Sweeney also stated the layoffs "aren't related to AI." #pcgamer #pcgaming #epicgames #fortnite

"Amidst a genre that's trending toward speed, its low gravity, bouncy physics, and methodical boot clunks echo Master Chief's graceful, weighty gait circa 2004. It's got modern conveniences like ADS, sprinting, sliding—and yet Marathon evokes a more civilized age." www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ma...

CEO Tim Sweeney says the company is still "spending significantly more" than it's making as a result of an ongoing slump in Fortnite engagement that began in 2025.

Yeah, I'm going to play some Warcraft 2 now 🙌 #pcgamer #pcgaming #warcraft #geoffkeene

EverQuest Legends is vanilla EverQuest as it was originally released before any expansions, with all the same challenges, graphics, and sounds lovingly restored from 1999—but with a twist.

I was about to commit myself to learning the control scheme. Thanks Pearl Abyss 🤝 #pcgamer #pcgaming #crimsondesert

It's almost time 🎉 #pcgamer #pcgaming #deltarune #tobyfox

"It's especially satisfying to kick out campers who don't have the proper pass because I get to stand there smugly watching as they fold up their tents and walk their asses back down the trail. Haha! Go sleep in the comfort of your home, suckers!"

The beta patch brought "a huge balance pass," retuning enemies, artifacts, and both the costs and effects of a number of cards from each StS 2 character.

Sometimes nice things happen! #pcgamer #pcgaming #tangytd #gamedevelopment

A game that tries it all, even if it's not always a success. #pcgamer #pcgaming #crimsondesert

I need all the storage space 🥀 #pcgamer #pcgaming #marathon

"He appreciates all the passionate feedback." #pcgamer #pcgaming #toddhoward #bethesda

Here's our full reaction to Nvidia's divisive DLSS 5 announcement, which one developer called "the Scarlett Johanssonification of videogames." www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B85...

Y'all got any more of that 💫💫Forge💫💫

The first demo for Nvidia's new AI rendering technique doesn't do much to combat the perception that generative AI homogenizes artwork. #pcgamer #pcgaming #residentevilrequiem #nvidia #dlss

Nvidia says that game developers who support DLSS 5 will have "artistic control" over its effects, but if so, that's not obvious from the first demo.

Do we agree that upper body should always be a one-shot? 🤔 #pcgamer #pcgaming #callofduty #fps

Overwatch League was instrumental in sending Overwatch off the rails. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ov... #pcgamer #pcgaming #overwatch

"Crimson Desert is a delightfully absurd high-fantasy rampage with absolutely zero restraint."

"If you count on AI to always do it, then you're going to lose the ability to think critically."

I enjoy forging big sword for big numbers ⚔️ #pcgamer #pcgaming #slaythespire

I want a radio station that exclusively plays Radical Rat's theme 🐱 #pcgamer #pcgaming #mewgenics

What would be your reasoning also? 🤔 #pcgamer #pcgaming #arcraiders #marathon #escapefromtarkov

I raised my eyebrow at Marathon's small maps, lack of safe pockets, and restrictive quests before release. Turns out there's a point to it all. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ma...

Resident Evil Requiem is proving to be one of the standout releases of 2026 so far but there's one aspect of the game that puts it into a very exclusive club: The use of DirectStorage and GPU data decompression. #pcgamer #pcgaming #residentevilrequiem

I've beaten Slay the Spire 2 on my first run… using a deck and build pretty much exactly like one I used to beat the first game eight years ago. #pcgamer #pcgaming #slaythespire2 #slaythespire

Today I learned what an exabyte is 💡 #pcgamer #pcgaming #valve #steam

"I tend to just laugh about SteamDB being used as a mic drop" #pcgamer #pcgaming #marathon

We're going back to Slay the Spire ❤️ #pcgamer #pcgaming #slaythespire #slaythespire2

"When Garry's Mod released, my expectation was, best case scenario, to make about $30,000. And then [I'd] have to start working on something else the next year."

"This was about principle, not people." #pcgamer #pcgaming #openai

As far back as 2017, GDC has featured talks about the future of blockchain gaming—but not this year.

"We had all these sticky pads that were breaking up all the quests ... I had to take out half of them." #pcgamer #pcgaming #dragonage

Reviewed Monster Hunter Stories 3. Lovely visuals and a delightfully gratuitous combat system, but it sets up war in the Monster Hunter world just to avoid saying anything about it: www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/mo...

"We're microtransaction haters."

"We hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us," Valve wrote.

Reporting in from Marathon: www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ma...

The next Xbox will "play your Xbox and PC games," says new Microsoft Gaming boss Asha Sharma.

Slay the Spire 2 is out in early access, and it's the top seller on Steam.

Designed by developer Woe Industries, the AGAT challenged players to complete an '80s adventure game without using a walkthrough.

Crimson Desert is an unhinged tidal wave of mechanical complexity, systems, and rule-of-cool nonsense. (In a good way.)

"I was expecting it to take longer for people to care about Maeve and Dalia's relationship," narrative director Kait Tremblay said. "But it did not. People got in on that sapphic yearning right away."

Esoteric Ebb is going to be hard to beat as the best RPG of 2026.

"Despite the passion and hard work of our team, we have not been able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long term," said the studio.

"Esoteric Ebb is everything I want from a CRPG."

Iron Galaxy's best-known recent work is probably Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, but it's also worked on numerous game ports over the years including Fallout 76 and the VR versions of Skyrim and Fallout 4.

"I really wanted to make sure that I was capturing that and leaning into that slow, creeping tone that you really need to achieve." #pcgamer #pcgaming #residentevil #residentevilrequiem

Modder Marczuk Michał showed off their "experimental" mod that adds spectral fellow players to your KCD2 experience. #pcgamer #pcgaming #kingdomcomedeliverance2 #kcd2

Renegade, mastered. #pcgamer #pcgaming #renegadex