Samsung announced that it has started mass producing the industry’s first 16-gigabit (Gb) Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) memory, which will find its way into next-generation graphics cards and various other products. “By introducing next-generation GDDR6 products, we will strengthen our presence in the gaming and graphics card markets and accommodate the growing need for advanced graphics memory in automotive and network systems.” Samsung is right where it thought it would be when it announ

Flight Sim World is exiting Early Access on Steam and entering its second phase of development, and to celebrate its release, the developers at Dovetail Games have teamed up with Jetline Systems to offer a spectacular prize for PC Gamer readers: a Jetline Systems Gravity GT2 Gaming PC worth over $2,500. The PC comes with a copy of Flight Sim World, and more than enough power to play it: an Intel 8th Gen Core i7 8700K CPU and an 8GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card. It will go to one lucky w

Before I address the potentially confusing strapline above, let me tell you that digital storefront Fanatical is selling comedy physics puzzle game Human Fall Flat for £4.79/your regional equivalent. For a game that’s genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, I think that’s a good deal. It’s even funnier in multiplayer mode, which is why Fanatical has discounted the game’s two packs and four packs in earnest. I enjoyed my time arsing around in Human Fall Flat’s single-player back in 2016, however its mult

But you can use them to manipulate the structures of a mysterious planet in a bid to find your way home. In other words, first-person puzzle adventure game Q.U.B.E. 2 has a new trailer, that shows off a host of mind-bending, head-scratching puzzles. This time, you fill the shoes of archeologist Amelia Cross who’s wound up trapped in the “sand swept ruins of an ancient alien landscape”. Portal and its successor have undoubtedly set the bar so high for this genre, but Q.U.B.E.

How do you like your 18-year-old vehicular combat simulators? If the answer is free, you’re in luck: digital storefront GOG is giving away Carmageddon TDR 2000 for the next couple of days. And if you fancy its younger sibling, know that 2016’s Carmageddon: Max Damage is also half-price till January 25. Truth be told, I don’t remember much about Carmageddon TDR 2000. If you like your two-year-old vehicular combat simulators to reflect modern politics, this version also comes with the US Election

In preparation for its self-assigned ‘Endless Day’ later this month, Endless Space 2 has revealed its first expansion. Named The Vaulters, the stars of the sci-fi strategy game’s new DLC are, yup, the Vaulters—a roving civilization that have featured in every Endless game to date. “Did you know that in Dungeon of the Endless you play the crew that will ultimately become the Vaulters in Endless Legend?” More on that be read here or seen here:Endless Space 2’s The Vaulters expansion is due on Janu

Vampyr, Dontnod’s early 20th century supernatural action role-player, plans to sink its pointy teeth into PCs this spring. A new behind-the-scenes series kicks off today, the first episode of which explores the creation of protagonist Jonathan Reid. Named ‘Making Monsters’, the following short explains Reid’s place within Spanish Flu-ridden London, and showcases the various baddies now stalking its streets—including the shadowy Ekons, bestial Vulkods, and sewer-dwelling Skals. And it looks like

It’ll be done when it’s done, but that doesn’t stop you from being able to hear all about Subset Games’ upcoming Into the Breach at the PC Gamer Weekender. The folks behind instant classic FTL Faster Than Light will be on hand Saturday, February 17, to give a talk on the PC Gamer Stage about how they’re going about making another strategic great. A mini-strategy title with surprising depth, Into the Breach tasks players with fighting off an insectoid invasion using humanity’s last few giant stom

Shift Quantum is coming to the PC Gamer Weekender, bringing with it a unique take on the puzzle genre. A cyber-noir action-puzzle platformer, Shift Quantum features an unusual mechanic known as SHIFTING. The studio behind Shift Quantum is Belgian indie Fishing Cactus, a team made up of 30 people and creator of Epistory—Typing Chronicles. You can find more on Fishing Cactus here, while Shift Quantum’s details can be seen on its official site, Twitter or Facebook—and you can join in the chat on th

Metal Gear Survive marks the first of Hideo Kojima’s enduring series, following the auteur’s reported spat with and subsequent departure from Konami. Shooting zombies and throwing together shoddily-constructed defences is hardly Metal Gear as we know it—but the following 15 minutes of in-game footage is suitably frantic, to the point where I wonder if that matters. I’m less convinced by the base-building-by-numbers shown above—seriously mate, that flat panel fencing ain’t stopping no one—but lay

