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How Arc Raiders was saved from mediocrity
ARC Raiders famously switched focus from a fast, free-to-play PvE game to the tighter, more tactical PvPvE extraction shooter we know today; a move known as "the reset". At GDC, Production Director Caio Braga gave a talk entitled "When your AAA game isn't fun: The ARC Raiders story of starting over with intent". We interviewed him afterwards to delve more deeply into how this pivot happened, what player feedback is teaching Embark about their game, and what plans they have for the future.
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Marathon Ignores Extraction Shooter 'Rules' And Is Better For It
Morgan is here to talk about what Bungie is doing right with Marathon. How does it hold up against other extraction shooters?
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Superstrike: How Logitech is innovating the gaming mouse
The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike comes with a few features we've not seen before in a gaming mouse. To get all the details, our resident mouse nerd, Jacob Fox, has spoken with two people that worked closely on it: Logitech's senior mechatronics engineer Frédéric de Goumoëns and chief engineer Regis Croisonnier.
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Is the RAM crisis the end of the Steam Machine?
Valve has said that it's unable to announce pricing and release dates for the upcoming Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller. In a post on Steam, the company said it had planned to do so by now, but that memory and storage shortages are to blame for the delay. In this video, Dave and Jacob discuss the statement, the wider memory shortage, and what it might mean for Valve's bid for Linux in your living room. Is it all doom and gloom or is there still hope for an affordable Machine yet?
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How Woolhaven builds on Cult of the Lamb's success | Developer interview
Last month, Devolver Digital and Massive Monster proudly released 'Woolhaven', a major new DLC for Cult of the Lamb. PC Gamer's Elie Gould recently got to chat to James Pearmain, Art Director and Co-founder of Massive Monster, about the building on the success of the base game, the new mechanics this chunky DLC brings, and what's next the game.
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The best free PC games
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Everything you need to know about Star Wars Zero Company
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EverQuest Legends is classic EverQuest, but for people who don't have time for MMOs anymore
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I've tested Intel's new Binary Optimization Tool to see what all the fuss is about and while it's almost everything the chip giant claims it to be, few PC gamers will ever see the benefits
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