Arc Raiders’ Headwinds update is finally live, and it’s stacked with tons of updates and new features, including a new solo vs squads matchmaking, but most importantly, a couple of new epic augments. The new Looting MK3 Safekeeper augment is currently the talk of the town with its 18 item slots, Heavy Shield compatibility, and,…
“Open world” is basically a four-letter word these days, synonymous with bloat and filler. But where some open world RPGs cram their maps with icons representing collectibles and repeatable activities, Bethesda RPGs give us maps where the icons are just places. Each one is a town or a landmark or a dungeon, a place worth…
We test a lot of components at PC Gamer. We’re often swapping GPUs, CPUs, SSDs and RAM between test rigs to find out whether they’re worth your cash. Yet an important question to ask yourself when digging into the data is: “what’s it like to actually build a PC with this stuff?” To answer that,…
At the end of every year I always feel impressed by just how many cozy games launched, and more specifically how many I actually found the time to play. Looking back, 2025 was a year where cozy games really broke the mold and appealed to a wider audience. Notably though, I found that I didn’t…
Welcome back! Last month, Battlefield 4 was the most-downloaded game on PlayStation 4, beating out Blizzard’s up-and-comer Overwatch, which took the runner-up spot. Dark Souls II led the charge on PS3, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s “The Giant” was the biggest add-on for the month on both PS4 and PS3. Rockstar took the…
“There was never really any animosity toward Atari in the larger cultural context”. Atari is a company that has had a bit of a bumpy ride over the last few decades, thanks to a slew of questionable investments in areas like blockchain, wearable tech, and gambling. This has led to an at times prickly relationship…
Happy Holidays, PlayStation.Blog readers! The Kingdom Hearts team would like to wish you a very merry holiday to you and your loved ones. The launch of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX on December 2nd has brought together countless people and the #feels have spread in good spirits. The magical saga continues in three remastered journeys……
Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Secretlab ) Image 2 of 2 (Image credit: Secretlab ) Just last year, Secretlab put out a Monster Hunter 20th anniversary edition set of Titan Evo chairs for the legendary action game, and to celebrate the upcoming launch of Monster Hunter Wilds, one more is on the way. Luckily,…
Evidence is mounting that Microsoft will release a host of its Xbox console exclusives on PlayStation, potentially marking the end of a tradition nearly as old as the medium: the viciously partisan console war. Xbox head Phil Spencer has tacitly acknowledged the rumors and reports too, and if the partial end of Xbox console exclusivity…
“Consider this a ‘beta’ release”. The popular Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles fan remaster Angel Island Revisited has been ported to the PSVita, after almost three years of development. Angel Island Revisited, just to give you a bit of context, was originally released for Windows computers and is also available for Linux, MacOS, Android,…