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Here's the big stuffPendola Pass: A snowy mountain region north of the Rust Belt flanked on all sides by a gigantic Emperor corpse. Embark says Pendola is its "most ambitious map to date" and has a unique "Flash Freeze" condition that punishes those who stay outside too long.New ARC types: The Frigate is a "massive airborne carrier" that apparently can't be totally destroyed. Embark framed this as a "high-stakes challenge...

Causality Chain is a series at PC Gamer exploring the unlikely links between history, culture, and videogames.Every time you cast a meteor spell in Diablo 2 or a cloud of daggers in Baldur's Gate 3, you are taking part in a chain of history—a causality chain, if you will—that dates back to the 18th century, when nobody had thought about taking a "warlock dip" since the Salem witch trials. And...

Behold, some wild Quake Champions patch notesRemoved Battle Pass Removed Weekly / Event Challenges Removed the Store Removed Platinum and Shard Currencies Removed Loot Boxes Removed Daily Login Rewards Removed Champion Progression (the shard reward path) Most Vanity Content is now Available to All Users"Today’s update marks a new chapter for Quake Champions as we transition the game from a free-to-play service to a paid application on Steam," the update...

Many are justifiably annoyed about Steam's new age verification requirements in Australia. Whereas most platforms and shopfronts offer several ways to verify one's age, Valve offers only one, and it's amusingly ill-suited to the Australian market. To prove that you're over 18 years old and thus, legally allowed to purchase games like Metal Gear Solid 4, Doom Eternal or Rimworld, you need to provide details for an active credit card....