Motion blur, chromatic aberration, bloom… we’ve discussed many times whether these effects deserve a spot in a game’s settings menu or are the hellspawn of satan’s computer graphics division. Now it’s time for you to chime in. One final reckoning; until I have the same idea again in five years’ time. I am nothing if…
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…
Secure Boot is a security feature in Windows 11 that ensures your PC is running firmware that’s legit, the real deal, to prevent malware and cheats. Unfortunately, the certificates it relies on to carry out this task are expiring in June this year, which has kicked Microsoft into action to start issuing replacements to PCs…
The Unexpected Initiative quest in Arc Raiders is the jankiest one I’ve played so far, partly because it asks you to acquire items you can also get in other locations, but still gives you specific location-based objectives you have to complete. For example, if you’ve got a water pump and fertiliser in your stash already,…
Today we can finally announce that Dark World, our expansion for 2014’s critically-acclaimed TowerFall Ascension, will launch May 12 on PS4! When we set out to create an update for TowerFall, we didn’t expect to take it this far. What started as a single new level set with a new archer ballooned into 4 level…
Well, it’s officially 2026, and we’re all back to work. The holiday break is over, all the decorations have been taken down (right?), and even the New Years hangover is a fading memory. Surely, though, it’s not too late for one last look back on that glorious bit of time off? Here at PC Gamer,…
“An impossible port that impresses”. December has gotten off to quite the start, hasn’t it? With so many new games launching on Switch 2, we’re sure that you’re keen to find out how each and every one of them runs on the fresh hardware and, as ever, the tech experts over at Digital Foundry are…
Things get done quickly in multi-billion chip-making land. It’s only been a couple of days since Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger left the building, and already Intel has been approaching outside candidates for the CEO role. Although he says he’s “not in the process” of choosing the new CEO, current interim CEO David Zinsner says, “I’m…
Hi all! I recently had the privilege of breaching the structural integrity of the beautiful Collector’s Edition for The Last Guardian. I’d wager the game needs no introduction here, but I still can’t stress enough how profoundly impactful it was to finally hold a copy of the game in my hands. And soon, you’ll be…
Grab your best purple suit, folks, because the 3rd Street Saints are back in business and ready to embark upon a dangerous mission through fire, brimstone, and a legion of tormented souls. Yes, this is really happening. Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Saints Row: Gat out of Hell are on the way to PlayStation. For…