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Jackbox's first externally published game looks like the shot in the arm the stealth genre needs, and it'll be out this year
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (313+ words) Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he remembers having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show…...
Our readers are clear: They want Destiny 3, which is awkward, because Bungie reportedly isn't making Destiny 3
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (390+ words) Destiny 2 is over. Marathon is great but not doing numbers. What is FPS institution Bungie to do? According to our very attractive and informed readers, whom we love and value in a normal way, it's Destiny 3 by a country mile....
A 23-year-old D&D CRPG just got patched to add achievements and fix a bug that stopped you from earning XP
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (192+ words) Time to go back to The Temple of Elemental Evil. SNEG revived The T of EE and brought it to Steam last year, with a few refinements and updates. One much-requested addition was achievements, because modern players demand our motivational…...
Diablo 2 players made nearly 2 million warlocks in a single month
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (266+ words) Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling…...
14 years ago we published our Elder Scrolls 6 wishlist, and honestly? It still holds up
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (370+ words) Waiting on a hero (named Todd Howard). We've been going back through the PC Gamer vault looking for stories to revisit, reassess, or just have an honest "weren't we naive?" chuckle about, and few have ticked all three boxes as…...
I'll never love another RPG like I loved Neverwinter Nights
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (670+ words) Let me tell you about the time when I used to build worlds. Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer's regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown delves into PC gaming's most beloved and enduring genre. Grab a seat in…...
The best birding board game on PC is getting a sequel about dragons, which are like cooler birds
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (205+ words) Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling…...
PC Gamer's MMO readers are, according to you, fashion-forward healers who like your keybinds, and I couldn't be more proud
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (636+ words) MMO to the polls. This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer's very own MMO column. Every other week, I'll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we've all taken for granted,…...
Deadlock's latest 'small update' yet again remixes basic mechanics and rebalances most of the roster
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (435+ words) It'll be harder to claim the soul urn without a fight, and the midboss spawns at match start. More than team fights, more than shrewd theorycrafting, and more than map awareness, MOBAs are ultimately games about scaling: get more money…...
As it rapidly approaches $1 billion in player funding, Star Citizen goes free to play until May 27
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (245+ words) Rick has been fascinated by PC gaming since he was seven years old, when he used to sneak into his dad's home office for covert sessions of Doom. He grew up on a diet of similarly unsuitable games, with favourites…...