Prior to the release of Helldivers 2, soundtrack composer Wilbert Roget was considering moving on from writing orchestral music for games, he recently posted. The overwhelming community response to the soundtrack, however, has renewed his faith in orchestral composition for games. “Before Helldivers 2 came out I considered moving on from writing orchestral game music—it…
It will surprise no one that CD Projekt has been thinking long and hard about how not to repeat the mistakes of Cyberpunk 2077 with its upcoming Witcher game, currently codenamed Project Polaris. Speaking to Eurogamer, joint CEO of CD Projekt Michał Nowakowski said part of that was being “smarter in how we want to…
Vetern voice actor Troy Baker wasn’t going to audition for Indiana Jones at all, apparently—because he didn’t think he’d be able to pull it off. Despite that, Baker will be the voice of the famous archaeologist and pulp hero for Machine Games’ sprawling and very large adventure Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. “I originally…
In an interview with Eurogamer about CD Projekt Red’s future, CDPR vice president of technology Charles Tremblay laid out some of the reasoning behind the company’s surprise move to Unreal Engine 5 from its in-house REDengine—and it has less to do with Cyberpunk 2077’s challenging development and rough launch than you might think. “The first…
Back in April, North America was treated to a rare celestial event: a total solar eclipse. Observers from Mexico to Maine witnessed an amazing sight as the moon passed in front of the sun and made it as dark as night in the middle of the day. I don’t live in the path of that…
The Witcher 4 is finally in full production, as CD Projekt announced during its Q3 financial update. The game, which is still codenamed Project Polaris, moved into full-scale production several weeks ago, chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz said. Speaking to Eurogamer, CD Projekt Red’s vice president of technology, Charles Tremblay, discussed the switch from the…
Secretlab Titan Evo Lite | Leatherette or softweave fabric | $459 $419 at Secretlab (save $40)Our favorite gaming chair does not come cheap, with the prices having risen consistently since the Titan Evo originally launched. To combat that Secretlab has released the Titan Evo Lite, a chair coming in at the same original price as…
GSC Game World has released Patch 1.0.2 for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, focusing on bug fixes for six main missions that could block players from moving further into the game. The missions On the Edge, A Minor Incident, Just Like the Good Old Days, All That is Left, Down Below, and Visions of Truth…
Great moments in PC gaming are bite-sized celebrations of some of our favorite gaming memories. Assassin’s Creed Origins (Image credit: Ubisoft) Developer: UbisoftYear: 2017 I’m what you’d call a lapsed Assassin’s Creed player. I was in deep pretty much from the get-go, religiously playing every AC game since the first, year by year, as they…
As Black Friday gives way to Cyber Monday, we don’t expect all of the current deals to vanish and be replaced by new ones, so don’t worry too much about beating the clock. Things do go out of stock and some deals will expire, though, so we’ve gathered our favorite still-available Black Friday deals here….