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PC Gamer's 'first can't-miss cozy game of 2026' has gone missing on Steam, and some players think Tetris is to blame
news This is the second weird thing to happen to Starsand Island since it launched in February.
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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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Treasure Beach is a scavenger game where you can sell what you find hidden in the sand to stingy shoppers—and let me warn you, it isn't easy
Barter up These shoppers are having me on.
Look, 16 GB of RAM is absolutely fine for PC gaming in 2026. Though there are some caveats to that...
Don't fret If it's good enough for consoles, surely it's good enough for a gaming PC?
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This is all the best PC gaming gear we recommend in one techie tier list
The guide Here are PC Gamer's hardware picks, based on years of experience and expert knowledge, all in an easily digestible but admittedly big ol' list.
Tiny mitt bandits rejoice! You can pick up the best budget wireless gaming mouse for only $35
Deal You really do gotta hand it to them.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2026: These are the cordless rodents we love getting our mitts on
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.
Best SSD deals for gaming today
deals Cheap and speedy NVMe drives to boost your gaming PC's capacity and lower those load times.
My first campaign in Europa Universalis 5 may have ruined the entire series for me
Opinion I have 1,700 hours in EU4—now I don't feel like I can go back, but EU5 has to change if I'm going to play it again.
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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.
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The best part of Overwatch's latest hero trailer is that it keeps the overarching narrative front and centre, right where it should be
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Best gaming mouse in 2026: We've tested the very best mice and these are the top picks
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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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Trippy, psychedelic alien shooter ChainStaff shows there are still new ways for games to be 'retro'
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The ethically-sourced wizard school life sim I've been waiting for finally has a playable demo and launches this year
Well-Tuned Seven years in the making, the developers of Eastshade are finally ready for us to play a tiny first taste of their cozy witch school life sim Songs of Glimmerwick.
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LTT Ratcheting Screwdriver and Precision Pro Multi-Bit Screwdriver review
Score: 88% Serious tools.
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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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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.
