PC Gaming
Every now and then I run across a game that looks like it will be my thing—not that it necessarily will be my thing, but the vibe is undeniable. The Secret of Weepstone, revealed today, is one such game: “A hand-drawn black and white dungeon crawler RPG inspired by classic D&D of the ’80s” that’s…
Former BioWare stalwart Mark Darrah began his career at BioWare as a programmer on the original Baldur’s Gate, and finished more than 20 years later as executive producer on Dragon Age and Anthem. He’s been around, in other words, he’s seen some things, and he has some thoughts on the current state of the videogame…
Hassles with credit card processors over adult content isn’t the only payment headache Steam is facing these days. Valve is also getting grief from PayPal, which is no longer being accepted as a form of payment in much of the world. Going by posts about the problem in the Steam subreddit, the issue was first…
When it comes to fantasy tabletop role-playing, it can be easy to think there’s nothing new under the sun. It’s our oldest and still most popular genre, and after 50 years it can be hard to see what fresh spins are left to put on it. So thank the gods for games like Legend in…
A Team Fortress 2 player has caused some capital-D Drama among the venerable shooter’s more dedicated users, through the simple method of destroying one of the game’s rarest items mid-match. The cherry on top: this is the second time they’ve done it. User Gregarious deleted a Golden Frying Pan, an item worth just under seven…
If GSC Game World has a motto, I think it should be ‘the mad lads are actually doing it.’ Not only did the Ukrainian studio release a killer (albeit, admittedly, somewhat on fire) game with Stalker 2 under some of the grimmest imaginable conditions last year, it’s now decided to go ahead and just upgrade…
As you may already be aware, I have a penchant for all things cute in the hardware sphere—and that means mini PCs absolutely command my attention. All that power in such a small footprint? Delightful! But even more head turning is Framework’s latest entrant into the space. The Framework Desktop has got it all: an…
We’ve all been there, right? Thermal paste splattered all over the CPU socket? No? Just me and that guy from The Verge? Whatever, the prospect of replacing thermal paste with a neat, long-lasting pad is still intriguing. And that’s exactly what cooling specialist Carbice and PC maker Cyberpower claim to have delivered thanks to the…
Brian Hicks, former DayZ creative director, co-creator of the whole battle royale genre, and current creative director of 775 Interactive, wants players to have more control over their games. Chatting to us about his long career in survival games—including the time DayZ’s creators got obsessed with a little educational game before becoming embroiled in a…
The actor behind Astarion, Neil Newbon, has gone on record as being keen to play Astarion again. Everyone’s favourite spawn from Baldur’s Gate 3 has stolen hearts (including mine), and you’d be forgiven for thinking Newbon would jump at the chance to play something similar—not so. In an interview with challenge runner Luality (who has…