CRUSADER KINGS III
Can it live up to its smash hit predecessor? We’ve gone hands-on to find out.

THE 50 BEST FREE GAMES
Our top picks for the best indie gems and retro classics you can pick up for nothing.

GAMING MICE REVIEWED
Looking for a new gaming mouse? Check out our guide to the six best on the market..

NIGHTINGALE
A team of ex-BioWare developers is bringing world building, personality, and very fashionable hats to the world of multiplayer survival games.

RACING WHEELS
If you haven’t got a wheel in your hands, you ain’t really racing. We’ve rounded up the six best kits on the market for making you feel like Lewis Hamilton.

TECH TALES
Forget emulation, Phil has painstakingly rebuilt his childhood PC piece-by-piece for true retro gaming authenticity. Mad or genius? That’s up to you.

THE WANDERING VILLAGE
In a strange fantasy world, humans struggle to survive on the back of a huge, stone beast.

NORCO
A unique window into Louisiana life gives us a look at gaming both highly regional and utterly universal. Enjoy a taste of the ‘petroleum blues’.

STEAM DECK
Two of our experts put the Steam Deck through its paces to discover what it can do, what it can’t do, and whether it could replace your gaming PC.

DYING LIGHT 2
We can’t say we’ve played all 500 hours of Techland’s latest, but we’ve certainly done enough jumping, kicking, and zombieslaying to put a score on it.

THE MATRIX ONLINE
In the wake of the new film, we investigate the canon MMO that refuses to fully log off.

GAMING PROJECTORS
Give your set-up a whole new lease of life with one of the six best projectors on the market.

HALO INFINITE - THE CAMPAIGN AND THE CONTROVERSY.

THE SECOND COMING OF DARK SOULS - ELDEN RING.

STALKER 2
We delve into the heart of the Zone to discover the grand ambitions of this long-awaited sequel – and everything from killer deer to flaming whirlwinds.

GAME OF THE YEAR 2021
Join us as we celebrate a year of fantastic PC games, and hand out our coveted awards.

CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD
The series returns to World War II – but is that particular well starting to run a little dry?

RIOT GAMES
We delve into it all – the games, the music, the TV show, and the grand ambition driving it all – and we’ve got an absolute metric ton of interviews to boot.

HOW TO BUILD A BLACK HOLE
How exactly do developers make gravity work in games? It’s more complex than you think…

GAMING HEADSETS
Don’t even think of hopping on Discord before you’ve read our expert headset reviews.

AGE OF EMPIRES IV
Balancing a classic formula with a bold new approach to faction design, Relic is making history.

DIABLO II: RESURRECTED
Blizzard’s track record on remasters is shaky – can Diablo II buck the trend?

BUDGET MICROPHONES
Want to stream or podcast, but struggling for cash? We have the solutions for you.

STEAM DECK
Valve’s making its play for handheld gaming – and we’ve held it in our hands. Our feature breaks down absolutely everything you need to know.

THE DUNGEON MASTERS
How were iconic games like Doom and Deus Ex inspired by D&D? We chat to the developers to find out.

DYING LIGHT 2: STAY HUMAN
We chat to Techland about the modern dark age, a changing city, and zombies that scream.

THE STORY OF DAYZ
Developer Brian Hicks reveals the strange and chaotic history of the iconic survival game.

OLD WORLD
Yes, you read that cover hit correctly – our reviewer reckons this 4X set in the ancient world is a true Civilization-beater, and he doesn’t say that lightly.

TREASURED MEMORIES
Exploring the long history of one of the most beloved fantasy settings on PC – D&D’s Forgotten Realms.

GAMING CHAIRS
We’ve parked our bums in as many chairs as we could get our hands on to bring you this definitive guide to the most comfortable on the market.

MAKING HISTORY
Participants in the first ever all female videogame tournament look back on a historic moment.

LOTR ONLINE
Steven’s always wanted to get lost in The Lord of the Rings Online’s version of Middle-earth – but can it live up to his fantasies? Time to give it a reinstall and find out.

DARKEST DUNGEON II
The end of the world has arrived – what better time for a road trip with your (sort of) friends?

RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE
We’ve finally met the tall vampire lady, and we have thoughts on the game she lives in.

LET’S KILL CRUNCH
We find out how studios can make great games without sacrificing their developers to do it.

LIGHTWEIGHT GAMING MICE
Looking for that competitive edge? Check out the best light-asa-feather mice on the market.

