2026

Rumours around Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake CPUs have multiplied rapidly in recent days. Highlights include an IPC performance advantage over AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 chips, a core count upgrade for some models, and a massive APU variant to take on AMD’s Strix Halo or its successor. First up, those IPC claims. IPC refers to instructions…

With things getting kind of dicey on Earth, mankind is looking to the stars. We’ve got that big Starfield update, those guys off loitering around the Moon, and now even Crimson Desert—a game not renowned for its hardcore space simulation—is getting in on the action as players send Kliff into orbit. As documented by YouTube…

SteelSeries has updated its longstanding Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 rodent for 2026 as it seeks to bring a veteran of the ultralight rodent world up to date. The changes are mostly inside, with a shiny new sensor, higher wireless polling and major improvements to battery life. The £100/$100 price tag is enticing, although we’ve…

Besides the moment-to-moment shooting, what’s the one thing that’s made Call of Duty the success that it is today? If you ask me, it’s the progression. You level up your account, unlocking new guns as you go, which pulls you into the camo grind, all for you to prestige and do it all over again….

Remember Striden, the game with the radioactive attack bears and moose artillery? It charmed both PC Gamer editor Tyler Wilde and myself when we saw it in 2024 with its amusingly odd mash-up of Rust, Stalker, and extremely dangerous wildlife. But it wasn’t able to draw in a critical mass of players, and less than…

Just Cause developer Avalanche was dealt a blow last year when Xbox cancelled Contraband, a co-op smuggling game set in ’70s Southeast Asia. But it’s not the first project in the Swedish studio’s long history to be canned after years of investment and high hopes. Avalanche co-founder and former chief creative officer Christofer Sundberg has…

When we saw State of Decay 3’s announcement back in 2020, which centered around the hunt for a zombified deer, we naturally assumed that it hinted at undead wildlife. It became a focal point in the weeks, months, and years since, given the previous games didn’t feature any animals at all. But, in an interview…

With a social media post out of the blue, Intel has confirmed it has joined forces with Elon Musk’s Terafab project, using its foundries and packaging facilities to “help refactor silicon fab technology”. The exact details and nature of the agreement aren’t yet clear, but Intel is unlikely to get as big a foundry order…