Former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida is ‘a huge fan’ of Bloodborne, says it’s ‘a complete mystery’ why it was never put on PC
First reported by GamesRadar, former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida is apparently just like us: He loves Bloodborne, and he doesn’t get why Sony and FromSoftware haven’t done anything with it since its November, 2015 expansion, The Old Hunters. Yoshida’s remarks were part of his keynote address at Japan’s CEDEC Industry event….
OpenAI CEO suggests parents make AI-generated podcasts to remember their children’s lives for them
Even though it’s been ubiquitous for a number of years at this point, it still feels like generative AI is working on its sales pitch. OpenAI CEO and Elon Musk slapfighter Sam Altman took to X yesterday to offer a new “cool use case” for ChatGPT he recently overheard: “Connect your family calendars and explain…
My new favourite Tolkien game is free, has over 40 years of history, and would run on a toaster
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, Ted, and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in…
“What A Year It’s Been” – Commodore Celebrates Its Birthday With A New Game Initiative For Its C64 Ultimate
“New games built specifically for the Commodore 64 Ultimate’s unique capabilities”. Commodore International is launching an initiative that should see new titles being developed for its C64 Ultimate FPGA home computer. The company – which was reborn a year ago – says the range will feature “new games built specifically for the Commodore 64 Ultimate’s…
The great RPG debate: Do RPGs really need romanceable companions?
Dungeon Master (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer’s regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown delves into PC gaming’s most beloved and enduring genre. Grab a seat in our badly-lit tavern and please ignore the goblin puke. Videogames have always struggled a wee bit—and I’m being generous here—with the subject of…
Crimson Desert adds 133 new trading posts and overhauls the in-game economy with supply and demand
What is that quasi-critical darling and pillar of K-content Crimson Desert even about, anyway? The answer becomes less clear by the day, as now it’s something of a full-blown trading simulator—given this is the developer behind Black Desert Online, a game where you can breed and sell horses when you get tired of adventuring, I’m…
Guide: Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For August & September 2026
Silly season begins. As usual, the number of games coming out really picks up pace as we slide into the latter months of the year. September and October are looking packed, and there’s still a bunch labelled “TBA 2026” which need to slot in somewhere. Some will surely slip into next year, but be prepared…
Question time: What makes a ‘good’ grind in an MMO?
I’m about to say something controversial—I don’t actually think grinds in MMOs are all that bad. There’s a bit of a wider resistance to the idea of having to grind for anything in a modern online game, a resistance to the very concept, even. We’ve all certainly got less time than in the days of…
The games industry’s ‘fear of risk is currently the largest risk it faces’ according to Nuclear Throne’s producer
With videogame budgets ballooning and competition ever intensifying there’s a huge amount riding on whether a modern videogame succeeds or fails. As such, publishers are increasingly turning to the safest bets possible, like sequels in proven series or shiny remakes of classic games. It’s the exact strategy that Xbox has said it’s falling back on…
Dragon Age’s former producer had envisioned a ‘Champions Edition’ equivalent to Mass Effect’s Legendary Edition, but he doesn’t think it will happen anymore: ‘There are basically no companies that could help you’
Things haven’t looked great for Dragon Age since its latest entry, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was released to a mixed critical and muted commercial response back in 2024. EA subsequently laid off dozens of BioWare’s staff, and numerous former developers have recently said they believe the series is probably dead. Yet, while there’s little hope…
