One of the most contentious parts of Overwatch 2 may just be something that players have not so lovingly named Counterwatch. It’s the act of swapping heroes mid-fight to counter strong enemies, and it can be enough to send some players into a swirling rage. It’s pretty fundamental to Overwatch 2, but for Stadium it’s…
In collaboration with New York-based fashion brand Kith, we’re delighted to share a new, exclusive Super Pocket! This new version of the Capcom Super Pocket has been made exclusively for Kith as part of their Kith Monday Program™, which features special releases and collaborations, and will be available to order today at 11am EST for both US and EU customers – only at Kith.com…
Finished product to debut by year-end Valve just made good on its promise of unveiling a SteamVR hardware system at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Meet Vive, a virtual reality headset powered by Valve’s SteamVR platform and manufactured by Taiwanese company HTC. Born out of what HTC says is a “strategic partnership…
Benjamin Franklin once remarked—of his time starring in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed 3—that three may keep a secret if two of them are dead. He was right, because the almost-certainly-upcoming remake of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is probably the worst-kept secret in videogames right now. People just cannot button their yaps about it. Earlier this…
My favorite co-op game of the past decade is Sea of Thieves: I love sailing a galleon into dangerous territory with friends, engaging in ship-to-ship and person-to-person (or skeleton) combat, then scampering off with loot. A game like Sea of Thieves, but in space? I’ll definitely give it a try. Jump Ship is a mission-based…
Soundtrack Sunday Welcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of the PC Gamer team takes a look at a soundtrack from one of their favourite games—or a broader look at videogame music as a whole—offering their thoughts or asking for yours! I am, what scientists and scholars might call, a big fat crybaby. I’ll cry…
School is almost in session Back to school promotions are always a sobering reminder that summer vacations go by way too quickly. Well, at least for students (we can see some parents shaking their heads in disagreement). They’re also a good way to save some money heading into the school year, and to help students…
If you have the might of an RTX 4090 powering your rig, the Hell is Us system requirements suggest you will be able to run the game at Ultra settings at 4K, aiming for 30 fps average. Curiously, system requirements are all inclusive of upscaling. That’s, well, not great, but there is a little nuance…
Valve is making changes to Steam pricing in Argentina and Turkey that will see game sales in those countries switched from their local currencies—the Argentine peso and Turkish lira—to US dollars. The change is being made to address “exchange rate volatility” that Valve says has made it difficult for developers to set and maintain prices…
Nintendo Dream has recently published an interview with interview with Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition producer Hokuto Okamoto, development director Masato Yagi, and director Takeshi Uchikawa. The interview has been translated by Japanese Nintendo and talks about the decision to include Hero in Super Smash Bros Ultimate and…