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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV show gets an official subtitle: The Rings of Power

By Andy Chalk published 19 January 22

news The "multi-season drama" will be set thousands of years before the Lord of the Rings.

XCOM 2 art director's new studio aims to spark 'a golden age of turn-based games'

By Andy Chalk published 19 January 22

news Bit Reactor was formally announced today.

AMD's RX 6500 XT falls foul of its own anti-4GB GPU marketing

By Jacob Ridley published 19 January 22

News "Competitive products at a similar entry level price-point are offering up to a maximum of 4GB of VRAM, which is evidently not enough for today's games."

Kratos but with his beard and eyebrows shaven off.

Make Kratos a good clean-shaven boy with this God of War mod

By Rich Stanton published 19 January 22

news He's a Brauny character.

Take Two boss says GTA Trilogy's issues merely a 'glitch' and it's 'done just great' anyway

By Rich Stanton published 19 January 22

news Strauss Zelnick was justifying the publisher's acquisition of Zynga.

The Sims 4 is getting customisable pronouns

By Mollie Taylor published 19 January 22

News Maxis offered an early look at the new feature.

Xbox Game Pass surprise drops Danganronpa Anniversary Edition and shows Taiko no Tatsujin hitting PC

By Mollie Taylor published 19 January 22

News This might be one of the best months for Game Pass to date.

Japan's graphics card loot boxes offered a 70% chance to 'win' a pre-2015 GPU

By Katie Wickens published 19 January 22

news Are we really entering the era of gambling for high-end graphics cards?

Chinese residents can win this Matrix themed Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

By Hope Corrigan published 19 January 22

news And I am unbelievably jealous about that fact.

CPUs and GPUs are going to get even more expensive in 2022

By Chris Szewczyk published 19 January 22

News Insert your choice of expletives here.

Come enjoy the Nvidia GT 1010's puny benchmark score

By Hope Corrigan published 19 January 22

news This budget card wasn't designed to play games or get big scores.

Hacker using a phone and pc while wearing a ski mask.

Crypto.com reportedly suffers hack, losing more than $15 million in Ethereum

By Chris Szewczyk published 19 January 22

News It won't be the last exchange to get hacked.

For a limited time these Epos|Sennheiser headsets are around 25% off

By Hope Corrigan published 19 January 22

deals They're on sale in the US, Canada, and plenty of Europe, so it's best to check the shop store for the exact pricing.

Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah says 'BioWare magic is bullshit'

By Andy Chalk published 18 January 22

news He wants people to stop using the term, because it's not magic, it's bad process.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is reportedly planning to step down after Microsoft acquisition

By Andy Chalk published 18 January 22

news Neither Microsoft nor Activision Blizzard have formally commented on Kotick's possible role following the completion of the takeover.

Rainbow Six Extraction operators hold guns at the ready in a dark containment zone.

Here's when Rainbow Six Extraction unlocks in your timezone

By Lauren Morton published 18 January 22

News Try to contain your excitement for blasting through Extraction's dangerous containment zones.

Tifa Lockheart relaxing on a bed with the Italian flag.

Italian senate meeting interrupted by Final Fantasy hentai

By Rich Stanton published 18 January 22

news An interloper got on the virtual meet and played the video.

The Cuphead Show gets a rowdy new trailer ahead of February premiere on Netflix

By Andy Chalk published 18 January 22

news The animated extravaganza will finally debut on February 18.

The gaming industry reacts to Microsoft's megaton acquisition of Activision Blizzard

By Rich Stanton published 18 January 22

news Who wants to see Clippy in Overwatch?

Xbox Game Pass breaks 25 million subscribers

By Andy Chalk published 18 January 22

Phil Spencer said Microsoft plans to add as many Activision Blizzard games to the subscription service as possible.

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Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah says 'BioWare magic is bullshit' He wants people to stop using the term, because it's not magic, it's bad process.

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The Sims 4 is getting customisable pronouns

By Mollie Taylor published 19 January 22

Maxis offered an early look at the new feature.

Xbox Game Pass surprise drops Danganronpa Anniversary Edition and shows Taiko no Tatsujin hitting PC

By Mollie Taylor published 19 January 22

This might be one of the best months for Game Pass to date.

Japan's graphics card loot boxes offered a 70% chance to 'win' a pre-2015 GPU

By Katie Wickens published 19 January 22

Are we really entering the era of gambling for high-end graphics cards?

Chinese residents can win this Matrix themed Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

By Hope Corrigan published 19 January 22

And I am unbelievably jealous about that fact.

CPUs and GPUs are going to get even more expensive in 2022

By Chris Szewczyk published 19 January 22

Insert your choice of expletives here.

Come enjoy the Nvidia GT 1010's puny benchmark score

By Hope Corrigan published 19 January 22

This budget card wasn't designed to play games or get big scores.

Crypto.com reportedly suffers hack, losing more than $15 million in Ethereum

By Chris Szewczyk published 19 January 22

It won't be the last exchange to get hacked.

