I have only one principle, and it’s this: never skip a cutscene on a first playthrough. It’s served me well my whole life except for that four hours at the end of Death Stranding, and I’ll keep to it until I die. But maybe I’ve been missing out, because it turns out that if you…
“The word came to me in the end, and the visuals”. We’ve seen some truly iconic logos in the history of video gaming. Sega’s timeless typography is instantly recognisable, and I still miss the classic Konami ‘bacon strips’ logo. However, perhaps my favourite logo of all time is that of Psygnosis, the Liverpool-based company which…
I’m a pretty avid explorer in Minecraft, and that’s been the case since I started playing in early 2012. But, if there’s one place I actively avoid visiting, it’s the vast expanse of ocean you always come across in the world. No matter how hard I try, it gets to a certain point where I…
Randy Pitchford is sometimes known for posting through it—most recently, trying to justify massive performance problems in Borderlands 4, a game I otherwise really like. He’s since quietened down considerably, though he did hop in briefly to play CEO tech support, ran face-first into a bug and—to his credit—didn’t try to tell anybody it’s a…
Painfully high graphics card pricing has become a seemingly permanent norm and at least some of that comes down to the impact of the burgeoning AI boom. Are SSD and system memory prices poised to go the same way? According to analysis by Tom’s Hardware, the unfortunate answer is yes. Tom’s claims that, “nearly every…
A little Game Boy Advance goodness? If you played Orbital Media’s Scurge:Hive back when it launched in 2006, on both GBA and DS, you’ll already know that it’s a super-solid action effort that takes its cues from the likes of Metroid: Fusion, and then melds them into a tight isometric space adventure. Now, Raitalaika Games…
Originally launched in Japan in 1997. Goichi Suda – often known simply as Suda51 – has made a name for himself in the world of video games thanks to titles like Killer7, Shadows Of The Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw and No More Heroes, but some of his projects haven’t had the exposure they perhaps deserve –…
For the first time since switching to an annual expansion cycle, Guild Wars 2’s next release will introduce a new set of elite specializations for each of the game’s nine classes—or professions, as they’re called in-game. Elite specs are a pretty big deal—making fundamental changes to how a profession plays. New traits, utility skills and…
Terminally Online 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. My credentials? Well, I’ve…
Let’s-a Go-tei. We are back with another look at the UK physical gaming charts, and a week of new releases means that things have been shaken up a little. On the Nintendo side of things, the catchily-titled Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 made its chart debut at third, pushing Mario Kart World…