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"It's always painful when we slip a date, and we have done so occasionally in the past," Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said during today's investors call. "And we've never regretted it in retrospect."

Blizzard says a premium currency makes it easier to buy multiple items, but, as Reddit user Pariah points out, "so does a shopping cart." www.pcgamer.com/games/world-...

GTA 6 has been delayed again, all the way to late 2026.

Heart: warmed.

Very spirited @pcgamer.com GOTY meeting this year. Such a variety of games to debate the merits of, not a year where there's a perfect consensus on anything.

"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.

The latest @pcgamer.com magazine is out now, with world exclusive access to Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, the heroic new turn-based high fantasy strategy game from @unfrozenofficial.bsky.social. Plus, Dawn of War 4, Deus Ex Remastered, Battlefield 6, more. 🏰⚔️🛡️ 🏹 ✨ tinyurl.com/5yb7pcy6

PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-gam...

Hey! I've just reviewed The Séance of Blake Manor for @pcgamer.com - come take a look! www.pcgamer.com/games/advent...

Greg Street said in October that Fantastic Pixel Castle would "likely close" if it couldn't secure new funding, and now the curtain has fallen. www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/th... #pcgamer #pcgaming #fantasticpixelcastle

Are there some lawbreakers in parliament? 🤔 www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/br... #pcgamer #pcgaming #stopkillinggames #unitedkingdom

Ah, right: the guns.

The Dwarf Fortress Siege Update briefly reintroduced an old bug where dwarf babies pilot their moms like mech suits until they die of dehydration because babies don't know what drinking is.

Embark Studios has been experimenting with AI across its games, and it feels like just the beginning. #pcgamer #pcgaming #arcraiders #embarkstudios

"Please stop running Battlefield 6 on ultra. I can't handle another blue screen." 🥀 #pcgamer #pcgaming #gamingpc #hardware

The latest FOV 90, my FPS column at PC Gamer, is about the return of paying for multiplayer games. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/th...

"It's nothing less than an attempt at simulating the world for centuries with a fidelity beyond anything else in the genre." Here's @jonbolds.bsky.social review of Europa Universalis 5: www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...

"It really makes me sick seeing Halo co-opted like this." www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus... #pcgamer #pcgaming #halo

"What has happened to this world? It's a big question, because the raiders, they don't know anymore. That's kind of lost to myth, so they're trying to piece it together."

Thank you @pcgamer.com for the write up about GDQueer this weekend!! Very proud to be involved as a host! Tune in & cheer on our runners on & support @lambdalegal.org !! I’ll be on air Friday night & Sunday night to usher in the finales for both days! www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

Who task manages the Task Managers?

Arc Raiders was originally going to be free-to-play, but its developer switched to a $40 price tag last year to "focus more on the fun." Several hours after launch, it has now peaked at over 200,000 Steam concurrents.

Thrilling on game day, like treacle everywhere else. www.pcgamer.com/games/sports... #pcgamer #pcgaming #footballmanager #sportsinteractive

The US Department of Homeland Security says it will continue to promote itself with videogame-related materials, and doesn't seem concerned about whether it has legal permission to do so.

"We never validated our core assumptions before investing heavily in solutions. The truth is that gamers already had the solution to their problems, and they weren't going to switch platforms just because a new one was available," a former Amazon exec said earlier this year.

Amazon Games' best-known MMO is still running, but it's done. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/new-world-is-dead-amazon-ends-new-content-updates-following-massive-layoffs-says-servers-will-be-live-through-2026/ #pcgamer #pcgaming #newworld

I die in the first five minutes of Duckov, so I guess I'm quacked. #pcgamer #pcgaming #escapefromduckov

"The team is determined to ensure that players have high-quality rounds." 🤔 https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-devs-stop-players-spiralling-about-unfair-gear-score-matchmaking-by-confirming-that-they-focus-on-maintaining-the-split-between-solos-and-squads/ #pcgamer

Are we all letting Valve off easy for its loot crate economy? 🤷 https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/valve-does-not-get-anywhere-near-enough-criticism-dayz-creator-dean-hall-says-the-gambling-mechanics-of-valves-monetization-strategy-have-absolutely-no-place-in-videogames/ #pcgamer #pcgaming

The Vampire Survivors online co-op update has finally landed, and it brought a bonus Balatro-themed expansion with it.

