My Madden simulation predicts a Patriots win in Super Bowl 2026, though I should point out I used the Madden game from 1988

My Madden simulation predicts a Patriots win in Super Bowl 2026, though I should point out I used the Madden game from 1988

Once again it’s time for my annual—except for the year I forgot—tradition of simulating the Super Bowl here at PC Gamer! I’ve now done it six times using various American football-related PC games and have a record of 3-3 for predicting the winner, a 50% accuracy rate. Meaning I could have skipped all those hours…

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The Rust Naval Update is here with base boat building and an optional plank meant to ‘settle minor disagreements’ with friends

We’ve been able to swim around just off the coast of Rust’s murder island for years now, but I’m absolutely terrified of the sharks most players seem to shrug off, so I keep myself parked on land watching from a safe distance. After today’s Naval Update, I’m thinking that may change as Rust adds buildable…

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Everything in Black Ops 7 Season 2

Season 2 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 brings a ton of new stuff across multiplayer, Zombies, and Endgame, including fan-favorite maps and weapons from classic Black Ops games. There’s a lot to keep track of this season, and not everything is releasing all at once. To make things easier to follow, here’s a…

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Sony’s co-op Horizon game is real, it’s coming to PC day one, and you can sign up for playtests that start this month

Guerrilla Games’ long-rumored Horizon co-op game has finally been unveiled as Horizon Hunters Gathering, a tactical action game for up to three players who will step into the roles of powerful hunters to defend the world from an onslaught of deadly machines. Horizon Hunters Gathering, in case it’s not abundantly clear, isn’t the conclusion of…

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World of Warcraft producer says Chris Metzen sometimes wishes Blizzard hadn’t called it Warcraft because ‘it sounds intimidating,’ and some fans are not taking it well

There are few bigger franchises in the games industry than Warcraft. From an RTS that ushered in Blizzard as a game industry powerhouse to one of the world’s most dominant and enduring MMOs, with various sequels, spinoffs, and multimedia crossovers along the way, Warcraft has grown over the past 30-plus years into one of the…

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