PC Gaming
The Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 update rolled out yesterday with some pretty cool additions including new customization options, a range of photo mode enhancements, Johnny in the shotgun seat, and a secret Balatro-based sidequest. But big updates can be risky things, especially for people using mods, and so today CD Projekt launched a new beta branch…
Microsoft has rolled out a big update for the Xbox app on PC that it says will make it faster and easier “to find their favorite games and discover great new titles to play.” Alongside the update, nearly 400 games that weren’t previously available through the app have been added to its lineup. Central to…
Ballistic is a disappointment. The 5v5 tactical FPS reconfiguration of Fortnite is available right now within the Fortnite app, and if you were excited for the paradigm shift that could come from Fortnite developer Epic Games turning their attention to the competitive FPS, you should probably wait a bit longer before diving in. Ballistic plays…
Spending hours passing the time in a colorful life sim by farming, crafting, decorating, and exploring is great—but it’s even better with some friends along for the ride. In upcoming cozy MMO Loftia, that’s just what you’ll do: build a house on a floating island in the sky and connect it up with your friends’…
Marvel Rivals and Concord are both hero shooters, but they couldn’t be more different in the one way that really matters: Concord was one of the most notorious flops in videogame history, while Marvel Rivals—at least in the early going—is a big hit. Marvel Rivals game director Thaddeus Sasser has some thoughts as to why:…
If there’s one thing I’m loving in Infinity Nikki, it’s the abundance of amazing sparkly gowns to collect. But as I gather more outfits for my wardrobe, I’ve realized that I’m swimming in clothes made up of bows, sparkles, and layers of pastel fabric. It’s a lot harder to look cool, it turns out. The…
Yesterday saw Star Wars: The Old Republic developer Broadsword release the first part of its modernisation plan, boosting the fidelity of several planets and tweaking player character models with new textures and ocular specularity (eyeball highlights), as well as lighting and shader improvements. The effect was meant to be subtle, so as to not dramatically…
For all its rapidly respawning NPCs, despawning monsters, broken quests, and general bugginess that remind us what we mean when we talk about ‘eurojank,’ Stalker 2 is an ambitious, at times brilliant, game that definitely has its audience. An audience willing to overlook, or even embrace, brokenness when it’s in service to an atmospheric survival…
The original Fallout’s lead developer Tim Cain has been sharing his memories about the early games in the series for a while over on his Youtube channel. Cain’s had a long and eclectic career (the only sequel he’s ever worked on, funnily enough, is Fallout 2) and also seems to have a razor-sharp memory for…
As we wind down this year in games, what are you looking forward to most in 2025? Becoming an adventurer in Avowed? A crook in GTA 6? A Norman Reedus in Death Stranding 2? A… civilization, I guess, in Civilization 7? Me, I want to be a shop owner. Helping customers, petting my cat, and,…