You will never guess who turns up in this video about why you can’t build British towns in SimCity 4

I needed no further incentive to check out this video that explores why a SimCity game set in the United Kingdom wouldn’t work, but even if the idea of comparing metropolitan systems of government isn’t thrilling to you, you’re going to want to watch it just to see who crops up at the end. It’s…

Control Resonant Hands-On: An Action-RPG Built On Creepypasta

When Remedy released Control in 2019, it didn’t fit neatly into any existing space. It wasn’t quite a booming AAA shooter, nor quite an indie darling, but rather its own strange little AA joint destined for “cult classic” status. Control‘s winning combination of brutalist aesthetics, mundane everyday items and office spaces, and the weird fiction…

Slay the Spire 2’s creator reveals the inspiration for its most controversial foe: “I was playing too much Deadlock.”

Slay the Spire 2 is full of strange and sinister creatures, and I’m always curious where the ideas for them originated. Mega Crit Co-Founder Casey Yano has provided us with some answers in a new edition of the developer’s ‘Neowsletter’ blog, and he claims its most notoriously balanced threat actually came about after spending too…

I Hope GTA 6 Will Let Me Trip Balls Again And Be An Alligator

Since the dawn of time, humanity has yearned for one thing: to trip balls and return to nature. While you’re not legally allowed to do that in most territories, the next best thing is a digital tour of the wild side in the few games brave enough to offer your in-game character a bag of…

Box Art Brawl: Sonic The Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Switch Showdown

Image: SEGA There’s still a certain novelty about seeing Mario and Sonic standing side-by-side, and that’s what makes this box art pretty special. It’s simple, yet with the massive stadium in the background, you know exactly what it’s all about. Image: SEGA Speaking of simple, the design for Sonic Colors Ultimate is really lovely, and…

The best indie games of 2026 are lining up for their own GOTY race

Published Jun 21, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Indie games might serve up the most competitive category at The Game Awards Image: House House/Panic We’re almost at the halfway point of 2026 In fact, if we treat the year as a countdown to The Game Awards’ eligibility cutoff date in late November (and this is GOTY Watch,…

Crysis 2 had problems, but it got one thing right: destruction

From the archives: This story originally ran in PC Gamer (UK) #279. REINSTALL (Image credit: Crytek) Reinstall invites you to join us in revisiting PC gaming days gone by. Today, Rick revisits the gorgeous mess that is Crysis 2. Crysis 2 gets a lot wrong. Its AI is criminally stupid. Its story is a convoluted…

Doom And Duke Nukem 3D Composer Bobby Prince Dies At 81

Earlier this week, classic PC game developers confirmed that Bobby Prince, the composer and sound designer for some of the most foundational games, had sadly passed away. Prince worked alongside Apogee/3D Realms and id Software in their formative years, composing for Doom, Wolfenstein, Duke Nukem and Commander Keen alike. He was 81 years old. Originally…

Pimax Dream Air review – incredible VR headset visuals and feather light, but the price is a fright

Verdict If you’re after the best overall VR headset image quality, the Pimax Dream Air delivers. Its twin 3,840 x 3,552 OLED panels are incredibly sharp and deliver all the contrast, deep blacks, and vividness you’d expect from OLED. The view through its optics is very finely dependent on the fit of the face foam,…

Halo: Combat Evolved PS5 Messaging Error Leads To Mess

Halo: Campaign Evolved will bring the sci-fi shooter to PlayStation 5 for the first time, but seemingly with some truly wild PS Plus requirements. According to a new post on Halo Waypoint, the remake will require both players to “have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account” even if they just want to…