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September 30
- Missing faces, levitating bodies, and NPCs with no respect for personal space: A celebration of Bethesda jank
- As CDPR resurrected Cyberpunk 2077, it focused on one word: 'believability'
September 29
- CCP's CEO on life, the universe, and EVE Online: 'It's worthwhile to spend our lives taking care of it'
- This base builder sits at the bottom of your screen, which means nobody knows I've been playing it during meetings
- The best tips for getting started in Counter-Strike 2 from CS:GO pros
- How to complete Dazed and Confused in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- You probably don't want a high-level DLC for Baldur's Gate 3, anyway
- Cyberpunk 2077 No Easy Way Out: Should you side with Aaron or Angie?
September 28
- It's messed-up and weird that CS:GO is just gone
- What I think of Counter-Strike 2 on day 1
- The best settings for Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and Phantom Liberty
- Despite Cyberpunk 2077's multitude of fixes, I'm still dealing with a quest-breaking bug I first encountered in 2020
- How to get the free Type-66 'Hoon' car in Cyberpunk 2077
- How to use the Chimera Core in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- How to unlock the new Cyberpunk 2077 ending in Phantom Liberty
September 27
- Payday 3's server problems reveal a deeper issue that an offline mode can't solve
- 'Coups, schisms, near-death experiences': The scarcely believable 22-year development of a Morrowind mod older than the game itself
- Cyberpunk 2077 figured out the secret ingredient to make talking fun, and I wish Starfield had copied it
- The best bit about SteamVR 2.0 is no longer having to take your headset off every 5 minutes
- How to complete Treating Symptoms in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- 'It’s not better than CS:GO yet, not even close'—What Counter-Strike pros think of CS2
- All Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty endings and how to get them
- A simple Windows 11 shortcut has changed my view of PC HDR gaming: Win+Alt+B
- Use schemes, intrigue, and even civil war to master Total War: Pharaoh's Royal Court
- Where to find the Stroud-Eklund Staryard in Starfield
September 26
- We asked a professional miniatures painter to try his hand at Moonbreaker
- Cyberpunk's many patches have transformed the game, but it's still missing the one feature from the trailers that sold me on Night City
- EVE Online's director has a simple message for its players: 'Cry havoc, and let loose the dogs of war!'
- Squealing pigs, disgruntled bison, and the most beautiful frying meat I've ever seen: Dragon's Dogma 2 is just as wonderfully weird as the first game
- 10 years after it died, Toontown Online is more alive than ever
- Final Fantasy 14 is a 400-hour-plus epic you can share with your friends, and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again
- 2023's been such a ridiculous year for PC gaming that the major releases don't fit on a 1TB SSD
- How and when you can get Cyberpunk 2077 Twitch drops
- The Iron Throne is Baldur's Gate 3's best dungeon, and also its most stressful
- Phantom Liberty's wildest gun quickhacks enemies with bullets, but it's hard to find
- VR still makes 40-70% of players want to throw up, and that's a huge problem for the companies behind it
- Should you help Songbird or Reed in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty?
September 25
- Should you kill Jacob and Taylor in Cyberpunk 2077?
- Resident Evil 4's Separate Ways DLC is another stunning survival horror remake
- This has been the best summer for RPGs and I want to live in it forever
- The god game that flew too close to the sun
- How to help Adelina in Lies of P
- Where to find 1R-ONC-LAD's robot crates in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- The Steam Deck, nay Linux, is crying out for an official GeForce Now app
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Iconic weapon locations
- Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty airdrops: Best rewards and unique guns
- Cyberpunk 2077 Restricted Data Terminal locations: How to get Relic Points
- After spending 30 hours in a Phantom Liberty hole, I think it works better if you start early and don't binge it
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 25, 2023)
September 23
- Cyberpunk 2077: How to start Phantom Liberty
September 22
- Cyberpunk 2077 cheats don't exist yet for the 2.0 update or Phantom Liberty
- Cyberpunk 2077 tips: 12 things to know for Cyberpunk 2.0 and Phantom Liberty
- Cyberpunk 2077's new crafting system is so blessedly simple I'm still giddy about it
- I'm so glad I waited nearly 3 years to play Cyberpunk 2077, but I dread the fact that this is our new normal
September 21
- I know someone told you it was time to play Cyberpunk 2077 every time it got a patch, but for real, it's time now
- Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 vs Phantom Liberty: What changes to expect from each update
- Millennia is a new 4X coming with Paradox's backing, but is this Civ-like too Civ-like?
