As Fallout fans we’ve lived through numerous Reclamation Days. But with the launch of the TV show on Amazon Prime, this might be the busiest yet. New dwellers are flooding out of their vaults, and you may well be among them—warily eyeing 2018’s online multiplayer Fallout 76, wondering whether the kind of Fallout you like […]
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The big focus of Larian’s post on Baldur’s Gate 3’s upcoming Patch 7 was the game’s expanded evil endings, but the studio also revealed that the first of Baldur’s Gate 3’s official mod tools are coming in this update. In a conversation with me at this year’s Game Developers Conference, Larian CEO Swen Vincke indicated […]
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Still basking in a post-BAFTA sweep afterglow, Larian has shared an update on Steam detailing what to expect from Baldur’s Gate 3 in the immediate future, and from the studio further down the line. The marquee inclusions of Baldur’s Gate 3’s upcoming Patch 7 are the game’s expanded evil ending cutscenes, a corollary to the […]
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Larian might have decided against making Baldur’s Gate 4, but the studio is already hard at work outlining its next project. Or should I say, projects. In its latest community update shared on Steam, Larian revealed that in lieu of another Baldur’s Gate sequel, it is currently developing two new projects. “As an independent studio […]
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Manor Lords isn’t open for Early Access yet (that’s scheduled for next week, April 26), but some lucky players have gotten a first look at the city-building and management game through early playtests, and some have already figured out one way to break the game. The primary aim of Manor Lords is to raise a […]
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Ahead of Manor Lords‘ early access launch on April 26, developer Greg Styczeń aka Slavic Magic wants to clarify what the city builder actually is and manage the expectations of prospective players. The game is currently the most-wishlisted title on Steam and, while this is a nice problem for any developer to have, it does […]
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I’ll front with you real quick, I’ve never played a game of Caravan. Apparently, neither have half the PC Gamer team, even the ones who sank hundreds of hours into Fallout New Vegas. It seems like there’s a surprising lack of interest in the card game, or, according to a good chunk of the community, […]
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The source code for Descent 3 has been released, and is available to download now on Github. Spotted by Linux programmer Daniel Gibson on Mastodon, the code was released by Descent 3 programmer Kevin Bentley earlier this week. Described by Bentley as the “latest version” of the code, it includes an unreleased ‘1.5’ patch codesigned […]
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The latest Major Order for Helldivers 2 has just dropped and, while I think killing 2 billion bugs in a week sounds slightly excessive, it seems as if this is no challenge at all for the dedicated Divers hellbent on spreading democracy. Now the Automaton invasion has slowed down, the next directive is to refill […]
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The latest Major Order for Helldivers 2 has just dropped and, while I think killing 2 billion bugs in a week sounds slightly excessive, it seems as if this is no challenge at all for the dedicated Divers hellbent on spreading democracy. Now the Automaton invasion has slowed down, the next directive is to refill […]
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Grand Theft Auto 6 might not be just around the corner, but now that we’ve got a trailer it doesn’t feel so out of reach. It doesn’t give us a huge amount of information on the GTA 6 characters, but we have seen at least two central protagonists in action. Currently, we have just one […]
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In the dystopian future of Capes, renegade superheroes are called “Capes”, but none of them wear capes. What are you supposed to make of that? I was planning to dedicate the following 1000 words to trying to figure out a possible explanation for this bizarre state of affairs, but then it turned out to have […]
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In a new interview with Aftermath CDPR’s Pawel Sasko, associate director of the next Cyberpunk game (codenamed Orion, but we’ll call it Cyberpunk 2 for now), discussed some of the changes in production the studio’s made since the infamously botched Cyberpunk 2077 launch. The crunch in the run-up to release got so intense that some […]
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SteamWorld Heist 2, sequel to Image and Form’s 2016 sci-fi strategy game about bouncing bullets into rickety robots, is coming to PC on August 8th. The surprise follow-up announced during the recent Nintendo Direct, and switches out the original’s motley crew of space pirates for regular, water-based pirates. Assuming the role of the roguish Captain […]
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Hades 2’s technical test is out in the world, and it’s good, like really good. But predictably, most fans aren’t focusing on that, not when there are tons of hot gods to stare at. During the technical test, you can encounter and flirt with a few of the gods in the first major area of […]
Read MoreAny player of DnD will know that role playing around camp sessions will, almost always, descend into some sort of shenanigans involving drinking. For example, recently I was in a session where the party’s spore druid made tea and put one too many interesting fungi in the brew. Needless to say, there was not much […]