With Civ 5 and Civ 6 still attracting more players on Steam, Firaxis is testing an optional Civilization 7 feature that will make it play more like those older siblings.

Amazon laid off thousands today, in part because it's getting out of the big-budget MMO business, and that means it's curtains for New World.

Red Dead Redemption 2 had me politely conversing with every NPC before demanding their wallet 🤠 #pcgamer #pcgaming #reddeadredemption2

"mission, values, and commitment remain the same," https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/as-the-sims-content-creators-depart-over-eas-usd55-billion-saudi-backed-buyout-the-dev-team-promises-the-game-will-always-be-a-space-where-you-can-express-your-authentic-self/ #pcgamer #pcgaming

They're sorry 😐 https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/twitch-ceo-dan-clancy-apologizes-for-twitchcon-assault-of-emiru-and-his-interview-comments-on-the-incident-we-failed-both-in-allowing-it-to-occur-and-in-our-response-following/ #pcgamer #pcgaming #twitch #emiru

Here are the top RPGs and top shooters that made it into our Top 100 list! ✨ #pcgamer #pcgaming

"It's a moving kaleidoscope of AI sludge that's only amazing in how clearly it communicates that AI's biggest pushers are operating with a different set of standards." www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

"Mascots were fun. I realize rallying behind brands like they're something more than capital machines is backwards, and 'console war' rhetoric has contributed to the worst kind of fandom in our hobby, but there existed a way to be normal about it all." www.pcgamer.com/games/halo/x...

It's been a busy month! PC Gamer's reviews so far in October: The Outer Worlds 2 - 83% Farthest Frontier - 85% Ninja Gaiden 4 - 69% Keeper - 90% Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - 78% Battlefield 6 - 82% Ball X Pit - 80% CloverPit - 62% Absolum - 83% Little Nightmares 3 - 67%

Engineers who have dedicated their lives to eradicating tanks, rise! 🪖 #pcgamer #pcgaming #battlefield6

"We want to be a gritty, realistic shooter." 🤔 https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/i-will-not-revive-anyone-wearing-this-skin-battlefield-6-players-blast-an-upcoming-blue-camo-skin-they-believe-already-breaks-dices-grounded-cosmetics-promise/ #pcgamer #pcgaming #battlefield6

Not all great tastes go great together. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/former-bethesda-designer-says-starfield-fell-flat-because-of-its-reliance-on-procgen-planets-i-dont-think-its-in-the-same-calibre-as-the-other-two-fallout-or-skyrim/ #pcgamer #pcgaming #starfield

A great RPG that surpasses its predecessor. www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/th... #pcgamer #pcgaming #theouterworlds #theouterworlds2

I had a wonderful chat with the game director of Path of Exile about its next expansion, which will be the first time in the studio's history that it will rework an old mechanic. I'm a PoE 2 baby but I might give this one a shot. www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/af...

One-man army? They're a one-man hospital 🏥 https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/pacifist-battlefield-completed-a-battlefield-6-player-has-already-managed-to-hit-a-1-million-score-with-just-8-kills-and-5-077-revives/ #pcgamer #pcgaming #battlefield6

"You might, as some of my PC Gamer peers have, immediately ask whether a singleplayer game can really be an extraction shooter. To that, I'd answer that the extraction shooter heads among you have just been playing PvP roguelikes this whole time." www.pcgamer.com/games/third-...

I promise we did vote on MMOs, it's just they, er, didn't quite make it in. www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/pc...

lest anyone doubt PC Gamer's serious about the top 100 please find attached this screenshot from the meeting where we all pitched each other on our most-wanted games for the list

We’re back! The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted returns on Thursday, December 4 ⏰12pm PST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT ⭐️First partners announced Dotemu, Team 17, Lightbulb Crew and Playstack 📺 Join us on PC Gamer’s X, Twitch, YouTube and Steam ⁉️ Hosts and lots more still to be announced #PCGamingShow