Robots: they’re basically just computers that walk around, so we’re going to start covering them more regularly here at PC Gamer. And there’s a lot to cover: hardly a day goes where we don’t see a clip of a robot doing something weird, funny, alarming, impressive, or—and this is pretty darn rare, but it does…
Microsoft announced in March that the new Xbox mode for Windows 11, a full-screen “dedicated gaming experience,” was set to go live in April. And on the very final day of the month, with most of those last 24 hours already gone, it’s finally starting to happen. “Beginning today, we’re excited to share that Xbox…
The big MindsEye mission Blacklisted is out, and with it the promised revelation of “evidence of the sabotage” that has been alleged multiple times by Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) co-CEOs Leslie Benzies and Mark Gerhard. As a sort of sicko appreciator of MindsEye, I was looking forward to playing it, and last night I…
Category: ID@Xbox April 30, 2026 Starward: The Story Behind the Black Rock Shooter Collaboration Electra Xu – Editor, Shengtianyouxi Starward, a 2v2 mecha girl combat game, launched a major collaboration event with the renowned Japanese IP Black Rock Shooteron April 16th. Players can claim the collab character Black Rock Shooter by completing in-game event tasks….
Last week I drove down to a fancy studio lot in Los Angeles to play Fortnite. “Play Fortnite” isn’t a very descriptive phrase these days, as the battle royale has long since evolved into a platform with numerous games under the official Epic banner, plus thousands more community-made modes. What I was there to see…
VA-11 Hall-A developer Sukeban Games unveiled a new trailer for its second game, .45 Parabellum Bloodhound, last week. We got a few more story and gameplay snippets from the anime-style action game, as well as a release window of this summer, just in time for VA-11 Hall-A’s 10-year anniversary on June 21. The explosively popular…
Category: ID@Xbox Hydroneer Brings Years of Updates, Building, and Refining to Xbox Max Hayon Studio Director, Foulball Hangover Published April 30, 2026 What happens when a sandbox game keeps growing for six years? The result is a game shaped by constant updates that evolved into a deeper, more system-driven experience. The team at Foulball Hangover…
Category: ID@Xbox April 30, 2026 How we Built a Quest Around Curiosity in Adorable Adventures Steven ter Heide, Creative Director, Wild Sheep Studio Hi, I’m Steven ter Heide, Creative Director at Wild Sheep Studio working on the cozy animal-adventure game, Adorable Adventures. In Adorable Adventures, we set out with a simple intention: to create a…
EVE Online developer CCP Games has announced the winners of its latest hackathon to build mods and third party tools for its blockchain-based survival MMO, EVE Frontier. The winner, CradleOS, took home $25,000 for its in-game civilization-building tool, with a remaining $55,000 split among other winners. Blockchain’s still a dirty word for me, but EVE…
I’ve never read Invincible, but through playing the acclaimed comic’s new licensed fighting game, I feel I’ve gotten to know its characters inside and out. I don’t say that because I know any more about them than when I started, but because it’s pretty easy in this game to punch people into showers of gore….