As you may already be aware, I have a penchant for all things cute in the hardware sphere—and that means mini PCs absolutely command my attention. All that power in such a small footprint? Delightful! But even more head turning is Framework's latest entrant into the space.The Framework Desktop has got it all: an appealingly itty bitty form factor, a convenient carry handle, and a surprising amount of technical oomph...

We've all been there, right? Thermal paste splattered all over the CPU socket? No? Just me and that guy from The Verge? Whatever, the prospect of replacing thermal paste with a neat, long-lasting pad is still intriguing. And that's exactly what cooling specialist Carbice and PC maker Cyberpower claim to have delivered thanks to the novel use of carbon nanotubes.Of course, carbon nanotubes are one of those wonder materials that...

Brian Hicks, former DayZ creative director, co-creator of the whole battle royale genre, and current creative director of 775 Interactive, wants players to have more control over their games.Chatting to us about his long career in survival games—including the time DayZ's creators got obsessed with a little educational game before becoming embroiled in a contentious presidential campaign—Hicks brought up his time working with Hinterland on Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2."When...

The actor behind Astarion, Neil Newbon, has gone on record as being keen to play Astarion again. Everyone's favourite spawn from Baldur's Gate 3 has stolen hearts (including mine), and you'd be forgiven for thinking Newbon would jump at the chance to play something similar—not so.In an interview with challenge runner Luality (who has personally impressed Swen Vincke), Newbon explained that while he'll always come back to a role, he...

Everyone loves a good rivalry, and Tekken fans have been eating good for a while thanks to Korean player (and long-time Tekken veteran) Knee, as well as Pakistani pro Arslan Ash, who bulldozed onto the scene in 2019 and has been dominating a whole host of fighting game tournaments since.Things between the two have been getting especially heated thanks to debate around Knee's main character, Bryan. Arslan Ash has been...

Living in 2025 is like gently being brushed by a feather duster made of your cyberpunk dystopian nightmares. Thankfully, every so often I'm graced with a less horrifying brush. One that says, maybe the future isn't so bad. One like Scrubby the delightful little whiteboard cleaning robot.The future of robotics is frankly, terrifying. We already have robotic guard dogs, DIY robot lockpickers, and these little Chinese androids you can pick...

As a controller gamer, I'm always on the look out for good looking pads that do things a little differently. Quality is something that can vary wildly in controllers from fancy offerings like Razer's newest Wolverine V3 8K, all the way to the off brand cheeto covered 2nd player controller from your youth. Some brands, like GameSir seem to drift all over this scale, delivering controllers we loved like the...

Sail through your daily Wordle like a happy puzzle-defeating cloud with our hints, tips, and general help. Our clue for Wednesday's Wordle can give your opening row some idea of where to head, and the hints we've prepared after can refine that into an early win. And if your board still has more grey than green boxes on it (hey, it happens to us all), a quick click in the...

I'm a big controller fan, and thus have to sit at the back of the bus here at PC Gamer, though our movement is growing. Controller gaming on PC is more popular than ever before, and better controllers are coming out to meet the demands of PC pro players. Razer are behind one of our favourite Hall Effect controllers of all time, and they've just dropped the sequel with the...

Retro aesthetics are all the rage amongst many trying to recapture those warm feelings of their childhood through nostalgia tinted peripherals. We're seeing an influx of Commodore 64 inspired wares, with dusty grey plastic housings and orange highlights, like this XTRFY K4V2 TKL keyboard from Cherry. 8BitDo is another brand dipping into retro stylings, with the 8BitDo Retro R8 Mouse - N Edition releasing across Europe.The Retro R8 Mouse joins...