It’s no secret that arcade fighters reward absurd precision and reaction times, and that means you need robust netcode if you want to play these games online and have a good time. While rollback netcode has recently become the standard for big name fighters, the communities behind older games are understandably eager to see it…
As reported by The Toyark, Hasbro recently opened preorders for an Amazon-exclusive action figure two-pack in its primo Black Series line, one that revisits the all-timer Star Wars RPG and perennial PC Gamer favorite, Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords. Unfortunately, the dang thing’s already sold out. Included in the pack is…
As translated to English by Automaton, Japanese gaming website 4Gamer has published a feature on the late Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of Dead or Alive and the neo-Ninja Gaiden games. 4Gamer interviewed some of the developer’s collaborators, unearthing some surprising stories from the colorful developer’s life. In addition to his ultraviolent and occasionally terminally horny games,…
When it was announced that medieval cemetery management sim Graveyard Keeper was getting a sequel this week, the reveal attracted some uneasy comments on social media. Players thought the new key art had some of the uncanny hallmarks associated with generative AI, and it pushed some fans to scrutinize things further. “The promo art looks…
As reported by The Cybersec Guru, Rockstar Games has suffered a security breach of indeterminate scope by the group ShinyHunters. ShinyHunters has threatened to release the data if Rockstar does not pay a ransom, while the company has confirmed the validity of the claim in a statement to Cybersec Guru and Kotaku: “We can confirm…
The Steam Deck seems like a lovely machine for tackling retro games, since they tend not to guzzle storage space. That doesn’t mean their Steam versions are always deck verified, though—if you’ve hit this wall trying to replay Capcom classics like Dino Crisis or the OG Resident Evil games, you’ll be pleased to hear better…
Dungeon Master Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer’s regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown delves into PC gaming’s most beloved and enduring genre. Grab a seat in our badly-lit tavern and please ignore the goblin puke. At the end of 2024, I resigned myself to the fact that BioWare was no longer capable,…
“You can understand everything and start playing immediately”. We recently got the chance to sit down and chat with M2 Co., Ltd. CEO Naoki Horii to talk about the history of this company and the amazing work it does celebrating vintage titles. During the conversation, Horii touched upon the games he’d love to work on,…
“Everyone at M2 Co., Ltd. has a strong passion and love for classic games”. When it comes to retro game ports, M2 Co., Ltd. is a byword for unimpeachable quality, so it was great to catch up with Naoki Horii on how he founded the beloved game studio. M2 Co., Ltd. has been around since…
Alice in bayou-land. South of Midnight is a third‑person action‑adventure that leans into its narrative hard. For those thinking of buying it, that’s the first thing to consider, because not every gamer has the same ‘high cutscene-to-gameplay ratio’ of patience. While it doesn’t over-indulge, it does like to pause events often to reveal one of…