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5 things I always tell people before buying their first...gaming keyboard | Critical Rig
With so many great keyboard options out there, it can be hard to decide what's important and what's not. Fortunately, our resident hardware expert Dave James is here to help.
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Helldivers 2: Omens Of Tyranny overview and gameplay
The Illuminates are here! All the details on Helldivers 2's surprise update.
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Elden Ring: Nightreign hands-on | 10 takeaways from playing in Japan
Elden Ring: Nightreign is FromSoftware's next game, coming in 2025—and we've played it. This standalone spin-off throws weapons, enemies and bosses from Elden Ring into a new co-op roguelike set in an alternate version of Limgrave, with new "hero" characters with unique abilities replacing the usual RPG create-a-character. Here's what we learned from 6 hours playing Nightreign at FromSoftware's offices in Tokyo.
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Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun | Hidden Gems of PC Game Pass
We searched the edges of the PC Game Pass cave to find some hidden gems. Let's dive into Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun and the blast you'll have shooting your way through the pixels.
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PC Gamer Magazine | Issue 404
New issue out now with four special collector's edition covers to choose from! World-exclusive access to stunning dark new fantasy RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Plus, Arc Raiders, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, gaming mice grouptest, and PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards.
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Indiana Jones And The Great Circle | Review
Indiana Jones returns to our screens (and our keyboards) in MachineGames' new action adventure game. But does it belong in a museum? PC Gamer Associate Editor Ted Litchfield delivers his verdict.
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Journey to the Savage Planet | Hidden Gems of PC Game Pass
We searched the depths of the PC Game Pass pool to find some hidden gems. Let's explore why Journey to the Savage Planet's tightly curated spacefaring adventure is worth your time.
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Best cozy games that aren't farming sims
From tumbling railways to soothing scrambles, here's a list of some of the best cozy games that are not farming sims.
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Dicey Dungeons | Hidden Gems of PC Game Pass
We explored the depths of the PC Game Pass pool to find some hidden gems. Let's get into why deckbuilding dice battler Dicey Dungeons will keep you coming back for more rolling combos.
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Starstruck: Hands of Time | New Game Alert
This surreal rhythm adventure will have you dusting off the old Guitar Hero controller as you dive into the obscure.
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Space Station 14 | New Game Alert
This open-source roleplaying sandbox is all about trying to keep a complex space station running while being faced with constant sabotage.
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PVKK | New Game Alert
PVKK will have you operating a massive planetary defence cannon from your retro-tech cockpit . There'll be plenty of buttons to push, levers to pull, and tough choices to make.
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PC Gamer's Top 100 2024: Highlight Reel
Welcome to the PC Gamer Top 100, our annual rundown of the best games you can play on PC today. This list is the culmination of months of discussion, negotiation and a handful of arguments—the passion of the PC Gamer team as our writers and editors wrangled to get their favourites into the list. We judge games based on a number of factors: Importance, Hotness, Playability, and, above all, Quality. Hopefully you'll discover some new favourites too. Enjoy!
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Toweborne | New Game Alert
Towerborne is an arcade brawler RPG from Stoic, developers of The Banner Saga series.
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UFO 50 | New Game Alert
UFO 50 includes 50 games from the developers of Spelunky and their friends. Some solo and some local multiplayer.
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Satisfactory 1.0 | Launch Trailer
Satisfactory is finally entering 1.0 after 5 years in early access.
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No Man's Sky Aquarius | Update Trailer
You can now go fishing in No Man's Sky. The Aquarius update is free to download for existing players.
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Dungeon Clawler | New Game Alert
This roguelike deckbuilder uses a rigged claw-machine instead of a deck of cards to get you through a dungeon.
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Rue Valley | Reveal trailer
A time loop RPG where you live through the same 47 minutes over and over again.
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Subnautica 2 | Teaser Trailer
The sequel to the acclaimed immersive underwater survival game will be entering early access in 2025.
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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure | New Game Alert
This charming narrative puzzler will have you casually solving problems as you navigate its story-driven world.
