While You're Waiting for Valheim 1.0, Why Not Try This Map that Transforms It Into a Massive RPG?
PC Gamer highlights the Adventure Map for Valheim, a two‑year project by Ninebyte and Dhakhar that transforms the sandbox survival game into a handcrafted RPG experience. The map features a starter town, quests, boss portals, and pre‑placed gear, eliminating the need for base building or extra mods. Players navigate a stone‑paved road, solve puzzles, and battle scripted enemies, offering a narrative‑driven alternative while preserving Valheim’s core aesthetics. The download is distributed through a Discord channel with straightforward installation instructions.
'An Evolved Game of Cat and Mouse:' Alien: Isolation 2 Leads on Taking the Alien Outside, the Good Kind of...
Creative Assembly’s leaders reveal that Alien: Isolation 2 expands the horror formula by moving the iconic Xenomorph into exterior environments, forcing players to trade claustrophobic tension for open‑area vulnerability. The alien’s AI will continue to learn and adapt, but the team...
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Creator Fumito Ueda Would Like to See His Old Games on PC Someday, Too
Fumito Ueda, the visionary behind Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian, announced his first PC‑directed title, Gen Atlas, marking a shift after a 25‑year PlayStation‑focused career. Partnering with Epic Games, Ueda expressed excitement about reaching a broader...
15 Minutes Is All You Need in This Roguelike Action RPG to Feel Like a Maxed-Out Diablo God Laying Waste...
Clyde Games released the early‑access version of Cursemark on Steam for $12.74, discounted until June 22. The roguelike action RPG lets players assemble over‑powered rune builds and clear screens of enemies in roughly 15 minutes. Reviewers praised its deep, on‑the‑fly skill...
One of the Biggest VR Developers in the Business Closes a Studio: 'The VR Market Remains a Challenging Space'
Vertigo Games, known for titles like Arizona Sunshine VR and The 7th Guest VR, announced the closure of its Amsterdam studio, citing the persistent challenges of the virtual‑reality market. The decision follows a 2020 acquisition by Embracer Group but reflects...
I Have Played What I Suspect Will Be a Perfect Videogame
Metanet unveiled N+ Infinity Times Two, a multiplayer‑focused sequel to its acclaimed N+ platformer series, at Summer Game Fest. The demo showcased two modes—Race, where players dash through tracks and transform into missiles, and Tag, a 2v2 ninja‑hunter keep‑away. Both...
Every Game, Trailer, and Announcement in the PC Gaming Show 2026
The PC Gaming Show 2026 unveiled more than 60 titles, including over 20 world‑premiere games, spanning roguelites, shooters, strategy and expansions. Highlights include the Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Skitarii class DLC, Valheim 1.0’s full release with the Deep North update, and early‑access launches...
Everything I Saw on My Trip to Valheim's Final Biome, the Deep North: From Ghost Vikings to Rampaging Moose
Valheim, the Viking‑themed survival game from Iron Gate, announced its version 1.0 release on September 9, marking the transition from early‑access to a full launch. The update adds the Deep North, the game’s final biome, featuring deep snow, slippery ice, seal wildlife,...
Play a Demo of Survival Horror Game The Sinking City 2 Ahead of the Full Release in August
Frogwares has launched a one‑hour Steam demo for The Sinking City 2, giving players a first look at the sequel ahead of its full launch on 18 August 2026. The demo showcases a tighter, level‑based survival‑horror experience that trims the original’s sprawling open...
Halloween Teases Single-Player Slash 'Em up Campaign in Grisly New Trailer
IllFonic unveiled a new single-player campaign for Halloween: The Game at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2026. The trailer shows players assuming the point‑of‑view of Michael Myers, delivering a narrative‑driven origin story that departs from the series’ usual asymmetrical...
Exodus Somehow Looks Even More Like Mass Effect than It Did Before It Dropped a Big Gameplay Reveal at the...
Archetype Entertainment released an extended gameplay video for its upcoming sci‑fi action RPG Exodus at the Future Games Show. The trailer showcases third‑person combat, a moral alignment system, and a cast of companions that strongly echo BioWare’s Mass Effect series. Players...
Some but Not All Vampire Survivors Spin-Offs Are 'Survivatons,' Its Creator Has Decided, and One Will Be Revealed Soon
At the Future Games Show, Poncle’s Luca Galante announced a new branding for select Vampire Survivors spin‑offs called “Survivatons,” promising major gameplay overhauls. The first Survivaton will be revealed soon, and the original title will be renamed Vampire Survivors –...
Question Time: How Often Do You Actually Talk to Strangers in MMOs?