For a limited time these Epos|Sennheiser headsets are around 25% off

By Hope Corrigan published 19 January 22

They're on sale in the US, Canada, and plenty of Europe, so it's best to check the shop store for the exact pricing.

Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah says 'BioWare magic is bullshit'

By Andy Chalk published 18 January 22

He wants people to stop using the term, because it's not magic, it's bad process.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is reportedly planning to step down after Microsoft acquisition

By Andy Chalk published 18 January 22

Neither Microsoft nor Activision Blizzard have formally commented on Kotick's possible role following the completion of the takeover.

Here's when Rainbow Six Extraction unlocks in your timezone

By Lauren Morton published 18 January 22

Try to contain your excitement for blasting through Extraction's dangerous containment zones.

Italian senate meeting interrupted by Final Fantasy hentai

By Rich Stanton published 18 January 22

An interloper got on the virtual meet and played the video.

The Cuphead Show gets a rowdy new trailer ahead of February premiere on Netflix

By Andy Chalk published 18 January 22

The animated extravaganza will finally debut on February 18.

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God of War PC review

By Morgan Park published 12 January 22

The best version of a fantastic game.

Project Zomboid - A character holding a kitchen knife walks backwards behind two crashed cars while several zombies chase them.

What to do when a helicopter appears in Project Zomboid

By Lauren Morton published 19 January 22

Flying Low Here's what it means when you hear Project Zomboid's helicopter overhead and how to avoid getting spotted.

Flying Low

How to make an Estus Flask cocktail

By Imogen Mellor published 19 January 22

Oh Gwyn then It's an undead favourite, after all.

Oh Gwyn then

Victrix Gambit wireless gaming headset review

By Dave James published 19 January 22

King's gambit? Victrix first attempt to move away from the professional esports peripheral scene feels like a failed gambit.

King's gambit?

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT review

By Dave James published 19 January 22

2016 called Gigabyte's RX 6500 XT Gaming OC card gives us our first bitter taste of what a 'budget' GPU means in 2022.

2016 called

God of War's Kratos has some epic and slightly muddled origins

By Katie Wickens published 19 January 22

Kratos who? The pastiche of real life legends behind our favourite dad of war, Kratos.

Kratos who?

Razer Seiren V2 Pro microphone review

By Kizito Katawonga published 19 January 22

Softly Razer's latest microphone is good but only if you can jump over a couple of housekeeping issues.

Softly

Companion cube being thrown around with PhysX

What does Nvidia's PhysX engine actually do?

By Katie Wickens published 18 January 22

Ask PC Gamer What Nvidia's PhysX graphics option does, and why it's such an integral part of today's games.

Ask PC Gamer

How Microsoft acquiring Activision will affect PC gaming

By PC Gamer published 18 January 22

Feeding time PC Gamer reacts to Microsoft's latest, biggest purchase.

Feeding time

The best Final Fantasy 7 Remake mods

By Sarah James published 18 January 22

Cloud cover Add some cosmetic chaos to your time in Midgar.

Cloud cover

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.

PC Gamer UK February issue: Put an (Elden) Ring on it

By PC Gamer published 18 January 22

Magazine Also: Halo Infinite, Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker, the hottest releases of 2022, invisibility in games and more.

Magazine

The Witcher books reading order: where to start with the short stories and novels

By Rob Dwiar, Tyler Wilde, Lauren Aitken published 18 January 22

Wiedźmin Hmm, fine, I'll read the books.

Wiedźmin

OlliOlli World is a stylish reinvention for the side-scrolling shredder

By Natalie Clayton published 18 January 22

adventure grind The Skate Wizards at Roll7 cast their strongest spell yet.

adventure grind

Nobody Saves the World review

By Jon Bailes published 18 January 22

Feeling Sluggish DrinkBox's latest is a delightfully silly and inventive dungeon-crawler.

Feeling Sluggish

Velocity Micro Raptor Z55 gaming PC review

By Alan Dexter published 18 January 22

Speedy Alder Lake gets an all-core 5.1GHz overclock in this impressive high-end build.

Speedy

New games 2022 - Elden Ring - A knight in a helmet pulls out a sword

The new games of 2022: all the upcoming PC games we're looking forward to

By Lauren Morton, Philip Palmer published 17 January 22

What's new? All the new games coming to PC in 2022, broken down month-by-month.

What's new?

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

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

By Ben "RidiculousHat" Goodman published 16 January 22

*slaps roof* In 2021, Hearthstone continued growing to encompass what are essentially multiple different games. Where does that leave it?

*slaps roof*

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

By Lauren Aitken published 16 January 22

PUPPERS It's all about dogs, turn-based sims and shooting weird aliens.

PUPPERS

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.

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

What game have you spent the most hours in?

By PC Gamer published 15 January 22

PCG Q&A Turns out we have played a lot of Guild Wars 2.

PCG Q&A

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 running on integrated graphics

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

By Alan Dexter published 14 January 22

Lordy With a little tweaking and a few prayers, AMD's Ryzen 7 5700G handles Kratos' latest outing smoothly.

Lordy

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

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

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