Arc Raiders devs had to nerf the blueprint drop rate because players are too good at finding them: ‘First Wave caches have been handing out a lot of blueprints’

More tweaks have been dished out for Arc Raiders in its latest patch notes. We’ve got “a very hot fix” for the Dam Controlled Access Zone, and bug fixes for a snaphook glitch and an issue where arcs would cause drops in performance. But the biggest change is certainly how the drop rate of rare…

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After planning 2 more paid acts, narrative scifi power-washer Ambrosia Sky is instead finishing its story in one free update to ‘maximize’ its focus on what players loved: ‘People got in on that sapphic yearning right away’

Ambrosia Sky: Act One launched in November 2025 as the first installment of an episodic immersive sim narrative following spacefaring researcher Dalia as she investigates the fungus-overrun ruins of the station she once called home. But while developer Soft Rains initially aimed to complete Ambrosia Sky with two additional paid acts, it’s now planning to…

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Kiss goodbye to Ghost of Yotei on PC: Sony is U-turning on its ‘let’s put our games on PC’ strategy and bunkering back down with console exclusives, says Bloomberg

It is 2026 and Sony has finished steaming Jim Ryan’s ghost out of the office sofa cushions once and for all. Per a report from Bloomberg, the PlayStation company is pulling all the way back on its strategy of releasing its exclusive games on PC, a U-turn on a welcome policy introduced during the Ryan…

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Marathon roadmap: All upcoming updates

In the age of seasonal updates and battle passes, each new release is a marathon, not a sprint, as they aim to keep us all hooked for years to come. Bungie’s Marathon roadmap isn’t any different in this regard, with new playable classes, weapons, maps, and more—you know the shtick. Still, there’s a lot riding…

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Control Resonant is far more of an RPG than I expected, complete with talent trees, stats screens, and build-crafting that wouldn’t feel out of place in a Diablo game

From its first announcement trailer at the tail end of last year, it’s been clear that Control Resonant is not the safe Control sequel that many players may have been expecting. With a new protagonist, a new setting, and a shift from gunplay to melee combat, it’s shaking up pretty much every element of the…

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After 6 hours, Crimson Desert is one of the most overwhelming, chaotic, madcap videogames I’ve ever played—and I’m hungry for more

Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Getting stuck in to World of Warcraft: Midnight. Last week I was: Playing Crimson Desert, my opinions on which you’ll be reading here. Crimson Desert is one of the most overstimulating games I’ve ever played, and I’m going to make it my mission for…

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Microsoft rumoured to be planning launch of new ‘modular’ Windows 12 operating system with a ‘floating’ taskbar later this year

New versions of Microsoft’s Windows OS don’t come along very often. But it’s looking increasingly like 2026 will be the year of Windows 12. A new story from PC World summarises all the latest leaks and rumours, which point to Windows 12 being a much more configurable and modular OS with a fancy new interface…

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I’ve tested Resident Evil Requiem with different GPU and different drivers, but cannot replicate the massive performance loss some PC gamers are reporting

When I blasted through Resident Evil Requiem over the course of one blood-spattered weekend, I thought Capcom’s latest looked great—though I did play it on a PS5. Turns out, on PC, your zombie mashing mileage may vary due to Nvidia driver shenanigans. Unhappy PC gamers took to Reddit earlier this week, claiming to have seen…

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