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Console launches are chaotic endeavors, and the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch was exactly that, right up to surprise snacks appearing alongside some new Switches. Chaos was most prevalent, perhaps, at a GameStop in New York City (specifically Staten Island) where dozens of consoles were ruined by staples that pierced the screens. The story goes that employees stapled purchase receipts to the boxes, and customers then learned how poorly protected their...
Sadly, it doesn't look like controller standardisation is ever going to happen. Each of the major players have insisted on keeping their face button layouts no matter how confusing it might be. 8BitDo has just offered us another solution. Instead of being sensible and making all face buttons the same, instead it suggests we simply move them around.According to The Verge, The Pro 3 is the newest controller from 8BitDo...
This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to Dying Light: The Beast, Techland's brutal new open world survival horror FPS. For this authoritative cover story, PC Gamer travels to Wrocław, Poland, to go inside Techland's headquarters, go hands-on with The Beast for several hours, and interview the Dying Light franchise director, Tymon Smektała, about the future of the series that propelled Techland to fame, as well as how this entry...
AI companies don't need an excuse to pat themselves on the back, but they've got one anyway: "AI Appreciation Day."The July 16 occasion was started in 2021. It's mainly celebrated on the social media feeds of minor AI startups, but it's gaining traction. This year, Emirates airline acknowledged the day with an AI generated video, and the University of Kentucky's IT department marked the occasion with a brief article.But what...
I've been saying for years now, the current standard setup for PC gaming needs to evolve. Keyboard and mouse offer more precision than a controller which tends to do a better job of translating movement. Then there's ergonomics and comfort to think of, all of which tells me there just has to be a better way, and maybe the folks at Azeron have found it with its newest weird hand...
Secretlab is one of the mainstays of purpose built gaming chairs. They're known for making pricy, yet comfortable thrones that seat even the largest of humans with the Titan Evo currently earning our best overall recommendation when it comes to the best PC gaming chairs around. Now the brand is set to take that loving attitude it provides your buns and back and apply them to your feat, with its...
It’s been three months since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launched, and I still can’t stop thinking about and playing it. Clair Obscur’s story is excellent, and developer Sandfall Interactive crafted a combat system that is tremendously layered, with its party members’ abilities easily synergizing, and also tremendously challenging, at times. More than a few times in my 60+ hours with the game, I’ve been humbled, wondering if I should turn...
As promised last week, the ousted founders of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds have filed a lawsuit against publisher Krafton, effectively accusing the company of sabotaging the game in an effort to avoid paying a $250 million earnout—and, when that failed, of seizing control of the company outright.Subnautica was a major hit, and Subnautica 2 appears set to follow in those footsteps, with nearly 2.5 million wishlists on Steam alone...
Mortal Kombat II, the sequel to Simon McQuoid’s 2021 film starring Lewis Tan, is slated to arrive later this October, and the newest teaser trailer, featuring Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage, is our first taste of what fans can expect. As expected, the trailer puts Cage’s action-movie moves and persona on display. He’s pushing his sunglasses up his face with a raised middle finger aimed at his enemies, and using cheesy...
“Malkovich, Malkovich. Malkovich? Malkovich!” is what no one will be saying at Marvel Studios’ premiere of the upcoming Fantastic Four: First Steps. Director Matt Shakman confirmed to Variety on Wednesday that the legendary character actor, who was slated to appear as the cosmonaut supervillain Red Ghost, has been cut from the completed movie. The slight against Malkovich-heads arrives 15 years after plans for Spider-Man 4, in which Sam Raimi hoped...