PC Gaming
Less than a week after OpenAI launched its Sora 2 AI video generation model on September 30, it’s already backtracking to change its policy around copyrighted content, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. In a blog post published on October 3, Sam Altman responded to a wave of copyright concerns surrounding Sora 2 and…
I reflect fondly on two particular videogame moments that defined the earliest stretches of pandemic lockdowns five years ago. For fans of GTA Online, the alien gang wars of 2020 live long in the memory. For Fortnite aficionados, who could forget Travis Scott’s jaw-dropping in-game Astronomical event? One scripted, one very-much-not, but two watershed moments…
Welcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of the PC Gamer team takes a look at a soundtrack from one of their favourite games—or a broader look at videogame music as a whole—offering a little backstory and recommendations for tracks you should be adding to your playlist. I’ve been a huge Paramore fan ever since…
Growing up in Manchester in the UK, to me the phrase ‘the northern beaches’ conjures memories of being soaked through by rain wandering along the Blackpool seafront during weekend trips and childhood holidays. If you’ve ever wanted to eat greasy fish and chips with frozen hands while looking at a whole lotta lights, Blackpool is…
Having worked from home most of my adult life, I am familiar with the appeal of never having to leave my house. My commute to work is about ten steps long and I can do it in slippers if I like. I don’t have to take out a second mortgage if I want a coffee…
It isn’t unusual for a game to go quiet after a popular early access launch, but Manor Lords has been quieter than most. Slavic Magic’s medieval city-builder was the most exciting thing to happen in April 2024, a quietly enthralling simulation of everyday life in the Middle Ages that somehow achieved cultural critical mass, becoming…
Duke Nukem 3D would be more accurately described as Duke Nukem 2.5D, given how its Build engine blends three-dimensional world geometry with flat sprites for in-game objects and characters. Sure, it would have sold far fewer copies with such a title, but at least it would have been correct. Now, though, it won’t be long…
Arctico is sort of like Subnautica without all the underwater dread. Walk into a body of water in Arctico and you’ll suddenly be in a kayak, cruising over the calm blue surface toward a fishing spot. It may be a game about expanding a research base in a lonely, hostile environment, but it’s a much…
Look, we get it. Staring at a blank Wordle when you know there’s almost every five letter word in the English language to try out on it can feel a little bit intimidating at times, so let us help you get things started. Our clue for today’s Wordle can give your guesses an instant boost,…
The limits of Minecraft’s procedural-generation math become apparent the further away you get from your starting position. First you cross into the jitters, a region where movement gets all, well, jittery. Keep going and eventually you’ll reach the Far Lands, an alien landscape where patterns of blocks stop resolving into pleasant hills and streams, instead…