Ahead of Stellar Blade’s PC release in June, players have been greeted with the dreaded yet expected message: Some people won’t have access to the PC release as it’s region-locked in 130 countries. The full list of countries that won’t have access to Stellar Blade’s PC launch can be found on SteamDB, with six countries—Azerbaijan,…
Cloudflare has sent us a copy of its quarterly DDoS threat report, and it makes for hair-raising reading. The gigantic CDN provider claims that it recorded “an unprecedented bombardment” from a botnet in the fourth quarter of 2025, resulting in a DDoS attack that peaked at 31.4 Terabits a second. Cloudflare claims that this is…
“I always struggled with its stark contrast”. Toshiyuki Kubooka, the character designer and animation director of the Lunar series of JRPGs, has been speaking to Gematsu about the soon-to-be-released remasters. While he has since stepped away from the world of game development, he has outlined some things he’d love to do if he was ever…
Look, I know we’re all playing Silksong, but if I could direct your attention to a slightly different Metroidvania for a moment—Nine Sols, Red Candle’s first and only action foray, was one of my favourite videogames from 2024, period. Contributor Abbie Stone waxed lyrical about it back in June of that year, but for some…
For Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Technos Japan’s 1991 board game-style RPG Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes is finally getting a Western release over 30 years later, courtesy of Ratalaika Games, Shinyuden, and Arc System Works (as reported by Gematsu). Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes was a Japanese exclusive back when it…
Here at PC Gamer, a score of 90% or above is pretty rare—if you look at our reviews policy, we reserve that sort of thing for “a compelling recommendation for most PC Gamers”. Nine Sols got one of those scores at a 92% in our Nine Sols review, and as someone who sank 28 blissful…
Everyone knows that Kojima games are full of confusing jargon, but Death Stranding 2 almost immediately throws an interesting dilemma your way: your birthday. It might sound simple on paper, but—as the prompt cryptically notes—a birthday “can determine a person’s experience of DOOMS”. Below, I’ll explain what your birthday actually does, what DOOMS means, and…
The new year for the Call of Duty team is usually about two months earlier than it is for the rest of the world. In early November a new title launches and the community starts a new experience. This is happening right now as Call of Duty fans everywhere are just getting their hands on…
In a rare reversal of live service demise, a beloved but “dead” live service FPS will not shut down, but instead receive custom server support that ensures it’ll be playable forever. Long live Deceive Inc. The story of Deceive Inc. played out like countless other live service games. The PvP Hitman-like shooter launched to good…
Hi folks! We’re excited to announce that our game Unruly Heroes will be available on PS4 starting May 28! We’d like to share with you what inspired us and how we created our first game as a studio. The Monkey King Legend “I’ve already seen this monkey somewhere before!” We heard that a lot during…