If the Mafia: The Old Country system requirements weren’t too demanding for you already, a whopping new ‘Epic’ spec has been added for ‘the absolute best visual fidelity’

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2K revealed the Mafia: The Old Country system requirements back in May, leading PC Gamer hardwaremeister James Bentley to suggest that it might be time for an upgrade if you’re coming at it with a lower-end rig. Today we got a detailed breakdown of what the game will offer in the way of eye candy … Read more

Zombies are on the lawn again: Plants vs. Zombies is coming back with a ‘Replanted’ remaster featuring the original campaign plus new game modes, co-op and PvP support, and more

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Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted™ Official Announcement Trailer – YouTube Watch On It took 16 long years, but Plants vs. Zombies is finally coming back. Unveiled during today’s Nintendo Direct showcase (but yes, it’s coming to PC, let’s clear that up straight away), Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted is a full remaster of the original game, “with … Read more

I have never known a Destiny 2 expansion with as many problems as Edge of Fate, and I’m worried the game may not survive them

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I don’t think it’s remotely overstating things to say that Destiny 2 is currently in shambles. That much was clear from our review of the recently released Edge of Fate expansion, which scored 54%. “Somehow, Bungie has taken the worst elements of multiple live-service grinds and combined them into something nonsensical that feels terrible to … Read more

‘Maybe nobody wants this and it won’t work’: Amazon is chucking an undisclosed amount of cash at AI-generated TV shows, but I’m struggling to see the appeal

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This may scandalise some younger readers, but once upon a time you’d turn on the telly and simply watch what was on. The question of what to watch these days has only gotten more complex, with a wealth of streaming services now vying for your eyeballs. Well, Amazon may be touting AI as the answer—I … Read more

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is getting its first DLC in September, and it will introduce one of the most underrated Sanrio characters to Friendship Island

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Hello Kitty Island Adventure is getting its first ever DLC, called Wheatflour Wonderland, on September 18, and the first trailer shown at the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase has introduced us to the star of the show—Cogimyun. Although it doesn’t give too much information about what we can expect from the DLC, this first look does … Read more

Baldur’s Gate 3 fixes Astarion looking like your granddad on Facetime and Dark Urge forgetting they have amnesia with a ‘room temperature fix’

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The time of Baldur’s Gate 3 patches is ended; now is the time of Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfixes. God bless ’em, I don’t think Larian will ever manage to stop tinkering with its masterpiece—today it returned to Faerûn with BG3’s hotfix 33, bringing a smattering of fixes for bugs as diverse as crashes, broken game … Read more

Razer BlackShark V3 Pro review

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Today’s best Razer BlackShark V3 Pro deals It’s about time Razer launched a properly new version of its flagship esports-focused BlackShark gaming headset. After all, the BlackShark V2 launched five years ago and was one of my early PC Gamer reviews on my return to the fold back in 2020. As a card-carrying member of … Read more

Zuckerberg thinks those without AI glasses will be ‘at a pretty significant cognitive disadvantage,’ which sounds like something the guy who wants you to buy his AI glasses would say

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If you haven’t yet been sold on the idea of AI glasses, the short-sighted Mark Zuckerberg thinks you will be left behind if you don’t get yourself a pair. In Meta’s Q2 earnings call (via TechCrunch), CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg presented the figures for this quarter, alongside announcing where the profit will be going … Read more

Space Marine 2 publisher says even he ‘didn’t believe that we could hit 7 million unique players,’ but it’s proof that players are hungry for sicko games: ‘When the execution is right, it ends up resonating with many more people’

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Pullup Entertainment is having a good year. Its portfolio includes Farming Simulator and Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Interactive, indie and retro publisher Dotemu, and in-house studios like Deck 13, Dovetail Games—all of which are humming along well enough that Pullup’s quarterly revenue has increased by more than 130% over the previous year. In an … Read more