STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a pretty spectacular game that has proven to be a hit not just among preexisting fans but also with newcomers. Its blend of open-world survival horror, a surreal narrative, and a world that feels genuinely alive has helped it climb the charts and sell extremely well within just a few days of launching. However, while many are enjoying it, there has been a wave of criticism surrounding its shaky launch. View the full article
An infamous StarCraft tournament in 2011 awarded runners-up a consolatory prize of 25 Bitcoins worth over $2.5 million today. Thirteen years later, the cryptocurrency’s astronomically inflated value far makes this 2011 StarCraft competition one of the most potentially lucrative in the history of esports. View the full article
There's something about water that's just so terrifying. It's the feeling of knowing that, in an instant, a still, glittering river can wash you away if the current picks up, or that the ocean is a bottomless pit that's crawling with eerie, almost alien life. While The ******** Room's Still Wakes the Deep toyed with those nautical phobias, Deepest Fear takes it to a whole new level. Set in an underwater facility on Neptune, you'll have to uncover your estranged father's secrets while sending monsters down to their watery grave with swift headshots and your (hopefully) undying wit. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
I think It’s safe to say that Trigger Happy Interactive’s upcoming survival horror Total Chaos is a bit of a palette change from their last offering - the frenetic, neon-drenched, chainsaw-legged Turbo Overkill. Still, it’s not often we see psychological horror combined with ultraviolence, and anything that gives off even a whiff of Condemned: Criminal Origins has my attention. Total Chaos started life as a popular Doom 2 mod, and while I dare the say the limitations of that game sell the atmosphere a little better than this much sleeker update, I certainly trust Trigger Happy enough to make the most of the new engine. The game is set in New Oasis, a “once bustling haven for coal miners” that is now most definitely not bustling, nor haven-like. Read more View the full article
M80, a global esports organization, has just bought out fellow competitor Beastcoast, but not every team is coming along for the ride. M80 announced the purchase officially on X (formerly Twitter), where the company detailed the acquisition. The esports organization also linked to a lengthy blog post which goes in-depth about the resources M80 just acquired and why the company wanted to make such a drastic purchase. As part of the acquisition, M80 will join a lucrative esports field with a top-tier Dota 2 team. M80 also now owns Beastcoast’s influential Pokémon media team responsible for covering various events. View the full article
Okay, be honest; you’ve probably not finished too many full campaigns in the Civilization series. It’s okay, neither have I—there’s always some reason to tap out and start fresh. We’re not alone, and Firaxis has the numbers to prove it. Answering an assortment of interview questions from our sagely Council for The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted—where Civilization 7 was just voted the #1 anticipated game for 2025—creative director Ed Beach got on camera to let us know what’s going to be different this time, and how Firaxis is going to be re-defining the genre after 34 years of iteration... Read more.View the full article
Overwatch 2 has revealed Lead Rose, a new Mythic weapon skin for Ashe coming in Season 14. Though the new batch of seasonal content arrives December 10, this Overwatch 2 Mythic weapon skin will likely arrive during the mid-season patch in early or mid-January. View the full article
In October, as Capcom completed its months-long PR world tour with a Monster Hunter Wilds appearance at New York Comic ****, I managed to steal enough time to speak with Kaname Fujioka, the executive director and art director of Wilds. A section of our interview aired today during our PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, where Fujioka explained the Monster Hunter team's hopes for Wilds, and how it's working to cement its place in the hearts of its newly-won mainstream audience... Read more.View the full article
The Game Awards might be later this month, but the hype train for 2025's biggest games has already begun... even if some of them were originally scheduled to be 2024's biggest games. And for fans of unique survival games, that includes 11 Bit Sudios' The Alters, which was delayed to 2025 back in October. But during today's PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase, the game returned to reconfirm its commitment to its new release window and establish just how many people are looking forward to the game, and it even came with a spiffy new trailer, which you can check out below. View the full article
Remaster master Nightdive Studios revealed in June that it's turning its attention to The Thing, the 2002 survival horror shooter that follows the events of the 1982 cult classic film. No release date was provided at the time, but Nightdive put in an appearance at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted today to drop a new trailer and, more importantly, give us the surprise announcement that it's out right now... Read more.View the full article
There's something so macabrely alluring about the apocalypse - we've all asked ourselves the question "would we actually survive?" It's the reason that games like Stalker and Fallout are so popular; the intrigue of the unknown, but with the safety net of knowing that these are virtual dystopias as opposed to real ones. Set in a wartorn Eastern Europe corrupted by an eerie alien crystal, Chains of Freedom plunges you into a brand-new apocalypse, and tasks you with surviving it and bringing order back to the chaos. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
On paper, The Alters sounds a lot like games we've all already played. It's a sci-fi survival game with base building, crafting, and everything else you'd expect. Yet, I've never seen a survival game quite like it, largely due to its focus on a character-driven story in which a worker creates alternate versions of himself in a desperate attempt to survive. It's an ambitious project, though one that's undeniably exciting on premise alone. Thankfully, to celebrate the homestretch towards the game's 2025 launch, you can download The Alters demo to try it out right now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Alters release date window, trailer, gameplay, and latest news Frostpunk 2 developer's next game, The Alters, gets delayed The Alters asks an important question, but you may not like the answer View the full article
Some day, somebody's going to make a cosy or wholesome submarine game, in which the submarine does not sprout leaks, does not run out of O2, and is never once invaded by any octopod-raddled zombies. That day is not today. Today there is only icy darkness and suffocation. Say "hello" and probably also "AIEEEEBLubLBBLBLBL" to Darkwater, a new co-op horror extraction game in which you brave the frigid oceans of an alien moon. Read more View the full article
