I recently took a look at my Mum’s desktop to see if we could use it to play some of my Steam backlog. Unfortunately, it turns out she’s still using a HP machine from 2009. So, not only may Steam be a no-go, but Windows 11’s stringent system requirements also rule out an easy OS…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Delta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made in 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 changes…
A great look, easy setup process and even a hanger to pop your coat on. What can’t the Flexispot OC3 do? Well, I’m sorry to say the answer is: leave my posterior without pain after a long day of work. The kind of pain that popped up isn’t something I spotted immediately. In fact, it’s…
Hey everyone! We just announced some big Street Fighter V news today at the Capcom panel here at EVO 2015. There is quite a lot of information to take in, so buckle down and read carefully! First and foremost, Street Fighter V will feature a brand new service-based approach with regards to post-launch content. With…
“I hope people don’t take this the wrong way”. Shigeru Miyamoto is perhaps the most legendary figure in all of gaming and over the years we’ve heard plenty of stories about how he’s often changed the course of development, or come up with a ground-breaking idea that’s changed the industry forever. Read the full article…
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot is basically a horror game. Not that you’d notice: It tries to mask its horror as best it can, hiding behind a silly, giddy façade, delighting in quirky abilities, quippy one-liners and a general sense of irreverence. You mow down an unending army of puny human enemies—some with shields and…
More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes. Hard to believe, but Fallout Season 2 starts next week! That sounds like the perfect excuse to brush up on…
A new era for net neutrality As seemed destined to happen, the Federal Communications Commission voted today to reclassify broadband Internet service as a public utility, thus giving the FCC the power it sought to implement strict net neutrality rules. The new rules were approved in a 3-to-2 vote and also apply to mobile Internet…
The Pinocchio soulslike Lies of P got an easy mode alongside the release of Overture DLC last week, an entirely uncontroversial move that riled up absolutely no one. But the DLC also apparently introduced a major difficulty spike in the Legendary Stalker mode—previously the game’s default—and it’s bad enough that game director Ji Won Choi…
The tech industry specialises in a tone-deaf executives. The people who run these billion dollar companies are often so removed from the real world, the daily reality of all us peons, that they can seem like a different species. To take one recent example, imagine you got laid off by Microsoft, and then one executive…