Twitch Prime subscribers can now own a slice of it for free by picking up SteamWorld Heist, a turn-based strategy game that’s a bit like a 2D steampunk XCOM. It’s free until December 27—all you have to do is log into your account and head to the game’s Twitch page to claim the deal. And remember, if you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber then you get Twitch Prime for free. Head to this page and link your accounts together for in-game loot, ad-free viewing and free games like this one. I’ve said it be

Little Devil Inside looked gorgeous in its debut trailer, and made the enticing promise of a survival game where you’ll periodically retreat to a safe, cosy city full of people. You’ll explore forest, sea, desert, and mountain landscapes, hunting for those monsters and solving side quests. The game world is roughly the same size as Borderlands’, and the various zones that make it up will be freely explorable. As to when it will be out, QA testing should begin in late 2018, with release not long

2017 was the year of battle royale, and as every single game rushes to add a battle royale mode I thought I’d get ahead of the curve. The interesting thing about battle royale is that you don’t need to kill anyone else to win, you just need to be the last one standing. This is Battle Royale. Image 1 of 8 Jade Jade is a painter extraordinaire, which probably won’t do her much good in battle royale. But hey, in the early minutes of battle royale, loot is never hard to find.

Maybe developer Massive Entertainment heard him, because they’ve just released the biggest free update yet (although sadly there’s still no new story missions) and are now hinting at a sequel. “I think it’s a wonderful, wonderful brand that has so many potential stories in it. There are a lot of things that we didn’t do in The Division 1 that are interesting to look at for that brand.” Given publisher Ubisoft’s love of a sequel and the game’s strong sales record, it wouldn’t come as a surprise t

World of Tanks has spent the last several months gearing up for its comprehensive Update 1.0. Developer Wargaming has now confirmed the long-serving combat vehicle MMO will receive a new graphics engine and overhauled maps come March, 2018. Wargaming’s statement continues: “To share the look and feel of the upcoming update, Wargaming released World of Tanks enCore 2018, a special program that gives players a little hands-on time with the new visuals and music. More information on World of Tanks

It’s been a bumper year (apologies) for Rocket League, and now more than 38 million people are playing football on wheels. But developer Psyonix knows there’s still a long road ahead, and has released details of how the game will change in 2018, with a major focus on online performance improvements. The developer says it’s going to start acting on player concerns about wonky game servers, firstly by adding a tool that makes it easier to understand and report bad connections. “We’re looking into

This week: which game did you miss in 2017 that you’re saving for the holidays? And I liked Faerie Solitaire too, which was a different studio called Subsoap basically reimagining solitaire as a cute Popcap game. Wes Fenlon: Night In The WoodsI’ve been trying to find the time to play Night in the Woods all year. Weird Autumn edition is out just in time for the holidays, so I’ve got Night in the Woods pegged for a post-Christmas game. Tim Clark: Assassin’s Creed OriginsI’ve theoretically earmarke

Nier: Automata is our Best Action Game of 2017, as selected by the global panel of PC Gamer writers. Quiet and melancholic, Nier: Automata is unlike any other game about smashing up a bunch of murderous robots. Mostly, though, Nier is a game obsessed with feel and tone, and Platinum delivers on both brilliantly. The sidequests in Nier Automata, while a bit fetch-y in a lot of cases, hide some of the real magic of the world. For more Nier: Automata coverage, check out our review and feature on lo

A longtime player in the component world, this year Corsair released its first foray into the pre-built PC market. The result is the Corsair One, a sleek and impressively small gaming PC. One of the most impressive things about the Corsair One is its cooling solution. Component-wise, the Corsair One features an Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia 10-series GPU, and liquid coolers for both. Having made components and accessories for decades, it’s impressive to see what happens when it brings all that

The Destiny 2 holiday event The Dawning got underway earlier this week, with all kinds of activities to enjoy (shooting guys) and stuff to collect. The other option is Dawning engrams, which can be earned from the gift schematics available through Ikora. But Dawning engrams are also available for purchase from the Eververse Store for 200 Silver each, three for 500, or—best deal!—five for 800. That doesn’t sit right with an awful lot of fans, who have undertaken a “RemoveEververse” campaign on th

Getty ImagesA 44-year-old Moscow resident died after falling through a glass table while wearing a virtual reality headset, reports Russian news agency TASS. The report does not include details about the type of VR headset the man was using, or what he was using it for. This is the first report of a VR-related death we’ve heard. The article came to our attention after it was spotted by Reddit user daio earlier today. TASS is a state-owned news agency, and the largest in Russia.

