An Octopath well-travelled. I think it’s fair to say we got a bit of an unexpected gift when Square Enix re-released Romancing SaGa 3 for Switch back in November of 2019. While it may not generate quite the same level of excitement as your Final Fantasies (and that’s understandable), Romancing SaGa 3 deserves any plaudits…
I am very happy to announce that Spelunky 2 is launching on PS4 on September 15, 2020! It feels great to be able to share this news with you… game development is a complex and hard-to-predict process, so it always feels like a minor miracle when we get to this point. Thankfully, our fans have…
Great news, VR fans. Valve has just released SteamVR 2.0 in beta. This is the software that powers the entire virtual reality experience on Steam, from hooking up to hardware to the interface you use to whizz around virtual worlds, and it just got a ton more features. “Today we are shipping SteamVR 2.0 in…
Keep your Wordle win streak going with our help. Refresh your game plan with our tips and tricks, or find guidance through the Wordle soup with today’s clue. Still stuck? No you’re not! The answer to the September 27 (830) puzzle is ready and waiting just below. This puzzle gave me a few troubles in…
Last month, Facepunch Studios began overhauling player progression in its nihilistic survival sim Rust to coax players out of their bases and encourage more PvP combat, introducing a “controversial” blueprint fragment system that requires players to locate and piece together blueprints to upgrade their workbenches above level one. Despite the apparently mixed reception of blueprint…
New gear for gamers MSI brought a variety of products to show off at Computex, including a mini ITX system housed in a 10-liter chassis. Despite its small size, MSI says it can hold up to a GeForce GTX 970 graphics card, which would be powered by a 350W power supply. This isn’t MSI’s first…
Color me surprised. Remember a short while ago, we reported on an original monochrome Game Boy console being given a second lease of life as a car’s digital speedometer? Well, someone has gone one better than that, transforming the handheld’s successor, the Game Boy Color, into the same thing. Modder James McNichol – who runs…
Fortified Zone 2 (AKA: Ikari no Yōsai 2) is releasing this June. The sequel to Jaleco’s 1991 run-and-gun action-adventure Fortified Zone is finally being released in the West on cartridge for the very first time next month, thanks to Broke Studio’s new Homebrew Factory initiative. It will be available to buy from June 3rd and…
PC Gamer 390 (Image credit: Future) This article first appeared as part of a supplement included with our blowout 30th anniversary issue of PC Gamer magazine, issue 390, in November 2023. Pick it up for a look back at the magazine’s own storied history. As PC Gamer’s 30th anniversary celebrations continue, we’re taking a trip…
Hello from Housemarque! We have a few new updates on our next top-down shooter, Nex Machina. We’re announcing three new things: the season structure, challenges, and replay mode. Season Structure On top of the core game experience such as standard arcade and level modes, we want to create a more competitive environment for our players…