It was wonderful to see the launch of the PlayStation 5 Pro console a few weeks ago. For those interested in the in-depth technical aspects of PS5 Pro, we’ve put together a video describing the bits and bytes behind the console: how it came together, how it works, and why it’s the first step in…
Welcome to PC Gamer’s annual Game of the Year awards. It’s been an interesting year for PC gaming—a handful of major releases, but many more incredible games that dedicated themselves to satisfying a specific niche. We’ll be celebrating that variety through the rest of the month as we run through the best games of 2024,…
PC Gamer’s Best Ongoing Game award celebrates an older game that had a great 2024 thanks to ongoing support from its developer. This year, we’re paying homage to Stardew Valley, the labour-of-love farming sim that’s still receiving major updates eight years after its release. For more awards, check out our Game of the Year 2024…
Personal Pick (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2024, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We’ll post new personal picks, alongside our main awards, throughout the rest of the month. There you stand, examining a crime scene…
Category: Games The Witcher IV: Bringing Ciri into A World of Her Own Danielle Partis Published December 18, 2024 Last week, we saw the cinematic debut of The Witcher IV, the latest instalment in CD Projekt Red’s iconic dark fantasy series. In this new chapter, we won’t be following Geralt; instead, his adopted daughter Ciri…
Call of Duty’s Ricochet anticheat has been a bit of a pain for players for longer than just Black Ops 6’s release, but after recently coming under fire for not doing enough in the face of cheaters and shadow bans Activision confirms it wants to do better. “After a series of updates, our systems are…
Just the DS to beat. We thought this day might come, and here it is. According to the latest data from Circana (formerly NPD), the Nintendo Switch has finally surpassed the PlayStation 2’s lifetime sales in the United States. The latest ranking shake-up comes from Circana executive director and video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella…
“Daphne had never been fulfilled until Mega Drive came”. Sega of Japan has announced that it is teaming up with clothing firm Geeks Rule to create a series of items which use “past advertising visuals”, one of which was featured in the pages of the British adult comic, Viz. The example shown features the “Daphne…
“Each game is numbered to 330 copies”. French publisher Pix’n Love is marking the 30th birthday of the King of Fighters series by releasing four classic entries in limited edition form across PS4 and Switch. The games will be King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Final Edition (PS4), King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (PS4),…
It’s kind of amazing how Vermintide 2, Fatshark’s medieval-fantasy pest control sim from 2018, continues to be neck-and-neck in popularity with its far more recent 40k successor Darktide. A big part of that is that there just seems to be a lot more scope within its design for super-fun updates. Case in point: you can…