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Comprehensive collection of game delay announcements a reminder that making games is hard

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Youtuber Mark Brown, best-known for the Game Maker's Toolkit series, recently posted some images—well quite a lot of images actually—from his private collection. The topic: Game delay announcements. You know, I’m something of a collector.What do I collect?Why, the images…

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Santa 47 comes to Hitman 3 for Christmas, is making a list

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IO Interactive has released what it calls a Winter Roadmap for the wonderful Hitman 3 that consists, basically, of the news that you can dress up as Santa and garrotte people. The first mission of the game, Dubai, is also…

Explore a forlorn coastline in Dead Cells' upcoming DLC

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Even if you're not a fan of the roguelite Metroidvania slashy platformer Dead Cells, it's hard not to admire the studio's approach to, well, everything. Since coming out of Early Access in 2018, the game has grown immeasurably with huge…

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How Relic built Company of Heroes 3's multiplayer with its community

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Ahead of Company of Heroes 3's bombastic multiplayer coming to Steam in the form of a week-long pre-alpha demo—which kicked off yesterday—I caught up with Relic to find out what's changed since its predecessor, and how the studio leveraged its…

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Battlefield 2042 battle royale creator explains how he made a mode that DICE said was impossible

4 hours ago PC Gamer

Battlefield 2042 has not so much hit the ground running, as wingsuit-crashed at such speed that it's still tumbling through the snow with its limbs-a-flailing. Something that's keeping these limbs intact, however, is the excellent Portal mode, which lets players…

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Laptop RTX 3080 Ti and Ryzen 6000 APU reportedly coming to an Asus laptop at CES

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We’re just over a month away from CES 2022 and though it's been scaled down over the last couple of years due to the pandemic, the 2022 edition is sure to include many product launches. One of the launches that’s…

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New Chinese GPUs with up to 10 TFLOPs announced

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When it comes to discrete graphics cards for gaming, it’s a market traditionally dominated by Nvidia and AMD, even when third party partners are making the cards. It’s such a complete stronghold that our best of list is just a…

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Razer CEO says next gen laptops will see a price hike

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The global pandemic and chip shortage has seen a pretty harsh rise in price when it comes to gaming PC tech. So far, this has mostly affected the price of desktop parts. Graphics cards have been hit especially hard with…

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Nvidia's RTX 40 series could be arriving sooner than expected

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As 2021 draws to a close, we begin to look ahead to what’s brewing in 2022. Arguably the most anticipated PC hardware launch of 2022 is that of Nvidia’s next generation GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards. We’re still many…

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Microsoft's Minesweeper ugly Xmas sweater has already sold out

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It’s that time of year again and Microsoft released its annual themed ugly sweater for the Christmas season. In previous years, we’ve seen homages to Microsoft programs like Windows XP and the much beloved MS Paint. Though it sold out…

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Everything we know about Total War: Warhammer 3

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Creative Assembly's gearing up to finish off its bloodthirsty, fantastical trilogy, with Total War: Warhammer 3. It's been a much longer wait than the gap between the previous Warhammers, but it's also shaping up to be considerably larger, pitting seven…

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The Air Jordan shoe craze is reportedly coming to Fortnite

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The latest fashion craze in Fortnite? Jordan sneakers and hoodies, according to some new leaks from dataminer FN_Assist that have been reiterated by folks like HypeX and iFireMonkey. The short version? We're getting Michael Jordan shoes, hoodies, and other cosmetic…

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The Witcher books: reading order and where to start

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The relationship between the Witcher books and the Netflix show is more than an 'inspired by' credit. The show takes a lot of its material directly from the stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. If you want to read…

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If you love cool spaceships you should really play Farming Simulator 22

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Do you enjoy locking S-foils in attack position while piloting your X-Wing? Do you like when Serenity pulled a Crazy Ivan maneuver in Firefly by rotating one engine? How about when any sci-fi spaceship slowly lowers a walkway or extends…

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GOG recommits to 'DRM-free philosophy' as it struggles to stop bleeding money

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An interesting detail revealed in CD Projekt's most recent financial report is that while the company overall continues to make a lot of money, it's digital storefront GOG is losing it. GOG posted a loss of 4.8 million PLN ($1.15…

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Warframe's The New War expansion goes live on December 15

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Digital Extremes said earlier this month that, after years of waiting, The New War—the biggest cinematic expansion in Warframe's history—will finally go live in December. With November now as good as done, the studio has put a pin in the…

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Don't worry, Valve isn't making any Steam Deck-exclusive games

17 hours ago PC Gamer

In a new FAQ aimed at game developers interested in the Steam Deck, Valve reiterated one of its main talking points since first revealing the Steam Deck in July: It's a PC. And because it's a PC, Valve isn't planning…

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Congress is yet again trying to stop bots from buying up all the GPUs

17 hours ago PC Gamer

Automated bots that buy up online goods like graphics cards and game consoles are the target of a new bill introduced by a group of Democratic lawmakers in the US this week. The Stopping Grinch Bots Act aims to rid…

