Battlefield 6 ‘seasons’ should be big moments, but they’re not, and it’s because EA keeps drip-feeding us like hamsters in a cage

MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER (Image credit: Future) This week: Wrapped up a replay of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and questioned if a better stealth game exists 21 years later. This week is the most excited I’ve been about Battlefield 6 since it launched. EA announced that seven more maps are coming this year, and several…

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Apparently the name of one of the most famous RPG series of all time was a last-minute band-aid: ‘I don’t think he knew what it meant any more than we did’

Here at PCG towers we’ve recently been unearthing a bunch of classic interview material from our publishing company Future’s decades-long history in print media. Earlier today I wrote about a 2014 interview in which the design lead on the first Elder Scrolls fondly recalled the days when Bethesda would finish a game, then the team…

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I know all you pirates are busy with Windrose, but you should drop anchor and check out this new pirate-themed city builder

I’m aware all you pirates are busily scouring the Caribbean for Blackbeard and booty in survival game Windrose this week, but if I could just get your attention for a brief moment, perhaps by shouting something like “Avast!” and then pointing to a nearby island that has just appeared above the glimmering waves. On that…

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Silent Hill f’s director believes ‘I am not qualified to tell you how women should feel’ and instead relied on female devs for insights to Hinako’s fears

Silent Hill f isn’t the first of the series to include a female protagonist, it’s not even the second really, what with the likes of Heather Mason and Cybil Bennet having graced our screen decades ago. But Silent Hill f did still manage to deliver one of the best performances and narratives with a female…

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I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that 43% of you care the most about a game’s world when it comes to RPGs

RPGs have the blursed task of catering to many a different type of player. You’ve got your huge story nerds who’ll go around reading every book, journal entry, and notice stuck to those little wooden boards they can. Then there’s your good old-fashioned battle-brained gamers who love all of the skills, levelling, and combat flexibility…

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Forza Horizon 6 has reportedly already sold 500k on Steam a month before launch, while my beloved Motorsport has crashed into a brick wall

Ever since Forza’s first foray into open-world racing back with Horizon in 2012, it’s gone on to define the series, outpacing the original mainline Motorsport series. That’s certainly not slowing down with Forza Horizon 6, which takes the racing festival to Japan after over a decade of fan requests. I was already on board when…

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Design lead on the first Elder Scrolls fondly recalls the days when Bethesda would finish a game, then the team would ‘assemble boxes, inserts and use the heat gun’ to get it shipped

The Elder Scrolls Arena launched in 1994 and, with the benefit of hindsight, you can see the beginnings of much that would come to define the series: here’s PC Gamer’s own 1994 review. It was the first game in a series that would go on to become Bethesda’s golden goose, and make the studio one…

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