Silent Hill 2 Remake dev Bloober Team kicks off 2026 by giving us 45 days to figure out what 'RemoSdNeulSerore-hsoOvamCeyerd' is
news It's a countdown to... something?
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Arc Raiders dev on art style, player feedback and the game's "10 year plan" | Developer debrief
Arc Raiders is redefining the extraction shooter after a successful 2025 launch. We sat down with Embark Studios' Art Director Robert Sammelin to discuss the art style of the game, how Embark implements player feedback, and what the future holds in store for Arc Raiders.
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Divinity: Larian Studios on their most ambitious RPG yet | Developer debrief
After setting a new bar for RPGs with Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios is working on a new Divinity game, set to be their biggest and most ambitious project yet. At the 2025 Game Awards, we caught up with Swen Vincke, CEO of Larian Studios, Adam Smith, Writing Director, and Chrystal Ding, Lead Writer about the game's announcement, what players can expect, and how far through development they are.
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We tested Valve's NEW hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller | Critical Rig
Valve has announced three new pieces of Steam hardware: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and a new Steam Controller. PC Gamer's Jacob Ridley was invited out to Valve HQ in Washington to try them out.
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We need to talk about Katamari Damacy
The wacky world of Katamari Damacy has been gracing our screens since 2004 now, but what exactly is it? And why is it's first mainline release after 14 years so significant? This week, I want to talk to you about all things Once Upon a Katamari, and maybe we can keep rolling together.
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FEAR: Still as iconic 20 years later? | Why We Play
Time to switch off the lights, turn up the volume and revisit one of gaming's most iconic horror shooters: F.E.A.R. - First Encounter Assault Recon, which turned 20 in October. Released in 2005, we take a look back at what made Monolith Productions' heart-pounding FPS special, delving into the films that influenced it, the electrifying combat, and its innovative approach to AI.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has an identity crisis
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 being released is an achievement in itself. With one of the most disruptive development journeys that a game has ever had, this sequel to such a cult classic had a lot to live up to. PCG's Fraser Brown is here to tell you his thoughts on what is good about the game, where its strengths lie and which aspects left him wanting more.
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Fallout Season 2—your viewing guide to everything in New Vegas
Fall In Fallout Season 2 release dates, reviews, episode recaps, and everything else you won't want to miss.
CES 2026: From new Intel chips to far too much AI, here's everything we expect to see
CES 2026 CES always starts the year with a bang.
2025 was the year friendslop reigned, and so many low-cost ways to have fun with your pals couldn't have come at a better time
budget bants Times are hard, but friendslop is here.
Do you know your Doom from your Dune? Put your sci-fi knowledge to the test in our first quiz of 2026!
Paul Guy Test your knowledge of the novels, games, and movies.
Here are 2025's six highest rated hardware, enjoying tippy-top review scores—plus six dishonorable mentions
Class of '25 From the tippy-top to the flippy-flops, 2025 was a cracking year for hardware.
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Fallout Season 2—your viewing guide to everything in New Vegas
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What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?
FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.
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007 First Light: All the key details on IO Interactive's upcoming stealth action game
Icebreaker Agent 47 walked so 007 could run.
Upcoming 2026 games: All the new PC games you won't want to miss, from big hits to hidden gems
Future Proof We're still waiting on a GTA 6 PC release date.
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As 2025 draws to a close, test your knowledge of another packed 12 months for PC gaming with our big end of year quiz
2025 See you again in 2026.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025: All the winners from a bumper 12 months of PC gaming tech
winners! We've had our hands on the absolute best PC hardware the industry has had to offer in this bountiful year, and these are the winners.
The most surprising cozy game trend this year was the desktop pet renaissance
Computer Critters Desktop pets are back, bigger than ever, and surprisingly vibrant.
Love it or hate it, but frame generation is the one major graphics technology that really needs improving in 2026
Next gen Upscaling is almost perfect. Now it's frame gen's time.
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'Friendslop' dominated 2025 by proving time and time again that graphics are overrated
LOOKS GOOD The best games of the year probably ran great on whatever PC you have lying around, and that's fantastic.
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2025 was Fortnite's most topsy-turvy year ever with soaring peaks, miserable lows, and a raging AI debate
epic journey Plenty of reasons to be optimistic—and a few concerns
Razer's little Blade has been my ride-or-die throughout the year and is my absolute favourite gaming laptop of 2025
Gear of the Year Through thick and thin.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best graphics card of 2025
Gear of the year A whole new generation of graphics cards dropped this year, but which can take the crown?
2025's best soulslike wasn't Nightreign, it was a DLC for a game we all dismissed as a Bloodborne clone back in 2022
NO LIE Lies of P: Overture is a game no longer held down by its own strings.
All active Fisch codes in January 2025 and how to redeem them
Gone Fisching Cast aside your worries and get ready to catch some big game.
Path of Exile 2's new druid class is the most fun you can have being a bear in a videogame right now
Go Bears I can bearly contain myself.
Last year I predicted all three of Valve's announcements so now I reckon I have the ability to speak these 2026 prophecies into reality
I know the future I predict a near-perfect year for PC gaming hardware, mark my words.
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I played 31 new cozy games this year, and my top 6 picks are all completely different
Cozy up Sometimes you just have to try something new.
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2025 is the year I discovered I love charging docks, and it's all because of one surprisingly reasonably priced gaming mouse
Gear of the Year 8BitDo what others don't.
