We discuss Far Cry 5's new setting, the reaction to it, and the fidelity of its fly-fishing By PC Gamer published 31 May 17 opinion The PC Gamer staff crowds around the table for a chat about Ubisoft's Montana-based FPS.
More MMOs need to let you be an average joe By Leana Hafer published 16 May 17 mmojoe How MMOs can escape their creative slump by embracing what it means to be ordinary.
How a fantasy JRPG addressed the horrors of WW2 better than most war games By Tom Marks published 12 April 17 opinion Valkyria Chronicles is set in an alternate reality, but that doesn't stop it from tackling very real issues.
Rainbox Six Siege showcases the best and worst types of shooter teammates By Tom Marks published 1 February 17 Group therapy One team made me never want to play Siege again. Another made me never want to play anything else.
We asked developers how they would fix Early Access By Tom Marks published 30 January 17 opinions The developers of Rust, Prison Architect, and more tell us what's wrong with Early Access.
The forgotten joys of turtling in strategy games By Jody Macgregor published 26 January 17 Turtle power Wall mazes. Tesla coils. Those little gates you could open and close. Turtling used to be the *best.*
How Civilization 6 changes war for the better By Leana Hafer published 21 October 16 opinion AI leaders are now more an interesting challenge for us to unravel.
Civilization 6's Aztec civ is the least-evil kind of pre-order bonus By Tom Marks published 20 October 16 pre-sents In a world of day one DLC and pre-order exclusives, Civ 6's is only mostly bad.
What we want from Red Dead Redemption 2 By PC Gamer published 18 October 16 Dead Ahead You can guess the first one: we want it on PC. Also: online hideouts and more customization for our cowboys.
Earthlock: Festival of Magic is trying to be a bigger RPG than it can manage By Tom Marks published 12 October 16 west world This western-made JRPG feels like it's just going through the motions.
Sprint meters in open world games suck, and here's how to fix them By Christopher Livingston published 27 September 16 run don't walk Removing them altogether is one thought. And here are a few others.
The makers of No Man’s Sky need to start talking again By Christopher Livingston published 20 September 16 hello? games? While there's still a community willing to listen.
What No Man's Sky could learn about exploration from Kerbal Space Program By Steven Messner published 10 August 16 Final frontier It's not about where you're going, it's about how you get there.
Anyone who uses the C key to crouch is a hopeless degenerate By Evan Lahti published 5 August 16 shame C is not for crouch, you animals.
How player feedback can make (or break) a work-in-progress game By PC Gamer published 26 July 16 guest feature Andy Schatz, creative director of Monaco and Tooth and Tail, on authorial intent and Early Access games.
Did Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods nerfs go far enough? By Will Bindloss published 10 June 16 hammer time Our friendly pro makes the case for a revamped core set of cards.
Mei is the best FPS troll since TF2's Scout By Tom Marks published 26 May 16 a-mei-zing Tracer may be fast, but no Overwatch hero can make you rage like Mei.
SnapMap doesn’t make up for Doom’s lack of mod support By Tom Marks published 18 May 16 OH SNAP A limited level editor can't take the place of what modders could do with Doom.
One year after its launch, Discord is the best VoIP service available By Tom Marks published 13 May 16 Harmonious Lightweight, simple, and totally free; Discord has dethroned every other gaming voice chat service.
What the changes to Civilization VI mean for the PC’s biggest strategy game By Rob Zacny published 12 May 16 analysis Civ 6's big changes, analyzed.
