When it comes to design, the mark of any good company is its ability to take criticism well. It's such a critical element that's often overlooked when we evaluate overall brands, but being able to take critique from a flawed product and then feed that back to the design team is incredibly advantageous on so many levels.For one, it of course shows that those in charge are humble, that they...

Let's make sure you get your Wordle week off to the perfect start—whatever you think that looks like. Take a peek at our tips if you want a more general sort of help, the kind of thing that improves your daily game without being too specific. Then move on to our clue for the July 28 (1500) Wordle for specific help with Monday's puzzle, and the answer to today's Wordle...

Best of the best(Image credit: Xbox Game Studios)2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventuresOn an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that's a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of...

The first full trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is finally here and it looks like the next installment in the film series will be even scarier than the first, featuring new characters and more animatronics (including a couple of fan favorites).The trailer gives us our first look at the original Freddy Fazbear's location, which four new characters are exploring until things go terribly wrong (as you'd expect). Meanwhile,...

Gory fighting game Invincible VS got a new gameplay trailer at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, giving us our first look at the latest addition to the playable character line-up: Battle Beast. While not a central character in the Invincible franchise, Battle Beast has made several appearances in the show and the comic books, where he is known for his fierce quest to find worthy opponents to challenge him in...

Sony has struck a "strategic business alliance agreement" with Bandai Namco, further strengthening its ties to Elden Ring and FromSoftware. The partnership was announced on July 24 after Sony purchased a 2.5% stake in Bandai Namco. Both companies have made it clear that anime and manga are the main focus in this partnership.Sony and Bandai Namco said in a joint statement: "Through this business alliance and Sony's investment in Bandai...

Soundtrack SundayWelcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of the PC Gamer team takes a look at a soundtrack from one of their favourite games—or a broader look at videogame music as a whole—offering a little backstory and recommendations for tracks you should be adding to your playlist.July 22, 2025 saw metalheads everywhere go into mourning as Ozzy Osbourne—the Prince of Darkness and early pioneer of heavy metal alongside his...

I am often in a state of delighted befuddlement at the games which prove popular on Steam, but few have simultaneously thrilled and baffled me as much as the success of Placid Plastic Duck Simulator. The game, which is really more of an interactive screensaver, involves guiding a rubber duck around a pool filled with other plastic ducks. There are 50 rubber ducks to find and a few other things...

Sorry (not sorry) for rolling out this withered, ancient chestnut, but it truly is mind-blowing how good Crysis still looks today. What's even more amazing is just how advanced it looked compared to Crytek's previous game Far Cry, even though the two only released three years apart.I always figured the difference was due to technological advancements, and certainly, Crytek devised some wild new technical features to make Crysis look as...

Stormgate developer Frost Giant Studios recently announced that its Warcraft-inspired RTS will receive its first proper single-player campaign in August, and that this juncture would mark the game's official departure from Steam early access. However, this reveal led to some confusion, as Frost Giant numbered its launch version "0.6" instead, causing players to speculate that the game was leaving early access unfinished.Now, Frost Giant has issued an update apologising for...