PC Gaming
Frank Herbert’s Dune and Ian Fleming’s James Bond have been big news for PC gamers this month, thanks to the launch of Funcom’s survival MMO Dune: Awakening and the first trailer for IO Interactive’s James Bond game 007 First Light, both of which arrived in June. That gives me the thinnest of excuses to report…
“Are you ready to up the ante and cause a little mischief?” Why yes Techland that sounds lov… oh. Oh no. Hell no. Dying Light 2 has announced a new crossover with Balatro in the form of the Friend of Aiden bundle. It adds two new quests in the game which, when completed, will grant…
After buying its independence from Square Enix in 2017, Hitman developer IO Interactive has managed to survive in an industry of escalating budgets and general turmoil as the premier self-published purveyor of bald-headed assassins. In an interview with The Game Business, CEO Hakan Abrak explained that IO’s survival in the triple-A development tier is thanks…
Chris Avellone, who became a pariah in the videogame industry following accusations of sexual misconduct in 2020 that were ultimately resolved in his favor, has joined new studio Republic Games, which was founded in 2024 by former Quantic Dream lead writer Adam Williams. “Chris has written, created, and designed for some of the greatest RPGs…
Most of us have been down this road before, but in case you have not, don’t be too concerned if you’re struggling to load pages or wring search results out of Steam right now: The Summer Sale kicked off an hour ago, and the whole thing is getting slammed. Your mileage may vary on this…
A new patch brings endless wave-based combat to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 in the form of Siege mode, alongside a host of gameplay tweaks, new cosmetics, and a big old thunder hammer for the lucky Bulwark class. Siege mode is a horde-style affair where three Space Marines take on an endless assortment of Tyranids…
It’s been six days since the official start of summer, and that means we’ve waited long enough: The 2025 Steam Summer Sale has begun! The Steam Summer Sale is one of the big ones—the four seasonal savings extravaganzas that punctuate every year. It runs for two weeks, and features deep discounts on literally thousands of…
AMD launched its first X3D CPU with 3D V-Cache back in April 2022 in the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Since then, AMD’s X3D chips have pretty much been the weapon of choice for well-funded gamers. Where, you might ask, for art thou, Intel? According to the latest rumour, it might finally have an answer to X3D…
Google Maps’ street view function has been a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. Before moving to the UK, it was the single biggest source of information on the new location I’d chosen via proverbial dart throw. I regularly enjoyed looking at streets, then finding out what they looked like years prior. If you’re…
Razer is always incredibly on-brand, and the gloves it includes in the packaging for its chairs are no exception. They’re black, edged with the company’s somewhat distinctive bright green around the wrist-hole, and it would have been so easy for the company to just throw a plain black pair in there, or even not to…