It was big news earlier this week when Raphael Colantonio announced that he is leaving Arkane, the studio he founded in 1999. “Leaving this is actually a hard, hard choice, but at the same time I’ve been doing this for 18 years. I feel like I’ve never ever sat down, for even a minute,” Colantonio said. “I will always favor the pressure of making things than the pressure of not having oxygen,” he said. But not anytime soon, or to anything big: “Something small, where I don’t have to worry about f

Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai is laser focused on stripping net neutrality rules out of the equation by repealing the Open Internet Order, which his predecessor Tom Wheeler implemented under the Obama administration. The sad reality is that net neutrality is subject to partisan politics, and so in all likelihood, existing rules that govern the internet as a public utility are all but doomed. Furthermore, the ISPs state that existing net neutrality rules have not stood in the way of th

It looks like Lenovo is still trying to clear out inventory of its Y710 Cube PCs with Intel’s previous generation Skylake processors inside—specifically, a Core i7-6700 CPU. Last month the company was offering a discount on a configuration with a Radeon RX 460 graphics as part of the package, and now it has for sale a meatier model wielding a GeForce GTX 1060. However, it comes with a better graphics card featuring the full 6GB of GDDR5 memory and twice as much RAM at 16GB (DDR4-2133). The Y710

Designed as an entirely independent entry in the post-apocalyptic RPG series, Cascadia takes place “decades after previous Fallout games, in the year 2329” in the ruins of Seattle. “We are taking great pains here at the team to ensure that the shortcomings of Fallout 4 are addressed with Fallout Cascadia,” reads the projects official website. “Everything from the stunted dialogue system to the lack of S.P.E.C.I.A.L checks inside the game.” In Fallout Cascadia, skills and stats will be integral n

The hubbub around Nintendo’s SNES Classic announcement this week had us wondering: what would an equivalent, retro PC look like if it released today, and what games would you put on it? After a lot of discussion, we felt that Intel’s 486 processor represented one of the clearest PC gaming tree rings. After the 486, Intel’s first Pentium processor kicked off an explosion of 3D games in 1996 (Quake, Tomb Raider), as well as the emergence of internet-connected games (Diablo, StarCraft, Ultima Onlin

Tt eSports, the gaming peripheral arm of Thermaltake, has a slightly new take on how a MOBA or MMO mouse should look and function. Its new Nemesis Switch initially sticks to the script with a bevy of programmable buttons—16 in all—then deviates from the standard fare with a patented switch key system. Users can customize the layout of the left side of the Nemesis Switch with up to a dozen buttons, eight of which are available at any given time. It also uses Omron gaming switches and has three zo

Some gamers are reporting trouble getting Watch Dogs 2 to run after installing Nvidia’s 384.76 WHQL drivers that were released yesterday. If that is a game you play, your best bet is to avoid the driver update for the time being, or roll back to a previous version if you’ve already installed them. The other issue is a lack of consistency in Nvidia’s release notes. Watch Dogs 2 may crash on launch with driver 384.76. The main reason to download the newest driver release from Nvidia is because it

Samuel, Tom and Phil take a break from compiling the PC Gamer Top 100 to talk about their personal selections for the PC Gamer Top 100. Our 100% accurate annual list of the best PC games is almost here again, and in this episode we reveal a sample of the games we voted for. Will your favourite games grace the finished list? Those questions will be answered on July 27, when the Top 100 is published in issue 308 of PC Gamer UK magazine. Discussed: VideogamesThis week: Samuel Roberts , Tom Senior ,

Independence Day is next week, but the sales are already beginning. From today until Tuesday, Newegg has money off a whole range of items. Check out the main sale page, or have a look at some of the hardware we’ve highlighted below. Need some new parts for your PC this summer? Newegg has you covered for the next few days.

