Romance in videogames is a controversial topic. We here at PC Gamer are divided on it ourselves, with some arguing that developers like Obsidian are right to downplay romance, while others praise Baldur’s Gate 3 for its horniness. I’m in favor of more kissing and less killing in general, and its inclusion was one of…
Today, a thread on resetera from user RedbullCola titled “Escape from Tarkov directly funds the Invasion of Ukraine through partnerships” linked to a pair of imgur galleries that has been traded around on social media before. The two galleries show a series of images that draw an apparent close relationship between Battlestate Games, particularly COO…
I recently sat down with Defect game director and former id Software artist, Emanuel Palalic, as well as composer Mick Gordon to discuss the upcoming cyberpunk FPS. One topic I wanted to get their thoughts on was optimization: Defect looks like a heavy game, but has surprisingly lenient specs—RTX 2060 minimum—and no mandatory ray tracing…
Over on YouTube, The Scenic Gamer is living the dream (or at least one of my dreams): The classic game aficionado hooked up an Xbox 360 to an old tube TV to play Fallout: New Vegas outside real-life locations from the game, all while fans gather in the real Goodsprings to celebrate the RPG’s 15th…
Concord wasn’t great, by our account. It was also one of the biggest black holes for development time and money in our medium’s history, collapsing into dust a couple weeks after it came out following eight years of buildup. Its few fans brought it back though, despite all odds; but if you were interested in…
Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMORPG column. Every other week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we’ve all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice. I…
“When I first showed them the boost jump, are you kidding me? They almost threw me out of the room.” Former Call of Duty director Glen Schofield is recalling the day he pitched Advanced Warfare’s signature mechanic to Activision. As the series entered its second decade, it had already begun to veer away from historical…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features HollyAnne Setola who is displayed on card number 293, from the Superstars Collection of 2012. HollyAnne is one of the most competitive female gamers out there. She has been playing games since she was 12 years old. She has placed first in numerous LAN games across the east coast. She…
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…