Despite some recent unrest within the community, Battlefield 6 is mostly a home run for the venerable military shooter series—thanks in part to its pristine optimization. It boasts a low barrier to entry due to non-prohibitive system requirements, and those requirements are so low fans have been putting it through the wringer to see just…
It’s getting harder to remember a time when the foremost ARPGs weren’t labyrinths of seasonal gear sets and live service engagement tactics, but Titan Quest 2 is a nice reminder of yesteryear. It’s still in early access, but it’s free from the usual gamut of cash shop items and battle passes; and if that sounds…
Mlem! The Super Mario Galaxy Movie officially launches on 3rd April 2026, and Nintendo will be keen to ensure its marketing is on top form for the upcoming sequel. This will no doubt include keeping certain characters under wraps until the opportune moment. Well… sadly, it seems someone’s let the cat out of the bag…
Australian composer Mick Gordon is one of the most widely-recognized composers in the videogame industry, with his signature propulsive, distorted, future-metal sound helping define id Software’s wildly successful Wolfenstein and Doom reboots. In the five years since a public falling out with longtime collaborator Bethesda, Gordon has contributed to metal projects, a large portion of…
Warmed-up editions of previously-released products. American fashion and lifestyle brand Kith is producing a range of Marvel vs. Capcom products, kicking things off with hardware collaborations with Arcade1Up and Super Pocket maker HyperMegaTech. “We partnered with Arcade1Up to create a retro arcade machine that features eight games: Marvel vs. Capcom, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, X-Men…
The most recent incarnation of Microsoft’s long-running flight simulator series is a genuine marvel, whether you fancy yourself an ace pilot or just want to crash spectacularly into the Eiffel Tower. Speaking more to the former instinct, Microsoft is teaming up with Boeing to put that high-fidelity simulation to work in a virtual training program…
I’ve been playing Minecraft for well over a decade now, so I feel like I know the characters and mobs like the back of my hand. That being said, I’ve never really felt the urge to dress as any of the characters. I do love certain designs, like the Enderman and the Glow Squid, as…
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is one of the coolest games on Steam, and only in part because it’s a robust retro game compilation that introduced me to Yars’ Revenge, the only Atari game I’ve ever loved. It’s also a sort of digital coffee table book replete with interviews, historical blurbs, and quaint reimaginings of…
Metroid shred. The cultural consciousness loves the ‘Akira Slide’; a single moment in the 1988 anime movie Akira where Shōtarō Kaneda, following a bike race, skids across the tarmac to slow himself down, facing the screen, his bike side-on, trails of smoke billowing up from the road. Of course, he could use his brakes, but…
Soundtrack Sunday Welcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of the PC Gamer team takes a look at a soundtrack from one of their favourite games—or a broader look at videogame music as a whole—offering their thoughts or asking for yours! Ah, licensed music in videogames. An embarrassingly big contributor to my music taste over…