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There are a lot of different bottled crafting materials in Arc Raiders, such as antiseptic, crude explosives, and synthesised fuel. So, when you’re sent to find three laboratory reagents to upgrade your Explosives Station from level two to three, it’s harder than it should be to know where to start and what they really look…
Dispatch‘s story focuses heavily around your relationship—platonic or otherwise—with Invisigal, the SDN’s resident burnout. At least, before Robert Robertson III arrives on-scene; Whether or not you support her has a huge impact on the story, making for a nicely focused arc in AdHoc’s debut game. However, things could’ve been very different. That’s per a Polygon…
There’s a lovely simplicity to a name like Dog Witch. Straight to the point: you play a dog that is also a witch and that’s that. No colons or dashes or unnecessary subtitles. That’s Dog Witch in a nutshell really. Its take on roguelike deckbuilding is minimalist, streamlined, and charmingly chill. (Image credit: Heckmouse) In…
Fashion is an important metric with which I use to measure the quality of a modern RPG. I enjoyed my 160 hours with the Switch-exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles 2, for instance, but will never be able to forgive it for making me stomp around the world dressed like this walking nightmare. JRPGs in particular seem to…
Framework, best known for its modular, moddable laptops, has announced the delisting of standalone memory modules from its marketplace. Meanwhile, one of the most prominent brands in performance PCs, Cyberpower, has revealed plans to increase system prices on December 7. Both moves are in response to the ongoing memory supply crisis. In a statement on…
Fortnite’s The Simpsons mini-season is an undeniable success. Average player numbers for November are the highest since March but, more importantly, Fortnite is fun again. The tone in the game’s subreddit has shifted from the gloom of Chapter 6 Season 4 to optimism: some are praising this as one of Fortnite’s best-ever seasons, others are…
Attacks from The Deer, The Bat, and all manner of creepy cultists are distracting enough, but don’t forget your main goal in 99 Nights in the Forest: Find the lost children. The Roblox survival crafting game sends a constant onslaught of nighttime entities after struggling campers, sometimes making it hard to explore, but it’s all…
Content warning: This article includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, help is available from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (US), Crisis Services Canada (CA), Samaritans (UK), Lifeline (AUS), and other hotlines. Three months after being sued by the parents of a teenager whose suicide was allegedly encouraged…
More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes. Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it—or at least that’s what my history teacher always said. (Yet…
The end of the year is hurtling toward us like a rampaging sandworm that devours time, and that means every game you own is currently pitching you hard to vote for them in the Steam Awards. And not just the new releases, either—thanks to a category called “Labor of Love,” you can nominate games that…