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THE PCG Q&A Find all previous editions of the PCG Q&A here. Some highlights:– What’s a weird quirk your PC has?– What are your most-played games on Steam, and why have you spent so many hours on them?– Have you learned a real-world skill from a game? Imagine an alignment diagram. On one extreme you…
Like more than a few people out there, my first reaction to Elden Ring Nightreign was “ah crap, it’s a multiplayer thing.” But the more I’ve thought about it, the more I came to realize there’s not only a lot to be excited about with Nightreign, it’s also pretty much the experience a lot of…
Elden Ring’s co-op focused spinoff, Nightreign, is set to release sometime in 2025, but thanks to Nightreign’s official website, we now know that its pre-launch network test will be held in February. The bad news is that it looks like this test will only be accessible on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles. On the official…
There are a few things in FromSoftware’s RPGs that just sear themselves into the brain. The enormous sound effect that plays when you backstab an enemy; the YOU DIED text appearing on screen the first time you get pulverized by a boss; the white phantoms of other players appearing near safe havens, giving you the…
There was once a dark time when truly retro dungeon crawlers—especially those descended from the more action-oriented Dungeon master—seemed practically extinct. But ever since Legend of Grimrock, they’ve had a resurgence and we’ve been spoiled with choice. The latest indie challenger to the real-time looting and levelling crown is Tower of Mask, from Japanese solo…
Most RPGs have you out to save the world, or at least resolve some personal stakes, claim a macguffin or complete a prophecy. Dustgrave: A Sandbox RPG (just launched into early access) seems happy to let you pick your own goals in a procedurally generated world, as morally questionable as those goals may be. As…
Use today’s clue to supercharge your opening guess, or to help you make sense of the yellow letters you’ve picked up as you work your way down Saturday’s Wordle. And don’t worry if those winning greens still aren’t turning up, or aren’t turning up as quickly as you’d like—the December 14 (1274) answer’s only a…
World of Warcraft‘s newest large-group adventure will stand on the shoulders of 20 years of raids that came before—and break new ground. Literally. The Liberation of Undermine, the latest eight-boss underground raid that will launch as part of the 11.1 Undermine(d) update to The War Within expansion early next year, will contain new twists on…
Imagine a hardcore survival game… but it’s peaceful? It sounds like a contradiction, but survival is about more than just bleeding, starving, fending off zombies or wild animals, and struggling to stay alive from dawn until dusk. Fighting for your life is a thrill, but that’s not the only thing to enjoy in survival games….
My feelings on the Helldivers 2: Omens of Tyranny update so far can be described in bursts of “oh this car is awesome” and “are you kidding me the Illuminate are incredible,” but there was one surprise waiting for me in Helldivers 2 this morning that I wasn’t happy to see: Arrowhead isn’t just selling…