As we prepare to enter the first decade of this millennium that doesn’t require awkward nomenclature like ‘noughties’ or ‘teenzies’, it’s time to reflect on the best of PC gaming from the last ten years. It’s been a great decade on PC, so as a thank you and ‘ta-ra’ to the teens, we’ve put together the best PC games to have come out since 2010. The history of Minecraft – the best selling PC game ever(Image credit: 2K Games)9. Today’s best Sid Meier’s Civilization V deals $4.99 View $7.49 View $7.

On PC, AMD and Intel will also be getting on-board, and indeed Microsoft has built ray tracing support right into DirectX 12. Now, before we get too carried away, there are lots of caveats with ray tracing in its current state. In short, it seems that the future of video game graphics, no less, kicked off in 2018. Ultimately it flopped, because 2010 was simply too early given the contemporary internet infrastructure, but with the same faster broadband connections which have helped drive the rise

A newly published patent spotted by LetsGoDigital shows a DualShock controller with four new buttons around the back of the device – possibly to act as back buttons to match the capabilities of Xbox One gamepads. The design shows two larger buttons that can be moved up and down, and two smaller buttons that can be pressed (and that can detect the pressure of a press). There seems to be some scope for adjusting the positioning of the buttons to suit the size of your hands. Also, as with every pat

Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo Switch Lite: is bigger really better? Even harder to handle, though, was the floundering Wii U: a Nintendo Wii follow-up that simply couldn’t match the latter’s success. But the lasting legacy of the Wii U was what came after: the Nintendo Switch. New Switch models that cater to different price points and video resolutions? There will be challenges ahead for the gaming company: keeping its Nintendo Switch Online service full of goodies to keep gamers interested, for o

When it comes to the PS5, Sony may not be ready to show off what the next console looks like or reveal its cost just yet, but the company is not remaining completely silent. According to Yoshida, the PS5 is being lauded by developers for the ease of development it offers. According to a translation of the interview, developers have said that creating software on the PS5 is “easier than ever”. For the developersThis marks a change from the days of the PS3’s architecture, which was notoriously dif

So join us while we take a look back at the last decade of Xbox, including all its highs and lows, and look to the future of the brand as the next-generation Xbox Series X looms on the horizon. It’s a problem that the next-generation Xbox Series X needs to address if Microsoft wants to reel in its competitors. Other Xbox One consoles – the Xbox One S, Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, and Xbox One X – have allowed Microsoft to properly target other consumers too. Xbox Series X, the next Xbox itera

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 2The original Samsung Galaxy Watch (Image credit: TechRadar)Samsung’s smartwatch release cadence is all over the place right now: it launched the Galaxy Watch in August 2018, then the Watch Active in February this year, then followed it with the Watch Active 2 in September. Everything we’ve heard about the Samsung Galaxy Watch 2Apple Watch 6Sure as clockwork, the Apple Watch 6 will arrive next year, but as of writing very little about the next smartwatch has leaked out. The

Thanks to the Epic Games Store, that’s just what you’ll be doing today – and all without spending a penny. One of the games of the decade, FTL: Faster Than Light, is free to download from the Epic Games Store on PC today, a top-down, pixel-art classic that sees you darting across the universe evading a cosmic threat, maintaining a wonderfully-evocative ship and engaging in starship battles and adventures along the way. But FTL won’t be the only chance this week you’ll get to grab a free game fro

If you’ve coughed up the extra dough to take advantage of the Google Stadia ‘Pro’ subscription tier, you’re going to be treated to two fresh games on the service from January 1, 2020. Grave-robbing sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider will be making its way to the ‘free’ selection of games on the premium streaming tier of Google Stadia, as well as rhythm action title Thumper. Mixed messagingAdding two new games, and taking the removed Tomb Raider title into consideration, leaves the Stadia Pro’s inclu

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Sony, meanwhile, just focused on making and marketing a games console. The PS4 is now strongly associated with around five or six exclusive games that ended up being hugely significant to the console’s identity. From its ludicrous US launch price of $599 to the first model’s lavish coat of varnish, it felt like the most ostentatious, pre-recession console Sony could possibly have made. The coming of the PS5Godfall, one of the first PS5 games (Image credit: Gearbox)A content arms race is coming.

It would seem, then, that the Huawei P40 Pro could be the best smartphone of the year for photography – but the leaked specs of the Samsung Galaxy S11 will give the P40 Pro some serious competition. How will it compare to the Samsung Galaxy S11? Rumors suggest the Samsung Galaxy S11 will come with a 108MP main camera, a resolution higher than the 64MP of the Huawei P40 Pro. The Galaxy S11 zoom camera is said to be 48MP, far higher-res than the 12MP on the P40 Pro. So the Huawei P40 could win out

It’s been a minute since we’ve seen new desktop processors from Intel, with Team Blue basically going all of 2019 without releasing a single mainstream desktop chip, with the exception of the Intel Core i9-9900KS. A leaked UserBenchmark entry for an Intel Core i3-10300 has just appeared, giving us an idea of what to expect from Intel’s next generation of desktop Core processors, and it shows us that Intel might be feeling that heat from AMD. If this leak is accurate, and again this is a leak, it

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These are the stories which are essential, which really defined the discourse, which made this year one to remember. With CES and MWC there are smartphone announcements by the bucketload, and many manufacturers (enter Samsung) hold their own product launch events. In a surprise upset however, it wasn’t Samsung which debuted a prototype of a foldable to the public first, but Chinese upstart Huawei. (Image credit: Aakash Jhaveri)April to June – Foldable folly and political tensionsOf course, the s

As we say goodbye to this past year (and decade) of PC gaming, it’s time to take a look in the rearview mirror and reflect on what our beloved platform has been through in 2019. Here are the highs and lows of PC gaming in 2019. Store and search features are threadbare, there’s no family sharing, or streaming, or any of the other features that make Steam the dominant force in PC gaming. In 2019, 71% of the 463 most played Steam games studied contained loot boxes, up from 4% back in 2010. The Ques

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Best Virtual Reality Game(Image credit: SIE London Studio)Blood & TruthBlood & Truth is one of our favorite VR games ever, never mind this year. Best Mobile Game(Image credit: Pokémon Company)Pokémon MastersPokémon Masters was somewhat of a surprise success. Best Racing/Sports Game(Image credit: Beenox/Activision)Crash Team Racing: Nitro-FueledNow, we know that not everyone will agree with this choice. This remaster rolls together content from Crash team Racing, Crash Tag Team Racing and Crash N

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