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Final Fantasy XIV director wants pitches for a single-player spinoff, though he's 'half-joking'
News "If someone's passionate enough to want to helm that sort of project, we would love to hear from you."
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What's next for Slay the Spire 2: the ending, new character(s), new modes?
We sat down with Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano for the first Slay the Spire 2 post-launch interview. We dive into the magnitude of the games success, what the ending could look like, character win rates, review bombing, and how player feedback. Plus — new characters, new modes, and what’s next for Slay the Spire 2.
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Star Wars Zero Company: Hands-on preview
Star Wars Zero Company surprised us. When EA invited PC Gamer to be one of the first outlets in the world to play their new game, Ted Litchfield went in with high expectations - a Clone Wars tactics game made by former XCOM and Jedi Survivor devs is a slam drunk - but even these were surpassed. It blends the familiar combat of XCOM with sumptuous third-person action-adventure storytelling, and a healthy dose of Mass Effect style RPG management, and could be a game of the year contender.
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How Arc Raiders was saved from mediocrity
ARC Raiders famously switched focus from a fast, free-to-play PvE game to the tighter, more tactical PvPvE extraction shooter we know today; a move known as "the reset". At GDC, Production Director Caio Braga gave a talk entitled "When your AAA game isn't fun: The ARC Raiders story of starting over with intent". We interviewed him afterwards to delve more deeply into how this pivot happened, what player feedback is teaching Embark about their game, and what plans they have for the future.
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Marathon Ignores Extraction Shooter 'Rules' And Is Better For It
Morgan is here to talk about what Bungie is doing right with Marathon. How does it hold up against other extraction shooters?
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Superstrike: How Logitech is innovating the gaming mouse
The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike comes with a few features we've not seen before in a gaming mouse. To get all the details, our resident mouse nerd, Jacob Fox, has spoken with two people that worked closely on it: Logitech's senior mechatronics engineer Frédéric de Goumoëns and chief engineer Regis Croisonnier.
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Erik Wolpaw, co-writer of Portal and Portal 2 adores Burnout Paradise and has 1,500 hours in Slay the Spire: 'This is the perfect level of strategy'
Paradise killer "It's the exact, perfect level of decision making and cognitive load for my brain."
Free Kit Frenzy rids Marathon of most of its stress, but risks tossing out tension and teamwork too
DRY RUN Does Bungie’s battle royale-style experiment sacrifice too many of the extraction shooter’s best qualities?
I can't believe it, a gacha game has finally broken the curse of perpetually god-awful rhythm minigames
Victorious Much better than its disastrous first attempt.
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena review - 'Feared and revered by the scum'
Stabby Dear diary, today I gutted 200 men.
I feel like my screenshots are coming to life through the oil paintings created by ArtbyEri
Shotgun Art imitates virtual life.
Infinite monkey butts: Scriptorium's comedic take on Pentiment's inky art style is a medieval riot
Art-holes Making everything out of anything is a lot of funny fun.
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Borderlands 4 weekly update and latest patch notes
TWIB Everything going on in Kairos this week.
Where is Maurice’s Black Market location in Borderlands 4 this week?
Black Market Maurice's Black Market moves each week.
What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?
FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.
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How to tame the Phoenix in Crimson Desert
Rebirth Track down this legendary bird's location.
The best co-op games to drag your pals into
Updated! The best co-op games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
Portable PC PC gaming is officially portable now, and these handheld gaming PCs are the best around.
Can overclocking get 8 GB AMD and Nvidia graphics cards to the performance of their 16 GB versions? Yes, but I've got some bad news for you too
Need for speed While the 8 GB RX 9060 XT and RTX 5060 Ti cards can often match their 16 GB brethren, VRAM limitations are still a barrier too tall for overclocking alone.
The best Steam Deck games
Steam On The games everyone should have installed on Valve's gaming handheld.
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Peter Molyneux has made a proper game again rather than a monetization experiment, and I really hope he finishes it
god bless Masters of Albion is a promising god game, but it's very much in early access at the moment.
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Everything you need to know about the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake
Back in Black Ubisoft has rebuilt Black Flag "from the ground up" with a combat overhaul and stealth improvements but the same classic story.
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Big Tech openly wants to manipulate us with AI. That seems bad to me
Opinion "Hyperpersonalization" is the next frontier for videogame marketing, and it doesn't sound good.
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Best graphics cards in 2026: These are the GPUs worth spending money in right now
Pixel Pushers I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred
FRESH LOOK Plus, Directive 8020, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Control Resonant, Masters of Albion, Crimson Desert, DLSS 5, compact keyboards tested, and much more, too
Seagate FireCuda X Vault review
Score: 80% Big on size, big on capacity, not that big on price.
With Windrose making waves and the Black Flag remake on the horizon, methinks it's a fine time for a pirate quiz, matey
🏴☠️ Test your knowledge of PC gaming's pirates.
15 years ago, anyone could send PC Gamer magazine text messages. We got some weird ones
Spk Ur Mnd "Finally, an excuse to wear a dressing gown and chase down peasants with cavalry."
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I'm sick of breaking the bank buying AAA releases, so I've hunted down overlooked alternatives to 2026's biggest games
CHEAP SHOW From Resident Evil Requiem-style horror to GTA 6-style open world crime, you can have a lot of the same fun with much cheaper options.
Subnautica 2: All the key details on the survival-crafting sequel's dive into the abyss
Deep Dive And this time you don't have to take the plunge alone.
I was worried Owlcat couldn't pull off Mass Effect-style cinematic action in its big new RPG, but after an hour of blowing stuff up in The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, I'm feeling very reassured
THE EXPLODE The Pathfinder: Kingmaker studio is making a confident leap from isometric to third-person.
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Borderlands 3 Shift codes: Every active Shift code and how to redeem them
Free keys An updated list of the latest Borderlands 3 shift codes for Golden Keys, and how to unlock special loot.
