Author: [email protected] (Robert Jones)
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Outcast – A New Beginning is old-fashioned PC gaming fun—but I just wish its hero didn’t remind me of my own painful mortality so vividly
Cutter Slade, ex-Navy Seal cosmic adventurer, is back to kick ass, save hella ugly aliens, and generally be the prophesied chosen one space Jesus once more. The thing is, though, this isn’t Cutter’s first sortie and, well, 25 years after he was sent by the US government to Adelpha, an alien world in a parallel…
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The outstanding Deus Ex: Human Revolution, a 94%-rated game with over 22K ‘Very Positive’ reviews, is now cheaper than a cup of coffee
Now, 13 years after Eidos-Montréal dropped its 2011 Deus Ex reboot, Human Revolution, my appreciation for just how good this cyberpunk immersive sim is has remained undiminished with each passing year, as I’m sure it has done with countless other PC gamers around the world. With Human Revolution Eidos-Montréal decided to operate in the same…
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Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster review
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NEED TO KNOW What is it? A remaster of the iconic 1995 LucasArts FPS, Star Wars: Dark Forces.Expect to pay: TBADeveloper: Nightdive Studios, LucasArtsPublisher: Nightdive StudiosReviewed on: Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti, 32GB RAM (DDR4), AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, ASRock B450M Pro4Multiplayer? NoSteam Deck? YesLink: Steam A long time ago, in a PC gaming age that…
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The Inquisitor review | PC Gamer
Need to Know What is it? A dark fantasy adventure where players try to solve crimes and unearth heretics as Holy Inquisitor of the church, Mordimer Madderdin.Release date February 8, 2024Expect to pay $39.99/£34.99Developer The Dust S.A.Publisher Kalypso MediaReviewed on Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti, 32GB RAM (DDR4), AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, ASRock B450M Pro4Steam Deck…
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PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: League of Legends
This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to the greatest MOBA of all time, League of Legends, with its maker Riot Games revealing just why the game’s epic new update is its most dramatic yet. LoL is one of PC gaming’s most played games, with over 150 million players enjoying the game at its peak last year,…
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This dizzyingly brilliant new Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode world record has so many elite tricks in it I'm now convinced its speedrunner is a legitimate wizard
Like many PC gamers, I've seen my fair share of speedruns of Larian's masterpiece, Baldur's Gate 3, but nothing compares to this brand-new Honour Mode speedrun by speedrunner wizard Mae. Yes, like me you will have seen some of these Baldur's Gate 3 speedrunning tips and tricks before, but I'm quite confident that you won't…
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The acclaimed Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, a game with over 52,000 ‘Very Positive’ reviews on Steam, is now cheaper than a coffee thanks to this massive price cut
Coming seemingly out of nowhere, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice delivered a PC gaming experience that nobody had experienced before. Slipping into the shoes of broken Celtic warrior Senua, gamers set off on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of Senua’s dead lover. As well as being an audio-visual tour de…
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PC Gamer magazine’s latest issue is on sale now: Homeworld 3
This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to Homeworld 3, the groundbreaking new space-based, sci-fi RTS from Blackbird Interactive. In our authoritative cover feature, which saw PC Gamer fly to Blackbird’s studio in Vancouver, Canada, we hear directly from the game’s developers about the mind-bending new experience the game offers, as well as the studio’s…
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Best Adventure 2023: Star Wars Jedi – Survivor
We’re celebrating the adventurous antics of Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi sequel. For more awards, head to our Game of the Year 2023 hub. Robert Jones, Print Editor: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was bigger and better than Fallen Order in every way, but it was how it seemed to honour the Star Wars PC game greats…
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SIGIL II, original Doom’s brand new sixth episode, is the most visceral, adrenaline-inducing and brutal PC gaming experience I’ve had in 2023
I deliver chainsaw death to the demon horde, all the while dodging incessant gun fire, balls of fire and flying, shrieking, flaming skulls. Oh, and did I mention I’m doing this in hell, with lava and poison-filled pits left, right and centre? This is John Romero’s SIGIL II, the hard-as-nails unofficial sixth episode for Doom,…