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Dead as Disco is already proving to be a delightful grab-bag—I had the pleasure of toying with the game’s demo back in June of last year, but nothing could’ve prepared me for the musical smorgasbord that awaited me while playing this early access romp. This thing isn’t just a very solid rhythm action game, it’s…
Reinstall (Image credit: Future) This Reinstall feature was originally published in issue 421 of the PC Gamer magazine. To get the rest of our exclusive mag content, you can purchase or subscribe to PC Gamer via Magazines Direct. Though I have clocked up several dozen hours in Ghost Recon Wildlands, 2017’s open-world military shooter, it’s…
I’m not sure if you recall, but Diablo 4 was a strange game when it first launched. Quite clearly the victim of conflicting creative direction, it was part-ARPG, part-MMO, and also live service, featuring a vast open world that felt fundamentally empty. It also lacked any tangible endgame. It’s no wonder, then, that Diablo 4…
Reinstall (Image credit: Future) This Reinstall feature was originally published in issue 422 of the PC Gamer magazine. To get the rest of our exclusive mag content, you can purchase or subscribe to PC Gamer via Magazines Direct. To hijack a robot I have to stay nearby for a non-trivial amount of time. When I…
Part of the reason criticism of Warcraft 3: Reforged was so pointed was that the remaster didn’t just suck on its own terms. As Fraser Brown wrote at the time in his review, “Unfortunately, if these things are putting you off, you can’t simply return to Warcraft 3 Classic and forget about them. The original…
It’s been a rough year for new multiplayer games but then, the same was true in 2025. By now it’s taken for granted that a long in-development project released by major publishers is not guaranteed success. Not only that, what hits is wildly unpredictable—exemplified by the likes of Peak and Phasmophobia—and success rarely corresponds with…
Marvel’s profitable relationship with Capcom began with arcade beat ’em up The Punisher in 1993, but quickly switched to fighting games with X-Men: Children of the Atom in 1994. The X-Men were mega popular at the time, so it made perfect sense. One problem, however, was that Marvel was more protective of its characters in…
In a recent interview with MinnMax, ZeniMax Online Studios founder Matt Firor discussed the death of its new MMO, Project Blackbird, as well as his thoughts on the games industry’s current economic crisis. The takeaway? While things are bad, he thinks we’re still in a boom and bust cycle that will come back around, and…
In a recent interview with MinnMax, ZeniMax Online Studios founder Matt Firor described his reaction to his MMO, Project Blackbird, getting canceled, as well as his more general thoughts on the current moment in the industry. To hear Firor tell it, the closure of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks on the same day was recognized…
Age verification is an especially hot topic in the US right now. A California law will go into effect next year that requires operating systems to verify the user’s age at account setup and the “Parents Decide Act” may introduce similar requirements to the entire nation. There are well-documented concerns from experts about the form…