“We called it Xbox assuming there would be a better name coming along”. The Xbox brand is one of the most recognizable in modern gaming, having established itself over the course of several console generations starting way back with the release of the original Xbox in 2001. However, as its co-creator Seamus Blackley told Time…
Talent Academy is a side job in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and while it might seem straightforward, there are a few ways you can tackle this mission. There’s also a choice to be made right at the end, so it’s worth knowing ahead of time which is the better option to choose, and whether or…
FSR 3 Frame Generation isn’t officially recommended for use on Nvidia GeForce GTX 10-series graphics cards but it turns out not does it work, it runs exactly as intended. When AMD first announced FSR 3 back in November 2022, during the RDNA 3 architecture launch, there was plenty of gossip as to what it would…
In July this year PCG reported on a brewing controversy—far from the first—at the wiki hosting service Fandom. The editors and contributors of the Minecraft wiki, one of the site’s largest, had had enough, and angered by what they saw as “degraded” functionality and endless popup ads, began the process of voting on a full…
From the shadows, the Xbox Wireless Controller – Gold Shadow Special Edition is making its grand debut in the spotlight. A homage to Xbox One’s fan-favorite Shadow series designs, this controller sports a sophisticated gold-to-black metallic finish on the top case. Aside from the top case and D-Pad, the rest of the controller is draped…
Counter-Strike Global Offensive is dead. After 11 years it has been replaced by Counter-Strike 2, bringing an end to one of the greatest competitive shooters of all time. Whether you were battling in Silver or one of the few good enough to make it to the grand finals of CS:GO esports tournaments, every player has…
The Golden Joystick Award nominations have been announced and it’s time to get voting. Now in its 41st year, The Golden Joysticks hold a special place in the awards calendar as the show where the biggest honours are decided by public vote and, with 17 categories representing a wide variation of games, studios, and hardware,…
A smooth transition. The return of Wario’s manic series on Switch was cause for great celebration back in 2021 (was it really that long ago?), and we absolutely loved the fresh-feeling, multiplayer-focused WarioWare: Get It Together! For many people, however, the series peaked with the classic Wii outing WarioWare Smooth Moves, and frankly we’re in…
If you’re looking for some spooky games, some fast ways to drive away from anything spooky, or just some great games to load up and dive into the story… have I got some recommendations for you! We’ve got some games available today for you to check out, some more coming soon, and even a reminder…
The latest step in Elon Musk’s scheme to convert X—the worsening service you and I still call Twitter—into “the everything app“? Turn it into Twitch. The flighty billionaire wants the site to operate as a livestreaming service (as well as a bank, a “global town square,” and presumably a microblogging platform) and in the last…