When I look back on my years of PC gaming, I realize they’re punctuated by a bunch of you had to be there kind of moments. It’s the type of experience that, for better or worse, makes it an instant PC gaming classic. I’m immediately reminded of my early days in Rust, back when I…
M-M-M-Maaaaaaario? Christmas for Nintendo fans is here once again, folks – yes, it’s Direct Day! It’s time to break out your favourite snacks and beverages, because we’ve got a whopping 60 minutes’ worth of announcements and updates to get through together, with lots of goodies planned for both the Switch and Switch 2. Read the…
Dying Light: The Beast has only been out for about two weeks—but for players, that’s been more than enough time to slice and dice a record number of zombies to un-undeath. According to developer Techland, in the first 12 days after the survival horror game launched, players have killed more than 2.2 billion zombies. That’s…
This article was published in the December 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. A build based on a poll published by reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace Length of Time 1 1/2 Hours | Level of Difficulty: Easy The Mission There are plenty of places on the web where PC enthusiasts congregate….
The culmination of the 2016 Season of the Capcom Pro Tour is upon us with Capcom Cup 2016 this weekend on December 2 and December 3! 32 of the best Street Fighter V players will come together and fight for more than $400,000 in prizing, and the title of Street Fighter World Champion. Capcom Cup…
Top Deal: Tired of always going the budget route? Hey, there’s nothing wrong with being tight with your money, but once in awhile it’s fun to splurge. And with this being the year of VR, if you’re need of a new graphics card, now is as good of a time to splurge as any. Need…
Any real hunter understands that the true Monster Hunter endgame is fashion, and Monster Hunter Wilds is elevating aesthetics to new heights with simplified access to layered armor and the removal of gender-specific armor sets. But there’s a hurdle tripping up this bold new era of hunter drip: Wilds has plenty of outfits, but it’s…
Few ideas have as universal an appeal as the space bounty hunter: a character archetype that blends all the best bits of wandering ronin and western gunslingers and gives them a cool spaceship and a jetpack. But while almost everyone wants to be Boba Fett, videogames have given us few chances to live out that…
Immersive simulation games—immersive sims for short and “immsims” if you’re a true freak—are a lot like sandwiches, soups, or pornography in that it’s easier to give an example than a watertight definition. Dishonored, for instance, is definitely an immsim; it simulates a lot of factors that respond to the player, boasts open-ended levels, and encourages…
If you’re a RuneScape lifer who’s ever thought that it might be nice to have some RuneScape in a game that isn’t RuneScape, then Jagex has, maybe, just the thing. RuneScape: Dragonwilds is an open world survival crafting game for 1-4 players that’s set to launch into early access this spring. This isn’t actually the…