I’ve always loved the clean simplicity and disgusting combo game on offer in the original Super Smash Bros. but it’s hard to actually get a game with other humans together in 2026. The same goes for anything that’s most easily played on archaic hardware. While several emulators have netplay features, anything requiring twitch reactions tends…
One of the things I miss most about the Apple II era is how much personality surrounded the machine. The Apple II was not just a computer you used – it was a computer you explored. You typed things into it, made mistakes, and discovered strange memory locations. Apple II users learned that a single…
Whenever I remember I have 80 hours logged in Terraria, I’m a little shocked because it doesn’t feel like I put nearly that much time into it. Turns out, those are rookie numbers anyway—in a blog post published yesterday, developer Re-Logic shared a bunch of stats and revealed that the average PC player’s logged time…
Directive 8020 starts aboard the spaceship Cassiopeia, where you join a group of scientists venturing to the exoplanet Tau Ceti f. Tasked with setting up the next intergalactic colony, all these scientists are meant to do is take a look at the new planet and figure out how safe it is for the colonists following…
Videogame music has been such a huge presence in my life from such a young age that I rarely stop to consider how many people go through life without ever hearing any of it. They probably know the classics (your Tetris, Mario, etc) but forever be oblivious to the incredible scores and vocal pieces that…
Scott Miller first got into PC gaming with the original IBM PC, having been writing games since 1975 for machines like the Wang 2200 and the Commodore PET. “I don’t really know what got me playing games on the IBM PC, I was probably looking at games that were free or whatever on the internet”,…
Special commentary on this classic PC Gamer review provided by: Demigod review – PC Gamer issue #201 (UK, June 2009) From the archives: The review below appears as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and presentation. By Graham Smith Demigod is gloriously bombastic, the introductory cutscene intoning the slight backstory in its best,…
I spend a lot of time looking at the elaborate outfits and intricate cosplays people put together, but it’s got me wondering: what is the easiest character to cosplay? I’ve already shown you the dedication of cosplayers like Kaho Shibyua, the handiwork of Emily White, and the creativity of Cybertsu, all of which have thrown…
Go on, tell us. Yoshi is just days away from returning in the new Switch 2 exclusive Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. After all of the news, previews and other information and footage surfacing online, we’re wondering who will be checking it out on release. If you haven’t already taken a look at our preview…
Real-time or turn-based is a debate as unending as Coke vs Pepsi or Unreal Tournament vs Quake 3. Yet regardless of whether you prefer battering your enemies via free-flowing combat or tactical increments, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth‘s director reckons he knows which one is winning. And sorry to all you players who like taking time…