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In Sand, you'll explore the wastes of a dead planet colonized by the Austro-Hungarian empire

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:59

Hologryph is immortalizing the history of Western Ukraine—while developing its game in a war-stricken country.

Bloomtown looks like Stardew Valley, but with more kidnappings and psychic duels

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:58

Stranger Things meets Persona in this cutesy and creepy adventure.

Breathedge 2 is the funniest take on floating through an uncaring void I've ever seen

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:56

Check out the new trailer and an exciting development regarding that immortal chicken.

F1 Manager 2023 lets you rewrite history in its new mode

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:55

Think you can do it better than Toto? Frontier's sim lets you find out.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer is 'confident' that the Activision Blizzard acquisition will go through

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:54

"We're out there to find solutions with the regulators," says Xbox Game Studios CEO Phil Spencer.

Build your own Roman city with this new citybuilder next year

By Alice O'Connor - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:54

The Roman Empire may have fallen long ago but Rome has stood for almost three millenia. Think you can do better? Newly announced citybuilder Nova Roma will challenge you to start your own new Roman c...

My Friendly Neighborhood asks: what if Resident Evil happened on Sesame Street?

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:53

The quirky FPS just got a release date that's right around the corner.

Baldur's Gate 3 shows off, uh, Baldur's Gate

By Alice O'Connor - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:51

Though Baldur's Gate 3 has been in early access for almost three years, it hasn't yet given us, uh, Baldur's Gate. The city which gave the series its name will be a big location in the full game when...

Thread a train through the chaos of a civil war in this chilly new RTS

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:50

Battling bitter conditions in a turbulent Russia split by war, these Czechoslovakian soldiers' lives are in your hands.

Nova Roma is a Roman city builder with colorful catastrophes

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:49

Seasonal, water, and supply chain mechanics bring the Pax Romana period to life.

Earthless is a new sci-fi deck builder from the creators of Homeworld 3 where you'll need to come up with ludicrous 'game-breaking' combos and win over your crew to have a chance at saving humanity

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:46

In Earthless, you're a "single ship against the many" after the Sun has engulfed humanity's home.

Great! Macabre has given us *another* thing to fear in the Australian outback

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:44

The studio behind the multiplayer stealth horror gives us their tick list for developing a distinctly Australian creature feature.

TerraTech Worlds is a sandbox vehicle-building game that looks great in Unreal 5

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:43

You will brave new planets, their unforgiving hazards, and opportunistic bandits for the greatest prize: technology.

It's a good thing Ember Knights has co-op because its boss battles are ridiculous

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:41

Four-player co-op adds flare to an already polished roguelite experience.

Check out Baldur's Gate's three densely-packed districts in this dev diary

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:38

The city at the heart of Baldur's Gate 3 has had a glow up.

The making of the PC Gaming Show's Baldur's Gate 3 animated short

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:36

Don't worry, Astarion is just as enchanting in two dimensions.

Vampire Survivors is getting a surprise free update with gameshow flair

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:34

Poncle announced the latest addition to the game at the PC Gaming Show.

'Select' PC Game Pass games coming to Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:34

Nvidia's cloud streaming service racks up another batch of games.

Thirsty Suitors Preview – Heartbreak Feels Good In A Place Like This

By Wesley LeBlanc - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:34

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Starfield's character creator is so versatile, Bethesda used it to create the game's NPCs

By Liam Richardson - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:33

As promised, Bethesda gave us an extended look at Starfield this evening as part of a dedicated presentation attatched to Microsoft's larger not-E3 showcase. Alongside a fresh look at the game's 10...

The new RTS from former StarCraft 2 devs looks a lot like StarCraft 2

By Alice O'Connor - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:31

What happens when some folks who previously worked at Blizzard on games including Warcraft 3 and StarCraft 2 go independent with a new studio to make a new real-time strategy game? They make a game w...

All the games in the PC Gaming Show 2023 montage segment

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:30

If the games in the PC Gaming Show montage caught your eye, here's a bit more on each.

Somehow I now know even less about Yakuza 8 after that name reveal

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:28

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is coming in early 2024, but otherwise this new teaser trailer gave me more questions than answers.

WW2 shooter Hell Let Loose is adding a shorter-session mode for 25 players

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:28

Update 15 Devotion to Duty is for short of time soldiers.

Our favorite upcoming cyberpunk FPS will let you explore satellites and get crossed over on the court this September

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:27

You can try Fortune's Run's new one-on-one basketball minigame and dual shotguns in its free demo right now.

