huge selection of games. Hit them, or Gamespy up for this focused coverage of big-name PC gaming titles, also be sure to check out the forums for good discussions on upcoming and current PC game titles. Finally, the game walk throughs are quite valuable if you are stuck at a difficult point in a game, especially tricky puzzle ones.

Kotaku and Joystiq
I like both Kotaku and Joystiq, but I feel there coverage is a little loose, especially for diehard PC gamers. Every once in a while, they'll have an excellent articles for gamers, but I usually stick to RPS. However, the overall format of Joystiq and Kotaku is very polished and easy to read. Hardcore gamers that enjoy both PC and console games will probably enjoy both of these websites. Of the two, I prefer Kotaku, partly thanks to its association with popular tech website, Lifehacker.com.