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The state of Hearthstone in 2022: So many things at once

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Air cooled 12900K, Teamgroup delta RGB DDR5 and Asrock Z690 Aqua OC motherboard

An overclocker acheived almost DDR5-8000 with ASRock’s Z690 Aqua OC Motherboard and Teamgroup memory

By Chris Szewczyk published 18 January 22

News With air cooling.

Pat Gelsinger wearing a lovely christmas sweater

Intel CEO says AMD is in the rearview mirror and 'never again will they be in the windshield'

By Chris Szewczyk published 18 January 22

News Pat is good for a sound bite!

PONG - Berry Matrix Peanut Energy Crunch

This peanut butter made for gamers actually sounds delicious

By Hope Corrigan published 18 January 22

news It's got crunchy mixed in frozen fruits and is designed to be eaten with a spoon. Hard to make fun of deez nuts in our mouth.

Samsung finally introduces AMD RDNA 2-powered Exynos 2200

By Hope Corrigan published 18 January 22

news Hardware accelerated ray tracing and variable rate shading on a mobile device.

Biostar 700 series motherboards have been listed by the EEC

By Chris Szewczyk published 18 January 22

News 13th Gen CPUs and motherboards creep ever closer.

Companies are spending millions on virtual real estate in the Metaverse

By Hope Corrigan published 18 January 22

news Because needlessly driving up housing prices in the real world for profit wasn't enough.

Shadow Warrior 3 will release in March, according to Microsoft

By Shaun Prescott published 18 January 22

News Lo Wang is returning in less than two months.

God of War hotfix takes aim at 'out of memory' errors

By Andy Chalk published 17 January 22

news A small number of users have struggled with memory leaks, even on high-end PCs.

DICE is working on a fix for Battlefront 2's invincibility glitch

By Ted Litchfield published 17 January 22

news Players are finding themselves unable to die or kill in DICE's lightsaber slaughter fest.

Phil Spencer thinks Sony's rumored Game Pass equivalent is a good idea

By Andy Chalk published 17 January 22

news A December report said Sony is working on its own version of Game Pass, and Spencer thinks the plan "makes sense."

Fortnite teases the return of Tilted Towers on Twitter

By Ted Litchfield published 17 January 22

news All it takes is three words and an emoji from the official account to get its players all riled up.

A peanut, with text reading "No Half Measures".

Blaseball is being made into a two-player competitive card game

By Andy Chalk published 17 January 22

news A crowdfunding campaign for Blaseball: The Card Game will begin in the spring.

Logistics players in MMO wargame Foxhole 'go on strike'

By Ted Litchfield published 17 January 22

news A group of players wants people to stop taking on the essential role until the developer makes changes.

Bobby Kotick speaks at a conference in Beverly Hills

Activision Blizzard denies report that CEO Bobby Kotick blocked release of internal discipline report

By Andy Chalk published 17 January 22

news A company rep said 37 employees have been fired or pushed out, while 44 more have faced other forms of discipline.

Awesome Games Done Quick raises a record $3.5 million for charity

By Rich Stanton published 17 January 22

news This year's proceeds go to the medical charity Prevent Cancer.

You can snag 1TB of NVMe SSD for just $90 right now

By Jacob Ridley published 17 January 22

Deals Newegg is selling the WD SN550 1TB for $40 off.

Older game called Wordle hits the jackpot, creator donates the windfall to charity

By Rich Stanton published 17 January 22

news Steven Cravotta's five year-old app suddenly shot to the top of the charts.

Humble begins a shift away from Mac and Linux support

By Rich Stanton published 17 January 22

news The Humble Choice subscription service will soon require a Windows-only launcher.

God of War is Sony's biggest PC launch to date

By Mollie Taylor published 17 January 22

News BOY! God of War's PC port is fantastic.

Paul McLaughlin in a "Meet the Team" video for 22cans.

Fable art director Paul McLaughlin dies at 57

By Mollie Taylor published 17 January 22

News The industry veteran had been battling cancer.

More News

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What game have you spent the most hours in?

PCG Q&A

God of War runs so well on PC we didn't even need a graphics card

Lordy

This week in PC gaming: Pupperazzi, Expeditions: Rome and Rainbow Six Extraction

PUPPERS

Final Fantasy 14 will return to sale soon as director Yoshida chides abusive fans "I think my mentality is among the strongest in Japan, but that doesn't mean it's the same for everyone."

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News Continued

Companies are spending millions on virtual real estate in the Metaverse

By Hope Corrigan published 18 January 22

Because needlessly driving up housing prices in the real world for profit wasn't enough.