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | Tyranid trailer
You'll be facing off against swarms of Hormagaunts when Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 releases on September 9, 2024.
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Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds | Homestead reveal
Join us for an exclusive look at Homestead, the new player housing feature coming to Guild Wars 2's next expansion, Janthir Wilds.
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Doom: The Dark Ages | Official trailer
We're going back in time for a Doom prequel set in medieval times. You've still got guns, but now there's a shield that is also a chainsaw. Rip and tear indeed.
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Killing Floor 3 gameplay trailer and developer interview | PC Gaming Show 2024
Action horror, genetic freaks, and new methods of survival warfare. We give you an exclusive look at the first gameplay reveal of Killing Floor 3. We sit down with the team at Tripwire to take you behind the scenes and find out what we can expect from the third instalment in the Killing Floor series.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | Official trailer
The next instalment of the classic sim series, in Microsoft's words, "the most ambitious consumer flight simulator ever undertaken". It certainly looks the part, with this new trailer showcasing the game's breathtaking visuals.
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape launch trailer
We're one week away from the end of Destiny 2's Light & Darkness saga. In The Final Shape, players will journey into the Traveler to finally stop The Witness. It all launches on Tuesday, June 4.
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Homeworld 3 review
The sci-fi RTS returns, but is Homeworld 3 a return to form for the series? Let's find out.
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PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2024
The gotys From major releases to the games that perfectly captured their niche, these were the best games of the year.
Google being pushed to sell off Chrome is likely a good thing, but don't cheer on the decision just yet
Time with tell The devil is in the details.
Out of all the new PC hardware in 2024, my top choice is technically over two years old. Even though it was new
Gear of the year Does that make it old-new or new-old?
Gun of the Year 2024: Helldivers 2's AC-8 Autocannon
TO ARMS In a game full of incredible guns, the Autocannon is second to none.
DeathSprint 66 combines one of my favourite mods with one of my favourite movies
🏆 I'll be Bach, mann!
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming handheld of 2024
Gear of the year The handheld market is way more than just the Steam Deck, with stunning little PC consoles from all over delighting both our hands and eyeballs.
Helldivers 2 galactic war timeline: Every major event that's happened so far
Arrow of time The first year of the Second Galactic War was legendary.
2024 was the year I returned to earbuds after writing them off for nearly a decade thanks to the SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds
Best buds These earbuds were the perfect guide back into in-ear module listening.
If 2024 proves anything, it's that mainstream success hasn't made PC gaming any less weird—and thank God for that
get weird The consoleification of the hobby ain't happening any time soon.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is so authentically Indiana Jones it should probably be called Henry Jones Jr. and the Great Circle
🏆 MachineGames' latest is a triumph.
Best City Builder 2024: Manor Lords
🏆 An early access medieval sim scratched our city builder itch this year.
Xiaomi G Pro 27i review
Cheap Mini-LED goes affordable in this fast, high-contrast gaming monitor.
I played at least one retro game every week in 2024: Here are 10 I'd still recommend to everyone
Old but essential The relentless march of time only means I've got even more retro games to play.
I saved myself and you $70 by simply modding Skyrim to be indistinguishable from Metaphor: ReFantazio, the year's best RPG
Metaphor ReSkyrim You can't even tell the difference.
It's been a bumper year for PCs but my pick for the best new hardware in 2024 is a chassis, surprising even myself
Gear of the year Flippin' brilliant.
PC Gamer's highest review scores of 2024
89+ Two games received rare 95% scores, and another came in at 94% in what was a pretty fantastic year for new games.
Best FPS 2024: STRAFTAT
🏆 Our favourite shooter of the year was look all the best custom lobbies rolled into one.
Black Myth: Wukong's care and attention to its setting made it one of my favorite gaming experiences of 2024
🏆 Wukong is the perfect soulslike for those tired of the same old backdrops.
Sorry Metaphor, but after playing 300 hours worth of Atlus RPGs in 2024, Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is my favorite
🏆 SMT boils the Atlus RPG down to its glorious, prickly essence.