- Playing Starfield made me appreciate Cyberpunk 2077 so much more
- Starfield Aceles or Microbe: Which should you choose?
September 20
- How Cyberpunk 2077 clawed its way back from disaster to complete one of the greatest redemption arcs in gaming history
- Playing Cyberpunk 2077 on a Radeon GPU? Don't use FSR, try XeSS instead
- How long is Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty?
- I've tested Nvidia's latest ray tracing magic in Cyberpunk 2077 and it's a no-brainer: at worst it's just better-looking, at best it's that and a whole lot more performance
- Total War: Pharaoh will let you emulate the great deeds of ancient kings
- Lies of P: How to find and open 221b Elysion Boulevard
September 19
- Cyberpunk 2077 2.0's revamped police force is finally good enough
- I spawned hundreds of Starfield NPCs and made them fight each other, and the winner was a guy named Bill
- Starfield Earth landmarks: How to find New York, London, Hong Kong, and more
- I'm excited about these Oblivion and Fallout 3 remasters, but what we really need is a return to New Vegas
- How to beat the Puppet of the Future in Lies of P
- Where to use the Faded Whistle in Lies of P
- Cyberpunk 2077 2.0's single best change is letting me become a chromed-up cyborg
September 18
- This Japanese novel-inspired RPG had a little spark of Baldur's Gate 3 in it way back in the '80s
- Samsung's new gigantic 57-inch gaming monitor is basically two 4K monitors side by side and it's glorious
- Man vs Malware: Diary of a 2006 PC disaster
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 18, 2023)
September 16
- Baldur's Gate 3's hardest difficulty setting turns every fight into creative chaos and now it's the only way I can play
September 15
- The Making of Karateka proves the best way to tell gaming history is with a game, and the rest of the industry must follow its lead
- Lies of P weapon locations and how to craft them
- How to get boss weapons and amulets in Lies of P
- Lies of P Arlecchino riddle solutions and where to use Trinity Keys
- The week that changed PC gaming forever
- 10 tips to get started in Lies of P
- 20 years on, Jedi Knight 2 still has the most exciting lightsaber duels in videogames
September 14
- Starfield is the standout in the strongest PC Game Pass lineup of the year so far
- Forget Phantom Liberty, Cyberpunk 2077's free 2.0 patch is a staggering upgrade on its own
- The best Starfield quests, from corporate espionage to Alien-inspired horror
- Where to find Hopetown in Starfield
- Wilds of Eldraine is Magic's first Standard-legal set in months
September 13
- Starfield ending: Should you side with the Hunter or Emissary?
- The best ships in Starfield you can get for free
- Fae Farm magically solved all my little gripes with cozy farm sims
- If you finish Starfield 4 or 5 times, some seriously weird s*** starts happening
- Game-breaking parking spots, photo mode teleports, and key-bindings that supercharge your boost pack: Starfield speedrunners are tearing the game apart in their quest for record times
- Vasco should feel like a love letter to sci-fi robots, instead he's Starfield's biggest early-game bummer
- Where to get High-Tensile Spidroin in Starfield
- Where to find the Paradiso resort in Starfield
- Starfield: How to find the Almagest and win the jackpot
September 12
- The best way to earn credits in Starfield is laughably simple: here's the ultimate way to get space-rich
- After years of 'good enough' PC ports, Armored Core 6 is the first game in FromSoftware's history truly born for mouse and keyboard
- How weapon tiers work in Starfield
- Phasmophobia is far from the same game you played in 2020, and now is the perfect time to get back into it
- Best gaming PC builds: budget, mid-range and high-end recommendations
- FromSoftware hasn't released a mainline souls game in 2023, but it's somehow still a killer year for the genre
- Total War: Pharaoh is a historical Total War for the modern crowd
- Starfield: How to save everyone in the Juno's Gambit quest
- I played Assassin's Creed Mirage, and it really is a throwback to the best of the series
- Where to find the Den in Starfield
September 11
- Forget all that 'Car-PG' stuff, the AI is what makes Forza Motorsport worth playing
- How to complete the Sabotage quest in Starfield
- Starfield No Sudden Moves: How to get the Artifact from Petrov
- Where to get the Narwhal spaceship in Starfield
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 11, 2023)
- How to join the Crimson Fleet in Starfield
September 10
- Baldur's Gate 3 is the first game that met me halfway in roleplaying a they/them causing mayhem, and that feels like the future of RPGs
