PC Gaming
Epic Games remains steadfast in its quest to drive down game store fees and build its “metaverse” vision, but the might of its Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and Epic Games Store operation wavered this year. Epic laid off over 800 employees in September, and pawned off beloved music marketplace Bandcamp after acquiring it only a year…
Win Wordle your way every single day with our help. There’s a whole range of general tips and advice ready to go, as well as a handy clue for the December 25 (919) puzzle, and, as always, today’s Wordle answer in easily accessible form just in case you need it. Wait, that letter goes where?…
I’ve been playing and writing about videogames for an awfully long time now, and I’ve seen my share of controversies come and go. Hot Coffee, anyone? At some point long ago, I may have thought that such things would become increasingly rare as our medium matures. But it seems that the opposite has happened. As…
We’ve already reported on Qualcomm’s new 12-core Arm uberchip, the Snapdragon X Elite, and its claims of x86-beating performance and efficiency. But it takes two to tango when it comes a major transition like moving from x86 CPUs to Arm chips. You don’t just need hardware, you need software, too. And that, dear PC fans,…
Black Salt’s fishing adventure gets our Best Setting award this year—a sign that there’s surprising depth to be found here. For more awards, head to our Game of the Year 2023 page. Mollie Taylor, Features Producer: Dredge has the most immaculate vibes of any game I’ve played this year. By day it’s a relaxing and…
Personal Pick (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2023, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We’ll post new personal picks, alongside our main awards, throughout the rest of the month. 2023 has been an absolutely absurd year…
I find myself thinking of this past year in terms of pre-Baldur’s Gate 3 and post-Baldur’s Gate 3, which might be unfair to the legions of great games that were released otherwise. I’ve gone back through the archive and settled on thirteen heaters from the first half of the year that practically feel like they…
We live in tough times. Inflation is high, temperatures are low, my breath fogs in my home and Baldur’s Gate 3 costs $60/£50. I can’t do much about most of those—though I’m working on a scheme to drive inflation down by burning several billion dollars KLF-style—but that last one? I can help with that last…
Want to give your daily Wordle a boost with our tips and tricks? Or maybe you’d really like someone to tell you exactly what the answer to the December 24 (918) game is without making you work for it. Whichever way you want to play, you’ll find all you need and more (even a clue…
Oh my god, I am so freaking tired of live service games. I know, I know, they’re a necessary evil. It’s 2023, baby, videogames ain’t what they used to be. They cost way more to make and developers have to continue toiling away on patches and expansions post-release. Money has to be made and, for…