Forza Motorsport might be the more sober-eyed sibling in the racing series, but that doesn’t mean it can’t indulge in some Horizon-esque arcade fun every now and then. Following last year’s Forza Horizon 3: Hot Wheels expansion, comes the addition of seven new Hot Wheels vehicles to Forza Motorsport 7. The free DLC celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Hot Wheels toy line. Set to arrive on November 6, it adds seven new ridiculous vehicles, as per this list:2011 Hot Wheels Bone Shaker2017 Hot Wh

We’ve just updated our list of best horror games in time for Halloween, which is handy if you’re looking for spooks today. Below, you’ll find a rundown of the games we didn’t expect to find scary, but did anyway, because we are so very afraid. American Truck SimulatorIn games, ‘night’ usually just means the sky turns a darker shade of blue. The ensuing panicky flight back to a safer system had my heart racing more than any horror game. I finally beat the level four years ago, and I’m never going

When I first saw Speaking Simulator, I had a reaction that I’m guessing is pretty common. In Speaking Simulator I’m an android trying to pass as human, stage one of a plan for eventual world domination. Indie studio Affable Games are planning to add more complexity to Speaking Simulator as they add more levels. Speaking Simulator took that feeling and defanged it for them, making it funny instead of anxiety-inducing. Speaking Simulator will be out early in 2019.

Fallout 76’s BETA—which stands for Break-it Early Test Application—broke so quickly many players didn’t even get a chance to do it themselves. For many it meant being unable to play the beta at all, as their downloads didn’t finish in time. To be fair, you can mute players, and people leave their mics open in other online games too, but push-to-talk is another standard feature Fallout 76 is currently and surprisingly missing. Fallout 76 ran at 60 fps pretty much of the time, but I experienced fr

In an earnings call yesterday EA executives discussed long term planning for cloud-based services and streaming delivery services. Though streaming services such as OnLive have floundered execs and forecasters are increasingly talking about streaming as a key ‘disruptive’ force in the coming decade. “We see a world where games are no longer bound by device or CPU or GPU. EA has leaned further into live games and subscription services in recent years. I’d never want to move to a world where I can

The Last Broadcast, the second in a series of “Stories” expansions for the dark survival game This War of Mine that debuted last year with Father’s Promise, will be out on November 14. “It has to be at least as good as the other stories you can find in This War of Mine. For this reason, when we got the scenario by Meg, we have iterated the episode enormous amount of times. The Last Broadcast will go for $4 on Steam, and is also included with the This War of Mine: Stories season pass. This War of

Asus has begun taking orders for an updated line of TUF and tumble gaming laptops that bring a little bit of ruggedness to the party. Both the 15.6-inch TUF FX505 and 17.3-inch TUF FX705 boast MIL-STD-810G certification. It’s certified to endure day-to-day use, from accidental knocks to sudden drops on a desk,” Asus explains. This is paired with up to 32GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 1050, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, or GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GPU. On the lower end, the cheapest model pairs a Core i5-8300H w

Like most modern TVs, it’s also a ‘smart’ TV, with webOS powering the experience. “Excellent TV for gamers. Walmart, however, is bundling in a Sharper Image 5.1 home theater speaker system. LG OLED55C8PUA TV |4K OLED | 5.1 Speakers |$1,896.99LG’s OLED55C8PUA is an excellent television for gaming and watching TVs and movies alike. Walmart is also bundling in a 5.1 surround sound speaker set.

Several players in the VR space have committed to developing a single, universal cable for VR headsets to replace the multiple cords that solutions like the Vive and Rift currently require. HTC announced that it has joined the VirtualLink consortium to “define the future of VR.” “VirtualLink is designed to enable a new level of immersion in VR, with power, display, and data bandwidth specified to meet the needs of future VR headsets. Members of the consortium believe that reducing cable clutter

Finally, Fortnite’s cube might actually show us what’s inside. Fortnitemares in Battle Royale ends on Sunday, November 4 at 1pm ET/ 6pm UTC. Login early and be in-match to witness the one-time event which starts at 1pm ET/ 6pm UTC. Most Fortnite players can all agree that while the cube began as captivating mystery, its multiple treks across the map in various forms have grown tired. Sunday will most likely see the end of the cube era and kick off the lead up to the seventh season.