- Every Bethesda RPG prologue, ranked from worst to best
September 9
- For the best Starfield experience, don't blow up enemy ships: board them
- A seemingly innocent puzzle game is hiding what might be the most subversive, fourth-wall-breaking adventure since Undertale
September 8
- How to spawn Starfield items by the thousands
- How to add DLSS and Frame Generation to Starfield
- The Talos Principle didn't need a sequel, but now that I've seen it in action I'm glad that it's getting one
- 12 cool games that risk getting lost in Starfield's black hole—including one that I can only describe as pure, irresistible evil
- 2008's Prince of Persia was one of Ubisoft's strangest experiments—but it's hardly aged a day in 15 years
- How to recruit Starfield's strangest companion
- I've finally figured out the answer to Starfield's greatest mystery: why my spaceship's cargo hold is always full of misc items
- The RØDE Streamer X is the ultimate all-in-one streaming platform
September 7
- Starfield NPCs keep getting bodied mid-sentence and it never isn't funny to me
- I've played the Star Trek game of my dreams, and it's a grand strategy game
- Starfield needs a spaceship sharing feature, stat
- Hammerwatch 2 is just the right micro-RPG for the moment
- How to sell ships in Starfield
- Where to sell all your space junk in Starfield
- Baldur's Gate 3 has ruined Starfield for me
- Meet Astarion and Lae'zel at the Insomnia Gaming Festival this weekend
September 6
- Starfield doesn't have multiplayer, but modders could one day change that
- This Starfield infinite money glitch works just like Skyrim's
- 26 common and extremely specific HUD elements, ranked from worst to best
- How to change your appearance in Starfield
- Starfield's disappointing intro is Bethesda's weakest, even if we do get a free spaceship
- How to find the Apollo Landing site in Starfield
- How to unlock the Star Eagle ship in Starfield
September 5
- Starfield's randomization, explained: what will be the same for every player, and what won't
- How to complete First Contact in Starfield
- Starfield's over-reliance on fast travel makes it feel tiny, but it's just part of a larger problem
- Baldur's Gate 3: How to get Loviatar's blessing from Abdirak
- Baldur's Gate 3: How to complete the Free the Artist quest
September 4
- Like all Bethesda RPGs, Starfield is a lot more fun once you get off the main quest
- How to sell contraband in Starfield
- How to complete Alternating Currents in Starfield
- Tell us your thoughts on handheld PCs, hardware, and gaming for a shot at winning a $300 Amazon voucher
- How to enter Candulhallow's Tombstones in Baldur's Gate 3
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 4, 2023)
September 3
- Baldur's Gate 3 is so ridiculously detailed I'm studying fantasy languages just to read its signs—and it's paying off
September 2
- You can play all of Starfield with the voice of Adam Jensen by your side, and I very much recommend it
- Baldur's Gate 3 bestiary: The origins of D&D's odder creatures
September 1
- The best Starfield mods
- Starfield Mantis quest: don't miss the legendary spacesuit and Razorleaf ship rewards
- Can I play Starfield on Steam Deck? Yes, but it's not perfect: here are the settings I recommend for a better experience
- How to win space battles in Starfield
- How to beat Thisobald Thorm in Baldur's Gate 3
- Starfield console commands and cheats
- Karlach's new epilogue gives her the punk rock conclusion I desperately wanted
- How to find the Pilgrim's Final Writing and solve the light puzzle in Starfield
- Starfield High Price to Pay guide: Should you stay at the Lodge or go to The Eye?
- How to change the FOV in Starfield
- How to Boost Kick in Armored Core 6
- The next game from the Battle Brothers devs keeps its spirit and transplants it into an XCOM-like
- Hands-on: The Lenovo Legion Go can turn one of its controllers into a gaming mouse. Wait, what?
- Where to find skill books in Starfield
- How to create a Cargo Link in Starfield
- How to wait and skip time in Starfield
- How scanning works in Starfield
- How to assign your crew in Starfield
- How to rank up your skills in Starfield
- Where to find Temples and how to use powers in Starfield
- How to repair your ship in Starfield
- How to recruit no-name mercenaries in Starfield
- How Starfield lockpicking works and where to find digipicks
- How to use the Starfield boost pack
- What are Starfield's New Game+ options?
- Where to find the Adoring Fan in Starfield
- Starfield guide: everything you need to succeed in space
- 8 things I wish I knew before playing Starfield
- The best choice I made in Starfield was to have parents
- How to hide your spacesuit in Starfield