One good turn deserves 19 more . Tactical RPGs, or strategy RPGs, offer a completely different flavour of role-playing game, well-suited to those of us who like our RPGs to feel a little bit more like board games, or prefer games you can take your time over, with a nice cup of hot coffee in one…
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. I think one of my favourite things—just, generally—are the old Soviet film posters for Star Wars. There’s something fascinating about…
Once upon a time, choosing when to release your videogame was simple. If you were a major publisher, you put your game on shelves between one and three months before Christmas. If you were a midsize or indie developer, by contrast, you released your game anywhere that wasn’t the holiday season. Anywhere except for summer,…
Obsidian has been one of my go-to RPG studios ever since its first game, Knights of the Old Republic 2, came out in 2004. And between 2004 and 2018, it released 12 games, eight of which absolutely belong in every RPG lover’s library. We’re talking Alpha Protocol, Neverwinter Nights 2, New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity…
Once upon a time, choosing when to release your videogame was simple. If you were a major publisher, you put your game on shelves between one and three months before Christmas. If you were a midsize or indie developer, by contrast, you released your game anywhere that wasn’t the holiday season. Anywhere except for summer,…
Samsung has announced a slew of epic-looking new PC gaming monitors ahead of the CES show in January. Highlights include a 32-inch 6K model with glasses-free 3D support, plus a 1080p panel with 1,040 Hz refresh. The latter notably, if marginally, pips Philips and AOC’s new 1,000 Hz gaming monitors to the high-refresh prize. But…
Samsung has announced a slew of epic-looking new PC gaming monitors ahead of the CES show in January. Highlights include a 32-inch 6K model with glasses-free 3D support, plus a 1080p panel with 1,040 Hz refresh. The latter notably, if marginally, pips Philips and AOC’s new 1,000 Hz gaming monitors to the high-refresh prize. But…
Announcing Arcade Archives 500th Release Commemorative Title “SPACE INVADERS” HAMSTER Corporation (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya-ku; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) is happy to announce that “SPACE INVADERS” will be released for Nintendo SwitchTM, PlayStation®4, Nintendo SwitchTM 2, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S, as “Arcade Archives 500th Release Commemorative Title”. The game will…
I have been thoroughly gacha-brained and RNG-pilled for a decade now, what some might call an unfortunate long-term symptom of being a rabid rhythm gamer who grew up with no nearby arcades and long, boring commutes to school that I relieved with mobile romps like Love Live! School Idol Festival. Prior to this year, it’s…
Welcome to Snoozaland. At last, after assuring fan’s that Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time‘s free DLC would be out “around Christmas”, Level-5 has delivered the goods right on time. Version 2.0.0 is available to download now on Switch 1 & 2 and it includes The Sinister Broker Bazario’s Schemes, an open-world roguelike…