Inside Homeworld 3: How Blackbird Interactive aims to make you feel attached to your fleet as you ‘see the history of battles through the whole campaign’

Homeworld 3 is the third instalment of the Homeworld series, a space strategy game whose last instalment came out in 2003. It received a remaster in 2015, which we gave a 92 in our Homeworld Remastered Review—a worthy remake of “one of the most challenging and evocative strategy series ever made.”  Homeworld 3 was voted…

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‘Path of Exile 2 in some ways is less complicated than Path of Exile 1’: Grinding Gear Games talks about why it created a WASD control scheme and other improvements in the sequel to its long-running ARPG

Last month Path of Exile 2 was selected as the #9 Most Wanted game in PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted. The sequel to the long-running ARPG Path of Exile is coming soon, and with work on Path of Exile 2 now well underway, we flew to New Zealand to talk to developers at Grinding Gear…

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The last minute PC Gaming holiday gift guide

PC Gaming gift deals (Image credit: Alienware, Acer, SteelSeries, EVGA, HyperX) 1. Under $50 – Stocking fillers 2. $50 – $100 – Gaming gifts 3. $100 – $200 – Mega gifts 4. $200+ Luxury gifts 5. UK gifts The holidays are fast approaching, but if you’ve still yet to find the perfect gift for the…

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Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya sheds light on why he left Platinum, the company he co-founded: ‘Without that element of trust, I couldn’t continue working there’

Hideki Kamiya—director of Bayonetta and Okami, co-founder of PlatinumGames, “unemployed man,” and guy who has you blocked on Twitter—is making the rounds again, and this time he’s ready to spill the beans. Sort of. In a recent chat with IGN, the legendary developer shed some light on his departure from Platinum in October, telling the…

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PC gaming’s biggest disappointments of 2023

It’s been… kind of a weird year for games, all in all.  We’ve had lots of amazing surprises: Dave the Diver surfaced out of nowhere to steal our hearts, Cyberpunk 2077 completed its redemption arc with a flourish, and of course Baldur’s Gate 3 smashed even our already sky high expectations.  But it’s also been…

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Baldur’s Gate 3 will never be on Game Pass, says Larian CEO: ‘We made a big game, so I think there’s a fair price to be paid for that’

If you were hoping that Baldur’s Gate 3’s arrival on Xbox would herald its inclusion on Game Pass for prospective console and PC players, it looks like you’re out of luck. Larian’s impressive RPG will continue to only be available if you’re willing to shell out—but I promise you it’s worth it. In my Baldur’s…

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