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Wardogs, we learned from the new trailer that dropped during today’s Future Games Show, is not a battle royale. It is also not an extraction shooter. So… what is it? The video does eventually get to that part: It’s an “all-out warfare” FPS for up to 100 players. The trailer looks pretty straightforward as these…
Another month goes by, another highly-anticipated survival game is poised for a big launch. But Solarpunk, which has over 1.2 million wishlists on Steam, has issued a warning to players before they buy it on June 8: make sure you know what you’re actually getting. “Is Solarpunk for you?” developer Cyberwave asked in a post…
Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMO column. Every other week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we’ve all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice. As…
In a video blog published today, ArenaNet said that Guild Wars 3 won’t mean the end of development for Guild Wars 2. It and even GW1 will be getting new updates “for the foreseeable future.” “We are not replacing your favorite games. We’ll be supporting them,” said ArenaNet head Colin Johanson in the video. “We…
Special commentary on this classic PC Gamer review provided by: Guild Wars 2 review – PC Gamer issue #245 (UK, November 2012) From the archives: The review below appears as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and newly taken screenshots. By Chris Thursten (Image credit: ArenaNet) Players gather on the staircase leading down…
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday feature where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…
I’m not sure when exactly I got hooked on collecting videogame and anime soundtrack vinyl, but I can remember the exact record that finally convinced me to really open my wallet: the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice boxset. This four disc collection has some of the most gorgeous interior art I’ve ever seen. Critical Hit (Image…
The latest Steam store redesign is here, and while the majority of you have “no strong feelings” about it so far according to our poll, it’s a different story on social media—some indie developers are worried that the new “Popular Upcoming” page, which prioritizes games with more buzz than it did previously, will hurt indie…
Visit a waterpark and you’ve gotta assume someone has peed in the pool. Lots of someones, actually. Soaking in anonymous wee is just the price you pay for an afternoon of waterslides and river rafting. But at Water Station One, billed as “the galaxy’s most unregulated waterpark,” a little bit of pee had some major…
Some of you may have had your fill of farming sims, but I swear it’s impossible for me to grow tired of them. As you can imagine, shows like the Wholesome Direct are often a treat for me, and today did not disappoint with a new look at another life sim, Fourleaf Fields. Well, it…