Shame on Samsung It’s a given that pre-built PCs might come with bloatware installed, but one thing you don’t expect third-party software to do is disable Windows Update on the down low. Yet that’s exactly what Samsung is doing on some of the PCs it sells. Talk about a “WTF?” moment. Patrick Barker, a Microsoft…
While I joke plenty about Balatro being a secret psychic prison that’s claimed the minds, heart, and souls of about half of PC Gamer’s staff, it’s only in jest. Balatro is, up and down, exceedingly solid value for money—a modestly-priced indie game without microtransactions or paid DLC and, despite its poker aesthetic, zero interest in…
So far, it has released three games on the platform with more to come. Over the last few months, D4 Enterprise has been releasing a bunch of classic PC-88 games on Nintendo Switch across multiple regions as part of its EGG Console label, and it is now asking Japanese players what other titles they would…
I’m fresh from an enjoyable hands-on session with MediEvil, the 1998 PlayStation classic that’s been given a new lease on life with a full PS4 remake. The Gamescom demo had me battle my way through the remake’s opening levels, tackling the undead across cemeteries and exploring the Hilltop Mausoleum. My time resulted in a few…
Explore the city of Seattle as everyone’s favourite radio therapist. A few years back the illustrator Stephen Maurice Graham (also known as @400facts) created some joke packaging and a logo design for a fictional game called Frasier Fantasy. The gag was simple, but effective, based on getting people to wonder what it would be like…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Beta ring. 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 continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…
Category: Games February 12, 2025 Elden Ring Nightreign: Answering 20 Burning Questions Will Tuttle, Editor in Chief, Microsoft Game Dev When it was announced a few months ago at The Video Game Awards, FromSoftware’s Elden Ring Nightreign immediately set the internet aflame with burning questions about what sort of experience it would offer. The trailer…
AMD’s Frank Azor was quick to step on rumours last week of a 32 GB variant of the RX 9070 XT, categorically denying the mega-VRAM-equipped hypotheti-card would be released. Now it seems he’s just playing with us, as he’s taken to his X account once more to “tease” a 320 GB card called the 90700.05XTXT…
If you follow the Famitsu sales charts published each Thursday on the site you will know that Nintendo has been dominating in the land of the rising sun. Analyst Hideki Yasuda of Ace Research Institute says that ninety-nine percent of all video game software sales in 2021 in Japan have been for the Nintendo Switch…
The Dynasty Warriors franchise recently celebrated its 27 year anniversary, and I have to say, Dynasty Warriors: Origins showcases the series like never before, delivering the most intense combat of any game in DW history. Don’t believe me? Time to put my words to the test as I’m here to announce that the Dynasty Warriors:…