Tag: games

NetherRealm says it’s done releasing major updates for Mortal Kombat 1: ‘Our team … needs to shift focus to the next project’

NetherRealm says it’s done…

In the world of fighting games, NetherRealm fighters are an odd duck. Games like Guilty Gear, Street Fighter, and…
Morrowind with every texture deleted is a beautiful magenta fever dream

Morrowind with every texture…

In my early 20s, I hopped over to Amsterdam with some friends. I’d just ended a long-term relationship and…
The best videogame RPGs are really tabletop RPGs in disguise—and that might just be their secret sauce

The best videogame RPGs…

At PC Gamer we occasionally run tabletop RPG campaigns remotely, with senior editor Robin Valentine as our long-suffering GM.…
Tim Cain talks about the challenges facing a Fallout remaster: ‘How much are we now changing the original Fallout? Is this a quality of life thing or are you making a new game?’

Tim Cain talks about…

Have you ever thought to yourself, wow, the original Fallout would be the perfect candidate for a remaster? Well,…
Parries and timed blocks are the future of action games—and they’ve got a place in turn-based RPGs like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, too

Parries and timed blocks…

This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 407 in February 2025, as part of our ‘Why I…
Oblivion Remastered is great and all, but Morrowind remains the Bethesda RPG that I could play forever

Oblivion Remastered is great…

It’s strange experiencing a sense of urgency in a game I’ve played for hundreds of hours. But that’s what…
It turns out the gigantic rats you have to kill in so many RPG quests are totally real, and now I need to apologise to RPG designers

It turns out the…

Before you get to start slaying dragons or thwarting the plans of evil deities, RPGs tend to test your…
Today’s Wordle answer for Monday, May 26

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Look forward to a week of wins, thanks to our Wordle help. Whether you’re a first-timer or an old…
Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC Tides of Torment promises to add a treacherous mutant and finally give Warhammer’s smartest troll his due

Total War: Warhammer 3…

In March, Creative Assembly revealed the next DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3 would feature Dechala, a six-armed snake…
‘They’re very determined, suddenly, to see your game fail’: Former Dragon Age writer calls out ‘anti-fans’ who bet on games failing before launch

‘They’re very determined, suddenly,…

Former BioWare writer David Gaider, who worked on the likes of Baldur’s Gate 2, Star Wars: Knights of the…