PC Gaming
Well, we’ve made it. Another year has gone by and it’s been as busy as ever, with constant changes in the world of PC hardware and software. So much has happened that it wouldn’t make sense to try and cover it all in a single article, but we don’t need to. That’s because it’s our…
The all singing, all dancing Alan Wake 2 told our favourite story of the year—progressing Remedy’s shared universe in myriad weird and wonderful ways. For more awards, head to our Game of the Year 2023 page. Jacob Ridley, Senior Hardware Editor: A blend of entertaining horror and surreal scenes, Alan Wake 2 manages to keep…
If you were asked to name the most-successful game on Steam at the start of 2023, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s 30 million monthly players would have made that a good pick. Now we’re at the end of the year and, if you want to play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, you can only do so through obscure means….
Personal Pick (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2023, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We’ll post new personal picks, alongside our main awards, throughout the rest of the month. Everybody knows you have to go back…
The motherboard is one of the most integral pieces of the PC building puzzle because your choice of board answers a ton of questions for you before you even get started with anything else. It determines which processor generation and from which manufacturer you’re going to be picking from, it determines what kind of storage…
2022 was the year where cryptocurrencies and the industry around them lost a lot of credibility, thanks to the collapse of enormous exchanges like FTX and the overnight failure of major cryptocurrencies like LunaUSD. 2023 has been the year where we started to see the consequences for some of this stuff, alongside a whole host…
Games are big nowadays. That’s not necessarily a bad thing—it’s good to get value for your money. But the industry at-large has gone from having an identity Crysis over visual fidelity into wanting everything to be bigger, better, and forever. I’m left with a single question: is anybody else tired, dude? Some time in the…
2023 could be regarded as something of a bumper year for SSDs, as we saw many great PCIe Gen 4 drives in large sizes retail for very attractive prices. Super fast high capacity storage for reasonable money was the order of the day, and given the increasing size of game installations, PC hardware was all…
Everything you need to clear today’s Wordle is right here. Make the most of every guess with our general tips and tricks, or give a tough game an instant boost with a clue written just for today’s puzzle. Need something more direct? Then click or scroll your way to the answer to the December 28…
One action roguelike is surging to the top of the Steam charts this holiday week courtesy of an update, with little room-based dungeon crawler Tiny Rogues holding strong player numbers for an indie after the release of its Heaven & Hell update added oodles of new stuff. Released late last year, Tiny Rogues is an…