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The FPS genre is addicted to sprinting and clambering, but Halo just proved we're better off without them

Par :morgan.park@futurenet.com (Morgan Park)

14 juin 2025 à 02:05

The "Halo 3 Infinite" throwback mode isn't just a nostalgia play: It's a blueprint for better shooters.

Halo Infinite Mark V armor

Oil rig horror game Still Wakes the Deep is going underwater in a surprise story expansion that arrives next week

Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

14 juin 2025 à 00:50

Siren's Rest is set 10 years after the events of The Chinese Room's nautical horror game.

Diving bell going deep in Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest

GTA Online's Money Fronts update is basically Breaking Bad minus the meth

PC Gamer

14 juin 2025 à 00:47

The next GTA Online update is getting three new businesses, refining some old missions and adding even more.

GTA Online Money Fronts

Out of Words features one of the cutest videogame characters I've ever seen, but there's a tinge of Kafkaesque darkness to it, too

PC Gamer

14 juin 2025 à 00:29

Cue the "I would like to see the baby" clip.

The cute, blue manta-like creature from Out of Words, Aleph.

Sony removes regional restrictions on four of its biggest games on Steam

Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

14 juin 2025 à 00:28

Slowly but surely, Sony seems to be moving toward a more sensible policy on Steam.

A quarter of Helldivers pose triumphantly after killing a Terminid foe.

Say goodbye to Overwatch hero Bastion and say hello to next season's Cooler Bastion who will be 10% smaller because he was such a bullet magnet

PC Gamer

14 juin 2025 à 00:22

Game balance can take many forms.

A side-by-side screenshot of Overwatch hero Bastion. On the left is his current size as of season 16 and on the right is his size in season 17, which is 10% smaller.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers made me grapple with the parry vs. dodge conundrum

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 22:45

To dodge, or not to dodge?

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

A rumor that Nier: Automata's character designs were censored for Western audiences came from a mistranslation, creators say

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 22:39

A mistranslation from a recent live stream caused some confusion.

2B, a playable character from Nier: Automata

Absolum isn't just the best demo on Steam, it's one of my favorite things I've played in 2025

Par :evan@pcgamer.com (Evan Lahti)

13 juin 2025 à 22:08

The best game of Steam Next Fest is a roguelike beat 'em up.

Absolum key art showing a grey-blue character with white hair swinging a sword over their shoulder, another masked character is visible in the background with fists raised

PlayStation Studios boss admits Marathon response has been 'varied' but says Sony is taking steps to ensure it's 'not going to make the same mistakes' it did with Concord

Par :andy.chalk@pcgamer.com (Andy Chalk)

13 juin 2025 à 21:45

Herman Hulst says Sony is giving Bungie's extraction shooter "the optimal chance of success."

A Runner from the next Marathon game reveal looking at the screen, her eyes are covered, possibly replaced by biosynthetics

Gooner game of the year Stellar Blade's mods are 41% smut, ensuring gamers will never see the light of heaven

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 20:33

It is, apparently, always possible for there to be less clothing.

Stellar Blade salute

This strategy roguelike is like trying to fight off an alien invasion with a bunch of PCs from the late 1970s

Par :robin.valentine@futurenet.com (Robin Valentine)

13 juin 2025 à 19:48

Xenopurge's free demo is available now on Steam.

Xenopurge old school computer interface

Xbox handheld rumoured to be 'essentially cancelled' but the new Asus Xbox Ally is actually a preview of all future Xbox consoles, not just handhelds

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 18:35

No more dedicated Xbox consoles built by Microsoft, so the story goes...

An ROG Xbox Ally X and Ally shown during Microsoft's Xbox stream in June 2025.

This $40 electric screwdriver is a must-have for fixing tech on the go, or putting together your next PC build in style

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 18:17

Upgrade your desktop AND your tool kit.

The Hoto Nex O1 Pro 3.6V electric screwdriver floats in the teal-gradient, PC Gamer deal void.

'225,000,000,000 attacks per day': Computer users and gamers are significantly more at risk of cybercrime than at any other time in the past

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 17:30

Fortunately, gaming companies and you, the humble PC gamer, can do plenty to help.

Cloudflare headquarters in San Francisco

Some RX 9070 XTs are reportedly slightly slower than others thanks to Samsung GDDR6 memory chips

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 17:27

Very slightly, admittedly.

Asus Prime RX 9070 XT graphics card

Mio: Memories in Orbit has all the wonder of playing Inside for the first time and its devs are working hard to make it even better

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 16:48

Mio has made it onto my "most beautiful games" list.

Mio floating in front of a mural

'No gay, no pay': The RuneScape community is absolutely mauling Jagex's new CEO over his decision to cancel new Pride Month events

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 16:28

Jon Bellamy claimed the choice to dramatically curtail pride was to prevent backlash. That's caused an even bigger backlash.

An adventurer traversing through the Stronghold of Security.

Alienware 34 AW3425DW gaming monitor review

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 16:21

Alienware's ultrawide OLED has a new look, but the gaming experience is mostly familiar.

