Here's what was happening in PC gaming in June 1996, 2006 and 2016.
The 1996 game's legacy overshadows what actually made it so distinct 30 years ago.
Plus a whole heap more stuff that's genuinely useful for all kinds of devs.
"I'm not 100 per cent convinced we went through the full redemption arc."
June 25 is a big day: After years of waiting, Grand Theft Auto 6 preorders are finally live! Well, y'know, for some people, anyway.(Image credit: meme-creator.com)But it's a joyous day for us too (and, importantly, in a way that excludes them*) because today also marks the start of the 2026 Steam Summer Sale, the annual discount extravaganza that you're just not going to find on consoles.(*Am I really cheesed about...
The mechanical keyboard fervor has reached Roblox, but what good is a keeb-focused experience without a few +1 Speed Keyboard Escape codes to go along with it? As you compete to become the fastest clickity clackity player on the server, keep checking in for any new codes below to score extra speed boosts and multipliers. All active +1 Speed Keyboard Escape codesBYP4SS1 - 15,000 speedMore +1 Speed Keyboard Escape codesHow...
Sand publisher celebrates 300,000 copies sold: 'We getting a half hour of air conditioning tonight!'
XA couple weeks after its early access launch, things are going mostly pretty well for the steampunk-mechs-in-the-desert game Sand: Raiders of Sophie. An update that rolled out on July 2 caused some surprise headaches and had to be rolled back, which isn't great, but on the brighter side the game looks to be a legitimate hit, too."300K copies for Sand sold," Alex Nichiporchik, CEO of publisher TinyBuild, wrote today on...
Finding all the Mayan stone locations is one of your big distractions while sailing the Caribbean in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and it's mostly unchanged from the original game. You still need to solve 16 of these stele to complete the Mayan Mystery task and unlock the Mayan Armour, one of the best outfits. But just like the treasure maps, a few locations have shifted around in the remake.All...
Back in 2013, EVE Online creator CCP Games attempted an ambitious FPS to tie in with its legendary galactic economics MMO. Dust 514 didn't end up having legs—not the least because it was a PS3 exclusive—but the developer, now known as Fenris Creations, didn't give up on the vision.Fenris' London office is carrying on the cherished (in certain circles) memory of Dust 514 with EVE Vanguard, whose developers hope to...