Back in 2014, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission filed a lawsuit against Valve, alleging that the lack of a refund policy on Steam was in violation of the country’s consumer protection laws. The ACCC ultimately won the case, resulting in $AU3 million ($2.3 million) fine levied against Valve. “The Full Court found Valve carried on business in Australia, and was therefore bound by the Australian Consumer Law in its dealings with customers here,” ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said in a sta

The multiplayer starship simulator Star Trek: Bridge Crew sounds pretty great, but as we pointed out in our hands-on with it earlier this year, coming up with the three VR-equipped friends needed to play the thing is a real challenge for most of us. Importantly, Bridge Crew is cross-platform across the board, so PC, PS4, VR, and non-VR owners will all be able to play together. Hopefully, this change means that Ubisoft isn’t ready to abandon Bridge Crew to an unhappy fate, if one approached. VR m

I’ve written some articles about videogames that I’m proud of, like this one about how Japan learned to embrace the PC. And I did some deep, important investigative work, too—about one of your own games, no less!—in Why the hell do they have mouths: a Final Fantasy 7 PC retrospective. I just want Final Fantasy Tactics on my PC. I’ll keep this brief, because I’ve already given you a pretty great list of reasons why Final Fantasy Tactics would be better on PC than any other platform. So if you wan

If you’re looking to kick off 2018 with a new Ryzen build, now is a good time to buy. Ryzen processor pricing is down significantly since launch, and there are some good deals on high-end AM4 motherboards, as well. One that we came across today is MSI’s X370 Gaming Pro. As we mentioned the last time it was on sale, the X370 Gaming Pro debuted at $170 before dropping to $160, and more recently $150. The X370 Gaming Pro serves up three PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (two wired to the CPU and one to the chipse

Depending on where you live and what your contract status is, you might be facing a rate increase for internet service next year. Comcast, Cox, and others have begun notifying customers of new pricing, which will go into effect starting next month. A post on the DSLReports forum outlines the new pricing from Comcast, as it applies to the Miami-Dade area in Florida. Comcast Regional Vice President Ralph Martinez told the Houston Chronicle that it’s raising prices because “the cost of doing busine

Nvidia is abandoning driver support for 32-bit operating systems after it releases version 390, the company announced. “Later driver release versions will not operate, nor install, on 32-bit operating systems. Driver enhancements, driver optimizations, and operating system features in driver versions after Release 390 will not be incorporated back into Release 390 or earlier versions,” the company said. This change affects 32-bit builds of Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, Linux, and FreeBSD

Chicago-based artist Winslow Dumaine (who you might remember from his excellent Dark Souls 3 jailer costume ) channels his experiences with pain and suffering into his work , whether it’s photography or a dark stand up comedy album. His latest work is directly inspired by the Souls series, including Dark Souls and Bloodborne: The Tarot Restless, a tarot deck and book set in a strange fantasy universe. With nothing but a few paragraphs and card art to go on, Dark Souls lore-sters might enjoy the

Duncan “Hopoo” Drummond and Paul “PaulTheGoat” Morse started development on hit 2D roguelike Risk of Rain in their sophomore year at the University of Washington. It took them a year to finish Risk of Rain while going to school full-time. Since we were switching to 3D it was kind of scary, never having done a 3D game and it being such a dramatic shift. We wanted to show players this is still Risk of Rain. We wanted to make sure that if this was Risk of Rain using those same assets, would it stil

Browser games require almost no effort to get going, and some of the best multiplayer browser games don’t even require you to set up or host anything. If you’re ready to get out there and kill some time, these are the games you should play. In this game you play a shark with a laser attached to your head, swimming around the ocean. There are a bunch of different game modes but the most popular is Ruins, the default when you run the game. Since you are a high-tech mech, you can easily carry aroun