Games

'There are no plans to drop support for SteamOS': The Finals devs commit to Steam Deck and Linux players despite new kernel-level anti-cheat

'There are no plans to drop support for SteamOS': The Finals devs commit to...

2025-07-07

Embark Studios may be embracing kernel-level anti-cheat, but they're not abandoning their Linux players.

Arkane Studios founder slams Microsoft for its Game Pass focus: 'At some point reality has to hit'

Arkane Studios founder slams Microsoft for its Game Pass focus: 'At some...

2025-07-07

Former Dishonored and Prey developer Raphael Colantonio has a warning about Game Pass

Warren Spector was so desperate to make Deus Ex that it almost became a Command & Conquer RPG: 'I was going to find a way to make it one way or another, even if it meant making another damn sci-fi game!'

Warren Spector was so desperate to make Deus Ex that it almost became a...

2025-07-07

PC gaming history could have been very different.

Preservationists discover a 'nearly complete' build of a lost Animaniacs game 22 years after it was cancelled, and you can play it right now

Preservationists discover a 'nearly complete' build of a lost Animaniacs game...

2025-07-07

Animaniacs: Hollywood Hypnotics hasn't been seen since 2003.

Rust's developer is overhauling the survival sim's mission system so it can create in-game quests faster and more easily: 'The process to create new missions internally is quite cumbersome and error prone'

Rust's developer is overhauling the survival sim's mission system so it can...

2025-07-07

Latest update also adds a party system and "improved erosion".

Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, July 6

Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, July 6

2025-07-07

Help with solving Sunday's puzzle.

Ratatan, the new rhythm game from the designer of Patapon, delays early access release in response to negative demo feedback

Ratatan, the new rhythm game from the designer of Patapon, delays early...

2025-07-05

Developers say the planned July 25 release date did not give them enough time to address issues with the demo.

In the wake of Perfect Dark's cancellation, Joanna Dark's voice actor urges fans to help save the series: 'Agent Dark doesn’t give up and neither should any of you'

In the wake of Perfect Dark's cancellation, Joanna Dark's voice actor urges...

2025-07-05

Alix Wilton Regan told fans to 'speak up if you wanna see Perfect Dark survive.'

Hideo Kojima's mysterious OD reportedly escapes the cancellation axe at Microsoft

Hideo Kojima's mysterious OD reportedly escapes the cancellation axe at...

2025-07-05

For the moment, at least, it appears that OD is safe.

CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption'

CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are...

2025-07-05

The media union once touted a positive relationship with Microsoft, but wave after wave of layoffs has changed its tune.

Perfect Dark dev shoots down claim the ace-looking reveal was fake: 'It's probably more real than you think'

Perfect Dark dev shoots down claim the ace-looking reveal was fake: 'It's...

2025-07-05

"It was a pretty typical 'vertical slice' I’d say and I don’t think we were particularly deceptive with it."

Fortnite hints at making its hottest new mode permanent by asking fans what they want next

Fortnite hints at making its hottest new mode permanent by asking fans what...

2025-07-05

Fans have called for Blitz Royale and its rapid-fire rounds to be added permanently, and now Epic has responded.

Out of the blue: How a Quake blog turned PC gaming news site has stayed a haven from 'internet enshittification' for nearly 30 years

Out of the blue: How a Quake blog turned PC gaming news site has stayed a...

2025-07-05

All the carnage that's fit to post. No more, no less.

Michael Madsen, the voice of Dishonored's supernatural assassin Daud, has died

Michael Madsen, the voice of Dishonored's supernatural assassin Daud, has died

2025-07-05

The Hollywood tough guy appeared in numerous games, but his turn as the Knife of Dunwall was especially inspired.

I don't need 64 GB of RAM but I am tempted when prices are as low as they are right now for genuinely speedy sticks

I don't need 64 GB of RAM but I am tempted when prices are as low as they are...

2025-07-05

It wasn't that long ago that you'd consider 32 GB for $150/£150 to be a good deal.

Everything you need to know about Blitz Royale, Fortnite's newest mode

Everything you need to know about Blitz Royale, Fortnite's newest mode

2025-07-05

Five-minute rounds, tons of medallions, and mythic weapons galore.

Picking the best GPU of 2025 has been the biggest challenge of my near 20-year PC gaming tech testing career. Now my brain hurts

Picking the best GPU of 2025 has been the biggest challenge of my near...

2025-07-05

Why do graphics cards—most especially graphics card prices—have to be such a pain in the posterior?

Valve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at $3.5 million per employee it makes Apple and Facebook look like a lemonade stand

Valve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at...

2025-07-05

No wonder Gabe Newell can afford all those boats.

A 'little educational game for middle-schoolers' left DayZ's creators obsessed, inspired, and embroiled in a contentious presidential campaign: 'It's 4.5 years later, and I'm still talking about this story'

A 'little educational game for middle-schoolers' left DayZ's creators...

2025-07-05

DayZ's former creative director thinks the survival genre needs to take a leaf out of Eco's book.

Rematch plans to add an in-game report system, punish own-goal griefers with 3 days in the slammer, and slap cheaters with indefinite bans

Rematch plans to add an in-game report system, punish own-goal griefers with...

2025-07-05

"We take these matters extremely seriously."

Peak re-releases its next update aimed at improving stability and reassures players 'we don't have any issue with sharing video content, including modded stuff'

Peak re-releases its next update aimed at improving stability and reassures...

2025-07-05

You can now reconnect to games that you've been disconnected from.