Once hidden in a Friday Night Funkin’ fangame, surreal free exploration sandbox Garn47 gets a major makeover with the ‘Glorgle update’

Oh dear, I’m writing a news story about Garn47, which means I now have to explain Garn47. Okay, so hear me out: Garn47, developed by the largely mysterious solo developer/artist/musician Floombo (she wears many hats), is a very strange open world exploration sandbox that started out hidden in a Friday Night Funkin’ fangame, but you…

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Oblivion isn’t enough? Morrowind just got a whole lot bigger, as community mega-mod Tamriel Rebuilt adds the sprawling metropolis of Narsis

While undeniably a classic first-person RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind never quite lived up to its name. Sure, you technically were in Morrowind, but the game limited you to the volcanic island of Vvardenfell, with the mainland frequently spoken of, but teasingly just out of reach. Enter the Tamriel Rebuilt project, a colossal (and…

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Lead Diablo artists say the best way to design endless spiky armor sets is to go look at anything that isn’t Diablo: ‘You can come back with a fresh mind and create new things’

In April, I had a chance to ask lead Diablo 4 developers how tough it is for their dev teams to continue coming up with ominous names for gameplay activities when they’ve spent 30 years exhausting every thesaurus in the demonic lexicon. Their answer: Pretty tough. Last week, PC Gamer spoke to the lead artists…

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