There was a time when it seemed Mortal Kombat XL wasn’t going to be coming to PC at all. We got it last year though, and it contains the base game plus the two Kombat Packs, which feature extra characters including Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, and The Predator. You can grab it for 81 percent off today on Bundle Stars. Mortal Kombat X came out in 2015, and other Matt’s review back then said “it’s batshit, obviously,” but it was marred at the time by a wobbly PC port. 81 percent is a big discount,

Video game characters are known for a lot of things: violence, puzzle-solving abilities, violence, heroism, violence, walking places and feeling sad, violence. So without further ado here are the best (and worst) dressed characters in PC gaming. As Manny proves: a double-breasted white dinner jacket with shawl lapels is something to be seen dead in. that doesn’t mean that their characters are exempt from having the eye of sartorial judgment fall upon them. Well, that’s good character design, not

Could this mark the end of the ‘Chiliad Mystery’ as we know it? “This has probably raised more questions than answers for the ‘Chiliad Mystery’ and has a lot of the long-time hunters asking WTF,” Tadd tells me. It has however ruffled some feathers (as we knew it would) regarding the Chiliad Mystery, by not being included from day one.” Nevertheless, this is a stellar achievement for the Gurus and the Chiliad Mystery community as a whole. But for the Chiliad Mystery Gurus, this is but the start o

Watch Dogs introduced the awfully-named but rather fun PvP mode Showd0wn back in April, alongside multiplayer functionality for races. Furthering its friend-fusing trend, the latest update adds four player co-op—due this Tuesday, July 4. The 1.16 update is free-of-charge (it was originally planned as paid DLC), and lets players buddy up in groups of four to roam freely around its digital slant on San Francisco. Have a gander at the new update’s trailer:Despite the freedom offered in free-roam, q

There’s still plenty of action from the Dota 2: International 7 Main Qualifiers to the Hearthstone: Wild Open Playoffs. CLG struggled to defend their base as structures fell all around them and they eventually fell to the mounting pressure. Hearthstone: Wild Open PlayoffsThe first ever official Wild Open Hearthstone tournament will take place this weekend where 64 players from the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific will battle it out. Competition will be fierce and only the best players will hav

Shenmue 3—Ys Net’s long-awaited and successfully crowdfunded series follow-up to 2001’s Shenmue 2—didn’t appear at E3. Under the heading ‘Gamescom 2017 plans’, the update reads as follows: “We will be attending Germany’s mid-August gaming event gamescom 2017! While we are still working out the details with our partners, we plan to show our newest movie clips, share the latest updates and even make some new announcements.” Make of that what you will, but I for one am pleased Shenmue 3 is showing

Paradox Interactive has acquired Dutch company Triumph Studios in a multi-million euro deal. Founded in 1997, Triumph is best known for its Overlord and Age of Wonders series—and the buyout sees Paradox assume publishing rights for both as well as “all ongoing projects”. “Triumph Studios is a developer of our own heart. They are world-leading within their niche and have built a large and dedicated community over the years, counting quite a few Paradox employees among their hardcore fans,” says P

For those who bounced straight off Rain World due to its difficulty, the game’s forthcoming expansion will be a good reason to return. Among other things, the update will usher in two new playable characters, basically coloured variations of the game’s slugcat protagonist. Meanwhile, the new pink slugcat (aka The Hunter) will up the difficulty further. “The hunter must make predators into prey, killing and eating larger creatures such as lizards to survive,” so says the description. Read the ful

Announced in March, StarCraft: Remastered is a revamped version of the original RTS featuring 4k graphics, improved audio and Battle.net support (or whatever they’re calling that nowadays). Not only that, but we know it’ll cost US $15, and $21.95 in Australia. That gets you the game, as well as the Brood War expansion. “StarCraft: Remastered is the right game at the right time, arriving as a loving tribute to StarCraft: Brood War as it experiences a second renaissance in Korea,” he wrote. If you

StarCraft: Remastered, the modern update to Blizzard’s 1998 RTS classic, is set to be released on August 14th. A short exchange with senior producer Pete Stilwell gave me more insight into StarCraft: Remastered than several hours of actual play. SC:R’s graphics are a colossal improvement on StarCraft: Brood War (BW) in technical terms, with a vibrant, 4K world replacing the original’s 640×480 limit. StarCraft: Remastered will try to accommodate both newcomers and returning veterans with modern m

Because everyone loves an announcement of an announcement, Blizzard has pre-announced that it will announce (I’m getting dizzy) the next Hearthstone expansion during the HCT Spring Championship tournament next Thursday, July 6 at 7pm Pacific. A lot of signs point that direction, but there have also been whispers of a potentially Dalaran-themed set. Speaking of Adventures, perhaps we’ll see some of the free single-player content which Blizzard mentioned would be coming to compensate for Adventure