Starfield's cursed rain orb lifts the veil on an old game design trick: 'pack it up boys, it's over'
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You probably don't want a high-level DLC for Baldur's Gate 3, anyway
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PC Gamer Chat Log Episode 31: Our dream videogame adaptations
Podcast Mollie and Lauren don their adaptation hats to turn some videogames into TV shows and movies.
Despite Cyberpunk 2077's multitude of fixes, I'm still dealing with a quest-breaking bug I first encountered in 2020
Broken record After the 2.0 update it feels like a new game, but some things never change.
How to get the free Type-66 'Hoon' car in Cyberpunk 2077
Car crime You don't need Phantom Liberty to get it either.
The Lamplighters League review: A disappointingly messy marriage of real-time stealth and turn-based tactics
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Payday 3's server problems reveal a deeper issue that an offline mode can't solve
Queue blues The challenge system is in desperate need of a rework.
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Cyberpunk 2077 figured out the secret ingredient to make talking fun, and I wish Starfield had copied it
TALK OFF Talking in Cyberpunk is a sandbox. Talking in Starfield is a prison.
The best bit about SteamVR 2.0 is no longer having to take your headset off every 5 minutes
Higher reality Leaving the outdated interface behind, SteamVR is enjoyable and easy to use since its latest update.
'It’s not better than CS:GO yet, not even close'—What Counter-Strike pros think of CS2
CS:NO A change-averse community faces up to the biggest change in a decade.
A simple Windows 11 shortcut has changed my view of PC HDR gaming: Win+Alt+B
HDAAAAAH So, I'm a HDR guy now.
Use schemes, intrigue, and even civil war to master Total War: Pharaoh's Royal Court
Court Order Ascending the pyramid of power.
We asked a professional miniatures painter to try his hand at Moonbreaker
War paint The turn-based tactics game claims to be a true digital miniatures experience—so we asked Squidmar to put it to the test.
Cyberpunk's many patches have transformed the game, but it's still missing the one feature from the trailers that sold me on Night City
Rider's remorse After three years, I can't believe Night City is still missing a working metro system.
Payday 3 review: A slick co-op FPS that needs more time to cook
best-laid plans A promising co-op FPS anchored to a charmless grind.
EVE Online's director has a simple message for its players: 'Cry havoc, and let loose the dogs of war!'
Chaos Theory "I don't like nerf cycles, the 'make it worse make it better' kind of thing."
Squealing pigs, disgruntled bison, and the most beautiful frying meat I've ever seen: Dragon's Dogma 2 is just as wonderfully weird as the first game
A WORLD OF ITS OWN If strapping an explosive mine to a troll's head is wrong, then I don't want to be right.
10 years after it died, Toontown Online is more alive than ever
Toon Up Disney's MMO was killed in 2013, but private servers ensured it never truly went away.
Final Fantasy 14 is a 400-hour-plus epic you can share with your friends, and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again
EVER ENDING STORY On stories, the MMORPG, and big turducken games.
2023's been such a ridiculous year for PC gaming that the major releases don't fit on a 1TB SSD
More bytes Nearly half of 2023's major releases also recommend running on an SSD.
How and when you can get Cyberpunk 2077 Twitch drops
Drop in You'll need to own the Phantom Liberty DLC to qualify.
The Iron Throne is Baldur's Gate 3's best dungeon, and also its most stressful
Deep dive A high-stakes prison break provides the game's toughest combat challenge, and some surprisingly organic story moments.
Phantom Liberty's wildest gun quickhacks enemies with bullets, but it's hard to find
Worth a shot GRIS-GRIS can turn gunfights into total chaos.
VR still makes 40-70% of players want to throw up, and that's a huge problem for the companies behind it
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