This week in PC games: Tokyo-drifting in Forza Horizon 6, communist grifting in Disco Elysium follow-up Zero Parades, or dystopia tifting in puzzle game Phonopolis
Have no fear, dear reader. Yes, I am once standing in for Edwin to battle The Maw and bring forth its tidings of upcoming PC games. But the beast has not eaten our news editor. Not this time. Instead, Edwin's been called away to Krakow where he will be using his creature-wrestling skills to tussle…
'This game is extremely broken': The dev of VKD3D-Proton, software for running Direct3D 12 games on Linux, isn't enjoying Forza Horizon 6 very much
Less hot snakes, more hot wheels, please Xbox. Sorry, XBOX.
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is both bootleg Disco Elysium and a spirited interrogation of fake culture in all its guises
For many players, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies will never be anything other than a seedy clone of ZA/UM's reputation-making Disco Elysium – a soul-sucking forgery of a doomy leftist masterpiece, whose original lead writers and designers have been ousted by scheming executives. It's appropriate…
Skyrim now runs on Fallout 4's Pip-Boy and computer terminals, as modder delivers the one port Bethesda haven't thought of yet
It had to happen. After getting the original Fallout and Morrowind running as a holotape on Fallout 4's Pip-Boy and terminals, the same modder has now made Skyrim playable within the game about a frozen snack finding their son and being nagged about settlements. I can only assume Fallout 4 becoming…
Take-Two CEO says the original Borderlands' art style overhaul cost a year of dev time and $50 million: 'Had we not done that, Borderlands wouldn't have been a hit'
Borderlands' distinct comic book aesthetic was the result of a last-minute bet.
Steam week in review: metroidvanias are still coming thick and fast, but has the world moved on?
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending May 17.
Nintendo 64 emulator just implemented rollback netcode for the entire library: 'It was honestly not that hard'
A smashing idea.
Terraria devs reveal the game's average playtime on PC is over 100 hours as it passes 70 million copies sold
The 2D survival hit continues to rake in the dough on Steam.
Directive 8020's new Turning Points system transforms it from a simple sci-fi survival horror into a compelling, gory puzzle
Cheat fate.
What would be your go-to gaming soundtrack to recommend to a non-gamer?
Pick your most convincing track.
Scott Miller, founder of Apogee, has over 1,000 hours in World of Warcraft and always plays a warrior in any RPG: 'I like to get right in their face and pound away'
The shareware pioneer guides us through the games on his PC.
Demigod review (2009)
One of the gods has fallen. Demigod is your chance to replace him. The problem? The other seven applicants.
Debate: What truly is the easiest character to cosplay?
Sometimes the prep and planning just doesn't cut it.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director weighs in on the real-time versus turn-based debate, saying that younger players 'increasingly favour more real-time experiences in games'
But Hamaguchi still reckons that turn-based games are "deeply universal."
I didn’t think Forza Horizon 6’s custom garages would lead me to miss mucking about with my motor on Mexican driveways, but they have
There’s something about prying open the door of your majestic Ferrari 250 California or Reliant Supervan as waves gently lap against the shore off to your right and a blazing sun beats down on you from above that you don’t truly appreciate until it’s gone. Or, at least, that’s what I’ve…
Star Citizen's latest alpha update brings a 'full reset' to its universe, as Cloud Imperium Games promises to crack down on player exploits and duplication issues
Players keep their blueprints and ships bought with in-game currency, but that's it.
Civilization 7's imminent update will add one of history's most famous conquerors for free, in Firaxis' latest bid to coax you back to its controversial sequel
Tests of Time has one last surprise in store.
This indie action RPG looks like Minecraft but plays like Dark Messiah, letting you boot enemies off ledges and body slam them into walls of spikes
The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot is out now
Forza Horizon 6 has hit a higher peak player count than Forza Horizon 5 and it's not even out yet
Meching money.
It's time for Garfield's official Magic: The Gathering crossover now
No, not Richard Garfield. The other one.