Steam gets big ups for promoting the human artists behind its latest spring sale graphics: ‘Thank you for using real artists and not slop’

It’s easy to take for granted the cute little drawings and animations that introduce each themed Steam sale. In an age where it’s hard enough getting consistent AI use disclosure on our digital storefronts, it’s nice to see something clearly handcrafted—even if it beckons me to blow my whole paycheck. If you’ve been following Steam…

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World of Warcraft: Midnight’s class balancing is steering the MMO headfirst into a mistake that’s been haunting FF14 for years

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. World…

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If you simply cannot wait for the new Heroes of Might and Magic, this sci-fi take on HoMM just launched from Steam early access

I was a little surprised to discover that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is one of Steam’s most wishlisted gamed. Naturally, I’d assumed there must be a fanbase for this prequel from developer Unfrozen and publisher Hooded Horse, otherwise they wouldn’t make it. But I’d severely underestimated just how ravenous strategy fans are…

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After one of Blood’s best mods added a new episode in January, another brilliant spin on Monolith’s shooter just got an even bigger overhaul

It sure is a good time to be a fan of ye-olde FPS Blood. Following Nightdive’s release of its second overhaul of Monolith’s debut gunfest, the developer has been quietly updating it with enhanced versions of some of the shooter’s best mods. The first of these arrived in January, in the form of Marrow: Episode…

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The Last Caretaker’s latest update embraces its inner Dr Evil by adding sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads

I’ve been intrigued by oceanic survival sim The Last Caretaker since it was announced, but I have also been a little confused by its tone. Is it a melancholy adventure about being the last sentient being on an abandoned Earth, an optimistic sci-fi story about ensuring the long-term survival of the human race by growing…

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Blight: Survival offers a fresh slice of its medieval zombie-slaying, after its developer took a break to ‘rebuild our core systems from the ground up’

Blight: Survival, the third person hack ‘n’ slash where you carve up zombies in brutal medieval combat, is one of the most anticipated games on Steam. In fact, it recently surpassed 1.5 million wishlists, with only Subnautica 2, Deadlock, Light no Fire and Forza Horizon 6 having more. Yet with such anticipation comes a lot…

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