PC Gaming
Ho ho ho, Meeeeerry Christmas. Do you hear that gentle jingling up on the roof? Could it be Santa, perhaps? No, that’s OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Today, for day 10 of its “12 days of OpenAI” Christmas lead-up event, OpenAI has gone further than I expected by unleashing its chatbot from the tethers of the…
Becoming a ghoul is probably one of the best decisions you can make in Fallout 76 right now, and lucky for you—it doesn’t take too much effort to make the jump. All you have to do is be kind enough to answer a cry for help. A few weeks ago, I got to test out…
It may go against everything I’ve ever known about surviving in a Fallout game, but after turning myself into a Ghoul in Fallout 76, I’ve decided radioactive pools of water are my new best friend. The new Ghoul character, which is launching today in Fallout 76, has a bunch of helpful features. You can use…
Confused about what to do with the Golden Idol in Path of Exile 2? You’ll likely happen upon at least one of these idols while exploring Utzaal in act three, though it’s most probable you’ll discover the Golden Idol first, since it’s found in a fixed location in Napuatzi’s quarters. There are actually six idols…
The seas have been choppy of late for live services games looking to make a name for themselves, with most of them sinking forlornly to the bottom of the Steam charts. Skull and Bones is one such game that seems to be heading in that direction. It’s not that it’s bad exactly, as corroborated by…
Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks was part of a set of sweeping layoffs that shocked the industry earlier this year, least of all because the studio’s last game, Hi-Fi Rush, was pretty much a success by most metrics, winning awards, a “breakout hit by all key measurements and expectations”, according to Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg. Cue…
Stalker 2’s landing on PC last month probably went about as expected. The game has been through more than a decade of development hell, exacerbated by the all-too real hell of war in its home country. Combine that with the Stalker series’ track record of brilliant yet bug-filled games, and Stalker 2 wound up, in…
Balatro has been hit with an 18+ rating by PEGI, a European age rating system that’s used in more than 35 countries, over its allusions to real-world gambling. The game’s developer, LocalThunk, spoke out about the decision earlier this week—and has since contacted PEGI over the choice to lay down the law on a funny…
Learning about a new Elden Ring spin-off was my highlight of The Game Awards. Over the last few years, my partner and I have spent a great deal of time playing Elden Ring and its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC alongside each other, occasionally teaming up to explore the lands between or fight a particularly…