The games industry pays tribute to the late Vince Zampella: 'Thank you, Vince—You were one of the good ones'
News "The world lost a lot today and is suddenly less cool than it was yesterday."
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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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Microsoft's year of shame
FFS Can't make a few trillion dollars without ditching game developers, going googoo gaga for AI and supplying tech to the military, I suppose!
Roadtrip RPG Keep Driving teaches you that a hitchhiker is just a friend you haven't met, and that friend might have weed
🏆 Impeccable vibes and great music make this one of my favorite games of 2025.
They survived the MMO massacre of 2025, but 2026 is going to be a tense year for WoW and FF14: And for completely different reasons
BUCKLE UP It's all on the (on)line.
Avowed didn't rewrite the RPG rulebook in 2025, but it still gave me some of my biggest gaming 'wow' moments of the year
🏆 Call me shallow if you must. In fact, I encourage it.
I almost learned something in RV There Yet? but I was too busy smoking cigarettes and driving over big rocks
🏆 Best played with friends. And cigs.
Acer Predator Orion 3000 gaming PC review
Score: 71% Pairing last-gen parts with current-gen GPUs is a recipe for more affordable gaming.
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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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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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Fortnite's Chapter 7 map guide: Where to land, boss locations, mythics and hot-air balloons
Drop in Glide your way to victory with the hottest drop spots.
How to get the Arcane Pickaxe in The Forge
Star Bright It's the best Pickaxe in The Forge, for now.
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World of Warcraft: Midnight's new solo-friendly Prey mode will have bosses attacking you out of nowhere: 'There's going to be some really mean stuff that we're going to do to you'
on the hunt A new game mode makes the open world a dangerous place, developers warn—and also makes it lucrative to kill critters
The best PC games to play right now
What to play Colossal RPGs, ingenious puzzle games, surprise indie hits, and all the other great PC games we're playing.
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How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made some of us fall in love with parrying, and as our resident parry sicko, I won't say 'I told you so'—actually no, wait, I will
GOOD TIMING I will do that.
Out of all the new games I've played in 2025, Grounded 2 deserves a special nod simply because it makes me like a genre that I really don't like: multiplayer survival
🏆 It's not me, it's you. I don't like you.
Skateboarding games had a huge 2025, but it was the controversial Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 that I couldn't put down
🏆 The maligned remake has a friend in me.
Boxing Day PC gaming deals in Australia for 2025: Pudding and bargains galore
Deals Boxing Day sales in Australia are now officially live, and we've found some of the best discounts across a range of gaming products
Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 22, 2025)
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.
It's more important than ever to call out developers for egregious AI usage next year if we want videogames to remain interesting
AIn't We're being limit tested, and I fear we're too okay with it all right now.
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The process of creating cosplay from scratch is incredibly intimidating to me, but Emily White found a new love for it post-lockdown: 'It can take anywhere from a month to a year to bring a costume to life.'
Start from scratch Cosplay always starts somewhere, and for Emily, that's a lot of foam and brainstorming.
Darktide asked if we want to be scum, and I was the person who said, 'actually, yes'
John Woohammer Doesn't matter if I know what I'm shooting, as long as I don't stop shooting.
Great moments in PC gaming: Dark Messiah of Might and Magic's rooftop chase
Flight & Magic First-person jumping is better when you can look down and see your feet.
Final Fantasy 14's latest patch has me hopeful for the MMO's story again—even though Square Enix still has a lot of good will to recover
TRAIN-ING ARC 7.4 is a sign of good things to come.
This Microsoft Excel Easter egg led to a wild conspiracy theory that Bill Gates was the Antichrist
Hell in a cell Revisiting the Hall of Tortured Souls.
Test your knowledge of all 14 games we celebrated in the PC Gamer GOTY awards 2025 with our latest quiz
GOTY 2025 Featuring Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Battlefield 6, and more.
I play new games about once every never, but Killing Floor 3 reeled me in this year because it's basically not a new game
🏆 If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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New games 2025: The year's PC game releases
Date Planner The new games of 2025 stack more massive RPGs and open-world adventures against each other.
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All active Anime Vanguards codes and how to redeem them
Crossover Arc You’re gonna need them to collect the 200+ anime characters on the roster.
