It’s been many years since Microsoft implemented proper support for HDR monitors in Windows but trying to correctly capture the colours in a screenshot has been a constant problem. At long last, though, the Snipping Tool has been updated in the latest development versions of Windows to help solve this annoying issue. As announced in…
Secret Level This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 387 in August 2023, as part of our Secret Level series. Every month we talk to the unsung heroes of games development, and explore what makes their roles vital. Noah Lone (AKA somehumbleonion) studied computer science at college… and hated it. Until his final…
I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Amelia Tyler, the voice of Baldur’s Gate 3‘s narrator, earlier this week. While we talked at length about the Dark Urge, I also couldn’t pass up the opportunity to ask her about her favourite lines. Which, in retrospect, is a big ask. “There are…
The various party members of Baldur’s Gate 3 are, of course, staggeringly beautiful. Whether we’re talking Ventrue Stewie Griffin, Reddit the wizard, or the jolly green fascist, all of them (plus all their pals) could easily take their turn on the catwalk if the mood struck them. That goes for everyone in your camp save…
Fine finale. It feels like a lifetime ago since Nintendo announced that it would be expanding Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with the Booster Course Pass, adding a total of 48 courses made up of revamped classics and brand-new additions. But does the expansion end with a bang or a whimper? Well, much like prior waves,…
Back in stock again later this month. A short time ago, we took a look at Vermis, a guidebook for a game that doesn’t exist. The work of artist Plastiboo, it was a twisted and atmospheric journey into a grim fantasy world, populated by tormented characters, hideous monsters and disturbing locations. Plastiboo has returned to…
Little things can often matter a lot and when it comes to streamlining a game’s memory usage, every gigabyte counts. One of the developers at Larian, makers of Baldur’s Gate 3, has shown that the team’s recent hard work has resulted in a 34% reduction in VRAM usage for the forthcoming Xbox Series S version….
Hanshin-a-go-go, baby! If you’re a fan of Japanese baseball, then you’ll be aware that the Hanshin Tigers recently won the Japan Series for the first time since 1985. You might be wondering why this is significant in the realm of video games, but, as spotted by Tokyo Game Life, Nintendo has a prior connection with…
PC Gamer’s 30th anniversary issue is on-sale today, and includes a slew of major interviews with some of the creatives that have shaped our industry and some of its most important games in history. One of those is System Shock, and Warren Spector told PCG’s editor Robert Jones his major contribution was to stop “it…
After being challenged over the company shipping $1,599 MacBooks in 2023 with just 8GB of RAM, an Apple VP has responded with the claim that it’s “probably analogous to 16GB on other systems.” With those “other systems” being PCs. Aaaaand, fight! For those who haven’t been keeping up to date with the latest Apple announcements,…