Shadow Warrior 3 will release in March, according to Microsoft

By Shaun Prescott published 18 January 22

Lo Wang is returning in less than two months.

God of War hotfix takes aim at 'out of memory' errors

By Andy Chalk published 17 January 22

A small number of users have struggled with memory leaks, even on high-end PCs.

DICE is working on a fix for Battlefront 2's invincibility glitch

By Ted Litchfield published 17 January 22

Players are finding themselves unable to die or kill in DICE's lightsaber slaughter fest.

Phil Spencer thinks Sony's rumored Game Pass equivalent is a good idea

By Andy Chalk published 17 January 22

A December report said Sony is working on its own version of Game Pass, and Spencer thinks the plan "makes sense."

Fortnite teases the return of Tilted Towers on Twitter

By Ted Litchfield published 17 January 22

All it takes is three words and an emoji from the official account to get its players all riled up.

Blaseball is being made into a two-player competitive card game

By Andy Chalk published 17 January 22

A crowdfunding campaign for Blaseball: The Card Game will begin in the spring.

Logistics players in MMO wargame Foxhole 'go on strike'

By Ted Litchfield published 17 January 22

A group of players wants people to stop taking on the essential role until the developer makes changes.

Activision Blizzard denies report that CEO Bobby Kotick blocked release of internal discipline report

By Andy Chalk published 17 January 22

A company rep said 37 employees have been fired or pushed out, while 44 more have faced other forms of discipline.

Awesome Games Done Quick raises a record $3.5 million for charity

By Rich Stanton published 17 January 22

This year's proceeds go to the medical charity Prevent Cancer.

You can snag 1TB of NVMe SSD for just $90 right now

By Jacob Ridley published 17 January 22

Newegg is selling the WD SN550 1TB for $40 off.

Older game called Wordle hits the jackpot, creator donates the windfall to charity

By Rich Stanton published 17 January 22

Steven Cravotta's five year-old app suddenly shot to the top of the charts.

Humble begins a shift away from Mac and Linux support

By Rich Stanton published 17 January 22

The Humble Choice subscription service will soon require a Windows-only launcher.

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God of War PC review

By Morgan Park published 12 January 22

The best version of a fantastic game.

Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Pro motherboard review

By Chris Szewczyk published 17 January 22

DDR5 energy A full featured Z690 option without a scalper's price.

DDR5 energy

The Andaseat Na'Vi Edition gaming chair in bright yellow

Andaseat Na'Vi Edition gaming chair review

By Katie Wickens published 17 January 22

Fluorescent fandom The Andaseat Navi Edition gaming chair provides great back support while blasting your eyeballs with a canary yellow façade.

Fluorescent fandom

Sierra made a life-sim, and it wasn't exactly Stardew Valley

By Richard Cobbett published 15 January 22

Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.

Crapshoot

The best PC games right now

By Tyler Wilde published 14 January 22

What to play Looking for a great new game? Here's what we're playing in 2022.

What to play

monster hunter rise weapons used against a monster

Try these four fun weapons in Monster Hunter Rise

By Sean Martin published 14 January 22

school spirit Choosing from the 14 weapon types available can be daunting, but these are some of the best.

school spirit

God of War treasure map - Kratos getting his big old axe ready.

Where to find every treasure map in God of War

By Sarah James published 14 January 22

Thor the hoard Pilfer all the treasures hidden in Midgard.

Thor the hoard

Project Zomboid - A player stands outside a blue van. A key icon above their head confirms they have hotwired the car.

How to hotwire a car in Project Zomboid

By Lauren Morton published 14 January 22

Ride or Die Don't get caught unprepared in the driver's seat or you'll be in for a world of hurt.

Ride or Die

Project Zomboid - A player on a city sidewalk being bitten by two zombies.

Project Zomboid: what to do if you get bitten

By Lauren Morton published 14 January 22

Bite Club The bad news is there's no recovering from a zombie bite. The good news is you have choices.

Bite Club

Tweak these God of War settings for divine performance and visuals

By Alan Dexter published 14 January 22

Jaw dropping Gift Kratos the frame rate he deserves with these tweaks.

Jaw dropping

The 22 most anticipated PC games of 2022

By PC Gamer published 1 January 22

As we turn the calendar page, the radar screen is already lighting up with big games approaching.

