Lead designer Bruce Nesmith says Skyrim was a hit because it was built on institutional knowledge from Oblivion
News Maybe laying off people who know what they're doing is bad, actually.
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Can a $30 controller compete with a $200 one?Do you need to spend tens or hundreds of dollars on your next gamepad? Our Andy and Jacob have been testing two new controllers over the past couple of weeks, the Razer Wolverine V4 Pro and GameSir Nova Lite 2, to find out. In this video, they talk about what they like, what they don't like, and who could beat the other one in a fight. Luckily, they worked it out over a game of Speedrunners 2: King of Speed instead.
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Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War IV is everything I'd hoped for | PreviewAn RTS is only as good as its campaign. Sure, it's the competitive multiplayer side of things that gives a quality RTS a long tail but the bulk of initial players will first be seduced by the promise of a killer singleplayer romp. So does Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 have the juice? Let's find out...
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Should PC gamers care about RTX Spark?Our Dave is just back from San Francisco with flowers in his hair and a laptop under his arm. Jacob discusses the new Nvidia RTX Spark laptop release with his very ill, very jet-lagged co-host to try and get to the bottom of what the new Arm-based SoC offers and whether PC gamers should sit up and take notice.
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The Witcher 3: Geralt and Dandelion on coming back after 10 yearsDuring Gamescom we sat down with the voices behind CD Projekt's upcoming expansion, The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past. We spoke to the actors behind Geralt of Rivia and Dandelion about how it feels to be back, their thoughts on the TV show, why Dandelion and Geralt are such good friends, and much more.
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Chess is immediately more fun if you jettison most of the rules and replace them with weapons-grade Game Boy Advance
king me "Pawn Chess" is whatever you want it to be in Rulehouse.
One of the buggiest D&D games ever released, Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor, is back and actually playable again
Relit But did anyone ask for this?
After seeing them myself, I'm convinced WoW: Forever's RP servers don't need to be this separate, and I say that as a decorated veteran of MMO roleplay
ROLE BREAKING I'm kinda just playing chiller PvE, here.
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What's the toughest choice you've made in an RPG?
Guilty pleasure Unburden yourself.
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The AI posting war is heating up: 'Please, leave me behind,' says artist who got into it with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on X
AI wars Two factions of gamers and game developers are at an impasse.
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'It came out of nowhere. I was shocked and sad': He was the face of Hunt: Showdown for years, then Crytek laid him off
INTERVIEW Bence "Beedyboy" Hamos reflects on 8 years at Crytek helping build Hunt: Showdown's community.
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New games in 2027: Fable, Final Fantasy 7, and (maybe) GTA 6 on PC
It's a date This is where I'd put the GTA 6 PC release date, if we had one.
I have added parkour to GTA 5, and also accidentally turned on like 20 mods I forgot I'd installed
Los Santos Customs Oh well.
Phantom Blade Zero review: Feel gud, not git gud
Heart and Soul A martial arts action epic with just a dash of Souls and Sekiro.
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PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Metro 2039
MAGAZINE Plus, StarCraft, Diablo 5, Masters of Albion, Warhammer Blood Bowl, Valor Mortis, Endless Legend 2, Guns of Eschaton, Nighthawks, and much more, too
New games in 2027: Fable, Final Fantasy 7, and (maybe) GTA 6 on PC
It's a date This is where I'd put the GTA 6 PC release date, if we had one.
Best graphics cards in 2026: These are the GPUs worth spending money in right now
Pixel Pushers I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.
I am back modding GTA 5 and being chased by a billion furious, armed cougars
Los Santos Customs I missed this.
Formula V Line Air Power G10 review
Score: 68% A sleek case with some less-than-sleek issues.
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Enshrouded 1.0 review
Built Different The fog of war clears around Embervale, revealing a survival crafting masterpiece.
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The 28 cozy game launches in November technically include 3 horse games, which is actually a lot for the eternally underserved horse gamers
Cozy calendar November's slate of cozy games is a pretty varied bunch, but the horse girls should be getting away with neigh a complaint.
Turtle Beach Command Series MC7 review
Score: 57% How much is a touchscreen really worth to you?
After 500 hours in Monster Train 2, its final faction of bondage angels is teaching me new ways to win
hands-on The Punished, coming soon to the outstanding deckbuilder, draw their power from self-flagellation.
Grand Theft Auto 6 teased a handful of its upcoming radio stations and its music curation is as strong as ever
Turn it up I can already picture my late-night Leonida drives to these bangers.
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Composer and designer Lena Raine explains how Pigstep altered Minecraft's approach to music: 'The prompt I keep hearing is "Oh, Pigstep was such a banger that they want more bangers"'
November Raine The composer for Celeste and Minecraft guides us through the games on her PC.
