Critical Hit (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Critical Hit, where I (or someone else on the PC Gamer team) celebrate and lament all things videogame music, audio design, and the ways our favourite games make our ears tingle. Last month, Final Fantasy 10 turned 25 years old—a fact that has utterly shaken my perception of…
A flashy keyboard Razer on Thursday announced a new mechanical keyboard, the BlackWidow Ultimate 2016. At a glance, it looks similar to last year’s model, though Razer says it’s been redesigned from the ground up with an all-new set of features. Chief among them is fancy per-key backlighting. Each green glowing key has its own…
Making his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2016, Aaron Judge hit a home run during his career’s first at bat, but this was only the beginning. Judge went on to have a record-breaking rookie season in 2017, was named an All-Star, and won the Home Run Derby, overcoming a brutal 22 homer…
Download it today. Konami Suikoden I & II HD Remaster has been out since March now, and it’s overall it’s gone down pretty well. If you’re still making your way through the remasters of these epic JRPGs, or want an excuse to revisit them, Konami has now rolled out Version 1.0.3 of the game. This…
Led by the writer behind Chrono Trigger and Xenogears. In February, a brand new turn-based RPG called Another Eden Begins got announced for the Switch 1 & 2. Alongside a new trailer, it’s now been confirmed this time-travelling adventure will be launching for both of these platforms on 17th September 2026. The new, and rather…
A day after Ubisoft confirmed his departure, former Assassin’s Creed franchise boss Marc-Alexis Côté says he did not choose to leave the company, but was asked to step aside by leadership after being offered a reduced role at Ubisoft’s new Vantage Studios subsidiary. Côté’s departure from Ubisoft on October 15 came without warning, and was…
When you first start Mob Factory, it seems like just a very simple tower defence game. There’s a hole in the ground. Worms come out of it. They follow a clearly marked path towards your castle. You set up crossbow towers, which shoot arrows at the worms, so that they die and don’t reach your…
Actor voices Osamu Kashiwagi. After confirming the English voiceover cast for Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut recently, Sega has now shared a quick look at actor David Hayter in the role of Osamu Kashiwagi. In case you’re unaware, Hayter is perhaps best known for his role as Solid/Naked/Old Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series. He’s…
Need to know What is it? A roguelike city builder about making the best of a doomed world. Expect to pay £25/$30 Release date Dec 8, 2023 Developer Eremite Games Publisher Hooded Horse Reviewed on Windows 10, Ryzen 7 3700X, RTX 3080, 32GB RAM Steam Deck Verified Link Official site The basic idea baked into…
I can still remember my Atari 800. The screen went that deep shade of blue, and the cursor appeared, waiting for me to type something… No joystick… No sprites… Just text. Then these words appeared: “You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a…