PC Gaming
We often talk about Doom—the original 1993 shooter from the young upstarts at id Software—as one of the most influential videogames of all time. But the Washington Post, one of the country’s most highly-regarded papers of record, has elevated it to an even higher plateau: It has selected Doom as one of the 25 most…
Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited epic adventure film The Odyssey opens this weekend, and I won’t be there to see it because the IMAX theater near me is already sold out except for those really terrible seats way down in front. Which is fine, really: at a running time of two hours and 53 minutes, I’m much…
I’ve been around long enough that I can remember a time when we didn’t know Steam sale dates in advance. We had a rough window, based on the timing of previous sales, but the absence of anything precise meant that all of us poor news guys had to sit around mashing F5 on Steam every…
The original Witcher, released in 2007, was a fairly linear affair, with individual maps to explore but overall progression, from point to point to point, relatively tied down. The remake, in development at Fool’s Theory, is taking a very different approach: It’s a “modern reimagining” of that game as an “open-world RPG.” Simple enough—just make…
Need to know What is it? A nocturnal farm sim in a town of supernaturalsExpect to pay: $35/£30Developer: Little ChickenPublisher: Xseed Games, Marvelous EuropeReviewed on: Intel Core Ultra 7 265, RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB RAMMultiplayer: NoSteam Deck: VerifiedLink: Official site “A nocturnal farm sim where you’re a vampire” is one of the better hooks I’ve…
GOG is very good at two things: Bringing old games to modern PCs, and telling everyone that its games are DRM-free so you can do whatever you want with them. So I was not terribly shocked when GOG weighed in on Sony’s decision to stop producing game discs in 2028 with a little note reminding…
Despite the surge in Overwatch players since Blizzard’s decision to drop the 2 and take the hero shooter in a new direction earlier this year, the noise around its MOBA-inspired Stadium mode has died down. And so has its popularity, which has prompted a halt in development plans according to a new blog post by…
What am I even on this planet for, really? To play videogames? To partake in an unhealthy diet? To make awkward sexual passes at the consenting partner of my choice? All of the above. I might as well dig my own grave and climb into it because there’s a robot on the brink of accomplishing…
One of the largest and best changes in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is the new combat system. It’s still faithful to the original’s lethality, but it’s no longer just about standing still waiting to counter an attack. But you know what I don’t love? The confusing removal of hidden blade combat and the ability…
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is the current #40 on the PC Gamer Top 100 and one of my personal favourite RPGs of all time. Somehow, though, it does have its detractors. Most notably, a vocal contingent who felt that the game’s ending didn’t live up to their expectations (spoilers for Deadfire follow). Deadfire’s plot…