Tag: games

Dwarf Fortress sells 1 million copies on Steam, so now Bay 12 Games can afford that ‘little party’ it planned

Dwarf Fortress sells 1…

It’s finally happened. Dwarf Fortress, the dazzlingly complex colony sim that was free for almost 20 years before becoming…
The Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its 10th anniversary a year late by selling off 2,000 pieces of its servers

The Elder Scrolls Online…

Videogames have always been cavalier with numbers. For decades, series like Final Fantasy and Unreal Tournament have brazenly ignored…
Inside PC gaming’s wildly creative Tomb Raider mapping scene: ‘Being able to create my own adventures for other people to play is such an addicting concept’

Inside PC gaming’s wildly…

Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits…
Inside PC gaming’s wildly creative Tomb Raider mapping scene: ‘Being able to create my own adventures for other people to play is such an addicting concept’

Inside PC gaming’s wildly…

Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits…
Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, April 19

Today’s Wordle answer for…

It’s Saturday, so why not celebrate the start of the weekend with a nice easy Wordle win? Today’s answer…
While this paleontologist doesn’t find Elden Ring’s monster designs all that realistic, he was impressed by FromSoft’s subtle storytelling and commitment to ‘speculative biology’

While this paleontologist doesn’t…

In the latest episode of our video series Reality Check, paleontologist Dr. Darren Naish returned to give his assessment…
Rematch passes 100K Steam concurrents in open beta as ‘Rocket League but with feet’ turns out to be a winning idea

Rematch passes 100K Steam…

I’ve seen lots of attempts to recreate the success of Rocket League over the past decade, but none have…
Yes, Zero Company really is Star Wars XCOM, and it’s got the permadeath to prove it

Yes, Zero Company really…

When Bit Reactor’s game director Greg Foertsch confirms to me that Star Wars Zero Company has permadeath, I can’t…
Question time: What role—tank, healer, or DPS—do you actually play in MMORPGS, and why?

Question time: What role—tank,…

Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMO column. Every other week, I’ll…
Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it

Tempest Rising accidentally launched…

Base-building RTS Tempest Rising released on Steam yesterday, a full week before it was supposed to, and the publisher…