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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse developers are trying really, really hard to make sure you know it's a metroidvania without using the word 'metroidvania'
News What is a genre, anyway, but a miserable pile of references.
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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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Before Imagine Dragons, brothers Dan and Mac Reynolds always wanted to make videogames—now their first, Last Flag, is about to release
Video They love capture the flag, so they made a game dedicated to flag hiding and flag retrieving, with inspiration from Team Fortress 2, Halo, and League of Legends.
The best part of Overwatch's latest hero trailer is that it keeps the overarching narrative front and centre, right where it should be
Story time Plus, more Emre is always a good thing.
Best gaming mouse in 2026: We've tested the very best mice and these are the top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Cheap graphics card deals this week
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Cherry K5 Pro TMR Compact magnetic gaming keyboard review
Score: 76% It ticks all of the right boxes, but I was left wanting just a little more.
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FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.
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How to complete the Working Together quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley
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Let it grow Make your way through Pocahontas' first friendship quest.
'Everybody should play every fighting game' says Invincible VS director: 'They're just fun'
Video You heard the man.
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Logitech Superstrike vs Razer Viper V4 Pro: The battle for the competitive crown
Squeak-off Pitting analogue clicks against top-tier build and performance.
Finally, a cosy game that’s not afraid to kick my teeth in
GODS BE GOOD Mythmatch is relaxing by day and a hardcore puzzler at night.
'Humans can't reliably recall colours': Dialed.gg is a simple colour game that made me realise I don't know what pink looks like
Colour theory Greens are ok, but pinks? Not so much.
Forza Horizon 6's Japan map is the series' best yet
Tokyo drift But the new instalment otherwise plays it comically safe.
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Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 7, 2026)
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.
11 years after launch, Pillars of Eternity's new turn-based mode feels like the way it's meant to be played
news Let's slow things down a little.
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I watched the first TV show ever based on a game and it made me realize: we've really got it good these days
dot matrix Modern videogame adaptations can be rough, but at least they're trying.
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The best PC games to play right now
What to play Colossal RPGs, ingenious puzzle games, surprise indie hits, and all the other great PC games we're playing today.
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In 2007, two game music GOATs collaborated on the criminally underrated soundtrack to a similarly underrated D&D RPG
critical hit The realheads know a Brandon-Schaffer collab is where it's at.
Never doubt the commitment of horse-girl fans: Umamusume cosplayers are having actual races at tracks around the world
Yeehaw Real-life races have taken place in Malaysia, Thailand, Peru, and the US.
