Welcome to PC Gamer’s annual Game of the Year awards. It’s been a big year for PC gaming—surprising at times, disappointing at others. Throughout, though, there’s been a wealth of excellent games. For the rest of the month, we’ll be running through the best games of 2023, culminating in our official Game of the Year…
Personal Pick (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2023, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We’ll post new personal picks, alongside our main awards, throughout the rest of the month. My Steam folder is stuffed with screenshots…
Death Crimson 2 was originally released in 1999. The Japan-exclusive light gun shooter Death Crimson 2, originally released for the Sega Dreamcast, is about to get an English fan translation patch (as spotted by Sega Saturn SHIRO!). The project lead Derek “Ateam” Pascarella has previously been involved in hacking together a bunch of English translation…
AI has some concerning implications for our tech-driven future—but, like a lot of concerning new advances in technology, it’s also being used for memes. Like Plankton from Spongebob sing Maneskin’s Beggin’ with shocking conviction. Few internet personalities have become as aware of this trend as Jschlatt. He’s an influencer, gaming YouTuber, and streamer who has…
It’s been a rough year for the games industry. An estimated 9,000 people have been laid off in the industry this year, affecting employees at companies like Embracer Group, Epic Games, Amazon Games, Ubisoft, Activision, Bungie, Frontier, Codemasters, BioWare, Paradox, and many more. We’ve also seen the shuttering of numerous studios, including Volition, Free Radical,…
Get Hyper. Cave, a shoot-’em-up developer assembled from the ashes of Toaplan, was preparing to fold in 2001. The arcade scene was moving in new directions, relying on increasingly ostentatious Taikan cabinets to compete with the emerging technology of home consoles. For Cave, the 2D shoot ’em up, no matter how unerringly creative, was struggling…
“We’ve been hard at work since January”. The team behind the fan translation of the Sega Saturn RPG Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die has just issued an update on the project’s progress since it began earlier this year. The team – which includes @NoahSteam_ (Project Lead), @SegaFanatic5188 (Programmer), @matto_bii, @Crouching_Mouse, @natsume__38 (Translators), @JustJoqu…
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Scott Mosey and Roxy Hinze, owners of Retrocade, displayed on card number 2318, from the Superstars of 2015. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Retrocade was opened by Scott and Roxy on December 5th, 2013. Scott has been repairing coin-op games since the he was very…
Natsume’s Spanky’s Quest gets a makeover! We’ve seen a few Game Boy games get the ‘DX’ treatment via fans recently, including the rather excellent Kirby’s Dream Land 2. Now, it’s the turn of a rather less well-known title, but one that is equally worthy of your time and attention. Modder marc_max has just released a…
Researchers at the University of California and Intel have developed a complex algorithm that leverages AI and some clever routines to extrapolate new frames, with claims of lower input latency than current frame generation methods, all while retaining good image quality. There’s no indication that Intel is planning to implement the system for its Arc…