Microsoft has "turned the corner" on first-party game launches, Xbox says

By Tom Phillips - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:26

Matt Booty, the boss of Xbox Game Studios, has said that Microsoft has now "turned the corner" on its first-party output, following tonight's announcement-filled Xbox Games Showcase. In a post-...

The Xbox Games Showcase's biggest reveal is that Microsoft's now the PC publishing monster it always should have been

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:24

Redmond finally feels like it's roaring.

Microsoft announces new $350, 1 TB Xbox Series S

By Kyle Orland - Ars Technica | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:23

"Carbon Black" edition will launch worldwide on Sept. 1.

Stormgate is shaping up to be a brilliant blend of modern and classic RTS

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:22

Hands-on with Frost Giant's ambitious StarCraft 2 successor.

Race cars across alien planets in the follow-up to Exo One

By Alice O'Connor - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:21

The gang behind Exo One, a game about drinking in dramatic sci-fi vistas while flying and rolling a strange craft across alien planets, have announced a spin-off. It is not a spin-off I would have ex...

A game that asks: 'What if Dirt Rally had meteor storms?'

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:20

Exo Rally Championship has aerial thrusters, sci-fi tracks, and a damage model to make Dirt Rally 2 blush.

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew looks like classic Commandos with an eye patch

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:18

The developer behind Shadow Tactics and Desperados III takes to the high seas.

Chimera is a survival sim that makes Mother Nature your cataclysmic frenemy

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:16

The Green Hell devs are back with a bigger focus on base-building.

Mega Man-inspired roguelite platformer 30XX is launching out of early access in August

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:14

Batterystaple Games' spritely side scroller is dashing toward the finish line.

Welp, Bethesda just couldn't resist putting dragon shouts in Starfield

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:13

Space-Ro-Dah.

Fabledom is a fairytale city builder that lets you get freaky while your people starve

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:13

Romance a neighboring prince or feed your townsfolk? It’s a tough choice.

The Banner Saga devs announce a side-scrolling brawler that's not as depressing as The Banner Saga

By Rachel Watts - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:12

Looks like I won't be regretting every in-game decision I've ever made with Stoic's new game Towerborne. It's an action RPG that looks much more light-hearted than the studio's previous Viking-ish tr...

Parcel Corps is a biting bicycle courier adventure straight out of Saturday morning cartoons

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:11

Antagonist Rich Villainé wants those polar ice caps gone, and you’re in his way.

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector officially unveiled

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:10

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, the sequel to developer Jump Over The Age's highly acclaimed tabletop-inspired narrative RPG, has been revealed. Things are a little bit different this time a...

Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors lets you bring a friend to the horde slaying

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:07

Take a companion on every run to mix up your arsenal of fantasy weapons.

Starfield's system requirements have landed on Steam, and you're gonna need a 125GB cargo hold

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:06

[Disk] space, the final frontier.

Park Beyond is a theme park sim that defies the laws of physics

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:06

Without gravity, theme park construction gets pretty loopy.

Sci-fi thriller The Invincible shows there are parts of space we should avoid

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:03

Being stranded on an unforgiving arid planet might be the least of our problems.

A rhythm game for fans who lay on the altar of pop

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:03

Hypnotic sci-fi visuals accompany equally sparkly songs from the biggest names in pop music.

Players will get to join a rag-tag group of space explorers in Starfield

By Rachel Watts - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:03

You'll be meeting lots of NPCs on your jaunt around space in Starfield, but during the dedicated Starfield presentation as part of not-E3, we got a look at one group of rag-tag space folks in more de...

Metroidvania Altered Alma paints a vision of a cyberpunk Barcelona

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:01

If anything, this is just the city catching up with Dali.

Starfield gameplay at Xbox Games Showcase promises "freedom on a galactic level"

By Ed Nightingale - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:00

Finally, as promised, we've had a good look at Starfield gameplay. Following the Xbox Games Showcase, we were treated to 45 minutes of in-depth Starfield details and gameplay. Most importantl...

Xbox's Last Big Exclusive Was Missing From Showcase After Getting Panned

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 23:00

Microsoft’s 2023 Xbox Showcase was filled with a ton of cool games and a deep-dive into Starfield, the platform’s biggest blockbuster in a long time. What it didn’t include was any mention of Redfall,...

Build your own Umbrella Corps in Undead Inc

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 22:59

Legitimate business up top, super-illegal zombification down below.

Atlus has announced the Persona 3 remake and Persona 5 tactics spin-off that it already accidentally told us about, and shown off some slick new footage

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 22:59

Persona 3 Reload is due early 2024, and Persona 5 Tactics is out November 17 this year.