It's weird to say that FromSoftware, a studio previously known for its singleplayer gauntlets (and very good mech series), has made some of the decade's most solid middleweight multiplayer games. But given Elden Ring: Nightreign's success, and the fact that The Duskbloods is shaping up to be pretty solid—boo, Switch 2 exclusive, boo—it's a true statement.You might be wondering, then, if the undisputed king of gritty singleplayer RPGs where you...

An unusual sight was seen at a recent San Diego city council meeting, as arch Sith Lord Darth Vader made a rare public appearance to advocate for Flock's AI-assisted surveillance technology. Okay, someone dressed as Darth Vader. But can we really be sure?Yes, yes we can. Anyway, 404 Media reports that Vader spoke with his trademark zeal about his support for the use of Flock's license plate-reading tech in the...

Six months after laying off approximately 80 developers because "overall momentum hasn't reached the level needed to support a team of this size long term," Riot Games has announced that it is ending development of its fighting game 2XKO. Servers for online play will remain available and the game is also playable offline, but "active development will conclude at the end of 2026.""Over the last few months, we've been monitoring...

On August 18, an unidentified person or group going by the name "Cyberleek" began sharing what appeared to be Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay clips on the internet.The internet was naturally skeptical, but the footage was hard to fault: It looked authentic, showing mundane GTA 6 gameplay featuring its male protagonist, Jason. In one clip the player shot a basketball outside of the same house we've seen in the trailers,...

The US Army's 3rd Infantry Division has confirmed that it is indeed offering a four-day pass in November to soldiers who reenlist for at least two years, so they can play Grand Theft Auto 6 when it comes out.The "Special Reenlistment Incentive" memo is dated July 28, and came to light via the US Army WTF! Moments account on Instagram. It states, quite explicitly, that "any soldier who signs a...

The next time you spot someone earnestly fiddling with a DSLR camera at an event, sneak up behind them and take a look at what's going on onscreen. They could be deep in the settings menus—or potentially, blasting through a demon horde in Doom.Yes, it's time to chalk another device up on the "anything can play Doom if you try hard enough" board (via Tom's Hardware). Github user Lauris-nl has...

I'll tell you two facts about me. One, I use Firefox on a daily basis. And two, I've been continually impressed by GeForce Now, Nvidia's PC game streaming service that somehow works a whole lot better than you expect.So it's a red letter day in my household, as Firefox has been added to the list of officially supported browsers. Andrew Fear, the director of GeForce Now, is quoted in the...

Los Santos CustomsI'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I've done to Rockstar's baby, or check out what I got up to earlier.Grand Theft Auto 6 will, I am assured, have the greatest NPCs of all time. They will be perfect human simulacra,...

Two legit-looking Grand Theft Auto 6 video clips were posted online yesterday by a person or group going by "Cyberleek," and now the same leaker has posted another two clips and the DMCA takedown notices are flying once again.The first of the new clips shows a player stealing a cop's motorcycle, driving it into a river, and then casually murdering the inhabitants of an encampment under a freeway. The other...

Alright class, I've graded your last test, and there's no need to even grade on a curve. My first pixel art quiz was too easy, so I plan to step it up.More quizzes!(Image credit: Future)Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia We've got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes.Instead of challenging the lot of you smartypants with zoomed-in...