The Samurai style in Nioh 3 is much closer to the methodical, more hardy, planted sword master that you’d expect from a soulslike, at least compared to the shadowy ninja. However, Nioh 3’s samurai has one defining factor that makes it hard to get to grips with for newcomers: Ki Pulse. Ki is effectively your…
Working out how to beat Yamagata Masakage in Nioh 3 isn’t as challenging as many of the other bosses you’ll encounter when you enter the open-world Warring States map, but it is still somewhat of a trial by fire in terms of learning the game’s central combat mechanics. In particular, Burst Break is of huge…
Jakotsu-baba is the first major boss in Nioh 3, not including the prologue’s Yamagata Masakage. As is typical for the first real boss in any soulslike, Jakotsu-baba is no walk in the park, as I’m sure you’ve figured out by now. Not only is Jakotsu-baba a real pain by himself, but he’s also inside the…
One of the greatest strengths of Arc Raiders is its visual atmosphere. Its post-apocalyptic environments are richly imagined, evoking a textured, near-tangible sense of place and passage of time through details that seem intricately considered—except one. As spotted by redditor TNT_Owl, the Spaceport map features an oversight so glaring, so ill-conceived, so obscene that it…
A major update to Highguard is rolling out tomorrow on Steam, bringing with it a new hero, a new map, a new mount, and of particular note to people who just can’t get enough competitive action, ranked play. The new character in Highguard Episode 2, as the update is formally named, is Ekon, and he’s…
And it may well be a reworking of a mobile favourite. In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment during today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, you may have caught a glimpse at a cute-looking RPG called Another Eden Begins. Coming to Switch 2 and Switch 1 this summer, it features time travel, turn-based combat, ten different endings, and New…
Once again it’s time for my annual—except for the year I forgot—tradition of simulating the Super Bowl here at PC Gamer! I’ve now done it six times using various American football-related PC games and have a record of 3-3 for predicting the winner, a 50% accuracy rate. Meaning I could have skipped all those hours…
We’ve been able to swim around just off the coast of Rust’s murder island for years now, but I’m absolutely terrified of the sharks most players seem to shrug off, so I keep myself parked on land watching from a safe distance. After today’s Naval Update, I’m thinking that may change as Rust adds buildable…
Season 2 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 brings a ton of new stuff across multiplayer, Zombies, and Endgame, including fan-favorite maps and weapons from classic Black Ops games. There’s a lot to keep track of this season, and not everything is releasing all at once. To make things easier to follow, here’s a…
Guerrilla Games’ long-rumored Horizon co-op game has finally been unveiled as Horizon Hunters Gathering, a tactical action game for up to three players who will step into the roles of powerful hunters to defend the world from an onslaught of deadly machines. Horizon Hunters Gathering, in case it’s not abundantly clear, isn’t the conclusion of…