Valve quickly updates its own Steam Machine update, recommitting to a 2026 launch despite AI woes: ‘Nothing’s really changed on our end’
As reported by The Verge, Valve has responded to confusion about its release schedule for the Steam Frame, Controller, and Machine, reaffirming that the devices will come out in 2026 despite the AI-driven squeeze on PC hardware. Valve’s 2025 year in review post initially made it sound like a 2027 delay was in the cards…
Please send help: We can’t stop opening packs in Wikigacha, a browser-based card game where you collect Wikipedia articles like ‘List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members’ or ‘Bariatric Surgery’
Thanks to reporting from Automata, a new card collecting game has taken PC Gamer by storm, and I’m not talking about Slay the Spire 2 (that has also taken us by storm). I’m talking about Wikigacha, a browser-based game where you open packs to collect little cards corresponding to Wikipedia articles. The Macombs Dam Bridge,…
WoW’s recent revamp of Silvermoon for Midnight is so good, I’m starting to wonder if the MMO’s model of a ‘new exciting continent every 2-3 years’ was ever the right way
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…
A decade before Stalker, this obscure Ukrainian Quake clone was quietly breaking new ground for first-person shooters
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…
Slay the Spire 2 dev compared it to unexciting ‘chicken noodle soup’ before its extraordinary launch, but it turns out people really, really like their soup
Slay the Spire 2 released in early access on Thursday, and as beloved as the original Slay the Spire is, I’m not sure anyone expected there to be quite this much love for the sequel. At the time of writing, Slay the Spire 2 has hit a peak of 430,456 concurrent Steam players and is…
Review: Mobapad Chitu2 HD Controller For Switch 1 & 2 – Almost Beats Nintendo At Its Own Game
You got the kind of sticks that can be so smooth, yeah ♫. When I first got my hands on Nintendo’s Pro Controller for the Switch 2, I was blown away by just how smooth the analogue sticks felt. The tech is simple yet astoundingly effective: silicone rings were added to the interior, cushioning the…
To celebrate the launch of Resident Evil Requiem, I’ve cooked up a bone-chilling challenge for you—how many Resident Evil games can you name in 3 minutes?
More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes. Resident Evil Requiem is here, and it’s proving to be an enormous smash hit for the venerable horror series. Deservedly…
Tabletop gaming saved videogame RPGs
Dungeon Master Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer’s regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown (and guests) delves into PC gaming’s most beloved and enduring genre. Grab a seat in our badly-lit tavern and please ignore the goblin puke. The journey made by the RPG genre over the last few decades is yet more…
You can play Cities: Skylines for free this weekend, ahead of the launch of its first expansion in 2 years
While Cities: Skylines 2 has been sucking up all the oxygen with its bungled launch, severely delayed updates, and developer switcheroo, Colossal Order’s original city-builder has been enjoying the quiet life. An update here, a community pack there, the odd free weekend away. It’s like a retired middle-manager thriving in its dotage while its replacement…
I was pleasantly surprised by this BioShock-coded roguelike FPS, and its latest update adding a speargun has me yearning to dive back in
Roguelike FPS Abyssus was one of the more interesting games to embed itself in my Steam library last year. Generally, I am of the belief that first-person shooting and roguelike randomisation should never meet, as it generally results in mushy combat and poorly paced levels. But Abyssus beat the odds, successfully infusing the power-curve of…
