Developer Io Interactive announced today that the August content schedule will see a new Challenge Pack added to the game, along with ten new Featured Contracts and also the first-ever batch of “player-curated” Featured Contracts. “These player-curated contracts will offer a fresh twist to the style of contracts that will be featured in the game and give all players a chance to get an insight into how some of the prominent members of the Hitman community play the game.” but Io said his curated c

This is August 2, and that means that as promised, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is now available on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store. The 2013 PS3/Vita RPG is part of the Legends of Heroes series and shares a universe with the Trails in the Sky games, but it tells an entirely standalone story so you can safely dive into it even if you haven’t played any of the previous releases. “Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki in Japanese) is the first in the series to tread Erebonian soil and

There are lots of us with nice looking gaming rigs sitting on nice looking desks, with nice looking accessories. If my PC’s going to have organized cable management inside of it, then the nest of cables in my room needs to be neatly organized the same way. This is why you need to use zip-ties and Velcro. With zip-ties, get the ones with releases, so you can reuse them if need be, but another great option is to use Velcro. Amazon has an awesome deal on a 100-pack Velcro strips for $6.09 with Prim

It’s been 15 years since the release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. But in spite of all those years gone by, Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive were slapped with a lawsuit over the game just last week—by the Psychic Readers Network, no less. According to a report by The Wrap, the group claims that Vice City character Auntie Poulet violates its copyright on the once-famed television psychic Miss Cleo. Psychic Readers Network claims to have invested more than $100 million creating and developing t

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Has your gaming mouse gone belly up? If so, and if you’re willing to the refurbished route, you can pick up a Logitech G602 from Newegg for just $25. You have some time to mull it over, as the mouse is on sale until Saturday. You can grab the Logitech G602 on sale here. Also be sure to check our picks for the best wired and wireless gaming mice.

Assassin’s Creed: Origins game director Ashraf Ismail spoke last month about the game’s cities, Memphis and Alexandria, saying that the studio put in a hefty amount of research about ancient Egyptian society so it could properly “bring Egypt to life.” More recently, he told GamesRadar that the game’s factions will be a big part of that liveliness too, not because of their richness and diversity, but because they really like to fight. “There are quite a few different factions in the world, and ke

FSP is so confident in the design that its new Hydro PTM models are warrantied for 10 years. Long warranty aside, FSP’s new Hydro PTM units (not to be confused with its Hydro PTM+ PSUs, which are liquid cooled) are fully modular. There are three wattage options available—550W, 650W, 750W. The 550W PSU comes with a 24-pin ATX connector, a 4+4 pin connector, four 6+2 PCIe connectors, 8 SATA connectors, 3 peripheral connectors, and a floppy connector. As for the 750W model, it has a 24-pin ATX conn

Against its fiercest digital football simulating rival FIFA, Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer series has come on leaps and bounds in recent years. Despite Lee Hall’s respective reviews, I actually preferred the latter’s latest offering, despite its distinct and enduring lack of official licensing. The next and imminent PES will unfortunately follow suit on that front, but will feature the multi-medal winning Jamaican sprinter—and the world’s fastest man—Usain Bolt as a player and preorder bonus. De

In a recent interview with HardOCP, AMD’s Chris Hook offered up a candid answer as to why Vega did not ship sooner. AMD wanted to make sure there was sufficient supply to meet demand, especially in light of digital coin miners creating a general shortage in the graphics card space. This is the second time in a month that AMD has acknowledged the cryptocurrency craze. It is not clear how much sooner Vega might have launched if not for the recent rise in mining Ethereum, which unlike Bitcoin is mi

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is staring down its September 14 departure from Early Access, and is therefore cramming its typically busy pre-launch developer diaries with even more features than usual. The latest showcases its co-op split screen, with up to four players across two PCs—”so you can play co-op with your best friend, fiance, your grandma, your pet chihuahua”—Skill Crafting, Rune Crafting, new ragdoll physics and new death animations, among other things. Speaking specifically to Skill Cra

