One way to sidestep the inflated price tags attached to graphics cards is to buy a prebuilt system. It’s not as fun as building your own, but you can potentially save a few bucks by going that route. If that’s the direction you want to go, one such option is the ABS Bearcat Barrage with a Core i7-7700K processor and GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card tucked inside. The system is on sale today at Newegg for $1,450, down from its $1,700 list price. That’s based on the GeForce GTX 1080’s MSRP ($699).

Starting with Chrome 68, Google will add the designation “Not secure” next to the information icon that appears on HTTP sites. Here’s a look at the new label, compared to how HTTP sites appear now:This shouldn’t be a jarring transition. “Chrome’s new interface will help users understand that all HTTP sites are not secure, and continue to move the web towards a secure HTTPS web by default. In Firefox, there is the same information icon on HTTP sites, plus a padlock with a line through it. And in

One week from tomorrow, the PC Gamer Weekender returns to the Olympia London for the UK’s biggest celebration of all things PC gaming. Alongside exclusive access to new games ahead of release, and a range of developer talks, the Weekender also brings with it the Tournament Area in association with Motorola and Three—where players can face-off in competitive bouts of Rocket League, Hearthstone and League of Legends over the course of both days. Sign-ups open at 10am, and are free-of-charge and we

Crytek has now given us 1,000 Hunt: Showdown alpha codes to pass along to our readers, and there’s two ways for the lucky to snag one:1. 500 members of the PC Gamer Club Legendary tier will receive codes by email tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 am Pacific. The members will be randomly selected, and new members who sign up before the giveaway will be included in the drawing. The remaining 500 codes will be given away in a raffle that’s open to everyone. Plus, we always like to surprise members with bet

Don’t get me wrong, you could have a lie in, go for a walk in the park, or binge watch one of your favourite subscription service telly shows. But wouldn’t you rather go parkouring around a quarantined zombie apocalypse, hunting for resources and slaughtering scores of brain-munchers as you go? (Dying Light’s Steam sale actually launched earlier this week, but I missed it at the time. In celebration of its three year anniversary this month, developer Techland has also launched the game’s ‘Conten

After chatting about Kirin Jindosh’s formidable Clockwork Mansion in the PC Gamer office this morning, I’ve got an urge to revisit Dishonored 2. For the sake of my sanity I probably won’t, as the mere thought of its shifting foyers and arc pylons makes me feel uneasy. What I might instead do is check out Dishonored 2: The Peeress and the Price, an incoming graphic novel that’s set in the aftermath of our Game of the Year 2016 and is due later this month. Penned by prolific writer Michael Moreci—

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ replay system arrived with the game’s full release last year, and has since been used as a means of catching cheaters. Otherwise known for his Grand Theft Auto 5 machinima productions, Evans’ latest work captures PUBG’s Miramar in a National Geographic-style, Attenborough-esque documentary. Against his impressive Grand Theft Auto repertoire, I ask Evans if there’s scope for a similarly thriving community of performers and spectators in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

The former World of Warcraft devs who formed Frostkeep Studios are bringing their new multiplayer survival title, Rend, to the PC Gamer Weekender. It’s a 60-player competitive survival title where three factions of 20 players try to outlast their opponents, in matches that can last… well, months. We actually had a look at Rend earlier in 2017—check out the PC Gamer preview here—in which the game was described as “a survival game that blends the RPG progression of World of Warcraft and the comp

Ico is one of Fish’s favourite games and Fez shares its knack for making its world feel ancient and mysterious. Fish considers Fez to be a direct reflection of him, an extension of his ego: particularly the formative games he played growing up in Montreal. Fez is full of secrets like this, and it’s best if you find them without using a guide. And although it cribs from some of the most recognisable games in this medium’s relatively short history, there’s nothing else that feels quite like Fez. I

First demoed at the PC Gamer Weekender last year (the PCGW 2018 is next weekend—have we mentioned that already? ), Abandon Ship is a procedurally-generated, tactical combat game that riffs on everything from FTL to Assassin’s Creed Black Flag and Sunless Sea. It’s now got an Early Access release date, too: February 21. Combat in Abandon Ship is very tactical, forcing you to juggle between your crew’s placement on the ship, weapons to fire, and damage to fix. Abandon Ship enters Steam’s Early Acc

