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League of Legends Classic, the new mode which remixes the MOBA by deleting most of the roster and restoring all sorts of old builds and character kits from 2013 and prior, has hit Riot's public test environment. It's been met with mixed reception since then, in part due to its approach to old visuals—when the PBE version launched, players had modern character models, voice work, and spell effects by default,...
Summer is officially here, and as a British person it is the law of this nation for me to say it's a bit hot, init? My AC-less apartment is being held together by a box fan and a dream. I haven't had a proper night's sleep in weeks, and I fear I've forgotten how it feels to be cold.Critical Hit(Image credit: Future)Welcome to Critical Hit, where I (or someone else...
Disk Cleanup(Image credit: Future)Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never uninstall?"David Szymanski, creator of Dusk and one of the chief architects of the retro FPS revival, grew up playing games like Lemmings and Oil's Well...
The limited releases of cards for Magic: The Gathering that are mostly reskins of existing cards with new art are called Secret Lair drops. They're infamous for selling out fast and being hard to get hold of at normal prices, and they're also infamous for having unusual themes. There's been a Monty Python one, a Dwarf Fortress one, and even a Garfield one. Next? Stardew Valley. ConcernedApe's quirky farm-life sim...
In 2021, when The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante came out on Steam, our Shaun Prescott called it "a text heavy narrative RPG with a huge emphasis on gruelling decision making." Think of those decision-heavy simulations like Princess Maker, only in a grim-and-gritty fantasy setting that cranks up the George R. R. Martin dial to max."Step into the harsh world of the Blessed Arknian Empire and experience the life...
If hell is other people, heaven might just be Erenshor—assuming you like old-school MMOs in the style of EverQuest, anyway. It's very much that style of game, but in a simulated solo world where other 'players' are just computer-controlled NPCs called simplayers. You can even party up and form a guild with them, which will come in handy now that raids are live.They arrived last Monday in the Planar March...
The country I lead is in uproar. My approval ratings have to be measured on entirely new axes to capture popular upset. The streets throng with rebels and malcontents. The only reason I have not been assassinated is that the sheer number of people who want to murder me cannot fit through the door at the same time.The election takes place tomorrow. The situation is excellent.(Image credit: Positech Games)The United...
Dungeon Master(Image credit: Future)Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer's regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown delves into PC gaming's most beloved and enduring genre. Grab a seat in our badly-lit tavern and please ignore the goblin puke.I have occasionally been accused of cynicism. And by occasionally, I mean every damn day of my life. For this week's Dungeon Master column, however, I am choosing the path of optimism....
Terminally Online(Image credit: Future)This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer's very own MMO column. Every other week, I'll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we've all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice.One prevailing bit of industry wisdom about MMOs is the idea that they're a little grey in the beard—and...
PC games have been foisting tricky decisions on players since back in 1985 when Ultima 4 made us navigate a moral compass with eight different spokes to prove we were Britannia's best boy. But the Big Decision Era really kicked off in 2003 when Knights of the Old Republic made us pick between the light side and the dark, and every videogame was stuffed with choices people could fill their...