PC Gaming
The things people will do for Nvidia’s extremely limited Blackwell chips; besides surrounding tech stores by waiting in line for hours, or behaving in ways that demonstrate why in-person lottery systems are not always the best idea, some are now turning to alleged smuggling. Earlier this month, three men were arrested by Singaporean authorities for…
When you’ve been playing Rainbow Six Siege as long as I have, it’s hard not to reflexively snarl at your first round of Dual Front: a new permanent, 6v6 mode coming in Year 10 Season 2. In development for years as part of Siege X, the tactical FPS’s “not quite a sequel” refresh coinciding with…
Today, Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM announced a “reimagining” of the groundbreaking CRPG for mobile devices. Instead of the original top-down perspective, this version of the game will rely on semi-animated frames of art from more cinematic angles—like a hybrid of Myst and a visual novel. Before getting into its wider context and a retread of…
Spring is here! Temperatures are rising, the snow is almost gone, the birds are coming home, and yes, the annual ritual we know and love as the Steam Spring Sale is once again upon us. It’s apparently been a long, hard winter for the folks at Valve, or at least the self-described “dummy Steam voice”…
What are videogames if not a vessel for parading around all the cool fashion ensembles I’ve created, treating the whole thing like my own personal Paris Fashion Week? If a game lets me customise what my character is wearing, you best know I’m going to be milking the hell out of that, curating the coolest…
Urban Dead, the browser-based MMO that nearly got me kicked out of college, is shutting down this week after 19 years, 8 months and 11 days. The MMO, which put players in control of either survivors or zombies in the fictionalised city of Malton, played out in real time, with players given one “tick” of…
Mobile game publisher Scopely, owned by the Saudi royal investment fund, has announced the acquisition of Pokémon GO and developer Niantic’s game business for $3.5 billion. The deal remains subject to regulatory approval but, should it go through, will be the biggest acquisition since Scopely itself was bought by the Saudi-owned Savvy Games investment group…
Netflix’s stabs at trying to do a prestige videogame haven’t really worked out much for it, all told. Despite really revving up back in 2021, and starting its own gaming studio in 2022, it’s also, uh, shut that gaming studio down, with nary a trio of As to its name despite promises and golden words….
Planting barrel bombs at the head of a sleeping monster is a time-honored Monster Hunter tradition—and unfortunately, so is planting them poorly so you only harm yourself when you set them off. With the quality-of-life features added in Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom’s shown mercy to its struggling amateur demolitionists: You can now pick up a…
The PC Gaming Show will return this year with another blockbuster broadcast on Twitch, YouTube, X and Steam on June 8, 2025. The first of two shows planned for 2025—with Most Wanted also set to return later this year—June’s showcase will spotlight over 50 games on PC, Steam Deck, Linux and MacOS while celebrating all…