The game he’s enthusing over is his latest title, Wildlands, coming from Osprey games this winter. That’s a crowded genre, but Wallace has employed his considerable ingenuity and design experience to ensure it stands out. Wallace is one of the most prolific board game designers working today. Wildlands is no exception, and Wallace has plans for that, adding back some concepts that he stripped out during development. I’m not a fan of board game ports as I think they miss the point in what a compu

Once upon a time, it was Lord of the Rings games that EA was disappointing us with, not Star Wars. If any of EA’s LotR games were going to get a fan remake, better that it’s The Battle for Middle-Earth and not Conquest. That’s exactly what’s happening thanks to The Battle for Middle-Earth: Reforged. Beyond looking a lot flashier than its progenitor, Reforged also boasts more realistic physics, destructible terrain, 4K support and a free building system à la The Battle for Middle-Earth 2. When th

Kursk, the submarine-bound adventure game inspired by 2000 disaster that claimed the lives of 118 Russian sailors, is still a bit of a mystery, touting itself as a ‘documentary’ while keeping exactly how it documents a disaster with no survivors a secret. We’ll find out soon enough, however, as it’s coming to Steam in October, developer Jujubee announced on Saturday. On August 12, 2000, two explosions and a delayed rescue operation led to the sinking of the Oscar-class sub, Kursk, in the Barents

This month, members of the PC Gamer Club’s Legendary tier get a key for War for the Overworld sent to their inboxes. War for the Overworld is a dungeon management game that evokes the likes of Dungeon Keeper—the developers call it a cross between an RTS and a god game. If you enjoy the base game, its latest expansion was The Under Games , which came out in April. Here’s the Steam blurb for War for the Overworld:”Dungeon Management ReincarnatedExcavate and build your dungeon beneath the overworld

I’ll eat my underpants if it’s real, but an in-game message in GTA Online has been teasing the arrival of Grand Theft Auto 6, absent any other fanfare. The message purports to come from Rockstar and it’s been reported by multiple people on different platforms, accompanied by screenshots. Marketing stunts and stealth announcements like this aren’t unheard of, so that Rockstar would announce GTA 6 in this unconventional way isn’t entirely unbelievable. GamesRadar also points out that only the plat

Over the weekend, disaster struck in Fortnite as a rocket created a crack in reality. Since the initial attack on the sky, and presumably existence itself, the fracture has expanded. Other tears have appeared on the map, too, and yes, they’re also getting bigger. A third anomaly has appeared at the motel, and there’s bad news for fans of motel signage: the crack is swallowing it up. Below, check out the rocket launch from the weekend, as taken by our friends at GamesRadar:

This wink to the audience is presented with a far lighter touch in Fallout than I initially remembered. In a single Fallout quest, you can find cavalier dismissals of others and tender, human moments side by side. Free reinEven revisited, the freedom you’re offered in Fallout is impressive (and at times overwhelming) from the character creation screen onwards. The original Fallout blends free exploration with turn-based combat, the latter limiting actions and forcing careful, calculated thought.

Inspired by the likes of Danganronpa, Minotaur is an unusual visual novel-style adventure game set in a magical sci-fi world where robot wizards rub shoulders with cyborg penguins. It’s due out in early access this year, but there’s already a demo you can sink your teeth into. Out of the nine trapped characters, five of them will be playable, unfurling the point-and-click mystery from different perspectives. During Early Access, Minotaur will be getting timed sequences, boss fights, multiple cho

Summer Games Done Quick 2018 is officially over. That’s why we’ve rounded up our favorite PC speedruns from Summer Games Done Quick 2018. Cuphead (0:50:14)This run is an example of a Games Done Quick speedrun at its absolute finest: An incredibly tough game, an extremely skilled player, and a great cast of couch commentators. TASbot plays Celeste (0:34:19)But Steven, you say, didn’t you just recommend a Celeste speedrun? Gearbox’s loot-shooter isn’t exactly what comes to mind when I think of gre

If you’re a fan of hidden object games, then you’ve probably heard of Artifex Mundi, which has developed or published a catalogue of solid games in the genre. This week it announced its next project, a surreal point-and-click adventure set inside a child’s imagination. There will be hidden object sections, but it sounds more interactive than Artifex Mundi’s previous games, with point-and-click puzzles and minigames scattered throughout its five lands. Expect to stumble across surreal backdrops a

