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Oct 25, 2026Don't cry because it's over. With the closure of RPG standby BioWare, we've been consulting the PC Gamer rolodex and reaching out to developers for their thoughts and reflections on the legendary studio. Lead SEO editor Lauren Morton spoke to 16 dev...
Oct 25, 2026"Indie studios produced 20 of the 21 extra breakout launches in the 2026 cohort," reads one industry analysis. You'll never play every game. In fact, most people won't play most games — plenty of games release on Steam to approximately 0 user revi...
Oct 25, 2026You can say that again. As reported by IGN, veteran actors Jennifer Hale and Mark Meer, who voiced the female and male Commanders Shepard in Mass Effect, respectively, directly addressed fans of the series in an October 21 Instagram Live. The two re...
Oct 25, 2026The Arcade Controller Pro starts at $119.99 and will start shipping in late November. After revealing its second leverless controller earlier this year, 8BitDo's Arcade Controller Pro is now available for pre-order for $119.99. The pro controller, d...
Oct 25, 2026AirPods pair with Android like any other Bluetooth device, but most of their smarts stay behind on the iPhone. Flip open an AirPods case next to an iPhone and up pops a card showing your earbuds and their battery levels, ready to connect with one ta...
Oct 25, 2026I never expected to build my own Chrome extensions. Like most people, I preferred finding a ready-made tool that solved a problem without requiring much effort. But when a few extensions I relied on ended up in the hands of new owners and turned mali...
Oct 25, 2026When you're tinkering with ESP32 microcontrollers, choosing the right setup can make the difference between a smooth-sailing project and a barely-functional experiment. And I'm not just talking about the circuitry components, sensor modules, or other...
Oct 25, 2026Most cars have a fairly limited number of USB ports. One is a given, two is generous, and if you need more than that, you're usually out of luck. Unfortunately, I fall into the camp that can never have enough USB ports, thanks to the number of device...
Oct 25, 2026Apple CarPlay has always impressed me with its clean interface, slick animations, and seamless integration with iPhone. After spending considerable time with CarPlay, I thought Apple had figured out the better in-car experience. However, my opinion ...
Oct 25, 2026The idea of playing Deus Ex entirely in third person has always seemed like sacrilege to me. I like my immersive sims to be, well, immersive, to let me see the world through my character's eyes and interact with it up close and personal. Yet having ...
Oct 25, 2026Sweeney's assessment of the games industry in the 2000s hits close to home today, but I still hold out hope that the future can be better. On May 24, 2000, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney shared a public statement (the specific platform or venue eludes m...
Oct 25, 2026Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never u...