PC Gamer’s new "Terminally Online" column examines how frequently MMO players converse with strangers, noting a broader industry shift toward solo‑friendly content such as World of Warcraft’s Delves and Final Fantasy 14’s story‑only quests. The author confesses to limiting his in‑game...
Fourleaf Fields Is an Adorable Little Farming Sim with a Spill-the-Tea Mechanic
Fourleaf Fields is an upcoming indie farming simulation from Brazil’s Behemutt, showcased at Summer Game Fest 2026. The game blends classic farm‑sim chores with whimsical twists, such as a pocket‑sized farmer tending oversized crops using dew‑shooters and caring for insect...
The Vampire Farm Sim I've Been Anticipating for 3 Years Just Released an Even Bigger, Better Demo for Everyone to...
PC Gamer reports that indie vampire‑farm simulation Moonlight Peaks has released a larger, more polished demo ahead of its July 7 launch. The new demo starts players with a partially upgraded farm and introduces the town’s supernatural cast, including vampires, werewolves, witches...
I'm Finally Getting Married in Fields of Mistria when Its 1.0 Update Launches in August
Fields of Mistria’s long‑awaited 1.0 update drops on August 5, bringing full marriage mechanics, baby characters, and a suite of new town activities. The patch also adds Saturday Market vendors, a rideable chicken, and raises the town renown cap to 100....
Call of Duty's New DMZ Extraction Mode Is a 'Full-Featured Game Within Modern Warfare 4'
Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 introduces DMZ, a new extraction mode described as a "full‑featured game" within the title. Set on the Haijin map—a war‑torn nuclear exclusion zone on the Korean border—the mode lets players act as off‑books...
Star Citizen's Latest Alpha Patch Adds 385 Asteroid Defence Missions, but Players Are Reporting Problems with Broken Hangar Doors and...
Cloud Imperium Games released Alpha 4.8.1 for Star Citizen, introducing 385 new asteroid defence missions. The missions task players with protecting mining stations, escorting workers, and offer credits, reputation, and previously unavailable blueprints as rewards. Early community feedback highlights persistent bugs,...
Bloodlines 2's Final DLC Introduces Swordfighting, Dual Pistol Wielding, and Other Stuff that Should Probably Have Been in the Base...
After a decade‑long development saga, Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 is set to close with its second DLC, The Flower and the Flame, launching June 10, 2026. The DLC lets players control Toreador club owner Ysabella, who now wields a rapier, dual pistols...
Check Out This Gachapon-Inspired Custom PC with a Floating Heart on Top, and Mini RAM Sticks in Its Capsules
A gachapon‑inspired custom PC debuted at Computex, built on a Thermaltake Tower 600 case and featuring a floating pink heart, spinning crank, and capsule‑styled RAM sticks. The machine houses an RTX 5060 GPU, a Ryzen 5 9600X CPU, and a custom water‑cooling loop, while...
Valve Really Isn't Budging: Steam Machine and Steam Frame Are Still 'Shipping This Summer,' It Insists
Valve reaffirmed its plan to ship the Steam Machine and Steam Frame by the end of summer 2026, despite ongoing global component shortages and rising costs. The company also launched an expanded Verified program that rates game performance on its...
The Overclocking Headroom in AMD's Radeon 7000-Series GPUs 'Was Certainly Not Accidental... The Core of Radeon Has to Be All...
AMD executive David McAfee explained that the Radeon RX 9070 GRE was deliberately built with extra overclocking headroom, especially when undervolted. The company is moving away from fixed, max‑clock SKUs toward a strategy that gives gamers and enthusiasts more tuning flexibility. McAfee tied this...
I Got My Hands on Framework's 'MacBook Pro for Linux Users' And Its Tagline Isn't Just Marketing Hyperbole
Framework unveiled the 13 Pro, branding it as the "MacBook Pro for Linux users." The laptop combines a premium black‑anodised aluminium chassis with the company’s hallmark modular repairability and a new haptic touchpad that mimics Apple’s click‑less design. Powered by a Panther Lake...
Final Fantasy 14 Seasonal Events Schedule: What to Expect and when to Expect Them
Final Fantasy 14’s 2026 seasonal calendar is now public, highlighting the ongoing Make it Rain event (May 29‑June 24) and previewing upcoming celebrations such as Moonfire Faire in August, All Saints' Wake in October, and Starlight Celebration in December. Each event features themed...
Summer Game Fest Is Here, so Get Ready for a Lot of, 'Ugh, that Game with the Cool Trailer Used...
Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog unveiled a new trailer for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis at the State of Play showcase, but quickly added an AI usage disclosure on the Steam page. The studio clarified that AI‑assisted tools were...
