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Menace's first major early access update overhauls its least interesting faction and jettisons its reviled promotion tax system: 'We have done away with it'
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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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Epic keeps jamming more incredible shotguns into Fortnite, and it might be the best meta ever
Pump it up The Chaos Reloader, Iron Pump, Dual Hammer and Super Shredder are an awesome foursome.
People love buying weapons so much in this gun store sim that I'm making bank even though I only sell brass knuckles
Target No guns? No problem. Any weapon is a best seller.
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.
Best SSD deals for gaming today
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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.
Unlock these Vampire Crawlers upgrades first to blast through the hardest stages
Fast track The Crawlers, Arcana, and other upgrades to prioritize first.
I thought I was playing a cute little city builder about managing a fairytale town in a tree, but it turns out it's a brutal roguelike and now all my gnomes are getting eaten by ghosts
GNOME INVASION Little Tree Kingdom is not so sweet as it appears.
After 18 years of beating roguelikes, I think I've finally found my kryptonite
CHECKMATE Chess meets Balatro meets my professional embarrassment in Gambonanza.
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.
Cheap graphics card deals this week
Deals We've done the hard yards sourcing the best graphics card deals for the GPUs worth putting in your gaming PC.
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.
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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Titanium Court review: An eccentric roguelite that's sometimes too random
So random A clever commingling of match-three and autobattler that's smarter and funnier than it is fun.
Data, not guessing: Looking at Nvidia's past GPUs to predict the specs for its future RTX 60-series graphics cards
Crystal ballin' I've stared at Excel so much, I'm dreaming about spreadsheets now.
Best cheap gaming monitor deals today
Deals We've scoured the internet for the best deals on gaming monitors, so you don't have to.
At least there's one tech company making me feel sane in an increasingly insane world
Not AI In the AI era, the upgradeable computer is now a subtle act of rebellion.
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