Best of the best (Image credit: Rockstar) 2026 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be understandably hard…
It’s rare that a game as old as the venerable Tomb Raider gets an update, and you’d think it’d be cause for celebration. Not necessarily so with the newest patch that came to Tomb Raider I-III Remastered last Thursday, which came bearing a new challenge mode and 10 new outfits that, well, just have a…
Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like “how tidy is your desktop?” and “what game will you never uninstall?” Abubakar Salim, actor and founder of Surgent Studios, first got…
Mirror’s Edge is known primarily for two things these days: being extremely cool and not getting any new games. It has that in common with plenty of aging series under the EA banner, but indie developer Viridian Matters has said enough is enough and announced a full-on Mirror’s Edge-like of their own. Called Panline, the…
I’ve spent a few thousand hours of my life living in GTA Online. Well, actually, that’s how long Steam tells me I’ve spent tearing up the streets of Los Santos and Blaine County. This lurching figure does not include my time living myriad Truman Show parallel existences within the bounds of FiveM’s roleplaying scene. In…
“Vicarious Visions saved Crash Bandicoot”. The multi-platform racing game Crash Nitro Kart could have been “the last of Crash”, according to Crash Bandicoot co-creator and character designer Charles Zembillas. Zembillas recently spoke to Time Extension for an interview about his career, during which he discussed his journey as an artist in the animation and video…
And other legendary adventures. In the days before Christmas ‘98, after much effort and many calls, my Mum managed to find the last copy of Ocarina of Time in the Birmingham Toys R Us. Condolences to those who missed out, but my Mum was always going to get it. When she really wants something, the…
Character Select Welcome to Character Select, a weekly column where PC Gamer takes a look at the art and cosplay created by you. Each week, I’ll highlight a few of my favourite pieces, spotlight and interview creators and artists, or generally just chew your ear off about the talents of the gaming community. It doesn’t…
Jacob Ridley, Managing Editor, Hardware (Image credit: Future) When I’m not working for the split spacebar tourism board, I’m usually tinkering in Linux (new user, having a good time) or testing out a new liquid cooler with even more screens than the last one. There are countless upgrades you could make to your gaming setup….
My newest obsession in GTA 5 roleplay is playing hide-and-seek with other players, and allowing the winner to smash up the other’s vehicle because, well, having nice things in this game has never really been the done thing. And so I find myself gunning it down the Los Santos freeway in my banged up Beater…