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February 28
- Great moments in PC gaming: Queuing into a Competitive CS:GO match for the first time
- What did you play last week?
February 27
- What's the most valuable cosmetic item you own?
- 6 things VR is really good at now
- Crapshoot: Star Trek: Judgment Rites was pretty good for a licensed adventure game
February 26
- Valheim review: a challenging and rewarding Early Access survival adventure
- Outbreak is the Call of Duty Zombies mode we need right now
- Black History Month: Why diversity is vital in AMD, 'we know that diverse workforces spur innovation'
- This huge badger from Baldur's Gate 3 belongs everywhere
- How to tame a boar in Valheim
- Baldur's Gate 3 is better when you're a very large badger
- Black History Month: Leading voices of Intel offer advice for future technologists
- Here's why you should try out Vulkan in Valheim
- Gamers have a lot to thank Dr. Mark Dean for, and the world's first 1GHz chip is only the start
- How to get bronze in Valheim
- How to get each Persona in Persona 5 Strikers
- Zombie Army 4: Dead War stalks its way to Steam
- Make your own Factorio-style automated machines with this incredible Minecraft mod
- Watch Azeron's awesome monkey-hand gaming keypad get made, by human hands
- The Outriders demo is here to steal your weekend with hours of RPG shooter action
February 25
- Anthem's remaining diehard fans mourn its death
- A decade in, Mega Ran is still chip-hop's humble king
- Where to find Zero Point and crystal trees in Fortnite
- Where to bathe in the purple pool at Steamy Stacks in Fortnite
- Where is Mave in Fortnite: How to get the Storm Scout rifle
- What is Tactical Rifle Charlie in Call of Duty: Cold War and Warzone?
- David Bateson on 20 years of playing Hitman's Agent 47: 'He's my best friend!'
- What I want from Crusader Kings 3 DLC
February 24
- Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron is the orkiest 40K game
- How to scan a server at a Surface Hub in Fortnite
- Everything about mining iron in Valheim straight-up sucks
- The state of The Elder Scrolls Online in 2021
- The best Terraria mods
- Beat the holy hell out of goons as a slick-suited agent in deckbuilder Fights in Tight Spaces
- How to get the Draugr fang bow in Valheim
- Cyberpunk 2077 is no GTA, but GTA 2 was a cyberpunk game
February 23
- I spent way too much money on Call of Duty: Warzone's absurd tape deck gun
- The games you didn't know your favourite developer made
- It sucks that World of Warcraft's next big update feels so far off
- What links Thomas Was Alone to an ancient solo card game?
- How EVE Online and Borderlands 3 merge citizen science and gaming
- Persona 5 Strikers guide: What series newcomers and veterans need to know
- Nvidia RTX 3060 release date, specs, price, and performance
February 22
- How to summon and defeat The Elder in Valheim
- What did you play last week?
- Destiny 2's secret missions set it apart from other live service games
- Chases, chaos, and co-op in Watch Dogs: Legion's online mode
- Hunt: Showdown's Quickplay is secretly the best battle royale game
- How to summon and defeat Bonemass in Valheim
- Five game mechanics legally protected by the companies that made them
February 21
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 22, 2021)
- Great moments in PC gaming: When Sekiro's sword combat clicks
- Rainbow Six Siege's first gay operator is a master thief with a fleet of exploding drones
February 20
- What delisted game deserves a comeback?
- Crapshoot: Sentient, the game where every NPC has independent AI, and they all hate you
- Evil Genius 2 is the silly, stylish game I was hoping for
February 19
- Hearthstone devs talk Core Set, Classic and Mercenaries mode, and why Duels isn't dead
- WoW's 9.1 update will be big: Pirate dragons, evil Anduin, and an interdimensional heist
- Games need more roles for players with disabilities
- All the big announcements from BlizzCon 2021
- Has the games industry lived up to its Black Lives Matter promises?
