The Nintendo Switch Pro controller was not designed to be used on PC, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be. Here’s the best way to get your Nintendo Switch Pro controller working on PC using a tool called x360ce. Now that it’s installed, your Switch Pro controller should behave like an Xbox 360 controller in most games. WiinUPro and WiinUSoft are also longstanding favorites for using Bluetooth to play Nintendo controllers on PC, and they added Switch Pro controller support last year. For now, we th

Battalion 1944 is a competitive multiplayer FPS set in the Second World War. It’s an old-school shooter, inspired by the early Call of Duty games, and there’s obviously a lot of demand for that sort of thing. The game’s launch on Early Access yesterday almost immediately drew in more than 16,000 players, which is good news but also bad, because the player count quickly overwhelmed server capacity. In a video apology, studio lead Joe Brammer accepted sole responsibility for the issues, saying he

Last year, Blizzard marked the coming of the Lunar New Year with the Year of the Rooster event in Overwatch. 🎊 Wishing you prosperity in the Year of the Dog! 🎊Lunar New Year returns February 8. pic.twitter.com/DCcUSF5UrmFebruary 2, 2018Blizzard said it will share more information on what’s coming in the Year of the Dog “soon,” but we can probably get a good idea of what’s in store by looking at what happened last year. “Capture the Dog” doesn’t have quite the same smooth ring to it, though. The

Sometimes we just need to help a friend like Guardians of the Galaxy’s Drax the Destroyer resume his saxophone career. In honor of all the heroes who need the occasional break from saving the world, here are our favorite low-stakes, unimportant quests. In one of WoW’s funniest quests, you get to find out—your quest being to hand out three pointless quests to would-be heroes in need of something to do. When those other decisions literally affect who lives and who dies, also importing Geralt’s bad

That’s how I came across We Slay Monsters, a turn-based roguelike RPG where you use poker hands to fight dungeon monsters. The action is turn-based as you explore and fight, and poker rules apply: you’ve got five cards in your hand, and you use them them to make poker hands. By the time you waddle out of the dungeon you’ll be brimming with treasure and magic that would make any poker champ jealous. I’m not really flipping my lid over the art style, but I’m really enjoying We Slay Monsters. We Sl

The last time we ventured into the frigid world of Frostpunk, children died, people were eaten, and there was something going on with soup. Automatons are massive, steam-driven machines that can replace entire manual labor crews, working without rest (except for minor breaks to refuel) and without concern for the harsh environment or many dangers that can result in lost human lives. “They’re an example of pragmatic and authentic steampunk technology, used to endure cold and ensure humanity’s cha

The Humble Monthly Bundle for February is the Dark Souls of Humble Bundles (sorry, Austin), because Dark Souls 3 is this month’s featured game. For $12, you get it, the Ashes of Ariandel DLC, and a bunch of other games that will be revealed at the beginning of March. Dark Souls 3 is notoriously difficult, but also terrifically good, as James passionately laid out in his review. The Ashes of Ariandel DLC by itself sells for more than the cost of this bundle. The Humble Monthly Bundle is technical

A GeForce GTX 1080 Ti will run you anywhere from around $980 to $1,400 or more right now, because of the effect that cryptocurrency mining is having the market. It’s depressing, though if you’re in the market for a prebuilt system, you can get around these inflated prices. Case in point, you can pick up an Alienware Aurora system with a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti tucked inside for less than $1,400. Assuming you roll with the configuration as presented, you’ll be getting this system for $1,395 shipped.

At its low today, Bitcoin was trading for $7,695.10. Prior to today, the last time Bitcoin went for less than $8,000 was on November 24. The result is that Bitcoin can be trading at more than $19,000 one day and less than $8,000 several weeks later. The indirect relevance to gamers is what effect this has on the GPU market. It’s not uncommon for a miner to trade one of those currencies for Bitcoin, so the value of Bitcoin still influences the GPU market.