Bethesda’s Fallout 76 world-building continued today with the release of Tales From the West Virginia Hills, a series of five “holotapes” that hint at some of the mysteries and dangers that await the newly-emerged survivors of a post-nuclear world. Sideshow Snallygaster – In Sideshow Snallygaster, the carnival has come to the Tyler County Fairgrounds. – In Sideshow Snallygaster, the carnival has come to the Tyler County Fairgrounds. – The Beast of Grafton takes place in the rural hills near Graf

Epic recently enabled glider re-deploys in all Fortnite game modes, a change that PC Gamer Fortnite expert James welcomed, even as he also predicted that some players might not appreciate the adjustment. Going by today’s “Glider Re-Deploy Test” update, it sounds like he was right. “We’ve finished our first week of Glider Re-deploy being available in all modes. During this time we’ve been collecting internal data and monitoring constructive feedback from all of you,” the studio wrote. Other chang

The Fallout 76 beta—or B.E.T.A.—arrived on PC yesterday. Thankfully, there’s a solution to the limit in Fallout 76, and it will be familiar to anyone who has played previous entries in the series. To test if this worked, you can still launch the Fallout 76 beta even when a test isn’t currently in progress. Run a framerate overlay like FRAPS and you should see the initial loading screens with some insanely high framerates. With Fallout 76, it appears that Bethesda has made some changes to the eng

Until 11AM UK time tomorrow, you can save 31% on any $40/£40/€40 order on My Favourite Magazines—including subscriptions to PC Gamer. For UK readers, it’s a great opportunity to pick up a year’s subscription for 31% off. For US readers, perhaps you’ll want to combine your PC Gamer subscription with a Maximum PC or Retro Gamer subscription to pass the $40 mark. If you want more detailed hardware coverage sent to your door or great features about retro games—some of which we’ve published on this s

Following yesterday’s teases, Undertale creator Toby Fox has released a free game on a website called Deltarune that you can download right now. As pointed out by numerous users on Twitter, Deltarune is an anagram of Undertale—and when you get past the initial, creepy two-minute intro, you get into something that looks familiarly Undertale-y. What it is exactly remains a mystery, since I’ve just started playing it, but my guess is it’ll tease a related project, like a sequel. Given how Fox has r

Get your first look at Henry Cavill in The Witcher! He emerges from the darkness, looks into the camera, then turns and takes a swig of the good stuff. Looks a bit young doesn’t he? For more details here’s everything we know about the Netflix Witcher series. Here’s Geralt from The Witcher 3.

In an EA earnings call yesterday execs coyly let slip that Respawn Entertainment is releasing multiple games in 2019, and it sounds like not all of them have been announced yet. via Seeking Alpha, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said “across multiple studios, we have new projects underway, including games from Respawn that are slated to launch by next holiday season.” It sounded like we should expect games, plural, from Respawn I suppose next year. Last year Respawn CEO Vince Zampella announced that the st

Fortunately, Micro Center understands how to help us do just that—if you live near one of their 25 stores in the US. If you’re in the market for a 4K TV, Micro Center just sent out their first wave of early, in-store only Black Friday deals. Micro Center included the 1050 Ti, 1060, and 1070 Ti in their Black Friday sale last year, so expect more of the same, and maybe we’ll see the 1080 Ti included in Micro Center’s Black Friday line-up next month. Prices are predicted to drop drastically in 201

The Blackout Club, a cooperative horror game about a group of teens trying to save their hometown from a mysterious force lurking beneath it, has launched into Early Access. The surprise announcement was made yesterday via Twitter, with the Blackout Club’s official Twitter account writing “The Blackout Club is 4 player co-op Horror, available now for Early Access on Steam.” It was accompanied by a new Early Access trailer which you can view above. It shows plenty of footage of the game in action

Head to itch.io’s free games section filter by ‘most popular’ and enjoy a pick ‘n mix of li’l horror treats. There are plenty of low-poly haunted house games in there too, but in a good horror game the atmosphere matters more than the assets. Also check out check out Midnight Scenes from Octavi Navarro, the artist on Thimbleweed Park. Of course it’s possible that none of these intentionally scary free games can match the arse-tightening tension of Hot Hot Panic, a game about trying to hold a con