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Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific season 2 delayed so Activision can fix more bugs

By Morgan Park published

NEWS "We feel your frustrations and hear you loud and clear."

Battlefield 2042 is getting a new scoreboard next month

By Andy Chalk published

news EA revealed Battlefield 2042's "refreshed" scoreboard today, but players aren't impressed.

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

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

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

By Andy Chalk published

news Bit Reactor was formally announced today.

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

By Jacob Ridley published

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

news He's a Brauny character.

CJ?

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

By Rich Stanton published

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

The Sims 4

The Sims 4 is getting customisable pronouns

By Mollie Taylor published

News Maxis offered an early look at the new feature.

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

By Mollie Taylor published

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

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

By Katie Wickens published

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

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Chinese residents can win this Matrix themed Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

By Hope Corrigan published

news And I am unbelievably jealous about that fact.

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

By Chris Szewczyk published

News Insert your choice of expletives here.

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Come enjoy the Nvidia GT 1010's puny benchmark score

By Hope Corrigan published

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

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

Epos Sennheiser headphone deals.

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

By Hope Corrigan published

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.

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

By Andy Chalk published

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

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

By Andy Chalk published

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

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

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

The Cuphead Show

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

By Andy Chalk published

news The animated extravaganza will finally debut on February 18.

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

By Rich Stanton published

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

The Sims 4 is getting customisable pronouns

By Mollie Taylor published

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

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

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

And I am unbelievably jealous about that fact.

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

By Chris Szewczyk published

Insert your choice of expletives here.

Come enjoy the Nvidia GT 1010's puny benchmark score

By Hope Corrigan published

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The state of World of Warcraft in 2022: There's a lot of work to do

By Sarah James published

It hasn't been a great year for Blizzard's MMO.

Activision Blizzard images.

What happens next for Activision Blizzard's biggest games?

By Tim Clark, Morgan Park, Sarah James, Tyler Colp, Tyler Wilde published

New Patch Our report card on the challenges facing WoW, Overwatch, Call of Duty and more as they enter the Microsoft era.

New Patch
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The Monster Rise event quests you should play now

By Wes Fenlon published

CAL Here's what's coming up in Monster Hunter Rise.

CAL
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

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

Flying Low
Victrix Gambit gaming headset

Victrix Gambit wireless gaming headset review

By Dave James published

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

King's gambit?
Gigabyte RX 6500 XT Gaming OC

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT review

By Dave James published

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

By Katie Wickens published

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

Kratos who?
Razer Seiren V2 Pro

Razer Seiren V2 Pro microphone review

By Kizito Katawonga published

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

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
A WoW orc wearing Master Chief's helmet

How Microsoft acquiring Activision will affect PC gaming

By PC Gamer published

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

Feeding time

Every game and studio Microsoft now owns

By Tyler Colp published

With the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft's list of games grows ever longer.

best Final Fantasy 7 Remake mods

The best Final Fantasy 7 Remake mods

By Sarah James published

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

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

By PC Gamer published

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

Magazine
The Witcher

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

By Rob Dwiar, Tyler Wilde, Lauren Aitken published

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

Wiedźmin
OlliOlli World

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

By Natalie Clayton published

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

adventure grind
A giant whale that is also a dungeon

Nobody Saves the World review

By Jon Bailes published

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

Feeling Sluggish
Velocity Micro Raptor Z55

Velocity Micro Raptor Z55 gaming PC review

By Alan Dexter published

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

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

Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Pro motherboard review

By Chris Szewczyk published

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

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

Fluorescent fandom
Two orcs in a bumper car

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

By Ben "RidiculousHat" Goodman published

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

*slaps roof*

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

By Christopher Livingston published

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

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

By Lauren Aitken published

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

PUPPERS

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

By Richard Cobbett published

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

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

PCG Q&A
God of War

The best PC games right now

By Tyler Wilde published

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

What to play
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Try these four fun weapons in Monster Hunter Rise

By Sean Martin published

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

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

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

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

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

Bite Club
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Tweak these God of War settings for divine performance and visuals

By Alan Dexter published

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

Jaw dropping