James Davenport
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Forza Horizon 5's map is here and the volcano is basically Mount Doom
Forza Horizon 5 is going to Mexico this November, and while we got a peek at its diverse biomes already, we finally have the official bird's-eye of the whole place. The Forza Horizon Twitter account shared the Summer version of the in-game map, which gives us a better idea of how things fit together and what kind of races we might run throughout it. → Read More
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition brought out the basic Paragon Shepards
The second major wave of Mass Effect players kept things overwhelmingly safe. → Read More
Welp, I don't need my Nintendo Switch anymore
If the Steam Deck does everything it says on the tin, I'm kissing Nintendo goodbye. → Read More
Close call: The first Witcher game almost didn't star Geralt
The Witcher as we know it might not exist today if not for a decision made a few years into the development of the original game. During a developer presentation at WitcherCon, CD Projekt Red quest designers Phillipp Weber and Błażej Augustynek revealed that Geralt wasn't intended to be the star of the series at the start. Early on in The Witcher's development, CD Projekt Red was designing the… → Read More
The most underrated recent FPS games
Pointing and clicking with finesse is one of the most essential, satisfying inputs our lovely videogame computers provide, so it's been our duty here at PC Gamer to surface and celebrate the best → Read More
Cruelty Squad review
Cruelty Squad is what a great immersive sim sees before it dies. → Read More
Elden Ring looks exactly like Dark Souls, but what looks better than Dark Souls?
Take a shot every time you see a dragon or a sad knight. → Read More
2022 could be one of PC gaming's best years ever
It's been a spotty couple of years for PC gaming. Don't get me wrong, we've had plenty of great games to play and talk about, but there's no ignoring the big holes the COVID-19 pandemic has punched into the usual routine. Any optimism or curiosity during E3 this year was dogged by the worry that no matter what games were revealed or how great they looked, they'd be years away, million-dollar… → Read More
A huge Elden Ring infodump just dropped
Following Elden Ring's epic reveal trailer, the game's director and FromSoftware CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki has given his first detailed interview about the game. You can read the full thing on IGN here, but we've picked out some of the most interesting things Miyazaki said below, and what they might mean for the game. → Read More
An alarming number of heads explode in this trailer for Happy Game, coming this fall
Amanita's Happy Game arrives to make us feel everything but happy later this year. → Read More
RawMen is a saucy third-person shooter with a name that does not lie
RawMen is exactly what it sounds like, but it's not that. I respect your wild imagination, but this is a family website. No, RawMen is exactly what it sounds like in that it is obviously a game about nearly nude people using the power of food to compete and enact comic violence upon one another. And here's a brand new family-friendly trailer that just debuted at the PC Gaming Show. Use an… → Read More
Here's a good look at the Life is Strange remaster
Life is Strange and Before the Storm are getting a subtle makeover. → Read More
Forza Horizon 5 is headed to Mexico this November and lordy it looks nice
Forza Horizon 5 is coming November 9, heading to Mexico this time around. Just announced at Microsoft's Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, Forza Horizon 5 is looking sharp in its debut trailer, where we see some new ray-tracing and photogrammetry tech in action. It's definitely the best Forza has ever looked, with some huge dust storms, lush vegetation, and volcanic scenes. Check out the short gameplay… → Read More
Contraband is a 1970s co-op smuggling game from the Just Cause team
Avalanche Studios is working on an open world set in the fictional world of Bayan. → Read More
Netflix casts Lance Reddick as Wesker in its Resident Evil series
More cast members were announced too, but without specific roles attached. → Read More
Great news! Elden Ring will feature at least 2 deadly swamps
In keeping with the longtime tradition of including a pain-in-the-ass poison swamp level, Elden Ring will keep the fire lit with its own take on mud and suffering. While there's nothing much to glean, swamp-wise, from the gorgeous gameplay trailer that dropped in the Summer Game Fest, Bandai Namco's Elden Ring website is here with the goods. Traverse the breathtaking world on foot or on… → Read More
The Elden Ring gameplay trailer is finally here with a January 21 release date
The panda GIF didn't lie. After 2 years of silence (except for that tiny leak a couple months back), the Elden Ring gameplay trailer is finally here. Debuted during the Summer Games Fest, it shows off what essentially looks like Big Dark Souls, and I'm cool with it. A release date of January 21, 2022 was announced. Developing. → Read More
Will Elden Ring finally show at E3 this year?
Will Elden Ring be at E3? How dare you. But I get it, I also want to know. I just can't be disappointed again. FromSoftware fans are having a tough go of it lately, and even though the Souls games are about hopeless worlds, we still want to believe Elden Ring is coming out someday. Since that first cinematic reveal 100 years ago in 2019, we've largely operated in the dark, except for some… → Read More
Where to watch today's Dying Light 2 update stream
We're finally getting a substantial update on the status of Dying Light 2 since our last extended look at it in 2019. The followup to the much beloved open world zombie apocalypse parkour game is getting ambitious, with a major focus on storytelling and big RPG-style choices. You'll get to determine which factions take charge in the new world, and whoever's making the shots apparently affects… → Read More
7 tips for getting the most out of Biomutant
Have a good time with a game that resists it with our Biomutant guide. → Read More