The GobbleGum Mania has started in ****** Ops 6 and players have a chance of earning up to 10 rewards in total by participating in the event. The rewards are separated into two categories, and you’ll have to do different things to get them. This is only one of the events currently happening in Call of Duty. You can also participate in the Merry Mayhem event to celebrate the holidays with new weapons and other rewards. Unlike GobbleGum Mania, you can play Merry Mayhem in BO6 multiplayer, Zombies, or Warzone. View the full article
I'm feeling downright optimistic about Eternal Strands, an upcoming RPG from Dragon Age vet Mike Laidlaw's new studio Yellow Brick Games. For those not in the know about who Laidlaw is, he was the lead director and designer of Origins, Dragon Age 2, and Inquisition—as for the game, let me break it down for you... Read more.View the full article
Nightdive Studios has announced a surprise release of its remaster of 2002 survival horror game The Thing. The Thing: Remastered was announced back in June with a 2024 release window, but no specific date had been confirmed. Now it’s been confirmed that the game is available immediately on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PS4, Xbox and PC. Read More... View the full article
Dogubomb’s Blue Prince boasts my favourite shapeshifting house in a video game, which admittedly isn’t setting a very high bar. Perhaps surprisingly, most video game houses do not shapeshift. Despite being made out of pure imagination and carbon emissions, they remain nostalgically shackled to the limitations of brick, mortar and Euclidean geometry. Blue Prince’s abode is different. It is a house made of house. You’ll actually design the layout yourself every time you wander through it, picking from a selection of mismatched room types whenever you open a door. Read more View the full article
Nightdive, you done good. The Thing: Remastered is an ultra-sharp and commendably playable update to a game that history will remember as ‘actually a pretty good pick at Choices when you really just popped in to get some Revels but got embarrassed when the till staffer said “is that everything?” in a tone that could have been neutral but equally could have been a damning indictment of your character’. I’m being slightly facetious here, of course. History actually remembers Computer Artworks’s 2002 shooty horror game for how incredibly ambitious and conceptually inventive its proto-sus social squad system was. In homage to the body-snatching alien paranoia of Carpenter’s 1982 horror classic, The Thing tasks you with not just assembling and directing a squad, but keeping them from breaking down or turning on you - in fear you might be hosting the titular molecular stowaway. Read more View the full article
new trailer for Dark Waters, the second DLC for the hit SWAT simulator Ready or Not, appeared at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted today, delivering a cinematic setup for cops vs. robbers on the high seas... Read more.View the full article
Is Path of Exile 2 down? Dungeon crawling is the spice of life, but PoE 2's servers crawling to a halt certainly isn't. Troubleshooting network issues is a pain at the best of times, but it's even worse when you and the homies are trying to jump back into Wraeclast for another loot-hunting session. Considering just how massive a release Path of Exile 2 is, there's every chance that Grinding Gears' latest and greatest RPG might run into server issues from time to time. Fortunately, we're here to update you on the latest PoE 2 server status. While you're twiddling your thumbs waiting for PoE 2 to come back to life, read up on the best Path of Exile 2 classes - our comprehensive guides for each one are packed with all the tips and tricks you'll need to master your craft. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Path of Exile 2 sales are already so high its developer is worried about queues Path of Exile 2 passive skill tree explained Path of Exile 2 Sorceress class guide View the full article
‘Tis the season for mayhem in Call of Duty. The Merry Mayhem event is now live in ****** Ops 6, offering exclusive, wintry Zombie-themed rewards and a new weapon. Season One Reloaded begins with the seasonal event, offering several rewards including the Maelstrom shotgun, Light Mend Ammo Mod for Zombies, and Tesla Storm Field Upgrade for Zombies, so no matter what you play in CoD, the time to grind XP has never been better. View the full article
After the original Overwatch‘s lifespan didn’t contain much collaboration at all, Overwatch 2 has launched several crossovers with popular anime shows over the last couple years. But their latest one just might be their most anticipated. Today, the official Overwatch account confirmed the next skin collaboration coming to the game will be Avatar: The Last Airbender, and that the collab will actually arrive sooner than you might expect. On Dec. 17, players will be able to get their hands on a bunch of new cosmetics from the world of The Last Airbender. Only one skin was teased in the announcement, but it’s the one that makes far and away the most sense. The teaser image showcases a shadowy figure with Aang’s signature blue arrow glowing on their forehead—but the shape of the head and the signature orbs around the figure’s neck almost certainly means this is Zenyatta as Aang. View the full article
A reliable source in the Genshin Impact community has revealed that Ifa will be a 4-Star character from Tlalocan, set to make his playable debut in a future update. While Genshin Impact has introduced major quality-of-life changes in Natlan, its treatment of male characters in 2024 left a lot to be desired. Kinich remains the sole 5-Star male character released in 2024, and given that Natlan isn't expected to release any additional male characters after Ifa, it's safe to assume that 2025 is going to be more of the same. View the full article
A new sci-fi life sim with strong Stardew Valley vibes called Ekoh Beach has been announced for Steam, and it seems like an excellent option for gamers who want some variety after playing the popular farming sim for years. Steam has seen no shortage of excellent life sims in the last few years, and this game is the latest one to promise fans of the genre a good time with a unique setting. View the full article
Get ready to brute force your way through ATLYSS dungeons and unlock your full potential with the ultimate Fighter build. Here’s our rundown of the best Fighter build in ATLYSS. View the full article
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STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a pretty spectacular game that has proven to be a hit not just among preexisting fans but also with newcomers. Its blend of open-world survival horror, a surreal narrative, and a world that feels genuinely alive has helped it climb the charts and sell extremely well within just a few days of launching. However, while many are enjoying it, there has been a wave of criticism surrounding its shaky launch. View the full article