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The best browser games
By Jupiter Hadley last updated
Browse the best A collection of great games you can play right in your browser.
Mail trucks and millions of dollars: how shareware transformed PC gaming forever
By Jeremy Peel published
PCG30th We can thank floppy disks in Ziploc bags for the FPS genre as we know it.
The most important games and moments in 30 years of PC gaming, part 3: 2014 - 2023
By Rick Lane published
PCG30TH Geralt of Rivia ushers in the modern era.
The most important games and moments in 30 years of PC gaming, part 2: 2004 - 2013
By Rick Lane published
PCG30TH Half-Life 2, horse armour, Early Access, and more.
The most important games and moments in 30 years of PC gaming, part 1: 1993-2003
By Rick Lane published
PCG30TH Games, software, hardware, and events that changed everything.
The best open world games
By Robin Valentine last updated
vast travel Looking to escape into a new open world? Check out our expert recommendations.
Videogame fantasy settings are staler than mouldy bread right now
By Fraser Brown published
Death to elves Time to kill off the elves and get weird.
I spent hours tracking down a game I barely remembered from my childhood, and it turned out it was a screensaver
By Philip Palmer published
Desktop pal My favorite game turned out to be Johnny Castaway, the forefather of virtual pets.
3 years after he faced sexual harassment allegations, new fighting game Diesel Legacy is giving disgraced Skullgirls developer Mike Zaimont a chance to prove he's now 'fundamentally different'
By Wes Fenlon published
Report We spoke with the devs behind Diesel Legacy and Zaimont's former coworkers about his past behavior and return to games.
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