WHY I LOVE In Why I Love, PC Gamer writers pick an aspect of PC gaming that they love and write about why it’s brilliant. Skyrim, located in the icy northern reaches of Tamriel, is an unforgiving land of freezing blizzards, ruthless bandits, and fire-breathing dragons. But nestled among all this danger, warmed by fires crackling in stone hearths, are the taverns. You’re spoiled for choice when it comes to taverns in Skyrim, and their atmospheres reflects their locations. As well as offering food

In celebration of its 30th birthday, Total War developer Creative Assembly is treating Total Warhammer fans to a load of new and, most importantly, free elite units. As of August 10, Total War: Warhammer-ers will be gifted 30 new Regiments of Renown—a list that compliments the already present Beastmen, Bretonnia, Chaos Warriors, Norsca and Wood Elves. More on what exactly the above entails will be discussed at 3pm BST/7am PST on the Total War Twitch channel, however check out the screens below f

Since its PC inception over two years ago, Grand Theft Auto 5 has accrued a healthy catalogue of neat player-made mods. From the sublime to the ridiculous there’s something to suit every playstyle—and while I tend to most enjoy the latter grouping, the former boasts impressive projects like Razed’s NaturalVision Remastered. A complete overhaul of its namesake original, NaturalVision Remastered tweaks the game’s environmental weathers, its lighting system, ambient colours, and tone mapping “in or

Both Chris and Fraser enjoyed Failbetter Games’ Sunless Sea, awarding its base game and Zubmariner DLC a hearty 80 and impressive 90 in their respective reviews. That’s now got an Steam Early Access and GOG Games in Development launch date: August 30. As detailed in this Kickstarter backer update, Failbetter has taken player feedback on board ahead of Sunless Skies’ early access introduction. Here, players will be able to explore the game’s Reach area, one of four regions of its High Wilderness

When teasing its latest monthly update last week, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds revealed a crossover between its free-roaming open world shooter, and the similarly themed 2001 action movie Battle Royale was on the cards. “I always wanted to put in something into the game that was a tribute to the movie,” Greene tells us. We have the pan in there because there’s a pan in the movie. I suggest to Greene that while a Battle Royale tie-in sounds exciting, there are other movies that explore similar t

It looks like Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will be a much bigger and more sprawling affair than the original game. And it makes sense, since its Fig campaign has quadrupled its $1m goal. This new video shows off the city of Neketaka, which is the biggest in Deadfire. As you can expect, you’ll be carrying out a bunch of narrative-driving quests in this city, and RPG window shopping will no doubt be one of Neketaka’s primary attractions. Pillars of Eternity II still doesn’t have a firm release

Occasionally I Google “bathtub Geralt” to see if there have been any new developments in the world of Geralt having a bath. You see, The Witcher is getting an “adult coloring book”, and among the illustrations you’ll be able to “color in” is a picture of Geralt. A picture of Geralt, taking a damned bath, in a damned bathtub. all inspired by the hit video game franchise with The Witcher Adult Coloring Book. Featuring uniquely designed and highly detailed black-and-white illustrations inspired by

It’s summertime, which means it’s time for the apparently annual Overwatch Summer Games. For those who remember, last year’s Summer Games was the first Overwatch seasonal event—but it was tied thematically to the 2016 Rio Olympic games, and until now it was unclear if the event would be returning to the Overwatch universe this year. The Overwatch Summer Games will return from August 8 through 29, bringing with it new skins and cosmetics, as is expected of Overwatch’s seasonal events, as well as

And as some might know, I am a big proponent of having good speakers and good headphones. For most use cases, the Klipsch R-15PM powered monitors are our best high end pick, and will satisfy the majority of people if you’re willing to spend the money. Amazon has a pair of Mackie CR Series CR3 desktop speakers that pump out fantastic sound for their size. The CR3 are also magnetically sealed as well as self-powered, so you can connect them directly to a DAC or your PC. Pair them up with a good DA