Lumines Remastered is the same block-matching musical puzzle game you know and love but with flashier visuals, support for resolutions up to 4K, and a new game mode. The new game mode, called Shuffle, does what you’d expect: it takes you through all the levels you’ve unlocked so far at random. You’ll unlock new levels by playing the game’s classic Challenge mode, and if you finish that then you’ll be able to play Endless mode. The remastered version of the game has 40 skins taken from the origin

It’s also making big changes to PvP, including a rework of talents, a new War Mode and a bounty hunter system, all of which Blizzard detailed in a blog post this week. In Battle for Azeroth, PvP talents will simply become available as you level up. In Battle For Azeroth, you’ll be able to pick whatever talents you like from a large pool. War Mode is Blizzard’s attempt to make PvP more open. Some War Mode features will be specific to the new zones added in Battle for Azeroth.

Star Citizen’s Alpha 3.2 update has added a couple of meaty features, most notably mining. You’ll be able to sell any ores you dig up at new mining kiosks found at GrimHex, Levski, and Port Olisar. The update also added a new group play feature, allowing you to create a party that can all share each other’s ships. AR markers will appear for all party members, and you’ll find a party chat section on the contact app of the MobiGlas. As well as the mining kiosks, the update debuts other shopping ki

Yesterday, Fortnite fans piled into the game to watch its famous rocket blast off and crack open the sky. In total, Elemental_Ray secured 48 kills in one go: a new single-round record for a solo player in Fortnite. You can watch the chaos unfold in the video below (the rocket launch begins at 3:50). I suppose the players that missed most of the rocket launch because of Ray’s antics can take heart in the fact that they’re now part of Fortnite history. And they can console themselves by watching J

Summer Games Done Quick, the week-long charity speedrunning event, has raised $2.1 million for Doctors Without Borders, beating its previous fundraising record. The medical charity provides healthcare for people that need it most around the world, including those affected by conflict and natural disasters. Not all of them are uploaded yet, but they should all be there over the next few days. You won’t typically see world record runs at the event: it’s a pretty relaxed atmosphere, and the runners

Subscribe to Retro Gamer Retro Gamer is an award-winning monthly magazine dedicated to classic games, with in-depth features from across gaming history. Welcome to another Retro Gamer guest article on PC Gamer, where we publish PC-relevant pieces from the magazine’s history. This was originally published as part of a tribute to LucasArts in issue 116 when the company shuttered in 2013. We’ll post the rest of the piece next weekend, since it has lots of nice insights on both the Star Wars games a

AMD’s 2nd Gen Ryzen processors offer something for everyone. AMD Ryzen 7: Do it allThe AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 7 2700 are the best choices for those who work hard and play hard. AMD Ryzen 5: High-performance for everyoneIf you’re an avid gamer who also occasionally dab in video and photography, then the Ryzen 5 series of processors is right for you. Both 1st gen and 2nd Gen Ryzen processors use the same AM4 CPU socket and offer backward/forward compatibility. To learn more about 2nd Gen Ryze

Left 4 Dead and Evolve developer Turtle Rock Studios is working on an unannounced AAA game in a “globally-known franchise”, job listings on its website have revealed. Given the studio’s past experience, a multiplayer shooter wouldn’t be a surprise. In 2016, the developer said it was working on a dark fantasy co-op FPS—a “new franchise set in an all new universe”. It hasn’t said much about that game since, so it’s hard to say how, or if, this new FPS will be related. What would you like to see Tu

Bethesda would “love” its upcoming online multuiplayer survival game Fallout 76 to support crossplay between consoles and PC, but Sony “isn’t being as helpful as we want them to be”, the studio’s executive producer Todd Howard has said. Asked about the possibility of crossplay between PC, PS4 and Xbox One by German website GameStar.de, Howard said: “We would love to do that, but right now that’s not possible,” before adding that “Sony isn’t being as helpful as we want them to be”. It’s not clear

At E3, Electronic Arts announced that the Clone Wars were coming to Star Wars: Battlefront 2, with new game modes, characters and gameplay changes arriving “in the coming months”. Yesterday, it released a development roadmap showing that the update would be spread over the rest of the year, with some Clone War content not arriving until the winter. Both Anakin Skywalker and Count Dooku will come to the game in the winter, as will the new location Geonosis, where the Clone Wars began. Some Clone