Mina the Hollower Sells 300,000 in 3 Days, Yacht Club Games Is Saved
Yacht Club Games’ new title Mina the Hollower moved 300,000 units in its first three days, surpassing the studio’s 200,000‑copy benchmark and positioning the game as a commercial lifeline. The title also shares the top Metacritic rating of 2026 with...
Former Forza Horizon Creative Director Reveals His Studio's Debut Racer, Which Is Still Alive Despite Losing Amazon Support
Maverick Games, led by former Forza Horizon creative director Mike Brown, unveiled its first title, *Clutch*, with a trailer debut at Summer Game Fest on June 5. The open‑world racing game follows sibling prodigies navigating the elite R1K series and its...
Part of Me Wishes We Could See the Subnautica 2 the Devs Scrapped: The Dwarf Fortress of Ecosystem Simulators
Unknown Worlds revealed that Subnautica 2’s development included a suite of ambitious concepts that never made the final cut. Prototypes ranged from a full‑blown ecosystem simulator where players managed urchin‑kelp dynamics to a No Man’s Sky‑style multi‑planet resource hunt and a mobile floating...
'People Talk About AI Reducing Jobs, Complete Nonsense': Nvidia's Jensen Huang Criticises Economic Doomerism on GTC Stage
At Nvidia’s GTC in Taipei, CEO Jensen Huang declared that "useful AI" is now delivering real ROI and argued that fears of AI‑driven job losses are unfounded. He cited the sector’s 30 million software developers, who generate roughly $3 trillion in salaries...
Asus Has Announced a Gold-Plated 82 G Version of Its Harpe II Mouse with a 65K DPI, but Price Rumours...
Asus unveiled the ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20, a 20th‑anniversary gaming mouse plated in 24K gold and priced near $260. The mouse packs a 65,000‑DPI sensor, up to 8,000 Hz polling, and Asus’ ROG 100M optical micro‑switches, while weighing 82 g. It ships in...
Intel's Attempting to Break Into the AI Market Once More, but This Time Avoiding Nvidia's Dominance in Training by Going...
Intel is reviving its AI‑chip ambitions with the Crescent Island GPU, shifting from the under‑performing Gaudi training chips to a product aimed at inference workloads. The new accelerator relies on cheaper LPDDR5X memory and air cooling, sidestepping the expensive high‑bandwidth...
As if ROG Astral 50-Series Graphics Cards Could Get Any Beefier, Asus Has Just Announced a CHONKY Anniversary Update
At Computex 2026 Asus unveiled the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20, a limited‑edition GPU celebrating the ROG brand’s 20th anniversary. The card is unusually large, featuring a curved AMOLED display, quad‑fan cooling and up to 20% better airflow than prior Astral...
MSI's New Skinny Two-in-One Laptop Has an Nvidia RTX Spark Chip, Which Could Make for some Impressive Gaming Chops
Nvidia’s first Arm‑based CPU, branded RTX Spark, is appearing in MSI’s new Prestige N16 Flip AI+ two‑in‑one laptop. The chip combines AI and gaming workloads, promising RTX 5070‑level frame rates while keeping the chassis ultra‑thin. The device features a 16‑inch UHD+ OLED screen, a 99.9 Wh...
Call of Duty yet Again Promises 'No Clowny Skins' For Modern Warfare 4, but We've Been Burned Before
Infinity Ward announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will launch without the "clowny" skins that have plagued recent seasons, pledging a more grounded cosmetic lineup. The promise mirrors earlier assurances that were later broken, such as the Fallout TV‑show...
Star Citizen's Single-Player Component Is in the 'Closing Stages' Of Development According to Chris Roberts, as Rumours of Another Squadron...
Star Citizen has crossed the $1 billion funding milestone, intensifying scrutiny of its long‑running development. Creator Chris Roberts told Variety at DefenseCon that the single‑player component, Squadron 42, is "in the closing stages" of production. Despite the upbeat comment, community chatter fueled...
Factorio's Next Major Update Will Also Be Its Last, as Its Developer Announces It Has 'Reached a Good Place to...
After 13 years of development and five years of post‑release support, Wube Software announced that Factorio's upcoming 2.1 patch will be its final major update. The studio will shift to minor quality‑of‑life patches, bug fixes, and enhanced modding support rather...
Mass Effect and Metal Gear Actor Jennifer Hale Calls on Studios to Take Responsibility for Their AI Use: 'Ain't Nobody...
Voice actress Jennifer Hale called on game studios to take responsibility for their use of generative AI, demanding consent, control, and compensation for actors whose performances are used as training data. She emphasized that AI is a tool and that...
