Europa Universalis 5 is Paradox’s most ambitious grand strategy yet — complex, deep, and surprisingly fun. At Gamescom, we sat down with the devs to talk EU5’s new features, historical depth, and how they’re making this massive strategy game more welcoming than ever.
Borderlands 4 might just be the best game in the whole 16-year-old series. But there's a catch. Several catches, in fact. Yet despite some baffling design choices, woeful performance and one of the most terribly-conceived UIs in recent memory, I still adore this game - warts and all.
At this year's Gamescom we caught up with Jason Carl, Brand Marketing Manager at White Wolf and Ian Thomas, Narrative Director on Bloodlines 2 to discuss the much anticipated Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2.
How do you choose what size gaming laptop to buy? Well a pair of our gaming hardware experts are here to give you the run down on which is best for what. But do they agree? From budget, bulkiness, and aesthetics, to personal preference and practicality, they have got you covered.
World of Warcraft: Midnight may still only have a vague release date attributed to sometime in 2026, but that hasn't stopped the hype for the second instalment of the Worldsoul Saga growing exponentially. We sat down with art director Ely Cannon and technical director Frank Kowalkowski to talk through all the best and brightest parts of the next expansion, and what's next for World of Warcraft.
James Bond, the world’s most famous secret agent, will return in the hotly-anticipated 007 First Light from IO nteractive next year. Best known for their Hitman games, IO - along with franchise rights holder Amazon Studios - let us watch an extended first look at the game at Gamescom (shown publicly yesterday as part of Sony’s State of Play). Then we sat down with Hakan Abrak, IO’s CEO, to quiz him on the game, handling Bond’s legacy with care, and the visceral new combat mechanics glimpsed in the footage shared so far.
PC Gamer's Elie Gould got to play Silent Hill f for three hours at Gamescom, prompting many questions when they sat down with the game's director Al Yang and series director Motoi Okamoto for an interview afterwards. Silent Hill f is the latest edition in KONAMI's popular Silent Hill franchise, this entry developed in partnership with NeoBards Entertainment. Here, Yang and Okamoto-san talk about the game's greater focus on combat, the 1960s setting, and new protagonist, Hinako.
This week on Critical Rig Dave is putting the Razer BlackShark V3 headset range to the test. Going though all three options Dave is here to tell you which is worth the price, which isn't, and which one stands out far above the others.
Icebreaker Agent 47 walked so 007 could run.
Run Bungie's planned launch in September has been delayed to a yet-undecided date.
Spacers of Choice Here's all the intel on your space mates in upcoming Outer Worlds 2.
Score: 84% Expensive, and one of the best handheld gaming PCs, but c'mon, Microsoft, this is no Xbox.
Bright spot A bite-sized adventure game that draws on Double Fine's best work.
Medieval times Fight your way through plagued lands with a squad of comrades.
Ka-pow Previously called Project L, here's what you need to know about 2XKO.
Icebreaker Agent 47 walked so 007 could run.
Run Bungie's planned launch in September has been delayed to a yet-undecided date.
Score: 90% Never judge a book by its cover, they say. Or a Wi-Fi 7 router.
Score: 92% All the mesh you'll probably need, at least until wireless devices catch up.
Updated Great laptop games can run on low-spec PCs, fit cozily onto smaller screens, and are perfectly playable with a trackpad.
REVIEW The series that once languished in Call of Duty's shadow now has all the juice.
Queue up Fellowship delivers an experience MMO players have wanted for a long time.
Oldhammer The far future looked different in the 1980s.
Portable powerhouses From our own extensive testing, rigorously benchmarking 40+ machines over the past two years, these are the best gaming laptops you can buy today.
Attack with titan Long live the Swamp Witch.
Take a seat Treat your body to one of the best gaming chairs and sit like a royal on your new throne.
job board We grade the style, sass, shenanigans, and stoutness of Final Fantasy Tactics' 20 classes, and identify their best abilities.
Ad Nauseam I'm not looking forward to centripetal's week.
Updated! The best co-op games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.
Pixel pushers We've done the hard yards sourcing the best graphics card deals for the GPUs you should build into your gaming PC.
The Curse Perhaps this is the other shoe we've been waiting to drop?
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