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As new VR headsets push what the technology can do, we’re getting an increasing number of cool and immersive games to go along with it. Korean XR developer Skonec Entertainment has been hard at work making its mark in the VR space over nearly two decades, with standout railgun shooters like Operation Ghost and Mortal […]
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Keep on scrolling and you’ll soon find yourself gazing upon a wealth of Wordle help, covering everything from general tips to the answer to today’s puzzle. If you’re hoping for something between those two extremes then you’re in luck, as a helpful hint for the April 18 (1034) game is waiting just below. I had […]
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Surprise! Hades 2 is finally here and playable. Supergiant’s hack-and-slash, flirt-with-gods roguelike is a brief technical test away from its Steam early access debut. I’ve slashed my way through its opening area and first boss and now I need more. Even though it’s clearly in an unfinished state, it’s good. Like, really good. A small […]
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There’s nothing I like more in games than snooping around. Give me a computer to hack, a window to peek through, a conversation to eavesdrop on, and I’m happy as a clam. When I heard there was an entire game called Life Eater about observing my neighbors and learning their routines and habits, I was […]
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The reaction to the Fallout show has been almost universally positive, and even those of us who have a few complaints about it still really enjoyed it. But Prime TV’s Fallout adaptation has raised a few questions among fans and Fallout lore enthusiasts, particularly when it comes to one important historic location: Shady Sands. Spoilers […]
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Ready or Not developer Void Interactive has confirmed that it suffered a significant hack that saw at least some of the game’s source code stolen, but said that no data relating to Ready or Not players or its own staff was taken. The hack was first reported by Insider Gaming, which said that more than […]
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If you think your folder of Sims 4 custom content is stuffed, its upcoming competition Life By You wants to attract even more mods to clog your downloads folder. Life By You envisions itself as a highly customizable modder’s paradise, and unlike the tension that can exist between The Sims 4 and Patreon-funded modders, Life […]
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The Sims isn’t the only PC life simulation game in town anymore. Dozens of smaller, more focused life sims have appeared in the years since Stardew Valley took off, and now upcoming Sims competitors like Paralives and Life by You are aiming for the same kind of broad home, relationship, family, and career simulation that […]
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The Sims isn’t the only PC life simulation game in town anymore. Dozens of smaller, more focused life sims have appeared in the years since Stardew Valley took off, and now upcoming Sims competitors like Paralives and Life by You are aiming for the same kind of broad home, relationship, family, and career simulation that […]
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Give players free premium currency, and they will learn how to farm it. Helldivers 2 is set up like lots of other service games, with cosmetics and warbonds purchasable with premium Super Credits, but it’s unique in how easy it is to get its premium bucks for free. You’ll find Super Credits just lying around […]
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One of the defining themes of The War Within, World of Warcraft’s next expansion, is revisiting the past. Even the visual approach was carefully considered with Warcraft’s long history in mind, lead visual development artist Gabriel Gonzalez said. The War Within, the first expansion in a three-expansion story arc announced last fall at BlizzCon, will […]
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Free-to-play shooters are generally the domain of PC, but Vigor, developed by Arma studio Bohemia Interactive, is a notable exception. It launched on the Xbox One in 2019, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PS5 in 2020, and Xbox Series X/S in 2021, but through all that time has never been available on PC. Today that […]
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Prime TV’s Fallout show is here, and if you’ve watched all eight episodes you might find yourself in the mood to play one of the Fallout games. Fallout 5 is still a decade away, and Fallout 4’s most ambitious full conversion mods aren’t out yet, so if you’re gonna play a Fallout game it’ll have […]
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World of Warcraft: The War Within will be taking players deep, deep underground to do battle with the Nerubian empire—which, inevitably, means spiders. A lot of spiders. Dungeons full of ’em. Raids, even. Which is a nightmare for the arachnophobes among us. Luckily, The War Within will have an arachnophobia filter that’s as comprehensive as […]
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To put it politely, I was a little dubious when I received an email for the upcoming launch of Morels: The Hunt 2. A game about hunting… mushrooms? Seriously? And a sequel at that, indicating that somebody had done this once already and then decided for some reason it was worth making another one? Really? […]
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