Thick as Thieves Is Making Changes, but Not the One I Think Matters Most
OtherSide Entertainment released a second patch for Thick as Thieves, introducing key rebinding and making the mission timer visible on the map. The update also adds an FOV slider and motion‑blur toggle from the first patch. However, the core eight‑minute...
Backrooms to Triple Previous A24 Opening Weekend Record at $85+ Million
A24’s horror‑thriller *Backrooms* is on track for an $85‑$88 million opening weekend, eclipsing the studio’s previous record and outpacing Disney+’s *The Mandalorian* opening day. The film, based on a viral internet meme, earned $38.4 million from its first day and previews. By...
A Toast to the Wild West Weirdos of the MMO Goldrush—From the Game that Unleashed Pandora's Lootbox, to a Deeply...
The article revisits the wild‑west era of MMOs, spotlighting forgotten titles like Empire of Sports, Zhengtu Online’s loot‑box boom, The Matrix Online’s live‑event experiments, Darkfall’s full‑loot PvP, and the ambitious but flawed Otherland. It traces how Zhengtu’s micro‑transaction model earned...
The Remarkable Story of Unreal 2, the Sequel Rescued From Development Hell by Dooming It to Failure: 'There Was Just...
Unreal 2’s development was plagued by internal disagreements, shifting visions, and a lack of executive buy‑in, forcing the team into a cycle of broken builds and constant rework. Lead designers Mike Verdu and Glen Dahlgren recount how corporate pressure forced compromises...
A Conversation with Infinity Ward About Call of Duty
Infinity Ward sat down with PC Gamer to discuss Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, revealing that the studio benefited from extra development time to overhaul mobility, hip‑fire accuracy, and weapon feel. The team highlighted a focus on distinct studio identity, emphasizing...
An EVE Newbie Got an Impossibly Rare $7,000 Ship Out of a Free Loot Box, Leaving Him Set for Life...
A newcomer to EVE Online obtained a Molok Titan blueprint from a 2025 Crimson Harvest loot box, a ship valued at about 700 billion ISK (~$7,000). He sold it instantly at market price, funding his Omega subscription and securing a rare...
The Witcher 3 Sold Another 5 Million Copies over the Last Year: 'This Cements Its Place Among the Best-Selling Videogames...
CD Projekt announced that The Witcher 3 has surpassed 65 million copies sold, adding roughly 5 million units in the past year. The figure lifts the title to the eighth‑best‑selling video game ever, trailing only a handful of franchise giants. The steady sales...
'Proper Big': The Witcher 3's New Expansion Will Be 'Closer to Blood and Wine' In Scope
CD Projekt officially announced a new Witcher 3 expansion titled Songs of the Past, emphasizing it is a full expansion rather than a DLC. The studio likened its scope to the acclaimed Blood and Wine add‑on, signalling a substantial content drop....
4 Years Later, Infinity Ward Reflects on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's Controversial Changes: 'It Came at the Cost...
Infinity Ward’s 2022 Modern Warfare 2 beta introduced slower, more tactical movement, hidden silencer pings, and removed red nametags, sparking backlash from the franchise’s most active players. The studio later reversed several of those changes before launch, while the competing Modern...
This Week's Most Compelling Steam Demo Is a Torment Engine Disguised as Golf
Luke Muscat, known for Fruit Ninja, unveiled the demo for Normal Golf Game on Steam. The title masquerades as a casual golf simulator but quickly turns into a punishing, debt‑driven challenge that forces players to juggle FMV first‑person hands, third‑person...
A Malware Dev Has Committed a Magnificent Self-Own After an AI-Coded Malicious Package Leaked Its Own GitHub Private Token
Ox Security uncovered an AI‑generated npm package, mouse5212‑super‑formatter, that targeted Claude users and stole files by uploading them to a GitHub repository. The malicious code inadvertently exposed its own private GitHub token, allowing researchers to trace the attacker’s activity. The...
Potential DLSS 5 References Have Been Found in the Latest Nvidia Driver, but It's All Gone Quiet on the AI...
Nvidia’s latest GeForce Game Ready driver (610.47) introduces three new profile options—Enable DLSS NR override, Enable DLSS NR SL override, and Override DLSS NR presets—suggesting ongoing work on its next‑gen DLSS 5 neural‑rendering technology. The earlier DLSS 5 reveal sparked fierce debate...
Hideo Kojima Finally Gets to Go to Space—But only in an AI-Generated Ad for Prada
Renowned game designer Hideo Kojima teamed with director Nicolas Winding Refn to produce a six‑minute AI‑generated short film promoting Prada’s invite‑only private club, Prada Mode. The teaser shows the duo crash‑landing on an alien world before arriving at New York’s Chelsea Hotel, the site of...