- Apex Legends needs to ditch level one attachments forever
- How do you make Silent Hill good again? Give it to Remedy
- Final Fantasy 14 director says Endwalker's climax is what you don't get from other MMOs
- In 2021, Overwatch's loot box obsession feels out of touch
February 18
- Roguebook is a roguelike deckbuilder you can win with an army of frogs
- Hellish Quart is the most authentic sword-fighting game in years
- '90s software pioneer John Henry Thompson talks Macromedia Director, the predecessor to Flash
- Where to find a family portrait from a shipwreck in Fortnite
- Our favorite low-click PC games
- Where to find Scenic Spot, Gorgeous Gorge, and Mount Kay in Fortnite
- How to get the Saint George armor in Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- What Diablo 4 can do to compete with Path of Exile
- ROCCAT's ELO gaming headsets are an acoustic treat
- HDMI 2.1 vs DisplayPort 2.0: What’s the best next-gen video interface for gamers?
- Ultimate ADOM is a modern-day Rogue, and it's out on Steam Early Access
- I transformed Minecraft's hellish Nether into a pink kawaii paradise
February 17
- 11 up-and-coming streamers to follow on Twitch
- How to reconstruct Ragnar's death in Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Turn off these three graphics settings to make Valheim look way better
- Mess with people's brains in freaky psychiatry simulator Mind Scanners
- Everything you need to know about Logistics Stations in Dyson Sphere Program
February 16
- Fortnite 15.40 Patch Notes: Every new weapon, skins, bug fixes, and more
- Valheim is better because it rejects boring survival systems
- I lost all my hard-earned gear to Valheim's shockingly sharp difficulty curve
- The Black Iris is a trippy, mind-bending horror game that really got under my skin
- The best calculator to use in Dyson Sphere Program
- Remember when overclocking actually meant something?
February 15
- How perfect timing turned Titanic: Adventure Out of Time into a '90s FMV smash hit
- Survive Minecraft's biggest dangers with this swords guide
- I played the worst Call of Duty in 2021 and deserved what I got
- How to tame a pig in Minecraft
- I'm glad Valheim has PvP, but thank god it isn't the focus
- Nightline is a dreamy game about taking a subway train to nowhere
- How Treyarch escaped Infinity Ward's shadow
February 14
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 15, 2021)
- 6 things that VR still needs to get better at
- What did you play last week?
February 13
- What did you play obsessively for a couple of weeks, then never again?
- Great moments in PC gaming: Spotting your first environmental puzzle in The Witness
- In Valheim, the trees hit back
- Crapshoot: A teen dream that's more of a nightmare
February 12
- Genshin Impact Iron Ingot Meets Ziwei guide
- Valheim players are building some gorgeous Viking homes, so we're reviewing them
- How to unlock stone buildings in Valheim
- How to mine titanium in Dyson Sphere Program
- How to repair tools, items, and buildings in Valheim
- Where to start with Total War: Warhammer
February 11
- How to help Lovely celebrate Wild Hearts in Fortnite
- Where to find a rose at Steel Farm or the Orchard
- Where to find chocolate boxes in Fortnite
- The hardest decision in PC gaming today: when to play an Early Access game
- How to serve Fishstick and his date a fancy dinner in Fortnite
- I'm too attached to my house in Valheim to get anything done
- How to fast travel in Valheim with portals
- Where to find Grimble's love potion and how to deliver it in Fortnite
- How to plant seeds in Valheim
- Card Shark is a love letter to history's best tricksters, scammers, and cheats
- Fuel the fires of interstellar industry with this Dyson Sphere Program power guide
- Potion Craft has finally given me a crafting system I don't hate
- How to get Palindrome, Shadow Price, and The Swarm in Destiny 2
February 10
- After Cyberpunk 2077, it's harder than ever to guess which of these big games will meet expectations
- Fortnite item shop: Get rezzed with the Tron skin
- How to find copper in Valheim
- How to get and upgrade the Hammer of Proving in Destiny 2
- How to install an SSD or hard drive in your gaming PC
- I can't get enough of Slipways, a chill grand strategy space game you can play in an hour
