MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER (Image credit: Future) Last week: Got all sappy about the server browser and got very close to downloading Quake. The Battlefield 6 beta got its hooks into me and my friend group in a way few shooters can, and I know that because we’re spending the 46-day wait for its release…
Are you prepared to peer into the soul of Claptrap? Brace yourself, because according to Gearbox, Borderlands 4 contains “an emotional moment” with the slapstick robot sidekick. Gearbox has been saying on repeat that Borderlands 4‘s comedy will be “more grounded” in the Borderlands universe than Borderlands 3’s, which went a bit overboard with pop…
In 2019, PC Gamer published the in-depth feature PC gaming in China: Everything you need to know about the world’s biggest PC games industry. At the time, our goal in covering what our shared hobby looks like in a country that Western players still have little insight into. “China’s PC gaming industry is the largest…
When I heard player housing is coming to World of Warcraft, I immediately thought of the sheer amount of stuff in the game that could find its way into your home. Blizzard could reward housing items like they do rare mounts for achieving some of the most grindy or challenging things in the game. It…
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I didn’t foresee spending almost 50 hours with Schedule 1 earlier this year, and I’m a tad embarrassed by how much of that I accumulated in just a couple of weekends. It was the go-to for my friends and I in early April, and then we just… fell off hard. The 50 hours playtime in…
Not satisfied with getting OpenAI to say that his dad could beat up Sam Altman’s dad, Elon Musk has now filed a lawsuit against Apple and Open AI, accusing them of “joining forces to ensure their continued dominance in a world rapidly driven by the most powerful technology humanity has ever created: artificial intelligence.” “AI…
For the first time since its early access release, Path of Exile 2 will be completely free to play for a limited amount of time. From August 29 to September 1, the action RPG will open its gates to everyone so they can try out the new Third Edict update. There will be no limitations:…
Video gaming has undergone an astounding transformation over the past fifty years, from Pong’s simple, single-plane screen bouncing ball to immersive Pokémon mobile playing worlds to online poker. From humble origins as a niche hobby, and now perhaps the fastest-growing global culture, video games have expanded onto consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and virtual reality. Players…
The gaming industry in 2025 remains a giant of global entertainment, with billions of players and revenues in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Verified market data from 2024 shows the industry earning close to $187.7 billion, with both mobile and PC gaming contributing significantly, though in different ways. Mobile platforms reach a wider audience,…