Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted rolled out in October, and I thought it was pretty good: Really just a higher-resolution (and more expensive) version of the original PvZ phenomenon, sure, but fine overall, and of particular benefit for people who want to play the game on a Steam Deck. Serious fans were unhappy, though, for a…
Category: ID@Xbox November 5, 2025 Face the Eternal Night — Everdark: Undead Apocalypse Awakens on Xbox Series X|S Miguel Ojanguren – Everdark Labs Project Manager From Comic Panels to Console Screens Before it was a game, “Everdark” existed as a dark, gritty graphic novel — a world of eternal night where humanity’s last survivors hunted…
For a permanently PvP-enabled zone, the Topside in Arc Raiders is surprisingly peaceful. Since launch, players—especially those in the solo queue—have been opting for nonaggression with respectable reliability, with our Morgan Park reporting that his first 20 hours of Arc Raiding consisted of more makeshift truces than wasteland murders. Yet there are still, inevitably, those…
2025 was a very big year for Obsidian, which released not just one but two major RPGs, Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, plus the backyard survival adventure Grounded 2 in early access. An awful lot of fans are eager for something else, though, and it’s no secret what that is: Alpha Protocol 2. And,…
It seems like every other day Discord is bugging me to watch a movie trailer or play a game for 15 minutes to buy profile decorations in its shop. I can put cat ears on my icon for $4.99 or dress it up like Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen. And according to some API digging by…
The zookeeping sim Planet Zoo launched six years ago today, and it was pretty good: “Another strong (yet stressful) management sim from Frontier Developments,” PC Gamer’s number one menagerie manager Chris Livingston declared in a 75% review. The studio released a six-year anniversary video to celebrate the birthday, which is usually the sort of thing…
As a reader of PC Gamer you’re already an expert when it comes to games—but what about the names of games? For instance, if you saw the words “The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Blood and Wine” would you be able to spot the missing colon and the missing dash? It should be “The Witcher 3:…
For the professional artist, sacrifice is a constant companion. Their work—however beautiful—has to fit a client’s needs or a project’s scope. Concept art of an octopus boss might not make it in-game if it’s too expensive to animate. The sickest knight design you’ve ever seen might get tossed because the creative director decided to move…
Category: Playtests November 5, 2025 Join the Pillars of Eternity Public Beta Today! Tim, Xbox Program Manager We are excited to invite Xbox Insiders on Windows PC to join the Pillars of Eternity Public Beta. This beta introduces a major new way to play the original Pillars of Eternity: Turn-Based Mode. Your feedback is invaluable,…
Category: ID@Xbox November 5, 2025 Creating Dark Quest 4: The Making of a Modern Dark Fantasy Adventure Argi Baltzi, Director, Brain Seal From Idea to Reality As with all Dark Quest games, the starting point for Dark Quest 4 was Hero Quest – a game I’ve been a fan of for years – and this…