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Path of Exile 2 has been carving out a lovely little niche for itself, based on how many hours of monster-smashing my colleagues here at PC Gamer have been pumping into it. But it hasn’t come without its roadbumps—like, for example, a recent security breach that saw an estimated 66 (potentially more) accounts compromised. That’s…
When Marvel Rivals Season 1 launched last week, a whole host of updates came with it. There were new heroes and some much-needed nerfs and buffs, but there was also something else that went unmentioned in the patch notes: asset hash checking. This prevented client-side mods from working in Marvel Rivals. NetEase considers modding a…
Can you believe that over one fifth of PC gaming monitors sold today are OLED panels? So, says no less an authority on the subject than LG. To be more precise, LG told YouTube channel HDTVTest that OLED now has 22% of the PC gaming monitor market. LG notes that market share has been achieved…
Kickstart your Wordle week with our clue for the January 13 (1304) game, using Monday’s hint to supercharge your first line. Or save it for later if you prefer, and let it help make sense of some stubborn yellow letters. Need something more straightforward? Then click straight through to today’s answer. Hey, sometimes the alphabet…
As our Harvey Randall wrote, we’re all still playing Baldur’s Gate 3 more than a year after its release because there’s so much to find in it. Gale can write a sad resignation letter if you ignore him long enough, and there’s a game over just for people who go out of their way to…
In an announcement video hosted on the channel of streamer Darth Microtransaction, Grinding Gear Games outlined what to expect from Path of Exile 2’s first patch of the new year. Game director Jonathan Rogers characterized it as a quick turnaround update to address common complaints, with more far reaching balance changes planned for when PoE2…
It was an unusually musical Awesome Games Done Quick this year, with an Elden Ring hitless boss showcase performed using an electric saxophone controller, followed by a Crazy Taxi speedrun with a live backing band. The original soundtrack of Crazy Taxi by Bad Religion and The Offspring is an essential part of its appeal, but…
Best of the best (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios) 2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be…
The authors of the long-in-development Classic Offensive mod for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive have shared a message to Twitter that it has been rejected from release on Steam and its app retired after eight years of development. I have sent a request for comment from Valve and will update this story if I hear back, but…
Late in 2024, 2K removed its launcher and everybody cheered. This was not just another bit of obnoxious corporate bloatware, but one that prevented Linux users from playing BioShock and affected Midnight Suns’ performance. Unfortunately, it’s not all been good news. Look on the Steam forum for XCOM 2 and you’ll see threads noting that…