Gunpoint and Heat Signature creator Tom Francis recently revealed the bones of what could be his next game: Tactical Breach Wizards. It’s still a work in progress and subject to change, but I dearly hope that title sticks. Francis describes Tactical Breach Wizards as “a present-day turn-based strategy game” in which you command a team of wizards in breach-and-clear operations. That is to say, you issue multiple commands to different units and they all happen at once. “My prototype is too early t

Square Enix is getting ready to launch Final Fantasy XV to PC in a few weeks. For those who do, AMD has made available a new Adrenalin Edition 18.2.1 GPU driver update that is optimized for the game. AMD is billing the 18.2.1 release as an “optional” update, meaning Radeon GPU owners can skip this one if they don’t plan to play Final Fantasy XII. You can grab the Adrenalin 18.2.1 driver update here. And if you are interested in Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, it’s now available on Steam for $

The PC Gamer Weekender 2018 returns to Olympia London on February 17-18, bringing with it the first ever OMEN by HP Bootcamp. With a focus on Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch, dedicated sessions will showcase what it takes to become a professional esports player. We’re giving away an Overwatch Collector’s Edition for PC, as well as free tickets to the only event dedicated to PC gaming in the UK. The competition ends on Saturday 2 February at midnight, so get your entries in fast. To win that, p

The Far Cry 5 season pass will take players to some unusual places, and I’m not talking about deep-fried testicle festivals or forbidden bovine love. It will include three separate adventures, each with a “unique Far Cry twist,” featuring time travel, zombies, and a journey to another world. The pass also includes a trip to a completely different game, that being Far Cry 3. PS4 and Xbox One owners will actually get the single-player only Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, but for us it’s the standard ed

He also said that while Violet Cycle’s stay in Early Access had been fruitful, he wanted to keep it as short as possible. That incubation comes to an end today as Violet Cycle officially launches on Steam for $10—discounted to $7.50 through February 9. Billed as “a kinetic arcade action game,” Violet Cycle is built on hack-and-slash combat with an interesting overheating limitation born of its robot-like protagonist. There’s more than a bit of roguelike to Violet Cycle’s DNA as well. Designing t

It was almost a year ago when Corsair launched its first gaming chair, the T1 Race. Now there is a revised version of that same chair, along with a new entry with more premium features, the T2 Road Warrior. Shown above is the newly constructed T2 Road Warrior. In addition to the new T2 Road Warrior, Corsair updated its T1 Race for 2018. These aren’t cheap, however—the T1 Race goes for $350 and the T2 Road Warrior goes for $400.

Telltale Games is holding a publisher sale on Steam this weekend, offering steep discounts on their catalog of adventure games. Here are some of the best deals on offer:There are some nice bundles in the sale too, like the Everything Walking Dead bundle, which comes with—you guessed it—all of Telltale’s Walking Dead games and bonus content. And what publisher sale would be complete without a big ol’ collection: enter the $63 Telltale Collection, which gets you too many games to reasonably list f

In the OMEN by HP Bootcamp at the PC Gamer Weekender on 17-18 February, attendees at the London Olympia will have the chance to learn Overwatch in serious depth from experts. Now, we can reveal the complete schedule of events across the two days—and for anyone who wants to improve their Overwatch game, it’s going to be incredibly useful. Learn more on the Bootcamp page on the Weekender site, and save 20% on tickets when you use the code PCG. How to Learn a New HeroHaving a broad hero pool is a k

FTRicher’s Dark Souls—Prepare to Die Again relocates the base game’s enemies, NPCs, bonfires, and more, adding new challenges to the game that’s already notoriously challenging. Going one step further than the likes of gumbenzoin’s Enemy Placement mod, FTRicher’s work in turn gives Miyazaki’s nightmarescape the snow globe treatment, while staying lore-friendly along the way. “This mod does not add enemies to zones where it would not make sense lore-wise,” explains the mod’s creator. I even tried

Since its full release late last year, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer PUBG Corp has sought to boost game performance and come down hard on cheaters. The latest update suggests improvements are in-line for its in-game report function, while Steam family sharing will be deactivated in due course. Here’s Lee on that:We have an announcement for those of you using family sharing on Steam. We had allowed this feature so that the account holders who own PUBG can use their character with other

Anyway, Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder is free to try this weekend on Steam, and is half price from now through Monday, February 5. RoA 2 is a tower defence-meets-strategy-meets-racing game mashup, and is the sequel to 2011’s Rock of Ages. Look, see:Onto the nitty-gritty: Rock of Ages 2 is free to try on Steam now through Sunday, February 4 at 1pm PT/9pm GMT. More information on Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder can be found via the game’s official site . Rolls out a free weekend, is that bette