Andrzej Sapkowski recently wrote a prequel to his Witcher novels, Crossroads of Ravens. At an event to publicize that novel, our colleagues at GamesRadar asked the author if he’d been involved in any part of the development of The Witcher 4. And he said, basically: nope. While explaining that the developers at CD Projekt Red…
In a public conversation on Bluesky, former Volition developer Elizabeth Zelle, alongside videogame preservationists Andrew Borman and Phil Salvadore, highlighted the existence of Skinballs, a surreal Saints Row test NPC who, through an accident of history, will be forever preserved for future generations in the Strong Museum of Play. Responding to an article by IGN…
Slick little roguelike city-build-and-defend game Super Fantasy Kingdom hit early access this week, asking you to time loop your ever-growing kingdom to victory against a mysterious foe that sends waves of enemies against you each night. To win you’ll have to build up a base of resources to keep a collection of valiant heroes fed…
New Blood’s Dusk is finally on Xbox consoles after seven years, and to celebrate, the studio has added a popular mapmaker’s Halo homage to the game. Dusk Gulch is a riff on Halo’s classic, 2fort-y capture the flag arena, Blood Gulch. You can load up modder Vriska’s latest work in the Duskworld multiplayer mode if…
In our quicker and quicker web age, where an invitation to a party can be dispatched to hundreds at the stroke of a mouse, something very extraordinary is involved in opening a lovingly decorated printed invitation. The feel of paper, the thought that has gone into making it, and the human hand touch all convey…
On the surface, Serious Parody’s “5 Star Wrestling” isn’t even a B+ player. It’s uglier than Bastion Booger and its load times sometimes make Haystacks Calhoun look like Juventud Guerrera. But just like former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, it’s got something special. It’s got heart- and Greg Hearty. The more you play this game, the…
More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes. Long have I pondered making a quiz like this, and long have I decided it would be an unmerciful challenge….
And where it is now. It began with a Zelda T-shirt. I was wearing my “It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this.” shirt while running a quick errand at the bank. The teller spotted it. He was at least 20 years younger than me, but his “Nice shirt!” comment kicked off a lengthy conversation about…
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…
After four years in early access, Timberborn has gnawed within touching distance of a 1.0 release. While a specific date hasn’t been set for the release, developer Mechanistry has revealed what’s coming to the 1.0 version. What’s more, you can get hands-on with some of those new features right now. In a Steam post, Mechanistry…