In a recent interview with PC Gamer's Joshua Wolens, Warhorse Studios co-founder Martin Klima traced the inspirations for Kingdom Come: Deliverance back to boredom with the typical RPG—kill the dark lord, romance a companion or two, and so on. Klima added that this formula is still a mite too widespread even now for his tastes, and wondered if gamers haven't outgrown it by now."I play a lot of RPGs, it's...
This month, PC Gamer delivers world-exclusive access to World of Warcraft: Forever, the exciting new evolution of classic WoW that is kicking off a new MMO golden age. Not only do we play Forever extensively, but PC Gamer also speaks directly to many of the key devs at Blizzard who have made it a reality. And, we're pleased to say that, finally, the old WoW magic is back!Issue 428 UK...
We've been running a knockout tournament that puts graphical effects in games against one another in a fierce battle of public opinion. Each round saw two effects go head to head, and only one made it out to fight another day. We whittled it down to just two effects, chromatic aberration and motion blur, and after 7,000 votes cast across the tournament, we can finally declare the effect that sucks...
The Steam client got a major new update today, with Big Picture Mode receiving the brunt of the attention. Most exciting, I guess, is that the previously beta-only screensaver feature for Big Picture Mode is now live for the general public. In its default mode the screensaver will display art from recently played games, as well as any recent screenshots you've taken. But you can add your own custom screensavers...
What's it take for a game to snare me? Over the Hill is a co-op (or singleplayer!) offroading adventure that launched on Steam this week, and even just playing a bit of it has made me determined not to just play more but to 100% it. That's a feeling I haven't had about a game in a while. Here's what my brief excursion into Over the Hill has already shown...
But the memory apocalypse may not rage as long as we fear.
Help Apollo find the building pictured on the whiteboard and earthquake proof Speranza.
Voting for the 2025 Steam Awards is now live too.
Riot has big plans for attracting new players to its aging MOBA.
Bring back Heroes of the Storm then.