Gamescom’s Opening Night Live had a lot of action RPGs and soulslikes, and while I was as happy as a pig in slop, some may have preferred more variety. Well, today’s PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct has featured lots of exciting genres, but predictably, the game that’s just shot to the top of my Steam…
Recent news that 72% of devs (most of whom occupied the rarefied airs of the C-suite) consider Steam a monopoly set tongues wagging all over the internet. Turns out, people have strong feelings about the videogame launcher in their taskbar, and they weren’t shy about expressing them. One of those people? Larian publishing director Michael…
All the reveals, all the announcements. Earlier on, Xbox held a special indie showcase featuring all sorts of games on the way to the green machine and certain other platforms. Many of these games happen to be coming to the Switch, so we’ve put together a round up of everything featured during the show that…
The Unknown Journey continues… When Square Enix originally announced that Final Fantasy VII Remake was coming to Switch 2, it came with the promise that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and its eventual sequel would also be coming. While Remake established itself as one of the finest and most advanced titles for Nintendo’s new platform, there…
‘Releasing a compromised or half-finished version would be worse than not releasing it at all’. It’s been a while since we last heard any news about Black Finger Jet, the Metal Slug-like run ‘n’ gun being created by a group of Irem and SNK veterans. With Kohachi Studios, the company behind it, now focusing on…
Best deals and cheapest prices. One of the Switch 1 games being treated to a beefed up ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Edition’ release is the now catchily-titled Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV. This one will arrive on the new console on 24th July 2025 as both a stand-alone purchase…
A headset for platform agnostic gamers We obviously favor gaming on the PC, and that’s not about to change. However, we also recognize that some gamers like to groove on multiple platforms. Apparently so does Asus, which just announced its Strix 2.0 headset with support for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, smartphones, and tablets. Granted, you…
Why I Love This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 392 in January 2024, as part of our Why I Love series. Every month we talk about our favourite characters, mechanics, moments, and concepts in games—and explain why we adore them so much. My heart will always return to the MMORPG for one…
RealRTCW is already one of the best mods for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, providing an extensive visual remaster of Gray Matter’s 2001 shooter while also adding a bunch of new weapons like the M1 Garand and an MG42. Originally released in 2016, the mod officially came to Steam in 2020. But its creators have continued…
Category: Games December 19, 2025 The Journey of BlazBlue Entropy Effect X Michael Jiang, CEO, 91Act and Director of BlazBlue Entropy Effect X Summary Learn how the team at 91Act worked to develop a follow-up to their BlazeBlue fighting game series. BlazBlue Entropy Effect X combines multiple genres in a way that feels distinctly BlazBlue….