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Random: Miyamoto Thought The Star Fox ‘Amputation’ Theory Was Nuts
Something’s afoot. Shigeru Miyamoto is apparently aware of a fan theory that the Star Fox team all had their lower legs amputated and surgically replaced with robotic limbs. However, on hearing about it for the first time, “the look on his face was a combination of “wait, what?”/”get me out of here”/”are you nuts”. That’s…
Wargaming Console and PC Titles to Get In-Game Benefits with Xbox Game Pass
Category: Xbox Game Pass March 31, 2026 Wargaming Console and PC Titles to Get In-Game Benefits with Xbox Game Pass Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Summary Five of Wargaming’s current and upcoming free-to-play titles on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Xbox on PC, will begin to offer in-game benefits to Xbox Game Pass subscribers this year….
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance review
Need to know What is it?: A short sidescroller full of vampires and disappointment. Expect to pay: $20/£16Developer: Bit Bot MediaPublisher: Crystal DynamicsReviewed on: RTX 4090, Intel i9-13900k, 32GB RAMMultiplayer?: NoSteam Deck: VerifiedLink: Official site Legacy of Kain is the kind of series where everyone needs to take a big hit of the bong before…
Report claims OpenAI spending cuts have ‘hit’ memory prices but there’s little evidence right now of cheaper PC components
The UK’s Telegraph newspaper is claiming that “spending cuts at OpenAI have hit memory chip prices.” That sounds like potentially good news on several levels. But does it stack up? As we reported, OpenAI shuttered its Sora video-generation tool last week. The AI outfit also cancelled a multi-billion-dollar deal with Oracle to extend the Stargate…
All materials required to complete the High-Gain Antenna project in Arc Raiders
The High-Gain Antenna is a new player project in Arc Raiders, added in the Flashpoint update. Similar to the Trophy Display project, you’ll need to gather a bunch of different items to donate to the High-Gain Antenna project (including some brand-new materials) to construct your own Arc-detecting machine. With Shredders escaping Stella Montis, Assessors revealing…
The consensus is that Crimson Desert has terrible storytelling—it’s not true
Fraser Brown, Online Editor (Image credit: Future) Last week: I gushed about Crimson Desert. This week: Oh, will you look at that, I’m doing it again. Even among Crimson Desert’s most ardent fans, like myself, the consensus seems to be that the game’s weakest element is its storytelling. And despite everything I’m about to write…
This tool tells you exactly how much your latency could improve by changing your mouse’s polling rate
We’ve long been sceptical of 8 kHz polling here at PC Gamer. At least based on how it feels experientially, provided I’m using a good mouse with a solid connection, there feels like very little difference between 8 kHz, 4 kHz, 2 kHz, and heck, even 1 kHz polling. But felt experience, while important, isn’t…
The Retro Gaming Experience: How Classic Games Inspire Modern Tech and Royalty in Digital Entertainment
Why Classic Game Design Still Works One of the defining features of early video games was their simplicity. Developers working in the late 1970s and 1980s faced strict technical limitations. Hardware could only support limited memory, graphics, and processing power. As a result, developers focused on creating clear objectives and tightly balanced gameplay mechanics. This…
PS5 Pro New PSSR Upscaler is now Accessible on Assassin’s Creed Shadows!
On April 7, we’re officially offering the new upgraded version of PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) to Assassin’s Creed Shadows PS5 Pro players, alongside Title Update 1.1.9. PSSR is an AI library that analyzes game images pixel by pixel as it upscales them, and it’s been used to boost the effective resolution of over 50…