Alienware 34 AW3425DW

'Originally it was like, no, we are not interested': It apparently took 5.5 hours of hardcore pitching to get Thanos in Fortnite—and as you know, the rest is history

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 16:05

Gateway gauntlet.

Fortnite Thanos Crossover

Imagine how big Nvidia's GB200 AI superchip is in person. Nope, it's even bigger than that

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 16:00

Bow to the might of the super-silicon.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang, his arms wide, at GTC 2024

Intel's mythical Big Battlemage GPU pops up in the MESA Linux driver making a launch later this year that little bit more likely

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 15:38

An RTX 4070 or 5070 beater for a bit less money?

Intel Arc B580 graphics card

'We have people working on fixing the goomba stomping'—Dune: Awakening's PvP is getting dominated by packs of rabid ornithopter pilots squishing their enemies

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 15:15

Orni-stompers.

The eyes of a Dune: Awakening player looking afraid

Wikipedia pauses AI summary experiment after editors say it 'would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source'

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 13:57

The Wikipedia community appears less than pleased with AI integration efforts to date.

Logo of Wikipedia is seen in Ankara, Turkey on November 30, 2019.

Cities: Skylines 2's latest patch has introduced quays and piers after seeing players using makeshift substitutes: 'We know how challenging they can be to build'

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 13:36

The patch also introduces bugfixes for cargo transportation.

Beach front properties at sunset.

AMD stealth launches the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a cheaper downclocked version of its oldest 3D V-Cache CPU architecture

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 13:05

AM4 forever.

An AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D in retail packaging.

Valve does its homework the night before deadline: Switches Steam to run on Mac chips right as Apple announces it's ditching Intel for good

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 12:45

Incredible news if you are A) Me B) One of like three other people on Earth.

Gabe Newell in a Valve promotional video, on a yacht.

Would-be Sims competitor Inzoi's publisher says Steam concurrents aren't as important as sales, which is only technically correct

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 12:44

"Inzoi continues to steadily generate sales."

Inzoi - A Zoi made to look like Timothée Chalamet holding a money gun and surrounded by falling money

Redditor handcrafts retrofuturistic set up that wouldn't look out of place on the set of Alien, with precisely zero 3D printing involved

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 12:08

Partying like it's 1979.

A three screen setup is seen on a desk. These screens are encased in an off-white shell designed to look retro and bring to mind classic CRT housing.

Stellar Blade is doing better numbers than almost every other PlayStation port on Steam, and it's probably not just because of the nude mods

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 05:29

Although there are already dozens of them, of course.

Tachy, with her face lit by fire in the background

Today's Wordle answer for Friday, June 13

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 05:00

Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.

Today's Wordle being played on a phone

Steam's store now lets you search for games by accessibility features like 'narrated game menus' and 'adjustable difficulty', and more than 5,000 games have already added their accessibility details to the database

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 02:11

I think 'save anytime' is just a nice feature to know about in advance no matter who you are.

Dune: Awakening players have found a devious way to grief each other outside of PvP zones

Par :clivingston@pcgamer.com (Christopher Livingston)

13 juin 2025 à 01:42

A strategically placed base can ruin anyone's day.

A Dune scavenger with glowing eyes

FromSoftware left hints for Elden Ring Nightreign's enhanced bosses update in the files and modders have already dug them up

PC Gamer

13 juin 2025 à 00:18

Every boss has an unused third phase.

An Elden Ring Nightreign character sprinting across a field as a ghostly eagle flies above

3 things I liked and 2 I didn't after 30 minutes with Grounded 2

Par :morgan.park@futurenet.com (Morgan Park)

12 juin 2025 à 23:00

Honey, I shrunk the sequel.

Grounded 2 reveal

Spine is a gun-fu love letter that wants to make you feel as OP as John Wick

PC Gamer

12 juin 2025 à 22:18

Call me John... Slick?

Spine cover art of a woman with a pistol holding up a shattered SWAT helmet against a dramatic purple background

Dune: Awakening Eighth Trial of Aql puzzle solutions

Par :clivingston@pcgamer.com (Christopher Livingston)

12 juin 2025 à 21:03

The final Trial of Aql is a long one and contains several puzzles. Here's how to solve them.

Dune: Awakening Eighth Trial of Aql guide

Onimusha: Way of the Sword was the best thing I saw at Summer Game Fest

Par :morgan.park@futurenet.com (Morgan Park)

12 juin 2025 à 20:43

In a behind-closed-doors theater demo, Onimusha blew me away with its kinetic combat.

onimusha: way of the sword

Konami announces Metal Gear Delta will include a new multiplayer mode, but don't expect Metal Gear Online 4 because 'the landscape of multiplayer games has changed a lot'

PC Gamer

12 juin 2025 à 19:50

Fox Hunt has great vibes, but some fans aren't happy.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Code Vein 2 made me realize what I've always wanted in a Souls game: a sick motorcycle

PC Gamer

12 juin 2025 à 19:30

What can't you make better with a cool bike?

Code Vein 2 motorcycle at SGF