Key items Code to the locker in the command centre: 0825 Key to the auxiliary room found in said locker. A floppy disk found in the locker inside the auxiliary room. Opening the auxiliary lines at the end of Part 6 in Silent Hill: Townfall is perhaps its most complicated yet simple puzzle. By this…
After Generation Exile launched in early access on Steam last fall, game designer Nels Anderson—also known for Firewatch and Mark of the Ninja—was left scratching his head. The space ark city builder had been wishlisted thousands of times, but sold only a few hundred copies. “I spent 7 years making Generation Exile, a solarpunk city-builder,”…
Collecting all mementos in Hollow Knight: Silksong is a true mark of someone who’s embraced every endgame challenge they could find. These eight souvenirs come from various late-game bosses, quests, plus platforming and movement puzzles, allowing you to display them in your Bellhome once you’ve earned each one. They aren’t strictly necessary (I’m not sure…
Beloved video game company SEGA has opened a teaser website for its 60th anniversary which is due to take place on 3rd June. The company was established on 3rd June 1960. It is thought that the company will announce something related to the SEGA Saturn as the website features Segata Sanshiro, who is a fictional…
“The implications are immense”. Japan has a long and proud history in the realm of video games. Some of the most significant and influential games originate from the country, and names like Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, and Sega are globally famous, their fame reaching far beyond the realms of interactive entertainment. What’s amazing is people are…
“Coming soon” to Steam. Earlier this week, the UK indie developer Sinclair Strange and the video game music label/game publisher Scarlet Moon announced that they are collaborating on a new game that pays tribute to the Sega Master System and “the glorious 8-Bit days”. Sir Noggin is a colourful new platformer that is “coming soon”…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Steve Woita, who is displayed on card number 380, from the Superstars of 2012. Steve first came on the scene while working on the Apple II computer. He has also worked on the boards of the Apple III, Apple IIe and the Joyport for Sirius Software. Steve has also been…
Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year’s best tech in our PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025 coverage. There’s a lot I love about this job—particularly all of the opportunities I now enjoy getting to smear my sticky little mitts all over a wide range of hardware. Looking back on…
Every Overwatch player has that one hero that they can’t stand. The hero that boils their blood and fills them with a kind of rage that is unmatched in every other avenue of their life. For me, it’s Mercy, but every player has their own arch-nemesis in this game, and now we can all do…
The Doctor helps you keep your cards cool, upgrade your GPU, heal a hurting HDD, and maintain your cores Feeling The Heat I’ve been a PC gamer since 1998 and a reader of Maximum PC for almost 10 years. I recently built my own system, mimicking the Turbo build in your February 2015 issue. It…