Countdown to Pinball Expo
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Deadlock surpasses Team Fortress 2’s all-time concurrent player count peak as it adds a chess wizard
Valve’s latest MOBA might still technically be conducting an invite-only test, but it’s nevertheless one of the most popular games of its ilk. Yesterday, right as the game added the latest in its current batch of six new democratically released heroes, its concurrent player-count hit a new screaming high: 262,145 simultaneous players, according to SteamDB….
The studio behind Star Wars Zero Company is bringing back some of its furloughed staff
Just as Star Wars Zero Company was set to launch earlier this year, developer Bit Reactor furloughed over 80% of its staff over sales uncertainty. In other words, much of its staff were receiving no pay, despite technically being employees, right when players were getting their hands on the game. Earlier this week on Bluesky,…
WoW: Forever, by casting off modern convenience, has horseshoed back around to being casual friendly again
Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMO column. Every other week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we’ve all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice. World…
Review: Retroid Pocket Duo Lite – a Nintendo DS Clone That Doesn’t Play DS Games Very Well
All the polish, none of the power. I’ve tested dozens of emulation handhelds, and the Retroid Pocket Duo Lite ($149) was by far the hardest to review. It’s been a frustrating ride over the past few weeks — not because it’s bad, but because the hardware is actually good. Until it isn’t. I will admit…
Triple-A Minesweeper is a gleeful send-up of blockbuster gaming’s worst habits, from yellow paint to characters who talk too much
In recent years, triple-A games have often been criticised for overly excessive handholding, overcompensating for a dread fear that the player might become stuck. This has manifested in numerous ways like Atreus’ heavy-handed puzzle hints in God of War: Ragnarok, yellow paint splashed on every other ledge of Stellar Blade, and most recently, Marvel’s Wolverine…
Be warned: Nivalis Nights may not be the cozy game you expect: ‘If you want a cozy existence in this city, you’re going to have to earn it’
The popular user-added tags for Nivalis Nights on Steam are: Cyberpunk, simulation, life sim, management, and relaxing. It is definitely a cyberpunk shop/life sim, but relaxing? This one was on the wishlists of a lot of cozy gaming fans, including me. After playing it though, I’m not sure it’s the kind of cozy most people…
The advent of first-person shooters introduced a wild frontier of unregulated video game level packs, and it ended in a lawsuit that changed copyright forever
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…
Interview: “FromSoftware Was a Wonderful Workplace” – Shinji Usui on Metal Wolf, Chromehounds And More
“I still feel that there is a great deal I need to learn”. One of the biggest mistakes people make about the Japanese games industry is thinking it’s separate from things like anime and toys. The reality is that, at least in mecha-related media, these industries are connected and share the same creative talent. Shinji…
Expect plenty more Silent Hill over the next few years, as Konami has plans for ‘second and third waves’ of new games in its revived horror series
Silent Hill’s resurrection is one of the happier stories to emerge from the games industry in recent years. After spending roughly a decade locked in a Konami cupboard, Silent Hill has received three new entries published by Konami in as many years, all of which arrived to positive reviews and, seemingly, healthy sales. But if…
Review: Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor Game Of The Year Edition (Switch 2) – The Nemesis System Is Still A Winner
We loves it, precious! Few games have had as lasting an impact on the overarching gaming space through one mechanic alone as the Nemesis system presented in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and its sequel, Shadow of War. First released in 2014, it’s hard to believe such innovation has been stuck locked away for over a…
