The NHL Series from EA is the only hockey game on current consoles, but once upon a time, there were a ton of options for gamers. Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down 10 hockey games that influenced the future or made a statement. NHL All-Star Hockey: This game was featured in Kevin Smith’s…
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…
The next Warhammer 40k CRPG from Owlcat is already on the way, but Rogue Trader isn’t done just yet. Owlcat just revealed the 2023 RPG’s next DLC, and it stars a prominent character familiar to anyone steeped in Warhammer lore: Trazyn the Infinite, an obsessive collector of cosmic curios. For those unfamiliar with 40k lore,…
Another day, another payload of merchandise. This time it is pretty funny, though: Games Workshop just announced a coffee table book full of “sage wisdom and inspiring speeches” from every Warhammer 40,000 fan’s favorite green morons. The announcement on the Warhammer Community website reads, “Okay, ‘insightful’ might be a stretch, but it should come as…
More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes. When I think about my favourite-ever RPGs, more often than not the memories that rush to the front of my…
1025 to 1. And here we are, after nine Pokémon polls covering every generation, it’s time for the showdown: Who will you choose as the very best Pokémon ever? Today, we present the winning Pocket Monster from each of our previous polls (now closed) for the final nine-way battle to find out the overall Pokémon…
What was the worst PC launch of last year? There’s no shortage of possible answers, everything from Monster Hunter Wilds’ no good, very bad PC performance, to whatever the hell happened with MindsEye. But allow me to nominate another contender for 2025’s most infamous award. The Bazaar is a charming, colourful auto-battler that, when it…
James Bentley, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Continuing to exercise in VR, and playing The Seance of Blake Manor. I don’t think anyone would challenge me on the assertion that ‘ergonomic keyboards look a little weird’. However, that’s not the thing that has kept me away from them for, well, ever….
Sometimes in life, you just need to climb in a big helicopter and blow stuff up from an isometric perspective. Some people (me) might even say it’s an essential part of the human experience. Yet this foundational tier on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs has been cruelly denied humanity for decades. Fortunately, thousands of players are…
Tactical Breach Wizards, the fantasy turn-based tactical strategy about busting down doors with a team of Navy Seers and Necro Medics, is an excellent game. But did you know it is also an award losing game? Since its launch in 2024, Tactical Breach Wizards has not only enjoyed commercial success and near-universal critical acclaim, but…