This article was published in the February 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Gaming laptops have come a long way, but can they really replace desktop rigs? For a long time, many PC gamers scoffed at the idea of gaming laptops. After all, how could you fit…
Category: Games January 28, 2026 Indie Selects Anniversary Celebration – Our Yearly Selects, a Huge Indie Sale, and Xbox Dynamic Backgrounds Raymond Estrada, Indie Selects Lead Summary Indie Selects celebrates its second anniversary and we’re honoring the milestone by showcasing our top six selections from the past year. Check out quotes from the developers of…
Terraria is one of those PC gaming mainstays whose death will probably only come about thanks to a global mass extinction event. It just received a major new update in the form of Terraria 1.4.5, which was announced in 2022 and scheduled to release in 2023. But, as is usually the case with Terraria updates,…
Sunderfolk is the latest attempt at an experiment that’s never quite succeeded. Secret Door’s co-op-centric tactical RPG aims to capture the fun of tabletop roleplaying in a more approachable format by using smartphones as controllers for the party’s actions on a central screen. Sunderfolk makes an impressive showing. Secret Door seems like it’s carefully considered…
A divine force. Saying that the original PlayStation was a treasure trove of RPGs is a bit of an understatement. But even with that statement, Star Ocean: The Second Story remains a standout to many RPG fans. Its blend of sci-fi and classic fantasy, action combat, and crunchy synth tunes hit a particular chord back…
(Image credit: Microsoft) Since 2006, the Xbox controller has been the easiest controller to use on PC. The Xbox 360 gamepad made PC gaming with a controller convenient, and Microsoft has kept that going for nearly 20 years now. If you want a dead simple plug-and-play experience, the Xbox controller is the obvious choice, and…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable…
Takashi Yamazaki started out in the world of effects and miniatures. Takashi Yamazaki will be best known to most people outside of Japan for 2023’s Godzilla Minus One, one of the most acclaimed entries in the long-running monster movie series. However, his career stretched way beyond that; he has worked on films such as Space…
For those who’ve been sleeping under a cool, mossy rock for the last while, TSMC is the biggest semiconductor manufacturer in the world. You can imagine how well they’ve been doing as the AI industry races to build more and more data centres—but you also don’t need to imagine because the official numbers are in,…
The well-received Minecraft Dungeons for Nintendo Switch and other platforms is about to receive not only a rather substantial free update packed full of improvements and fixes, but the next round of DLC drops on 24th February titled ‘Flames of the Nether’. With six new missions for fans to sink their teeth into, new skins,…