Champion modder ports the OG ‘Father’ Nier back into the PC remaster, original voiceovers and all
Modder Elevna on the Nier Replicant Nexus has made my day with the full release of Nier Gestalt ver.1.22474487139…, a project that replaces the young protagonist of the cult classic’s 2022 remaster with his grizzled, older counterpart from the 2010 original. Let’s back up: In Yoko Taro’s vision for Nier, the titular protagonist (whose name…
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’s AI slop music video is terrible for us all
ShiftUP CEO Kim Hyung Tae hasn’t exactly been lowkey with his pro-AI stance over the years, but he and his company have now made it clearer than ever with one of the most god-awful videos I’ve ever had the displeasure of witnessing from a company with enough money to do better. Critical Hit (Image credit:…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the cheapest it’s ever been to celebrate its third anniversary
I don’t need to explain what Baldur’s Gate 3 is since it’s one of those games you hear about endlessly, whether you want to or not, because it remains a universally acclaimed phenomenon. PC Gamer’s Fraser Brown gave it our highest score ever in his review, a positively covetable 97, and everyone I know who’s…
Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects (July 2026)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in July. Welcome, one and all! As we segue into August and the busy end-of-year release calendar peeks its head over the horizon, it’s time for the July edition of our eShop Selects awards. This month, we had five games that met our…
One of Kerbal Space Program’s biggest inspirations was a promotional Flash game for Top Gear: ‘That was the most similar game to KSP that I could find back then’
Disk Cleanup (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like “How tidy is your desktop?” and “What game will you never uninstall?” Felipe Falanghe got into PC gaming by…
Perennial early access game Project Zomboid hit a new concurrent player record after a huge map update added reworked towns, a spooky orphanage and ‘400 procedural basements’
It’s been a big week for Project Zomboid, the wildly successful zombie survival sim that, like a doomsday prepper holed up in a fortified basement, simply refuses to leave Steam early access. Its first major build update since 2021 coincided with a slight price increase for The Indie Stone’s undead phenomenon, but this didn’t stop…
Book Review: CTRL: Essays On Video Games – An Affecting Anthology For Anyone Who Grew Up On Games
Works of cart. CTRL: Essays on Video Games is an anthology examining the cultural impact and effects of gaming through deeply personal reflections. Edited by Dean Fee, it’s a brilliantly varied collection filled with memories and illuminating accounts that run the emotional gamut. Lilliput Press kindly sent me an early copy and I finally managed…
Space Marine 2’s latest updates add Terminator Sorcerers and Steam Workshop support, so you can now play co-op with 9 other players if you want
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 just closed out its second year of post-release support with a one-two punch of updates. Patch 14, aka The Confrontation Update, adds a new enemy and significantly expands the game’s PvP options. Since Confrontation’s release, a separate update has added Steam Workshop support to Saber Interactive’s hugely successful shooter. Let’s…
I enjoyed this video of Oblivion Remastered actor Wes Johnson goofing around in a sound booth dressed as Sheogorath, but a patch for the PC version would be nice too, Bethesda
Oblivion Remastered releases on Nintendo Switch 2 in August, which normally would be wholly irrelevant to PC Gamer. We’ve been merrily exploring revamped Cyrodiil for well over a year at this point. But you might want to hide your stealth archer in the corner of whatever dungeon you’re exploring and check out Bethesda’s latest promotional…
Poll: Box Art Brawl: Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (GameCube)
Drumroll please… We are back with another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we matched up a pair of covers for the excellent Mario Superstar Baseball on the GameCube, and with two very different designs, it wasn’t even close. The Western design walked away with a comfortable 76% of the vote, leaving the more…