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Layoffs have been one of the defining events of the games industry this year, with thousands of jobs being cut across dozens of companies, all attempting to slash costs as the rapid economic growth of the pandemic years comes screeching to a halt. No company is more emblematic of both these extremes than Embracer Group….
Bandai Namco has unveiled the full Tekken 8 PC system requirements and overall, they’re pretty manageable—but, just like fellow fighting game Mortal Kombat 1 earlier this year, it’s going to suck up an awful lot of your PC’s storage space. At the low end, you can get away with a Core i5 or Ryzen 5…
Dave the Diver is one of PC Gamer’s favourite games of 2023, no small feat in a year as crammed with great releases as this one has been. In his review from July, Chris called it “easily the best game of 2023” saying “When I finished the final boss at 35 hours in, I felt…
I love hearing about all the little bits of developer weirdness that go into making games—cursed rain orbs, hidden centrifuges, and, most recently, the revelation that Grand Theft Auto 3’s weird moon sniping easter egg was due to an unresolved dispute between artists. That last one’s thanks to a dev blog by Rockstar North’s former…
“Unemployed man” Hideki Kamiya continues to update his YouTube channel in the wake of his departure from Platinum, keeping the world at large updated on what he’s been cooking, his opinions on onsen, and the last time he visited an aquarium. All of which is a treat, but Kamiya has been chatting about a few…
November is a time for looking back at the past, whether that’s through Bonfire Night, Thanksgiving, or in a more recent tradition, randomly patching up old-ass games. Last week, Valve were patching decades-old bugs in Half-Life as part of the game’s 25’th anniversary celebrations. Now Star Wars: Empire at War is getting 64-bit support, 17…
Getting Operator Assault Kills in Modern Warfare 3 is a new—and confusing—challenge that arrives with week three of the game. There’s no description provided with your task, so you’re left to puzzle out what it could mean; “do I have to kill other players with assault rifles?” for example. And since weekly challenges are a…
Mass Effect, as we all know, has always hungered in its secret heart to become a twitchy first-person shooter. To cast aside the aged moniker of “RPG”, whatever that means, and to transform into the helter-skelter, thrill-a-minute Call of Duty-like it was always meant to be. Well, some dreams cannot be denied. Thanks to the…
It’s been yet another rollercoaster week for Embracer’s beleaguered remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which was “delayed indefinitely” last year after Texan studio Aspyr Media was relieved of development duties. On Friday, reports emerged that Embracer’s boss had refused comment on the fate of the game, stating with exquisite irony “I…
There’s a hint for today’s Wordle waiting below, nestled snugly between a range of general tips designed to give you the best chance of winning every day. Of course, there’s also the answer to the November 23 (887) Wordle if your game’s in danger of going off the rails. Whatever you need to win, you’ll…