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January 31
- RIP moon: an elegy for the big rock videogames love to blow up
- PC Gamer is hiring an Associate Editor in the US
- So if it's not about exclusivity, why exactly did Sony buy Bungie?
- Elden Ring isn't the first time a series has pivoted to open world
January 30
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 31, 2022)
- This week in PC Gaming: Life is Strange Remastered, The Hundred Year Kingdom and Dying Light 2 Stay Human
January 28
- DisplayPort vs HDMI
- Luckitown is a cute and cruel blend of tower defense and Yahtzee
- The best builds for Ganyu in Genshin Impact
- Here's every forbidden and limited card in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel
- 2D survival horror Hidden Deep creeps into Steam Early Access
- How to get Green Goblin in Fortnite
January 27
- Hitman VR turns master assassin Agent 47 into a bumbling doofus
- Where to destroy different types of cactus plants in Fortnite
- What is micro stutter and how do I fix it?
- How to get into PC gaming without actually having a PC
- Nurgle brings death and disease to the Warhammer universe—and does it with a smile
- The best God of War mods
- An open letter to Intel: Help, you're our only way out of the GPU crisis
- How to solve the lantern riddles in Genshin Impact
- Is liquid-cooling your PC safe?
- Why haven't we moved on from battle royale?
- Marvel's next game should be about Jessica Jones
- The state of Overwatch in 2022: Waiting for more
January 26
- The best games like Pokémon on PC
- Call of Duty Warzone 2 rumors: Will the battle royale get a sequel in 2023?
- Everything we know about WoW Shadowlands 9.2: Eternity's End
- Cantina Manager, Jawa Simulator, and other pitches for our perfect Star Wars games
January 25
- Here's every horadric cube recipe in Diablo 2: Resurrected
- The best starter deck to choose in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel
- Dying Light 2: Everything we know about the zombie parkour game
January 24
- What to actually expect from NFTs in games this year
- The State of Fortnite in 2022: Pretty epic
- Buying a house in Final Fantasy 14 left me a broken woman
- Quitting live service games is like trying to dump a friend
- Heck Deck asks: what if Superhot was a deck-building shmup?
January 22
- Rainbow Six Extraction tips: How to get the most out of every run
- League of Legends' Vi comes to Fortnite
January 21
- Will Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard go through? We asked a lawyer
- Perfect password primer: upgrade your security
- How to get Hawkeye and Kate Bishop in Fortnite
- Why your next gaming keyboard could be electro-capacitive
- How do I apply thermal paste?
- The best Crusader Kings 3 mods
- No biggie, just charging my laptop faster than I can drain it with this graphene battery pack
- Intel Xe Alchemist: Everything we know about Intel's gaming GPU
- God of War Valkyries: Locations and tips for these tough endgame bosses
- How to quickly and cleanly remove thermal paste
- The best Minecraft castle ideas
- Pupperazzi, reviewed by an actual puppy
- Microsoft's big acquisitions aren't likely to hold PC gaming back
January 20
- The best detective games on PC
- The state of Valheim in 2022: Still the Vi-king of co-op
- Where are the klombos and klomberries in Fortnite?
- How to party up with pals in Rainbow Six Extraction
- Khorne is the raging musclehead of Warhammer's Chaos gods
- Guild Wars 2 is betting on bite-sized raid encounters with End of Dragons
January 19
- How to overclock your graphics card
- What happens next for Activision Blizzard's biggest games?
- Microsoft's on-again off-again affair with PC gaming is finally the real deal
- 28 things that are possible once Microsoft owns Activision Blizzard
- The Monster Rise event quests you should play now
- What to do when a helicopter appears in Project Zomboid
- How to make an Estus Flask cocktail
- God of War's Kratos has some epic and slightly muddled origins
- The state of World of Warcraft in 2022: There's a lot of work to do
- Playing Total War: Warhammer 3 as the series' weirdest, most ambitious faction
January 18
- Every game and studio Microsoft now owns
- What does Nvidia's PhysX engine actually do?
