You know the day-one thrill of unboxing an 8-bit Mario Pop—the colors leap, the corners stay razor-sharp, nostalgia fires on all cylinders. Keep that mint-fresh joy intact. The 2026 line of Funko Pop protectors uses rigid 0.50 mm PET, roughly 40 percent thicker than yesterday’s 0.35 mm sleeves, to shrug off drops and stop UV…
It may seem like a long way away, but Resident Evil Requiem’s launch date is creeping up on us: 120 days and counting. Some fans are already getting ahead by opting for preordering the game well in advance. Now I will say that preorders are generally shunned over here at PC Gamer, as you never…
Hi, I’m Sam. Today I’m excited to share a brand-new open world action title: Genshin Impact, set in a fantasy world called Teyvat. You will be playing as “The Traveler,” who awakens from a long sleep on the shore alone, loses connection with their sibling, and has scarce knowledge of this mysterious land. To unveil…
Recon is my favourite Shell to play as in Marathon, so I was surprised to learn that she is considered one of the weaker characters in Bungie’s extraction shooter. This is true both for the PC Gamer team and, apparently, Bungie themselves. Yesterday, game director Joe Ziegler revealed that Marathon’s intelligence-focussed Shell would be getting…
Activision’s camo-clad cash cow Call of Duty has ruled the shooter roost for almost 20 years in the US, consistently topping the charts for games involving guns since 2006. But according to games industry analyst Mat Piscatella, that might just change in 2025. Sharing some insights on Bluesky, (via GameSpot) Piscatella pointed out “the last…
“A New Beginning”. A new trailer has just been released for Kingdom Hearts – Re:Fined — an ambitious mod that is currently in development for the PC version of the Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix that aims to improve all of the games included in the Square Enix collection with bug fixes and new…
Much like the flu that has struck down half the PC Gamer team this week, Balatro fever continues to spread. It’s been steadily rising in popularity since its Steam release earlier this year, it’s managed to nab an impressive five nominations at The Game Awards and now, in yet another incredible feat, LocalThunk’s poker roguelite…
Hello everyone, I’m Shawne Benson, part of the Global Third Party Relations team here at PlayStation. And I’m excited to announce a new State of Play broadcast streaming tomorrow, September 14 at 2pm Pacific. Tomorrow’s broadcast will focus on updates to previously announced games coming to PlayStation consoles. From indie and PS VR2 highlights, to…
Sticker shock? HTC announced that it’s opening pre-orders for the first Consumer Edition of its forthcoming Vive headset on February 29—a week from today—starting at precisely 10:00 AM Eastern. Full commercial availability will follow in early April, which is when the initial batch of pre-orders will ship, though it remains to be seen if the…
Set between Trigger Happy Havoc and Goodbye Despair, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls on PS Vita introduces a number of new faces while bringing back a few familiar ones. With the horrors from The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History that surrounded Hope’s Peak Academy still overshadowing mankind, the war of…