The 20 best Cyber Monday PC gaming deals still available, even though it's definitely Tuesday

18 hours ago PC Gamer

No, you're not living the same day over again: it's definitely Tuesday, but Cyber Monday deals have defied the calendar to live on another day. Some online stores want to stretch Cyber Monday into a Cyber Week of deals, but…

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Minecraft 1.18 finally resurrects the experimental feel I loved 11 years ago

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Minecraft 1.18 has arrived today, bringing with it giant changes to the way that worlds are generated. Caves & Cliffs part 2 has made Minecraft's terrain dramatic. Mountains now stretch up into towering Frozen Peaks biomes the likes of which…

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Here's every location in Call of Duty: Warzone's new Caldera map

21 hours ago PC Gamer

It's been a long time coming, but Call of Duty: Warzone will soon get a new full-sized map set in the pacific theater of WW2. The new map, Caldera, is set to launch on December 9 with the Pacific update.…

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Rockstar fixes GTA Trilogy's busted nuts and bad spelling in a new patch

21 hours ago PC Gamer

Rockstar has taken another step toward making the GTA Trilogy less of a hot mess than it was at launch with the release of a new update that promises to improve stability, fix bugs, correct spelling mistakes, and—most importantly—restore sharp…

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Xbox Cloud Gaming gets an image quality boost—but only on Edge

22 hours ago PC Gamer

In a double-pronged attack on its competitors in the cloud gaming and web browser wars, Microsoft has released Clarity Boost, an image quality update for its cloud gaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming. But here's the catch: you'll only get this…

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ASRock Z690 Taichi Review

22 hours ago PC Gamer

Intel's 12th Gen CPUs may be impressive chips, but you need a good motherboard home for them. The new Z690 chipset is the high-end offering, and we've got the ASRock Z690 Taichi here to put through its paces. But what…

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Todd Howard cryptically teases two big 'step out moments' in Starfield

23 hours ago PC Gamer

Bethesda has served up a new look at its upcoming sci-fi epic Starfield in an extended video featuring game director Todd Howard, studio director Angela Browder and art director Matt Carofano talking about some of their inspirations for the game,…

Bots have made Capcom Arcade Stadium one of the most popular games on Steam

1 day ago PC Gamer

Take a look at the following games and point the odd one out: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Capcom Arcade Stadium, PUBG, Apex Legends. Four of them are consistently and astronomically popular online games that have been among the most-played…

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Ludwig is the latest streaming giant to sign an exclusivity deal with YouTube

1 day ago PC Gamer

Big-time variety streamer Ludwig—who broke the record for most Twitch subscribers earlier this year—has signed an exclusivity deal with YouTube. The streamer's been knocking around on Twitch since 2018, seeing a steady rise in popularity. He came to the forefront…

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Age of Empires 4 Winter Update weakens ships, strengthens spears

1 day ago PC Gamer

A behemoth strategy game like Age of Empires 4 was never going to be the finished article on release. These things take years to refine—a fact which I acknowledge in my review—and if we're happy to give Age of Empires…

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Everything we know about Yun Jin in Genshin Impact

1 day ago PC Gamer

Looking for more info on Yun Jin in Genshin Impact? She's one of the newly announced characters heading to Teyvat, alongside fellow polearm-wielder, Shenhe. But unlike the upcoming Cryo character, four-star Yun Jin uses the Geo element to shield herself…

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Ruined King: A League of Legends Story review

1 day ago PC Gamer

Need to know What is it? A League of Legends RPG from the team behind Battle Chasers and Darksiders. Expect to pay $30/£25 Developer Airship Syndicate Publisher Riot Forge Reviewed on Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB RAM, GeForce RTX 2060 Multiplayer?…

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Halo Infinite will now give you bonus XP for your first few matches each day

1 day ago PC Gamer

More EXP changes have been added to Halo Infinite, giving players a nice boost for their first few games each day. Infinite's battle pass progression has been a hot topic since the game's multiplayer shadow-dropped earlier this month. There was…

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Tomb-raiding puzzler Rob Riches is out now on Steam

1 day ago PC Gamer

There’s an old saying in videogames: graphics evolve and genre grow and fade, but puzzle games are forever. The point is: amidst all those glossy, explosive and narratively compelling games out there, there’s always room to kick back with a…

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This Alienware x15 Gaming Laptop with an RTX 3070 GPU is $718 off for Cyber Monday

2 days ago PC Gamer

There are a lot of Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals out there, from the inexpensive to the extremely expensive. If you're in the market for real power without going overboard on price (which is probably a sweet spot that appeals…

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Starfield: Everything we know about Bethesda's next RPG

2 days ago PC Gamer

Starfield is Bethesda's first original RPG in 25 years, and it's set in the grounded and realistic space of the 2300's. Almost three years after it was announced, we're getting a slow trickle of details about the game and when…

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These 10 gaming laptop deals are the best of the best this Cyber Monday

