I’m not surprised smashing stuff in Donkey Kong Bananza is enjoyable. In the tutorial alone, I, like many others, spent ages demolishing everything I could get my (giant gorilla) hands on, and it’s a given that something designed well enough to distract from the main attraction like that is still going to feel good 10 or 20 hours later. What surprised me about Bananza isn’t even how much Nintendo struggled...
During a recent successful expedition in Elden Ring Nightreign, wherein my fellow Nightfarers and I took down the Everdark Sovereign version of Adel Baron of Night, I had a realization: FromSoftware isn’t giving me enough space to properly thank my fellow Limveld adventurers. (Or to say sorry to them, if necessary.) And “Vic,” a Raider who dealt the killing blow to Adel, deserved ample thanks. He’d dispatched the Baron of...
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...
Ten years after Bloodborne‘s release, its fans are still exploring the game and finding new secrets, while stubbornly waiting waiting for a sequel. I also wish for more stories about old secrets and the dreams of hunters. The hopes for a possible sequel only make me more eager to get in touch with anything that could even slightly hit the same notes Bloodborne does. Instead of a new game, I...
If someone had told me that my most recent hyperfixation, the Netflix phenomenon known as KPop Demon Hunters, would cross with my oldest, most beloved wire mother known as Star Wars, I’d have been very skeptical. After all, what could Cal Kestis, Bode Akuna, and Merrin from the Jedi games possibly have in common with Rumi, Zoey, and Mira from HUNTR/X? As it turns out: the desire to slay their...
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...