ethics of smurfing are complicated, but most agree that playing against a smurf sucks. Some believe smurfing is a problem that developers have little incentive to solve. That was the conclusion of one commenter on a Valorant subreddit post, who argued Riot is “downplaying the game's glaring issues,” namely smurfing, in order to boost total […]Read More
Overwatch 2 ahead of its launch in October. “Today marks just 2 months until Overwatch 2's launch!” Spector tweeted. “We know players are eager to dive in and have seen questions about the possibility of a third public beta. While we will continue testing OW2 daily internally, we're not planning any additional public beta tests. […]Read More
The Talos Principle, and I quite enjoyed The Witness too, even though I wasn't smart enough to get through much more than half of it. And so the new thing from Lunarch Studios and Dead by Daylight creator Behaviour Interactive looks like it might be right up my alley too. Currently known as Project S, […]Read More
Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive unveiled a new “first-person building and raiding game” called Meet Your Maker that challenges players to build and raid sprawling, fortified outposts in the horrific wasteland of the future. The Earth is dying, you see, and rather than addressing the root causes (this is already not sounding like fiction), […]Read More
@pcgamer_mag ♬ Countless – Official Sound Studio Follow PC Gamer on TikTok for more tech and gaming videos. You can finally steer a horse with some semblance of accuracy in Red Dead Redemption 2 without using a controller, which feels worthy enough of mention all on its own. You can even have key macros that […]Read More
gaming mouse, keyboard, or headset at any rate. However, if you want a smooth surface for your gaming rodent, then a quality mouse pad can make all the difference. It can also make your setup look a bit more classy at the same time. Some of today's mouse pads offer more features than just a […]Read More
enjoyed our time with it, but it failed to catch fire with players, and a little over a year later it went free to play as Evolve Stage 2. We enjoyed that iteration too, but it didn't fare any better, and 2K pulled the plug in June 2018. Peer-to-peer functionality remained for Legacy Evolve—2K's name […]Read More
Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 C32 kit and the Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 C36 kit back at the time of the launch. Comparing this DDR5-5600 C28 kit will be an interesting exercise! At the time of writing, the kit is priced at $379, and that's a problem. If you go back six months, that price would […]Read More
the best gaming PC, waiting for prices and inventory to stabilize so that they can make a big purchase without worry or guilt. The iBuyPower Gaming RDY SLHB216 (rolls right off the tongue) comes into this hotly contested category of modest gaming PCs with a build that's impressive, but isn't without its caveats for the […]Read More
Today’s Annapurna Showcase brought several platform changes and new-gen updates for many well-received indie games. It also gave us a release date on a particular indie that’s been radio silent for some time. We’ve gathered these smaller announcements into one convenient spot, so scroll through to see which Annapurna joint is getting a new home with […]Read More
