Last week, I said that I wasn't entirely sure who would make it out of Critical Role's next episode. Well, the next episode has happened, and let me tell you—I was absolutely, concretely right in that assumption. Spoilers for Critical Role episode 37, if you've not watched it yet.The episode opened with the attempted assassination of one Wicander Halovar. Two hours later, they had successfully completed the first round. This...

The multiplayer tour mode in Galactic Racer lets you upgrade a speeder over the course of six races while other players manically shunt you into the wall on every track. It's a best-of-both-worlds mode that adds a little of the campaign's run-based progression to a multiplayer tournament.But since you only get one race on each planet, you might be blindsided by Sentinel I. Locations in Galactic Racer tend to follow...

Wait, who's putting words in Sebulba's mouth? I was shocked to see a post today from Duncan Fyfe, author of the incredible "Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by Capitalism," saying that he was lead writer on Star Wars Galactic Racer alongside Chris Remo, one of the hosts of the best gaming podcast ever (RIP Idle Thumbs). Fyfe also wrote the wonderfully funny history podcast...

Final Fantasy music is presumably so profitable for Square Enix that there are always new ways to slice the pie, whether we're talking piano covers, guitar versions, or expensive anniversary vinyl releases of its classic RPG soundtracks. Final Fantasy 10 is getting one of the latter next month to mark its 25th anniversary. And as someone who once spent a lot of my meagre convenience store salary importing the CD...

At Fate's End, a narrative action-adventure game that got PC Gamer's Wes Fenlon so excited at GDC earlier this year, will not be out in 2026 as expected, but will instead land in 2027. "We've made so much progress on the game since its 2025 reveal but it needs a little more love and care to ensure its release is as smooth as possible," developer Thunder Lotus wrote. "We'll let...

Warhammer Survivors launches on November 10, 2026 and its Steam demo is available now, as revealed by a new release date trailer showing the expected dozens of playable Warhammer heroes slaughtering the expected thousands of enemy fodder with boltguns, enchanted hammers, and at least one Leman Russ battle tank. Our Fraser Brown has already spent 10 hours with the demo, and is entirely smitten with its prerequisite goblin slaying. And...

Los Santos CustomsI'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I've done to Rockstar's baby, or check out what I got up to earlier.A shift in the fabric of reality: I launch Grand Theft Auto 5 and, following the now-customary hitch-and-stutter loading screen that...

Razer's Iskur V2 X ergonomic gaming chair is a budget model, but at its full price, it feels pretty expensive. Now, at $80 off, it's practically a steal, and it sure is a necessity, with the end of 2026 packed with new game releases. Your back and your tush will both thank you.Key specs: 152-degree recline | Built-in lumbar support | 21.4" seat base | High-density foam cushions | 2D...

I cover a lot of demos for PC Gamer, and some of them really stick with me. Divine Frequency has been a real lost Lenore among those memorable games: It was a rare shooter that managed to scare the living daylights out of me, while also being an amazingly satisfying action experience. I've been up on the widow's walk every night, watching for any sign of its ship returning from...

Xanadu Next is a Diablo-esque JRPG originally developed by Nihon Falcom for Nokia N-Gage. Those bullet points were enough for me to grab it when Steam's algorithm surfaced it for me last week as part of the ongoing Autumn sale. I wasn't expecting it to be good, but I was definitely curious.Some background: Xanadu Next is actually a belated spin-off to the PC-88 game Xanadu: Dragon Slayer 2, which was...