GROUPS OF WRATH
Why do gaming communities so easily turn toxic? We discover the psychology of hate.

TRUE BLOOD
Director Simon McQuoid takes us behind the scenes of the latest Mortal Kombat film adaptation, as we investigate whether it’s truly faithful to the iconic series.

THE TOP STORY
A Minecraft legend becomes real.

BACK 4 BLOOD
Left 4 Dead’s original creators are back with a co-op zombie shooter that’s both comfortingly familiar and surprisingly new. Can it live up to its spiritual predecessor? 

PERSONA 5 STRIKERS
We review a weird spin-off sort-of sequel to an excellent game you couldn’t play on PC.

GROUNDED
Fraser checks in on the everevolving world of Obsidian’s experimental survival game – and learns how to live alongside a colony of larcenous ants.

UNREAL WORLD
Two years on, what do we think of the Epic Game Store? From controversy to complimentary games, we take a critical eye to Steam’s new competitor.

FIGHTS IN TIGHT SPACES - Your favourite action movie scenes, transformed into a cardbased roguelike.

KING ARTHUR: KNIGHT’S TALE Turn-based strategy and role playing, set in a twisted version of a classic legend.

WARHAMMER 40K: DARKTIDE
‘Vermintide with guns’ doesn’t scratch the pox-ridden surface of Fatshark’s next game.

SOLID STATE DRIVES RATED
Cut your loading times and empty your wallet with our speedy storage recommendations..

EMPIRE OF SIN
We take our most extensive dive yet into this XCOM-meets-Goodfellas strategy game, and find out exactly what it takes to rule the streets of Chicago.

INFINITE AMMO
We explore the thriving world of the retro shooter revival, where teams of talented indie developers refuse to let the spirit of the ’90s die quietly..

Cyber Punk 2077
The Cutting Edge Tech Bringing Night City To Life...

WORLD OF WARCRAFT: SHADOWLANDS We exploret the new expansion.

CRUSADER KINGS III
A strategy epic so sprawling and chaotic that our reviewer died of stress. Er, in the game that is.

A TOTAL WAR SAGA: TROY
Should you buy the new Total War game? Oh, wait, you all got it for free on the Epic store already.

STAR WARS: SQUADRONS
Snappy space dogfighting that lives up to the legacy of X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.

HORIZON ZERO DAWN
Sony takes a bold step on to PC with a port of Guerrilla’s robot dinosaur epic.

MOD SPOTLIGHT
The best custom classes you can download to spice up your next run through of Divinity Original Sin II – from bards, to vampires, to ‘gravewalkers’.

CYBERPUNK 2077
We finally go hands-on with the most anticipated game in years. Can it live up to the hype?

DEATH STRANDING
Hideo Kojima’s post-Konami epic comes to PC – and already it feels right at home.

DESPERADOS III
Yee-haw, pardner – it’s time for some rootin’ tootin’ real-time-withpause stealth strategy, in this guntotin’ spiritual successor to Shadow Tactics..

EVERSPACE 2
This ambitious space sim sequel reaches for the stars. We’ve gone hands-on and chatted to the developer to see if it can live up to its interstellar dreams.

ESCAPE YOUR WORLD
We take a trip through PC gaming’s most incredible worlds. Join us, why don’t you?

GRAPHICS CARDS RATED
Is now the time to pick up a new graphics card? Or should you wait for better cards to come?

EMPIRE OF SIN
From casinos to Capone, Brenda Romero gives us a tour of 1920s Chicago’s seedy underworld, and lets us run our own mob. Murder, betrayal, and explosions abound.

THE LONG GOODBYE
Exploring the DLCs that brought us closure – and talking to the minds behind them..

HALF-LIFE
Valve’s Dario Casali offers his thoughts on the enduring influence of the ground-breaking original Half-Life, and its new fan remake Black Mesa.

HALF-LIFE: ALYX
Yes, a new Half-Life game came out. This is not a drill. But is it essential enough to be worth buying a VR headset for? Find out in our review..

BALDUR’S GATE III
A modern sequel to the beloved series, from perhaps the best RPG developer of 2020.

SOKPOP COLLECTIVE
Meet the team of developers putting out two new games every single month.

KEYBOARDS RATED
Switch to a mechanical keyboard today – and find the perfect one for your gaming needs...

SPECIAL REPORT
Parties, politics, and poisonings on gaming’s most lively Discord server.

2020 Preview
The year’s hottest upcoming games.

Indies in China
The developers building a community under threat..

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