The new Distortions quest in Destiny 2 introduces you to the event of the same name, which Bungie hopes will revitalise destination-based play a little more now that the game has received its final update. There is a range of really good new weapons available in this event, so it’s well worth the time if…
Following the stall of an ambitious project to remake Manic Miner with enhanced graphics, titled Slick Willy, developer Bob Fossil has integrated the new assets into a playable mod that can be downloaded right now. While the original, high-performance engine overhaul by ParadigmShifter stalled in 2024, the updated, though slightly animated, sprites now offer a…
Ducksake. Kingdom Hearts fans the world over were very happy over news from the recent Nintendo Direct that Kingdom Hearts 4 will launch simultaneously on Switch 2 and other platforms (no date yet) and native versions of the first three games (well, more than three, but let’s not muddy things just yet) helping to wash…
I don’t know exactly when it changed—when I changed—but over the last half decade, I realized I really like horror movies. Before that I thought I mostly liked movies that leaned harder on suspense than jumpscares, or horror comedies that poked fun at the dumb slashers of the ’80s. But it turned out my love…
“I might take a break from ROM Hacking for a bit when it’s all said an done”. Released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1990 and jointly developed by Sega and Compile, Ghostbusters was a unique release. Rather than attempt to follow the plot of the movies – released in 1984 and 1989 – it…
Destiny 2‘s Monuments of Triumph final update is here, giving you tons of challenges to complete, new catalysts to collect, and even a new Exotic mission for the Cull’s Shadow. One such challenge is the very enthusiastically named GOOOAAAALLL!!!, which requires you to kick a ball into the hidden net. You’ll fall into one of…
“You can literally never be sure it isn’t ripping something else off”. Not a week seems to go by without a major developer having to backtrack after being caught using GenAI in one of their titles. Sega is the most notable example this week, and has been forced into damage limitation mode after a Steam…
We at PC Gamer have covered the disturbing trend of lawyers—who are, on average, supposed to be competent and reasonably well-read, and quite literally where the phrase ‘passing the bar’ comes from—using AI citations in courtrooms before. But this one’s a doozy, because it turns out absolutely everyone involved had the same large language model…
A holiday treat. Those hoping that Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World might be right around the corner had better temper their expectations a little. While the game is launching this year, we still have a fair few months to wait. As revealed in the Nintendo Direct, The Withered World will launch on Switch 1…
Gemini X is “built for fans of classic 32-bit run-and-gun platformers”. Komi Games, an independent developer from Canada, recently announced a new 2.5D run-and-gun metroidvania coming to PC (via Steam), and it will no doubt look a little familiar to fans of Mega Man X. Gemini X is being pitched as a game “built for…