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Broken bones, bodyslams and brutal executions'my no-guns return to GTA 5 story mode took an unexpected twist with this must-have melee murder mod
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (371+ words) A no-guns run executed with Flair. I've changed my routine. Before now, my universal approach to combat in a no-guns GTA 5 Story Mode run was pretty straightforward. With the odds invariably weighed in my opponent's favour " simply because, you know,…...
Blizzard wins injunction against vanilla World of Warcraft private server
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (197+ words) Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling…...
Day Z creator Dean 'Rocket' Hall has over 2, 000 hours in Kerbal Space Program and played the original XCOM at Mount Everest base camp: 'I think when I die, I will still be playing that game"
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (1011+ words) The founder of Rocket Werkz talks us through the games on his PC. Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into…...
Open-world crime game Samson beats up a bunch of bugs in a new patch, as developer admits it 'released a game with flaws"
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (201+ words) "We are listening to everyone's feedback." Yet while these compromises may have helped Samson to the finish line, it doesn't appear to have resulted in a more polished product. The game currently sits at a 53% Mixed rating on Steam, with…...
Far Cry 2 review (2008)
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (1675+ words) From the archives: This review was originally published in PC Gamer magazine #193 (UK, November 2008). The review appears as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and presentation. I've been diving into the back issues of PC Gamer magazine to…...
Terraforming survival game The Planet Crafter gets a beefy 2. 0 update and a 50% discount: 'We wanted to take some time to improve multiple things"
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (343+ words) The latest patch adds a new biome, a graphics overhaul, and skyboxes that evolve in real-time. The Planet Crafter is a survival game that goes way beyond the traditional remit of the genre. You're not trying to stay alive by…...
Tribal survival game Soulmask leaves early access with a new Egypt-themed DLC that's free for the next month
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (269+ words) 1. 0 launch represents "a complete reinvention of the game". As for what Shifting Sands brings, the DLC adds a second map that swaps out the base game's Mayan jungles for the dunes and deltas of ancient Egypt. In this map, which…...
Wizards of the Coast is uploading the old Dungeons & Dragons cartoon
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (214+ words) Watch the first 11 episodes right now. As if I needed more excuses to waste my time on You Tube when I could be doing literally anything else, Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast has been uploading episodes of the…...
1000x Resist dev added FMV 'out of desperation' but they're bringing it back for their next game
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (421+ words) Prove You're Human will mix 3 D graphics and full-motion video to bring its two worlds to life. You've been playing 1000x Resist for half a dozen chapters, enjoying changes in perspective and mechanics with each chapter shift. Yet the sudden jump…...
Fighting game You Tuber offers $10, 000 bounty for upgraded netcode in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
22+ hour, 11+ min ago (245+ words) Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling…...