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Elden Ring geographer tests rigorous calculation against weed-fueled horse math to determine the exact size of The Lands Between
News It's like they always say: Cannabis and cartographic analysis don't mix.
Marvel Rivals game director says it'll be getting a new hero every month and a half, which hopefully isn't a display of classical hubris
News At this rate, we should get a playable Dr. Druid by 2029.
Percy_Verence, Elon Musk's infamous Path of Exile 2 hardcore character, dead at level 97
News Must've been all that low-level gear.
Path of Exile 2 numberlord spends 16 straight days killing rare monsters to prove that a stat that makes loot better makes better loot
News In short: Yeah.
Path of Exile 2 players are calling foul on Elon Musk's high-level hardcore character after he streams his struggles with core game mechanics
News Could've been stream jitters, I suppose.
Even without Assassin's Creed Shadows, next month is so packed with big games that I'd need until February 2026 to play them all
news We've reached critical release density.
18 games the PC Gamer team can't wait to play in 2025
🕹️ There's lots to look forward to this year.
Monster Hunter Wilds is getting more open beta tests before launch—but they'll be missing Capcom's latest performance improvements
News The second beta will feature a new hunt against a returning monster and a new reward for the full game.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Every monster confirmed so far
Hunter's Guide A hunting handbook for every new and returning monster.
Call of Duty's development budget ballooned by $250 million between 2015 and 2020 to an eye-watering $700 million
News Danger close.
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.
Acer unveils the comically huge Nitro Blaze 11, a gaming handheld more than three times the weight of a Nintendo Switch
News Embiggened.
Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says violence will be the default in AAA RPGs as long as we keep buying it: 'Companies don't make them because they feel like it. They make them because they sell'
News "Companies make games—and in general, products—that people will buy."
Popeye and Tintin have entered the public domain, so I'll just go ahead and start the countdown clock for our first Sailor Man soulslike
News Any spinach-fueled super strength might have to wait a couple more years, though.
Dragon's Dogma 2 understands that fantasy's at its best when it knows how to revel in the mundane
🏆 Can't have heroics without fresh harspuds.
Here's 22 good games that cost $1 or less in the 2024 winter game sales
Deals Almost two dozen games for less than $25? In this economy?
A bug's letting Warframe players summon their newly-added motorcycles in more areas than intended, but the devs say it's 'rad and cool' enough to stay—as long as the bikes aren't in outer space
News So long, space Kawasaki.
Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'
News I love both cool things and fresh things, so this is great news.
Path of Exile 2 makes buildcrafting more approachable than ever—but I'm glad I can still sleepwalk through screenfuls of skeletons in the original
Casualty PoE 2's the start of a great sequel, but it's not quite the sequel I'm looking for.
The Game Awards were stacked with even more big reveals than we expected this year
Roundup This year's show had tons of reveals that would have been the "one more thing" in another year.
Palworld's next major update arrives later this month, adding a new island and a burly enemy faction leader
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