PC Gaming
The main thing preventing me from playing Star Wars Zero Company in its iron man “beskar” mode is cowardice, but the second thing preventing me from doing that has been the state of the game at launch. I’ve had it crash on me a few times, and the thought of my one and only run…
Playing a Ubisoft game from Steam usually requires installing and running Ubisoft Connect, which is the publisher’s own desktop launcher. It’s annoying to use one launcher—Steam—to access another launcher—Ubisoft Connect—in order to play an Assassin’s Creed game, but it’s been that way for years, and Ubisoft isn’t alone in insisting on it: EA and Rockstar…
If you’ve started a new character or world in Valheim 1.0 from the beginning (or are playing it for the first time ever), you may be wondering about the Battle Idols and Protection Idols you’ve found. While opening chests in Valhiem’s various biomes, you will occasionally come across an item called a Battle Idol or…
Deep sea exploration and restaurant management game Dave the Diver is still going deep: Developer Mintrocket says the game has now moved past 10 million copies sold across all platforms, while the In the Jungle expansion that came out in June has moved past one million sales of its own. Dave the Diver was an…
If you play on a Steam Deck, or just rock with Big Picture Mode on your PC, the latest Steam client beta will be of big interest: It adds a new “Big Art Mode” that makes your home screen look a whole lot prettier (this is a subjective evaluation, yes, but I think it’s prettier),…
Electronic Arts has copped to using “AI voice technology” in the upcoming NHL 27, saying that doing so will “bring more variety to the game” and allow it to react more quickly to changes and feedback. The use of generative AI in NHL 27 was first reported by ESPN sportscaster John Buccigross, who also serves…
Wardogs is pretty approachable for a milsim, but very complex for a military shooter. The 100-player king of the hill FPS is somewhere between Battlefield and Squad in terms of realism, but it’s also got elements of Counter-Strike and extraction shooters. It’s a weird game, but very fun. If you have experience in both, you’re…
Wardogs, a 100-player milsim FPS that launched today in early access, is an immediate hit. It’s currently Steam’s global top seller and has so far peaked at over 300,000 players. Unfortunately, you might not be able to play it right now. Servers are getting slammed, players are stuck in the login queue, and as of…
With Electronic Arts now almost fully owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, a Bloomberg report says the wealth fund is now giving thought to merging it with the PIF’s other gaming crown jewel, Savvy Games Group. No decisions have been made at this point, according to the report, which also says that any potential…
Early access on Steam is a simple concept. You buy a game before it’s finished, provide bug reports and feedback to developers, and help shape a project’s direction and ambitions. Everybody wins: You get to play the game early, and developers earn money that helps them continue and finish their work. It’s been a boon…