World of Warcraft: Midnight is the first time players have had a real reason to return to the elven city of Silvermoon since it was released in 2007. Many players, including me, find the expanded version to be a beautiful update to an iconic location in Azeroth. We also all agree that Blizzard needs to…
Generative AI has been showing up in games so often these days that I don’t know who to trust anymore. It seems like every day there’s another game studio or publisher plaguing their games with more gen AI voice acting, gen AI chat bots, or gen AI art. Blizzard developers, however, have come out against…
When Squid Game first exploded onto Netflix in late 2021, its influence on other forms of popular culture was immediate. The GTA 5 modding scene was captured by the zeitgeist, but it must be said that Los Santos and Blaine County’s slant on the dystopian murder game show left a lot to be desired. Defined…
Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like “how tidy is your desktop?” and “what game will you never uninstall?” Narrative designer Cara Ellison got into gaming via the BBC…
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in February. February 2026, hey? It’s been a busy one with a Nintendo Direct, a Pokémon Presents, and a couple of shadow drops and Switch 2 surprises. That means it’s time for a lovely edition of eShop Selects. So yeah, a big month…
I’m one of those people who immediately folds the second Sanrio announced a collaboration with a game. I can’t help it. I’ve loved Hello Kitty and her friends since I was a child, and now the Sanrio crew has grown in popularity over the last few years, I feel absolutely elated at the sheer number…
It’s been a good time for Space Marine 2 lately. The new Techmarine class is up and at ’em, giant axe and all. It’s also been a rough time for Space Marine 2 lately. As reported by IGN, a new DLC has just been released that promises loads of new voice lines—while it technically does…
If you like Star Wars games, you may occasionally lament that there just aren’t enough of them. You may even lament that some of them are just too hard to revisit, aged as they are by decade upon decade of jank and compatibility issues. TIE Fighter: Total Conversion might address both of those woes, given…
What makes a villain so great? Is it their demeanor? Their strength? Their disregard for the world? Or is it something else entirely? In no particular order, Old School Gamer Senior Writer Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down five amazing villains that all possess something memorable. Jeremy Roenick (NHLPA 93): He’s the fastest player in the…
Soundtrack Sunday Welcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of the PC Gamer team takes a look at a soundtrack from one of their favourite games—or a broader look at videogame music as a whole—offering their thoughts or asking for yours! God, Stardew Valley turned 10 this week, didn’t it? That feels sort of wild…