PC Gaming
When it comes to my e-waste themed sleep paralysis demons, none are more terrifying than the single-use, disposable vape. Why, oh why do these wretched things exist? And why, oh why do so many of them contain lithium-ion batteries that are in fact rechargeable? I’m breaking out in a cold sweat just thinking about it….
Earning XP for simple upgrades is one of the coolest and most unique additions Arc Raiders brings to the extraction genre. I’ll admit, I’m surprised by how much a permanent upgrade feature feels at home in a space that’s usually all about temporary upgrades like new, stronger gear that you’ll inevitably lose. That said, it’s…
Is your life really busy? So busy that any time spent going through the motions of online shopping is time wasted? Then there’s a good chance that you’re already using an AI agent to do it for you. However, not everyone is happy with this way of shopping, so much so that Amazon is threatening…
Reactions to The Outer Worlds 2 have been pretty mixed here aboard the good ship PC Gamer. Ted Litchfield was pretty hot on the game in his Outer Worlds 2 review, scoring it 83% and calling it “A great RPG that surpasses its predecessor.” Others? Less hot, like our Fraser Brown, who found the game’s…
There’s a feeling I’ve been trying to shake off, as I write about MMOs for this very site—that MMOs are a relic of the past. Dying not just to our shared lack of time, but also to an era of player that has aged out of its prior old school tendencies, like the elves sadly…
AMD’s Strix Halo chip, otherwise known as the Ryzen AI Max, has always been technically interesting. But it hasn’t really added up for gaming. Until, perhaps, now. It seems the variant we always wanted to see, which majors in graphics rather than CPU grunt, is set to be released. Chinese PC specialist SixUnited has a…
Oh dear. Football Manager 26 has gone down about as convincingly as Luis Suárez in the penalty box. Released yesterday after a year-long delay and the cancellation of FM25, the latest iteration of the world’s most riveting spreadsheet has immediately incurred the ire of players. Within 24 hours, FM26’s Steam rating has plummeted to a…
New data centre projects in China must use homegrown AI hardware going forward. According to Reuters, new government guidance will soon be passed down, apparently requiring state-funded data centres to only use AI chips manufactured domestically within China. Though data centre projects have drawn $100 billion in state funding since 2021, it is not yet…
For 60 years, Gordon Moore’s observation that transistor counts in integrated circuits would double roughly every two years has been spookily accurate. Ever-smaller transistors and ever-larger chips have made this possible, but with the physical limits of both impacting the growth of computing, new methods are required to continue the growth. One semiconductor research team…
Late in September, EA committed to two months of maintenance for The Sims 4, as its community reported a growing number of bugs afflicting the 12-year-old life sim. The publisher wants the ageing sequel to continue as the primary platform for virtual soap operas for the foreseeable future, rather than replace it and its many…