2 days ago PC Gamer

If you held out past Black Friday to try to find the best gaming laptop deal you can, we have you covered for Cyber Monday. There are a lot of discounts on gaming laptops, but not all of them come…

This year's steepest PC gaming discounts include a Razer laptop and a giant monitor

2 days ago PC Gamer

If you forego shopping over the summer and wait for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals to upgrade your PC or build a new one (minus a new graphics card, since they're impossible to find outside of pre-builts right now),…

This RTX 3060 Ti gaming PC can be yours for just $1,169 this Cyber Monday

2 days ago PC Gamer

HP produced one of the most affordable ways of getting an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with its Pavilion TG01-2170m gaming PCs. The pricing has shifted around a bit, but for a long time, it…

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Sea of Thieves will now let you bury your booty

2 days ago PC Gamer

Rare dropped a preview video today outlining new features coming to their co-op pirate simulator later this week. Sea of Thieves now offers that most primal of pirate fantasies: burying your own treasure, complete with an auto-generated map to find…

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Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong delayed to ensure 'a healthy work-life balance' for devs

2 days ago PC Gamer

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, the in-development tale of politics, intrigue, and blood that is not Bloodlines 2, has been delayed again. Following a postponement earlier this year that saw it moved to February 2022, developer Big Bad Wolf has…

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Our favourite 1080p gaming projector is $100 off on Amazon right now

2 days ago PC Gamer

There are a lot of outstanding Cyber Monday PC gaming deals to pick from right now, including this BenQ X1300i projector. It's our pick for the best long throw projector you can attach to your PC. One of our only…

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Save $200 on this RTX 3070 HP Omen gaming laptop this Cyber Monday

2 days ago PC Gamer

HP has slashed the price of its RTX 3070 gaming laptop to compete with all the other laptop deals this Cyber Monday. The 17t-ck000 (rolls off the tongue) is on sale for $1,499.99 right now. The 1080p, 144Hz laptop comes…

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We're giving away a DXRacer Air gaming chair on our forums

2 days ago PC Gamer

(Image credit: DXRacer) PC Gamer and DXRacer have teamed up for a big Cyber Monday giveaway where you could win a DXRacer Air gaming chair. This chair features a mesh seat and back for maximum breathability, making it particularly suited…

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At $200 off, this 170Hz 1440p monitor is a good catch if you like the 'gamer' aesthetic

2 days ago PC Gamer

I've gotten a bit exhausted by the “gamer” aesthetic products of late, but if you're still into Republic of Gaming's brand of sharp-angled plastic and red accenting, B&H Photo is running a major discount on a fancy monitor. At $200…

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Someone bought a $650,000 NFT yacht for a game that hasn't been released

2 days ago PC Gamer

In the latest development of the NFT techno-financial trash fire none of us are allowed to look away from, Hypebeast reports that an NFT yacht just sold for $650,000. More precisely, the “Metaflower Super Mega Yacht” went for 149 “WETH”…

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The Astro A40 TR is $50 off for a swell Cyber Monday gaming headset deal

2 days ago PC Gamer

If no other gaming headset Cyber Monday deals have stuck your fancy yet, take a look at this Astro A40 TR wired set. There's currently a solid $33 discount on it, taking it down to just $100. The Astro A40…

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Best Cyber Monday deals under $100 that are still live

2 days ago PC Gamer

Cyber Monday is here, bringing with it a sizable chunk of new PC gaming deals to join the deals still lingering from Black Friday. It's easy to be overwhelmed by all of the different PC gaming components and accessories on…

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Cyberpunk 2077's next 'major update' will arrive early in 2022

2 days ago PC Gamer

In October, CD Projekt delayed the PS5 and Xbox Series X-S versions of Cyberpunk 2077 into the first quarter of 2022. Roughly a week after that it postponed all “updates, improvements, and free DLCs” for Cyberpunk 2077 into 2022 as…

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This Dell G15 gaming laptop just went on sale for only $750

2 days ago PC Gamer

If you missed out on some of the best gaming laptop deals over the weekend, not to worry. This Dell G15 gaming laptop is a great Cyber Monday gaming laptop deal that's only just gotten discounted. You can snap this…

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Skyrim speedrunner beats his own record, finishing the game in 1 hour and 12 minutes

2 days ago PC Gamer

Whenever I come back to Skyrim, I spend an obscene amount of time planning out my character, luxuriating in the beginner areas for hours before finally deciding there's something wrong with the guy I rolled and leaving the game for…

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Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO: 'It's finally time for me to leave'

2 days ago PC Gamer

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, the most public-facing executive at the social media giant, is stepping down as chief executive (thanks, BBC). Twitter's current chief technical officer, Parag Agrawal, will become the new chief executive. “It's finally time for me to…

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Superhero battle royale Super People enters closed beta December 7th

2 days ago PC Gamer

It's a bold statement for a game to say that it will “revolutionize how you think about the [battle royale] genre.” It sounds so forceful, so Elon-Muskian. But while I'm as wary of vapid marketing as I am of games…

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