- How to unlock the Aspect of Influence in Destiny 2
- There's no room for Fuse in Apex Legends' current Ranked meta
- Every one of RGB's 16.8M colours has a place in PC gaming hardware
- Breed a mob of mutating pups in strange virtual pet sim Wobbledogs
February 9
- This new combo in Magic the Gathering: Arena is so devious it might earn a ban
- Fortnite's Hearts Wild Valentine's Day event: What you need to know
- The ultimate guide to getting into the Resident Evil games
- I hate spooky Sims 4 packs, but for Paranormal Stuff I've made an exception
- We've figured out the most famous computer of all time. And no, its not an Apple device
- Solve puzzles in a recursive world where everything is simultaneously tiny and massive
- How to get the Cold War Zombies Firebase Z Easter egg
- Valheim is making me love survival games again
February 8
- How to nuke Destiny 2 enemies with the ultimate 'Warmind Cell' build
- Nebuchadnezzar is a throwback to my favourite city builders of 1000 BC and 1999 AD
- Everything we know about Genshin Impact's The Perfect Shot quest
- Staff picks: This is the hardware that PC Gamer swears by
- How to complete Genshin Impact's Tianqui Treasure Trail quest
- Everything you need to know about trains in Factorio
- How a remake of an obscure 1995 FPS led to a retro shooter revival
February 7
- What did you play last week? (February 1-6, 2021)
- Great Moments in PC gaming: Escaping Little Nightmares' meat feast
February 6
- What videogame outfit would you wear in real life?
- The best Total War: Warhammer 2 mods
- Major events in the Mass Effect timeline
- Crapshoot: Before Leisure Suit Larry, there was Softporn Adventure
February 5
- How tall is Lady Dimitrescu?
- Call of Duty: Warzone's worst bugs and exploits, ranked by badness
- This free murder mystery absolutely nails the feel of classic LucasArts adventures
- Where to find flint in Valheim
- Please, help me build an RGB-free PC
- What makes a great anime game?
- How to photograph red creatures in Genshin Impact
- What Brexit means for PC gamers: More delays and 'prices are going to increase'
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War deserves a remaster
- Why I love scanning planets in Mass Effect 2
February 4
- Roguebook is a deckbuilder with a touch of Magic
- Moon Studios director apologises for rant about Cyberpunk 2077 and No Man's Sky
- Here's January's winner of the PC Gamer Best PC Build contest
- Forget Star Wars, where are the Alien games?
- How to answer Dainsleif's questions in Genshin Impact
- How to get the R.A.I. K-84 Wonder Weapon in Call of Duty: Cold War
- How to photograph a blue creature in Genshin Impact
- Where to find Kit's Cantina in Fortnite
February 3
- Valheim: How to build a campfire indoors
- What choices will you make differently in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition?
- Record of Lodoss War is a gorgeous metroidvania featuring a cool elf, her bow, and bullet hell
- It turns out making good videogames is hard even for trillion-dollar tech corporations
- Where to find exotic weapons in Fortnite
- Here's what's changed in Kings Canyon for Apex Legends Season 8
- This is why Intel is beating AMD Ryzen on price and availability
- Genshin Impact Five Flushes of Fortune guide: How to use the Kurious Kamera
- I want Grand Theft Auto 6 to be more like Red Dead Redemption 2
- Nuts is the squirrel spy thriller I never knew I wanted
- Total War: Warhammer 3 is going to be absolutely massive
- How to check if the Apex Legends servers are down
February 2
- Morrowind console commands: Getting silly in The Elder Scrolls
- Valheim felt like a typical survival game until I summoned an angry heavy metal stag from Valhalla
- Rust crafting guide: 8 essential items you should craft right away
- Prepare to have a blast with Fuse's abilities in Apex Legends
- Here's what you need to know about the Call of Duty League 2021
- How the Mass Effect trilogy evolved
- Every modern Hitman level, ranked from worst to best
- The best photography games on PC
- I'm tired of waiting for the next big MMO
February 1
- The story of Herobrine, Minecraft's decade-old creepypasta mystery
- Plan the perfect factory with this Factorio blueprints guide
- How to spot Call of Duty: Warzone cheats and hacks
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 1, 2021)