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Dead as Disco is a neon-drenched Beat ‘Em Up where every punch, kick, and combo syncs to the music! Our staff writer Harvey Randall got to play through an early access build of the build ahead of its release on May 5. Here he shares his thoughts as well as exclusive footage of his boss fight with Dex, a heavy metal guitarist with tech tentacles!

Looking forward to the Steam Controller? Want to know more before you decide whether to buy one? We've spoken to two of the people behind it: Steve Cardinali and Lawrence Yang. We talk pricing, spare parts, and more.

Directive 8020 is an upcoming narrative survival horror from Until Dawn creators, Supermassive Games. Set aboard the interstellar spaceship Cassiopeia, 8020 pits a crew of scientists journeying a remote planet against a shapeshifting alien lifeform in a twisting 'choices matter' story. Taking influence from horror cinema like John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), and Alien (1979), we sent our bravest explorer Elie Gould for a hands-on preview of the game, which is out on May 12th.

We sat down with Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano for the first Slay the Spire 2 post-launch interview. We dive into the magnitude of the games success, what the ending could look like, character win rates, review bombing, and how player feedback. Plus — new characters, new modes, and what’s next for Slay the Spire 2.

Star Wars Zero Company surprised us. When EA invited PC Gamer to be one of the first outlets in the world to play their new game, Ted Litchfield went in with high expectations - a Clone Wars tactics game made by former XCOM and Jedi Survivor devs is a slam drunk - but even these were surpassed. It blends the familiar combat of XCOM with sumptuous third-person action-adventure storytelling, and a healthy dose of Mass Effect style RPG management, and could be a game of the year contender.

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Pixel Pushers I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.

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FOV 90 When guns aren't fun anymore.

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Updated! Nothing but the best free Steam games you can play right now.

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Score: 90% How long until Nintendo's lawyers call, do you reckon?

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Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.

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Barn It Dig up these 15 old cars in rundown barns.

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Car Hunter Track down these nine hidden gems using just a photo.

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Green for Go The Horizon Festival's going to Japan, finally.

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Song select Pick your most convincing track.

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Realm walker The shareware pioneer guides us through the games on his PC.

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Good Lord One of the gods has fallen. Demigod is your chance to replace him. The problem? The other seven applicants.

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Dress Up Sometimes the prep and planning just doesn't cut it.

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Party time With nearly 100 players packed into an underground bunker.

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IMBA Perfectly balanced, as all things shouldn't be.

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Rhelly good Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is a delight.

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BLOCK PARTY It's like going back to the 1980s.

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Go Fish If you thought I was bad at dodging bright lines on the floor, wait until you've seen me fish.

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We're Rich Be car-ful what you wish for.

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Score: 70% A very interesting wired headset, with some tuning I can't quite get my head around.

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REPLAY THE SPIRE Not just a shuffle of the deck.

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3X power Friction is great, but triple-classing isn't so bad, either.

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New ideas The MMO needs to break free from its predictive chains.

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Starstruck So say we all.

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Slick The best mouse pads offer slick mouse movement and awesome aesthetics, no matter what surface you prefer.
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