PC Gaming
Will Netflix ever actually develop and release its own big-budget videogame? That remains an open question, but it still seems determined to try—and it sure seems determined to do it using generative AI. The company is now on the hunt for a Los Angeles-based Director of Gen AI for Games, and it’s willing to pay…
Brendan Armstrong is a deputy technical director at Arrowhead Game Studios and has taken to the Helldivers 2 subreddit to explain something that’s always bothered me, but I didn’t know I needed the answer to. Why is Helldivers 2 roughly 150GB on PC, and around a third that size on consoles? Armstrong says it’s all…
Are you sick of hearing about the metaverse? Well, it seems like we aren’t done yet, as Meta has been drip-feeding details about its upcoming Horizon Engine, a Meta-specific game engine built to create experiences in Meta Horizon. This was partially unveiled just a few weeks ago, but we’ve now got a few bold claims…
October may be known as the scariest gaming month of the year, as a whole host of horror games are set to release just in time for Halloween, but in my book it’s also the first cosy month. As daylight savings creeps ever closer and the weather cools down, my primordial instinct isn’t to hunker…
AMD is reportedly in talks with Intel about the possibility of commissioning its fab business. Given American investment in domestic chips, this could be the type of win Intel has been looking for. This is all as reported by Semafar, though no word is given on how far these talks have gotten or where the…
Last month felt like a big month in PC gaming as the surprise imminent launch of long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong had smaller games all announcing delays to dive out of its way. Hot on its heels was Borderlands 4, both of which were sitting high on the list of top wishlisted games on Steam ahead…
I have to tell you something, and it might be a little scary—this entire world is actually a simulation designed to entertain me and my specific interests. I can draw no other conclusion from the fact that Critical Role: Campaign 4 is already everything I want out of an actual-play D&D game, and that my…
Ah, Peter Molyneux. The games industry’s premier promiser taught me a valuable lesson when I was young: never believe in anything. Ironically, he did that with Fable 2—generally recognised to be one of the best of his games. I had let him get me so hyped for it that when it came out and was…
The best part of any cosy game is getting to decorate your own space. Whether that’s a single house, a shopfront, or an entire town, getting to customise your area is what makes these games so relaxing. The odds of you decorating in the same way as the next person are incredibly slim, which makes…
The 43rd Golden Joystick Awards’ shortlist has just been revealed, and the voting is now open, but the hardest part has only just begun. This year, there are 21 categories, such as PC Game of the Year, Best Multiplayer Game, and Best Indie Game, all of which are completely stacked with stand-out games—it’ll be almost…