Portal 2 is one of the easiest-to-recommend games in the entire medium, and part of that is down to the custom levels scene it’s inspired for over a decade now. There are around a million on the game’s Steam Workshop entry alone—and if you’ve ever tried modding it yourself and chafed at the game’s limitations,…
Ever since Godzilla first battled Mechagodzilla all the way back in 1974, it’s been clear to everyone that nothing exists which cannot be made cooler by the inclusion of giant robots. This axiom is self-evident, so there’s no need to ask a question like, “Would Doom be cooler if you could pilot a mech in…
“Every chance of being the best since SNK themselves stopped manufacturing hardware”. Ever since Plaion announced it was working with SNK to produce a replica of the Neo Geo AES, there’s been a fair amount of speculation about what’s going on under the hood of the machine. Plaion has already stated that the Neo Geo+…
Monitors are a flashy ‘ol business: If you want to shop for one, you have to consider your dream resolution, size, and panel technology. That’s before mentioning refresh rate, response time, and a whole host of other specs. But manufacturer AOC’s gaming monitors have caught flack for something more prosaic: Their on-screen display (OSD), the…
Silver Script Games founder Alyx Jones had planned to roll out a trailer for her studio’s new game, The Quiet Things, at last night’s BAFTA awards—but as Jones shared in a LinkedIn post yesterday, she received a phone call the night before telling her the trailer had been pulled due to sensitive content. “It was…
It may have taken 13 years, but you can finally explore a brand new slice of Grand Theft Auto. No, Grand Theft Auto 6 hasn’t launched early. I’m referring to GTA: Carcer City, a new total conversion mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. GTA: Carcer City replaces San Andreas’ massive map with a single…
Welcome to the jungle. Guns N’ Roses’ 1987 hit may have been written following a chance exchange with a territorial New York City native some 40 years ago, but its hedonistic tone, themes and lyrics fit well within the Grand Theft Auto universe. The song itself even featured in GTA: San Andreas’ in-game radio station,…
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…
For over two decades, EVE Online has been famous for two things: the astonishing player-driven stories it generates, and the cutthroat universe that acts as a foundation for those stories. PvP is as fundamental a part of EVE’s universe as hydrogen is in our own, and whether you’re the head of one of its megacorps…
Like all of Capcom’s modern action games, Pragmata is a highly polished experience befitting the legendary developer’s reputation: There are hours of motion-captured performances to enjoy, detailed ray (even path) traced environments to admire, and enormous things to blow up in a variety of spectacular ways. There’s also a generous selection of post-credits modes to…