PC Gaming
While Palworld’s player count has calmed down in the time since its release, it’s still carved a cosy little niche for itself on Steam. SteamDB has it hovering between 20,000 and 50,000 players over the past few months, with a big bump to around 200,000 in December 2024 due to the release of a major…
AMD’s new Strix Halo uber APU for laptops was already pretty interesting, what with its 256-bit memory bus and monster sized iGPU. Now it turns out that its gestation was a little unusual, with AMD needing four goes at it to get it right and adding some trick tech to its CPU dies in the…
Remember when you were young, your responsibilities were far fewer, and you were still at least a little hopeful about the future potential of tech? Anyway! In our present moment, nothing appears to be safe from the sticky fingers of so-called AI—and that includes nostalgic hardware of yesteryear. Exo Labs, an outfit with the mission…
Whether you’re a new player or have a win streak that goes back months, we’ve got something that’ll help improve your daily Wordle game. Take a look at our tips if you want to refresh your approach to puzzle solving, or use today’s hint to guide your way. Don’t worry if you’re running out of…
You might’ve seen rumblings over the holidays that Marvel Rivals is serving players easy bot matches when they go on a losing streak. That’s the sort of claim I usually take with a grain of salt in competitive shooters—yes, bots masquerading as real players are unfortunately common in some of the most popular games around…
Back in the olden days of 2020 there was some exciting news for people who love dinosaurs and families: Ark 2 was coming and Vin Diesel was coming with it. Vin Diesel, shirtless, riding a dinosaur? Sounded like a certified bop. Since then, however, we’ve heard less and less about Ark 2. The sequel to…
A cadre of tech founders and activists announced a new social-media focused foundation on Monday with the goal of raising $30 million to fund development of AT Protocol, the underlying technology powering growing social media network Bluesky. While you may not recognize any of the “technical advisors and custodians” organizing Free Our Feeds, you’ll likely…
When Rebel Wolves teased its first project back in 2022, PC Gamer’s Rich Stanton said it gave him “strong vampire vibes.” When the studio revealed the game’s title and some new concept art in 2024, I said it gave me “very strong vampire vibes.” Today we got a look at Dawnwalker’s debut cinematic trailer, and…
Hearthstone’s “biggest mini-set ever” is set to launch next week, bringing Blizzard’s legendary RTS StarCraft to the game with 49 new cards—four Legendary, one Epic, 20 Rare, and 24 Common—split across the three factions you know and love: Zerg, Protoss, and Terran. Each faction has five cards that can be played across all the classes…
My flying city in Airborne Empire is tilted at a 1 degree angle. That’s not a big deal: it’s barely detectable visually and it doesn’t seem to be bothering my citizens. It sure is bothering me, though. I can’t stop imagining one of my residents, after a hard day harvesting resources or battling pirates or…