As part of an interview sampled in the 2026 GDC Trends Report, prolific voice actor Jennifer Hale once again spoke on the subject of generative AI and its effect on performers, with a particular emphasis on how the future is still in human hands, even as the controversial technology takes the games industry by storm….
Dungeon Master Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer’s regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown delves into PC gaming’s most beloved and enduring genre. Grab a seat in our badly-lit tavern and please ignore the goblin puke. Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is nipping at our heels, and to prepare I’ve been mucking around…
Hello, PlayStation Community! My name’s Tom Ivey and I’m the Lead Designer on Dead Star. I’m here today to break down the exciting new game mode we’ve revealed at PlayStation Experience: Dead Star’s Escape Run. The Story So Far Dead Star is set at the edge of known space, in the ruins of an ancient…
Incredible news, folks: Marvel Rivals has completely repackaged its assets. No, not those assets. Last Friday, the internet’s most erogenous shooter announced that it was slimming down. As part of an “Optimized texture resource compression strategy across all platforms,” Marvel Rivals now comes in about 40 GB lighter on PC than it did before. This…
“I felt this anger against the entire industry. You’re all just making the same old shit”. “What are you talking about? Are you trying to insinuate that I flooded a hotel room? That’s outrageous!” bellows Hifumi Kouno, in pseudo-offence that gives way to raucous laughter which infects everyone in the room. We’re at the Nude…
It’s not exactly a surprising outcome, but it is now official: RuneScape players have voted overwhelmingly to remove the game’s ‘Treasure Hunter’ microtransaction system, and so it’ll be cut out completely on January 19, 2026. “January 19th is the start of a new era for RuneScape, powered by a shared desire to see this game…
The original entry is now 30 years old. Ahead of the grand opening of Super Nintendo World: Donkey Kong Country, some of the original Donkey Kong Country development team spoke to VGC about the IP being adapted to an entire theme park. During the same chat, artist Steve Mayles – who helped co-found Playtonic Games…
Players who join PlayStation Plus during 17 September to 30 September can save up to 25% on a PS Plus 12-month membership! Current PlayStation Plus members can save big on the remainder of their membership when upgrading a current plan to PlayStation Plus Extra or Deluxe.* With PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe, get access to…
Nobody is particularly surprised anymore when the newest hero or class added to a game ends up being its strongest by far. You can’t really be the new flavor of the month without some extra sauce. But sometimes developers don’t get the balance right and the new toy gets left on the shelf for other,…
Surviving the park in Grounded 2 is surprisingly hard, with new gear being few and far between in the early hours. Beat The Art of War mission, though, and you’ll unlock the smithing station for armour and weapon upgrades. To construct the smithing station, and for the subsequent gear upgrades you’ll undoubtedly want, you’ll need…