Alien: Isolation was an incredible stealth horror game, but it was unlikely to have satisfied anyone who prefers to shoot things, with that camp also thoroughly disappointed by Gearbox’s dire Aliens: Colonial Marines. But for those who like to shoot, there is hope: a new Aliens shooter is in development. It’s coming via FoxNext Games, which is a relatively new games branch of Fox. Or at least, FoxNext Games’ Aaron Loeb gives that impression in an interview at GI.biz. “The kinds of games Cold Iro

(Image: © Mammothmk2)Expand to focus on generating goldYou’re going to need billions to defeat Billions. Rangers early, Thanatos lateTiptoe in the early game but be ready to rumble in the late game. In the early game you don’t want them banging at your door and so you want to make as little noise as possible. By the final wave, zombies coming from any direction should encounter at the very least three layers of stone walls protected by Executors. Ballistas are all good in the early game and have

There are five ways to earn cards in Magic: The Gathering Arena:Booster packs will be eight-card boosters containing five commons, two uncommons, and one rare or mythic rare. will be eight-card boosters containing five commons, two uncommons, and one rare or mythic rare. Wildcards have their own rarity of common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare. Wildcards have their own rarity of common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare. Because you’ll receive regular opportunities to receive Wildcards or crack o

In honor of the Hearthstone World Championship, which kicks off Thursday in Amsterdam, this week’s Tavern Brawl lets players revisit the decks of past Hearthstone champions. Even better, you get to play with the cards in their full, un-nerfed glory. The most fun comes from Firebat’s 2014 championship decks, which feature a number of cards that have since been nerfed considerably. His Hunter deck gives access to 2/1 Leper Gnomes and Undertakers that grow in both health and attack. Ostkaka’s 2015

It’s also been a bad week for PC gamers looking to buy new graphics cards , as the prices are exorbitant thanks to dwindling stock and rampant mining. This time is likely no different, but the reasons behind it could point to more significant, long-term changes in cryptocurrency prices and trading in 2018. The Guardian offers a bit more detail, saying Chinese state media has reported that the government plans to eliminate cryptocurrency trading, and Russia will likely further regulate cryptocurr

Welcome back to The PC Gamer Show , our weekly livestreamed podcast. You can catch the show live on Wednesdays at 1 pm PDT on our Twitch channel , or after the fact at any of the links below. This week we’ll be talking about our time with Metal Gear Survive, our early impressions of the Overwatch League, and address why cryptocurrency miners are driving up GPU prices—all before closing with our usual listener Q&A. Listen:Download the MP3 directlySubscribe on iTunesGrab the podcast RSS feedWatch

The live audience ups the pressure, and the commentary from the streamers as they explain their ridiculous glitches is always fascinating. Below are some of our favorite runs from AGDQ 2018 (specifically of games that are on PC, naturally), and we’ll have more about the event and its future soon. Note that you may have to skip ahead a ways in these videos if they don’t auto-jump to the beginning of the run. Resident Evil 7 (1:49:27)By CarcinogenProbably the most widely celebrated speedrun of AGD

It’s been well over a year since we last looked at Underworld Ascendant, when developer Otherside Entertainment unveiled the “authored look” of the spiritual successor to the groundbreaking immersive sim/RPG Ultima Underworld. The video features Warren Spector, Paul Neurath, and Tim Stellmach talking about the history of the immersive sim sub-genre, and how Underworld Ascendant aims to differentiate itself from the current crop of those games. But the real hook here (for me, anyway) are the snip

The battle royale/survival game Fortnite appears to be doing very well for itself, which is good news for developer Epic Games. It’s an understandable move, given the popularity of Fortnite, which Diaz said “has grown far larger than anything in Epic’s past.” But it also sounds as if Epic has been having doubts about the future of Paragon for awhile. While each of these incarnations has been beloved by a core community, none has been large enough to achieve mainstream success,” Diaz said. “This,

As the Total War: Three Kingdoms campaign starts in 190 CE, the Han dynasty is collapsing. Cao Wei was founded by Cao Cao and his son Cao Pi, located at the traditional capital of Luoyang and controlling Northern China. We already have precedent for this in Total War: Warhammer, with demigod-like heroes that are practically one man (or woman, or orc, or vampire) armies. Three Kingdoms could be a first for Total War to portray a historical era with such a fantastic, unrealistic style. Total War h