A mouse called the Lexip purports to be “the most accurate and versatile gaming mouse ever” according to its Kickstarter page. Two integrated joysticks in the mouse: one for your thumb, and one that’s the entire shell of the mouse itself. Yes, the entire mouse rocks around on its base and acts as a joystick. And if you want to move the mouse as an entire joystick, you can’t do it without accidentally clicking the left or right mouse buttons unless you move your fingers forward and rest them on t

Sombra has never really had a place in Overwatch. She ends up feeling more like a hybrid-support hero, helping her team with healing via hacked health packs. According to principal designer Geoff Goodman, Sombra is set to receive some changes on the next Overwatch PTR, which should be up fairly soon. This includes Genji’s Wall Climb and Double Jump, Pharah’s Hover Jets, Hanzo’s Wall Climb, and Mercy’s Angelic Descent. These changes and more—possibly the talked-about reworks for Symmetra, Hanzo,

But for Andrew Panton, seeing the words “Winner, winner, chicken dinner” on his screen has a whole new meaning. He’s taking on the Chicken Dinner Challenge, which mandates that he can eat one roast chicken each time he wins a match and that’s it. Each day Panton streams PUBG and attempts to win a chicken dinner. If he does, he can consume one whole roast chicken at his leisure, but no other food. Jessica Tong, RD”There are definitely some very negative health effects [to only eating chicken],” T

Whatever the reason, I’ve spent the morning playing Fishing: Barents Sea, a commercial fishing simulator, and despite plenty of gripes (they’ll be listed below) I’m sort of in love with it. I begin my game at the lowest rung of the commercial fishing profession. My boat is small and slow, and can only carry a few long fishing lines (longlines, they’re called) that I can barely afford to bait with shrimp and crab. As I approach the 4,000 kilo goal, my ship can barely achieve a speed of two knots,

The “Resistance” trailer unveiled in December 2017 gave us a quick look at some of the people who can lend a hand, but now we’ve got proper introductions to each, including—as expected—Hurk “Dangerously Stupid” Drubman Jr., a man who loves to point and shoot. Each of the seven characters who appear in the trailer has a unique skill and reason for fighting the cult. Those are definitely illegal in Canada, by the way. Far Cry 5 comes out on March 27. We got some hands-on time with it earlier this

Destiny 2 is not without its troubles, but it has nonetheless been a big success for Activision. Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said during the earnings call that the launch of Destiny 2 was “very successful,” and that it enjoyed “high levels of engagement for the first couple of months post-launch.” But he also acknowledged that Bungie’s effort to make the game “less of a grind” than the original Destiny resulted in some expected problems. Separately, Bungie community manager Deej add

In a blog post on Thursday, Twitch announced changes to its community guidelines, specifically focused on its anti-harassment and sexual content policies. To begin addressing this, we’re rolling out a series of updates to the policies, moderation processes, and products that guide interpersonal interaction on Twitch.” The new sexual content policy lays out guidelines for how streamers should dress: in clothing that would be appropriate for “a public street, mall, or restaurant.” The most obvious

Intel said it’s making progress on firmware updates that are intended to mitigate security threats posed by Spectre and Meltdown, and without the reboot issue that plagued earlier updates. As part of that, the company said it started pushing out a new round of firmware to Skylake-based systems earlier this week. “Ultimately, these updates will be made available in most cases through OEM firmware updates. Intel said it’s also pushing out beta updates so that its customers can extensively them bef

The Humble Best of 2017 Bundle is—you guessed it—a collection of games from 2017’s best bundles. It runs through Tuesday, February 20, and altogether Humble reckons it’s $137 worth of games, with the highest tier going for $10. Here’s everything you get at each level:Pay what you wantFive Nights at Freddy’s: Sister LocationGoat SimulatorHacknetPay more than the average ($5.57 at the time of writing)VerdunSins of a Solar Empire: RebellionDeath Road to CanadaTurmoil (and the soundtrack)Pay $10 or

During today’s quarterly earnings call, Blizzard said that new teams would likely be joining the Overwatch League later this year. Reached for comment following the call, an Overwatch League representative confirmed the news:”We expect to begin selling additional expansion teams in the Overwatch League later this year. Blizzard also mentioned that it expects Overwatch League to be profitable in 2018, its first full year of operation. Moving forward, Blizzard said the focus with Overwatch League