- How Microsoft acquiring Activision will affect PC gaming
- The best Final Fantasy 7 Remake mods
- The Witcher books reading order: where to start with the short stories and novels
- OlliOlli World is a stylish reinvention for the side-scrolling shredder
January 17
- What are Minecraft Realms and how to create one
- The best Minecraft custom maps
- How to find and open every Nornir chest in God of War
January 16
- The state of Hearthstone in 2022: So many things at once
- This week in PC gaming: Pupperazzi, Expeditions: Rome and Rainbow Six Extraction
January 15
- Sierra made a life-sim, and it wasn't exactly Stardew Valley
- What game have you spent the most hours in?
January 14
- Try these four fun weapons in Monster Hunter Rise
- How to access Northri Stronghold in God of War
- How to get the best armor in God of War
- God of War runs so well on PC we didn't even need a graphics card
- Where to find every treasure map in God of War
- How to hotwire a car in Project Zomboid
- Project Zomboid: what to do if you get bitten
- How to get to Veithurgard in God of War
- Tweak these God of War settings for divine performance and visuals
January 13
- Dungeon Encounters finds depth in stripping the JRPG down to its essentials
- Fortnite: Where to find a malfunctioning vending machine
- Everything you need to know about armor in Monster Hunter Rise
- God of War has 10 different motion blur settings and you shouldn't use any of them
- The best way to beat Dark Souls is with a crowd
- Halo Infinite is great, but I can't stand playing it
- The Settlers hands-on: Building cities and burning them down in Ubisoft's rebooted RTS
- 6 tips for getting started in God of War
- The best Mass Effect Legendary Edition mods
- The best Wordle starting words and other winning strategies from expert nerds
January 12
- Minecraft cabin ideas: 6 builds for sprucing up your snowy escape
- Mini Maker is a chaotic sculpture workshop for anti-perfectionists
- All the fearsome beasts you'll be fighting in Monster Hunter Rise
- What happened to autobattlers?
January 11
- How Blizzard failed the women who worked for it, according to three who left
- Where to destroy and collect telescope parts in Fortnite
- 7 tips to get you started in Monster Hunter Rise
- Northstar didn't just save Titanfall 2, it completely transformed it
- Stop boasting about the length of your game
January 10
- The best laptop games
- How to get the Divine Bridle in Genshin Impact
- The state of Apex Legends in 2022: Brilliant, but sometimes broken
January 8
- Did you get any gaming presents last year?
- For over a decade, Sierra published its own quirky games magazine called InterAction
- Thanks to Final Fantasy 7 Remake I finally appreciate Final Fantasy 7
January 7
- In just 2 hours, If On a Winter's Night, Four Travelers tells one of the best adventure game stories I've ever played
- The best builds for Xiao in Genshin Impact
- Best and worst of CES 2022: gaming laptops, cutting-edge monitors, and broken dreams
- E3 should never be in-person again
- Rainbow Six Extraction is a pleasant surprise, but is that enough?
- I had to rebuild my PC for Asus & Noctua's beautifully brown RTX 3070 and I love it for that
- Our boldest predictions for PC gaming in 2022
January 6
- 2022 will be the year of the Steam Deck
- Where to knock down Timber Pines in Fortnite
- These are the gaming laptops I'm looking out for after CES 2022
January 5
- How to get the Crescent Shroom pickaxe in Fortnite
- Nvidia and AMD are in an upscaling arms race and this is just the beginning
- The best builds for Yun Jin in Genshin Impact
- What are your 2022 gaming resolutions?
- Someone should tell Alienware its CES 2022 concept products are already a reality
- The best builds for Shenhe in Genshin Impact
- CES 2022: everything from the tech show that PC gamers should care about
- Where to find key sigils in Genshin Impact
January 4
- Where to find a shield keg in Fortnite
- What did you play over the holidays?
- Tales of Arise owl locations
- The complete guide to mechanical keyboard switches for gaming
January 3
- Why I'm thrilled Starfield is coming out before The Elder Scrolls 6
- Where is the last present in Fortnite Winterfest?
January 2
- Kingston explains why DDR5 costs so much, and when it will be the dominant memory tech for PCs
- Great moments in PC gaming: Screwing around with physics objects while you wait for a match to start
- 2021 delivered some big twists to the familiar survival game formula
January 1
- Accessibility was more visible than ever in 2021, but not always in a way that's helpful
- Why 2021 was the worst year for PC gaming
- I wish Microsoft had been brave enough not to release Windows 11
- Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, the game that almost killed the series
- The 22 most anticipated PC games of 2022