PC Gaming
I know it shouldn’t really be a factor, but learning that an actor or other celebrity is a PC gamer makes me take notice. I remember the furore when everyone discovered Henry Cavill was a PC gamer, for instance. So I have certainly noticed Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, because Jacob Elordi, the actor who plays…
300 nits and 500 Hz. Pay close attention to those two numbers, because they give the new MSI MPG 271QR X50‘s game away. Yup, this 27-inch, 1440p gaming monitor packs the very latest 4th gen Samsung QD-OLED panel technology. A new generation of OLED panel is always exciting, but how much of an upgrade is…
It’s been nearly two years since I reviewed the Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge RGB, but it’s still been our top pick for the best ergonomic gaming keyboard you can buy. While there are arguably more ergonomic options on the market, or simply ones with more gaming features, the Freestyle Edge is a near-perfect blend of…
Give PC gamers a shooter, and they will extract the movement tech locked within it. Arc Raiders is an intentionally hefty shooter that rewards positioning and stealth over lightning-quick reflexes, but players are still finding techniques that speed you up or assist a daring escape. If you want to add a little spice to your…
I’ve fallen hard for Tavern Keeper, a sim where you manage an inn in a fantasy realm filled with halflings, orcs, and elves, serving drinks, cooking meals, and dealing with occasional devastating fire or insect infestation. Despite only entering early access just last week (after more than a decade of development), it’s already beloved among…
The most notable thing about this year’s list of PC Gamer’s highest review scores is what doesn’t appear on it. Many of the games that are in the running for one of our Game of the Year awards aren’t represented, including Elden Ring Nightreign, Battlefield 6, Europa Universalis 5, Arc Raiders, and Clair Obscur: Expedition…
The last update to Path of Exile 2 helped turn things around after developer Grinding Gear Games soured players with a gigantic pile of nerfs in the previous patch. It did not, however, include the new druid class that barely missed the deadline. With Path of Exile 1’s new Keepers of the Flame expansion going…
Videogame marketing company Trap Plan is taking heat for a marketing campaign that saw roughly 100 “organic-style posts and comments” made on numerous subreddits, which were formatted in such a way that “most players didn’t even realize they were part of a marketing effort.” And it probably would’ve stayed that way, except Trap Plan CEO…
When Silksong arrived in early September it was close to a perfect launch, save one glaring problem: Chinese players quickly cottoned on to some big issues with the Chinese translation, namely that it failed to capture the tone of the Hollow Knight universe. “This isn’t about effort, but about taste and direction,” an English-to-Chinese translator…
It’s already been a little over a year since Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. In that time, the game has gone through several seasons. And just like last time, it’s about to make sweeping changes to loot that feel like table-setting for an expansion-level update. Blizzard released a roadmap at the start of…