Dungeon Encounters finds depth in stripping the JRPG down to its essentials

By Alex Wiltshire published 13 January 22

mathsterful Clever combat and exploration hide behind the barebones presentation.

mathsterful

Fortnite: Where to find a malfunctioning vending machine

By Joseph Knoop published 13 January 22

Guide How to complete this latest challenge.

Guide

Everything you need to know about armor in Monster Hunter Rise

By Sean Martin published 13 January 22

all set If you're not wearing armor from the monster you defeated, did you even fight it?

all set

Kratos pulling a funny face in God of War

God of War has 10 different motion blur settings and you shouldn't use any of them

By Jacob Ridley published 13 January 22

Blur be gone! Sony bringing its games to PC means one thing: we can finally kill excessive motion blur.

Blur be gone!

Dark Souls - Ornstein & Smough bosses in their golden armor and holding weapons in a cutscene defore their boss fight.

The best way to beat Dark Souls is with a crowd

By Imogen Mellor published 13 January 22

Souls Survivor If you're playing Dark Souls for the first time, you better be doing it live on stream.

Souls Survivor

Not-Cortana looks concerned in front of master chief

Halo Infinite is great, but I can't stand playing it

By Natalie Clayton published 13 January 22

Chief concerns Death by a thousand needlers.

Chief concerns

Two of the best power supply units for PC gaming from Corsair and Seasonic

Best power supply for PC gaming

By Aristeidis Bitziopoulos published 13 January 22

Power play Watt's the best power supply unit for PC gaming? Best PSU puns, FTW!

Power play

6 tips for getting started in God of War

By Lauren Aitken published 13 January 22

Boy! And my axe!

Boy!

Keychron K2 gaming keyboard pictured on a desk

Keychron K2 Version 2 review

By Reece Bithrey published 13 January 22

Cheap Keeb Wireless, compact, mechanical, and cheap; the Keychron K2 offers the lot.

Cheap Keeb

Deepcool AS500 Plus and Noctua NH-P1 CPU air coolers on a two-tone blue background

Best CPU air coolers

By Chris Szewczyk published 13 January 22

Air dried Keep your chip cool and quiet with one of PC Gamer's recommended air coolers.

Air dried

The Settlers hands-on: Building cities and burning them down in Ubisoft's rebooted RTS

By Christopher Livingston published 13 January 22

The long-running RTS series has been rebooted, but it doesn't feel like a reinvention.

Cooler Master MM731 gaming mouse pictured with RGB enabled

Cooler Master MM731 review

By Jacob Ridley published 13 January 22

No more wires A simple, wireless gaming mouse with Bluetooth and 2.4GHz connectivity.

No more wires

Gigabyte M28U gaming monitor pictured on a desk

Gigabyte M28U review

By Jacob Ridley published 13 January 22

Mighty 4K The M28U delivers swift 4K gaming in an affordable package.

Mighty 4K

The best Mass Effect Legendary Edition mods

By Jody Macgregor published 13 January 22

Calibrations Restore lost DLC, skip minigames, change the ending, and more.

Calibrations

The best Wordle starting words and other winning strategies from expert nerds

By Luke Winkie published 13 January 22

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 How to win Wordle with the fewest guesses, using strategies from people who have really, really thought about it.

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Minecraft cabin build idea - A dark oak and jungle wood cabin with a curved roof and chimney in a snowy forest.

Minecraft cabin ideas: 6 builds for sprucing up your snowy escape

By Lauren Morton published 12 January 22

All Spruced Up Cozy up with some of the best Minecraft cabin ideas for your new snowy peak retreat.

All Spruced Up

Mini Maker is a chaotic sculpture workshop for anti-perfectionists

By Katie Wickens published 12 January 22

Anti-perfection Vertical Slice's sculpture workshop sim is a strange world of abominable curio and peculiar plants.

Anti-perfection

Akko Prunus Lannesiana 3098B gaming keyboard review

By Dave James published 12 January 22

Cherry tree, not Cherry MX If you're not into your horticultural latin, that's a cherry blossom tree. Hence the pink.

Cherry tree, not Cherry MX

All the fearsome beasts you'll be fighting in Monster Hunter Rise

By Dominic Tarason published 12 January 22

simply the bestiary What you need to know about the new and returning beasts threatening Kamura Village.

simply the bestiary

What happened to autobattlers?

By Fraser Brown published 12 January 22

MIA After an initial gold rush, we seem to have forgotten about them.

MIA

HP Omen 45L gaming PC review

By Tyler Colp published 11 January 22

Pricey Power HP's Omen 45L packs a punch, but comes with a steep price.

Pricey Power

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