As the AI boom gobbles up graphics cards, SSDs, memory sticks and more, building a gaming PC is currently eye-wateringly expensive (and it’s never exactly been cheap). If, like me, you’ve been holding out in the hope that those prices will drop to more sensible levels soon, I’m sorry to say that’s looking unlikely. Earlier … Read more
If you missed out on this year’s Steam summer sale, there are still opportunities to grab great games on the cheap. 2K has paired up with Humble for a 2026 ‘Megahits’ bundle that offers 15 games for $15. I’d quibble with that title slightly, but there are numerous must-haves for your Steam library in this … Read more
If there’s one thing we know about Todd Howard, it’s that he doesn’t hate Obsidian. We know this because he keeps telling us. He keeps telling us because Fallout fans won’t stop speculating that secretly, deep down in his heart of hearts, Todd Howard hates Obsidian. How often has he denied hating Obsidian? A quick … Read more
Programmer Christopher Green has had a long career in the games industry, with a development history that included Amiga’s Flight Simulators, Ultima Underworld, and Magic: The Gathering Online before ultimately working at and retiring from Valve—twice. Green had previously made a six-year attempt at retirement starting in 2017, but returned to Valve for another go … Read more
Remember Hytale? The sandbox RPG blew up big when it launched into early access back in January, making so much in preorders that it secured funding for two more years of development. It was a real triumph because the game had been canceled by Riot after nearly 10 years in development, but was saved from … Read more
Two months after the release of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, the followup to its stunning detective RPG Disco Elysium, Studio ZA/UM says the game hasn’t sold as well as needed, and as a result it’s laying off employees. “While Zero Parades: For Dead Spies was released to critical acclaim, its commercial performance has not … Read more
Even a few months after it launched, we still haven’t gotten tired of seeing the wild stuff you come up with in Crimson Desert’s sprawling sandbox. That’s why our latest monthly winner of PC Gamer Clips is yet another great Crimson Desert video—and that’s why the person who sent us that clip just won $500 … Read more
In an attempt to fix the bloated Gunsmith system of recent Call of Duty games, Modern Warfare 4 is introducing a new feature, Gunny. It’s a little widget in the bottom right of the loadout screen that you can use to create loadouts for you. For example, it’ll say “Hello, I can help you build … Read more
Less than two weeks out from massive Xbox layoffs that will put 3,200 people out of work, Bethesda Softworks has laid out its plans for the future, including confirmation of a new Fallout game from Obsidian and that remasters of both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are happening. The full message covers pretty much … Read more
Update: A24 has confirmed on social media via a Backrooms film account that it “makes no claim of ownership over the yellow wallpaper, the original post referencing it, or any of the community works that have since been built around it.” And explains that the takedown was an automated claim and “we immediately began the … Read more