You won’t be hearing from me for a while—I’m going to be quite busy clicking. That’s because I started playing 4X city builder clicker Microcivilization this morning, and then I didn’t stop. I played it before work, I played it while I was in a meeting at work, and I’m about to keep playing it…
It looks like game engine maker Unity is going to be laying off even more employees. Six months after putting 600 people out of work in the year’s third round of layoffs and announcing plans to close half its offices worldwide, the company said in its most recent quarterly financial report that despite a 69%…
Blizzard refuses to say what new class is coming to Diablo 4 when its first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, launches late next year. But datamined text from a leaked build of the game makes it pretty clear what it will be. Officially, Vessel of Hatred will continue the story in Diablo 4’s campaign, and will…
The nominees for The Game Awards 2023 have been announced and Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 are tied for the most nominations, with eight each from 31 total categories. They’re both up for the main Game of the Year award, but are also competing for Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Score and…
Like cutting the red tape on a six-lane gravel highway, the launch of Cities: Skylines 2 has been both huge and rough. While undoubtedly offering an improved core experience over the original, the game’s performance issues were so severe that Colossal Order started warning about them before the game came out. Moreover, certain core features…
I’d like to begin this article by talking about Warhammer 40,000. Orks in 40k are possessed of a collaborative psychic power: If enough Orks believe something is true, with enough fervour, it will become true. This manifests in simplistic examples, such as go-faster stripes on the side of vehicles that actually increase their speed. And,…
PC Gamer 390 (Image credit: Future) This article first appeared as part of a supplement included with our blowout 30th anniversary issue of PC Gamer magazine, issue 390, in November 2023. Pick it up for a look back at the magazine’s own storied history. For PC Gamer’s own 30th anniversary, we’re journeying through three decades…
The Big N scoops 15 noms. Earlier today, Geoff Keighley announced the nominations for The Game Awards 2023, including the hotly-contested Game of the Year — where both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are in contention. But perhaps more impressive is that Nintendo has secured the most…
Summary We’re pleased to announce 10 nominations across 8 categories for our first-party studios at Xbox.Play any of the 11 Game Pass nominees like Starfield, Sea of Stars, Forza Motorsport, Party Animals, Hi-Fi Rush, and more today with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. See the full list of titles here on Xbox.com.Vote for…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Beta ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…