PC Gaming
Blue Prince is exceptionally good—”one of the best puzzle games in years,” PC Gamer’s Chris Livingston enthused in his 92% review. And he’s not the only one who thinks so: Balatro creator LocalThunk is so taken by the game that he’s basically demanding Geoff Keighley give it a Game of the Year nomination in the…
According to a new report from game industry research firm Newzoo, interest in the battle royale genre is on a downward slope. That might seem like a counterintuitive observation when Fortnite, Warzone, PUBG, and Apex Legends are still huge games, but it probably has more to do with their competitors calling it quits. According to…
PC Gamer editor Lauren Morton wrote in February that “desktop pets are so back,” and holy cow she was not wrong. One of the biggest games on Steam right now is a little doodad that puts a cute white kitty on your screen who baps an imaginary bongo drum every time you click or type….
In our Blue Prince review, Chris Livingston called the run-based room drafter one of the best puzzle games in years—a work of “incredible craftsmanship and elegance” that’s worthy of all the fevered notebook scribbling required to unravel the mystery of its shifting mansionscape. And by the looks of things, Chris isn’t alone. So far, Blue…
It’s easy to go without extra energy in those first few levels of REPO, but you’ll need some sort of power source for expensive new weapons as things ramp up. That’s where Energy Crystals come in, providing a finite number of charges for your Semibot’s growing arsenal. Keep in mind, these little yellow power-ups are…
YouTube is conducting a “platform-wide review” of videos and channels on its platform to ensure age restrictions are being properly applied—and, for the record, says Balatro gameplay videos should not be rated 18+ unless they actually violate its gambling policy or other community guidelines. The problem came up over the weekend when Balatro creator LocalThunk…
There are various unfinished versions of Half-Life 2 that have come to light over the years, all of which reveal interesting things about how Valve’s plans changed over time as it painstakingly refined and pruned one of the PC gaming greats. A new video by YouTuber and Half-Life 2 obsessive CMDR RileySV delves into the…
The Huntress is Path of Exile 2‘s newest character class, a fearsome Azmeri warrior who hunts monstrous wild creatures armed with a buckler and her trusty spear. She darts in and out of combat, effortlessly parrying attacks while transitioning between melee and ranged combat in a mesmerizing, graceful dance of violence and death. Or, if…
I don’t know how anyone playing with a controller puts up with the inventory management that makes up so much of an action RPG like Diablo 4. If I couldn’t click and drag my gems and helmets around I don’t know how I’d cope. Much respect for my console siblings who somehow navigate not only…
There are a few really neat references to Minecraft pop culture in A Minecraft Movie, including a tribute to Technoblade and a couple of DanTDM shoutouts. But there also seems to be quite a few cameos that were cut, including a scene featuring Valkyrae and several inventions from Mumbo Jumbo. “Yeah, there were a ton…