Free-to-play Division game launches on Steam to mixed reviews: ‘Calling it slop disrespects actual slop’

Tom Clancy’s The Division Resurgence originally launched on mobile before coming to PC via Ubisoft Connect (the artist formerly known as Uplay) in April. Earlier this month it arrived on Steam, where it hasn’t received the warmest welcome. Overall its review rating is currently sitting at “mixed” with just 46% of reviews leaning to the…

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The designer of Diamond City, Little Lamplight, and Starfield’s Neon thinks Bethesda’s galaxy was just too big: ‘I would have done a handful of planets with bespoke layouts’

In a new episode of The Examined Game podcast (spotted by GamesRadar), longtime Bethesda environment artist and The Axis Unseen dev Nate Purkeypile spoke about his time at the legendary studio, including what he found to be Starfield’s biggest design misstep. Purkeypile had the title of “environment artist” at Bethesda, but his work seems to…

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Lies of P studio reveals name change and hypes up sequel: ‘My goal has been to create the world’s greatest action game.’

Lies of P studio Nough, formerly Round8, has released a 16-minute mini documentary about its culture and work on the Lies of P series, including development anecdotes and talk of the developers’ ambitions for Lies of P’s in-production sequel. But first, the name change: According to the video description, Nough is “upholding the development philosophy…

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Deltarune’s ‘The Third Sanctuary’ is an affront to time signatures, and also one of my favourite songs in a videogame ever

Critical Hit (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Critical Hit, where Mollie (or someone else on the PC Gamer team) celebrate and lament all things videogame music, audio design, and the ways our favourite games make our ears tingle. This week I’m that “someone else”, and I’m here to talk your ear off about time signatures!…

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Blizzard is now reportedly Microsoft’s top studio, according to leaked email

The studio behind Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch just had its third-biggest year for top line revenue ever, according to a leaked email. The email (via Windows Central) reportedly contained Blizzard president Johanna Faries praising the team for finishing off FY26 as “the top-performing studio in Xbox’s studios division.” “Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred and Overwatch…

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Hit markers are an FPS crutch

Activision Id Software Crytek You’ve been shot, and I have the hit marker to prove it. FOV 90 (Image credit: Future) Welcome to FOV 90, an FPS column from staff writer Morgan Park. Every other week, I cover topics relevant to first-person shooter enjoyers, spanning everything from multiplayer and singleplayer to the old and the…

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‘I am a big roguelike guy, but also a fan of minimalism and elegance’: Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story, guides us through the games in his Steam Library

Disk Cleanup (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like “How tidy is your desktop?” and “What game will you never uninstall?” Sam Barlow is the director of Half…

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Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive: ‘This essentially saved my life’

Typical, isn’t it? You wait ages for a surprise launch of additional Quake adventures, and then two come along at once. The original game just received an official new episode as part of the shooter’s 30th anniversary celebrations taking place at this year’s QuakeCon. But now Raven Software’s Quake 4 has got in on the…

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