The Minecraft devs probably wouldn’t add the creeper if they were following their current design rules ‘because it would actually be so controversial’
I think we can all agree that the creeper is one of the most iconic videogame enemies—next to the murloc, the goomba, and whatever the hell’s going on with the tonberry. But it turns out that Minecraft‘s devs probably wouldn’t have added it based on their current design goals. That’s per a recent dev blog…
True “All-In-One” MiSTer FPGA Multisystem 2 Console Is Coming In 2025
“Nothing else will be needed to enjoy MiSTerFPGA gaming”. The open-source MiSTer FPGA project has been revolutionary since its inception a few years back. It allows users to replicate the performance of consoles, computers, handhelds, and arcade machines on a hardware level, offering superbly accurate emulation with very low latency. In its most common form,…
Can you find the 10 real games in this jumble of 30 fake ones? Try to see through my lies in our latest quiz
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. A bewildering amount of games get released on PC these days, and frankly half the press releases that hit my…
The best fish tank PC case in 2025: I’ve tested heaps of stylish chassis but only a few have earned my recommendation
If you’re the type to want to show off your components to the world, one of the best fish tank PC cases is a great way to do it. Due to the sudden popularity of this sort of case design, I’m going to presume this includes most PC gamers—we’re vain creatures, after all. I’ve tested…
Decades After Being Canned, This Excitebike-Like SNES Racer From The Developer Of Plok! Is Finally Getting A Digital Release
Life is better on two wheels! This year saw the surprising news that Software Creations’ cancelled Barbie game, Barbie: Vacation Adventure, would finally be getting a commercial release, after more than 30 years (as part of Digital Eclipse’s Barbie Rewind collection). Remarkably, though, it seems that this isn’t the only cancelled title from the Plok!…
Corsair announces new Frame cases, and one comes with a classy wood finish
Corsair’s Frame line of PC cases is quite impressive. We were big fans of both the 4000D and 4500X last year, and Corsair has given even more reason to try the 4000 series out, with two new refreshes. First is the Frame 4000X RS, which Corsair says “was created for DIY PC builders who want…
Swen Vincke says the price of RAM and SSDs means Larian will be doing lots of optimisation in Divinity’s early access ‘that we didn’t necessarily want to do at that point in time’
RAM prices have been, uh—bad. You can keep track of them yourself via the work of our diligent hardware team, but the rampant use of generative AI by big tech has led to such sharp increases, you could basically watch them climb in real time. This has also impacted Larian, of all people. That’s per…
Ryzen still rising: AMD’s processor revenue climbs 34% from last year, thanks to ‘multiple generations’ of Zen-powered chips
AMD’s latest earnings call has revealed something that gamers might have already guessed: its Ryzen desktop and mobile CPUs have been selling like hotcakes. According to AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su: “In client, our PC processor business performed exceptionally well. “Revenue increased 34% year over year to a record $3.1 billion, driven by increased demand…
Blizzard is keeping secrets about Diablo 4’s next season until BlizzCon, but you can still try some of it out next week
For the first time in three years, we’re not getting advance notice on absolutely everything coming in the next Diablo 4 season. Usually, Blizzard spells it all out in the patch notes, but this time it’s keeping its lips sealed until BlizzCon in September. There’s still a good amount of stuff to see in the…