PC Gaming
After a lengthy eight-year beta the Escape from Tarkov 1.0 release date is finally upon us, and after such a long wait, I’m here counting down the final hours with launch times carved up by region. The grandaddy of extraction shooters will make the leap tomorrow, November 15, through Battlestate Games’ usual client at the…
When puzzle strategy roguelite Blue Prince launched in April, the singleplayer game quickly became a collaborative effort. Players shared more than just puzzle solutions online, they began piecing together the sprawling story that takes place outside the mansion’s walls, which includes generations of history about the world of Blue Prince. The non-linear nature of the…
I’m simply not as strong as an Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road fan. I can barely wait 30 seconds to microwave something and these people have been waiting for a new entry in their favorite anime soccer RPG series for nine entire years. Level-5 announced the game in 2016 and then forced fans to endure eight…
FOV 90 (Image credit: Future) Welcome to FOV 90, an FPS column from staff writer Morgan Park. Every week, I’ll be covering a topic relevant to first-person shooter enjoyers, spanning everything from multiplayer and singleplayer to the old and the new. My first night with Black Ops 7 went as well as expected. After scoping…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is out today, and if you thought we were going to make it through the day without an AI-generated art scandal, I am here to tell you, hoo boy, you’re living in the wrong year. I can’t say with 100% certainty that there is generative AI art in Black…
It’s Call of Duty launch day—the yearly festival in which millions of eager revelers are presented with a fresh crop of maps, weapons, and killstreaks to enjoy as they slide, wallhop, and twitch their way through combat in a pseudonarcotic mania. This year’s paramilitary bacchanal, however, seems a more muted celebration: On Steam, Black Ops…
Valve co-founder and games industry man of mystery Gabe Newell put consoles on notice Wednesday, and has now ended the week by taking delivery of his new custom-designed superyacht, the Leviathan. The vessel was built by Oceanco, a firm that’s done such a good job that Newell just decided to up and buy it outright…
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company’s Disney+ streaming platform is about to undergo “the biggest and the most significant changes from a product perspective” since its 2019 launch and, surprise surprise, it’s all about AI. Iger was speaking on Disney’s quarterly earnings call this Thursday (thanks, Variety) and, in the context of Disney+ merging…
It’s been a difficult few months for Destiny 2, ever since the release of The Edge of Fate expansion’s Portal—a new progression system that replaced the old seasonal content model with, bluntly, a soulless and underbaked grind. I’ve written extensively about my problems with the Portal’s many baffling design choices, but until now Bungie has…
Modern life can be pretty stressful at times, and it’s not helped by the fact that there is so much noise around us, all the time. From packed office spaces, roads clogged with vehicles, and public areas overflowing with people, finding silence to think and refresh isn’t easy. Researchers in Japan believe they have cracked…