16GB VRAM now Steam’s most common spec, as gamers snap up high-end Nvidia and AMD GPUs

Steam’s hardware survey for July 2026 indicates a growing appetite for VRAM-heavy GPUs, with the most common GPU configuration now sat at 16GB of VRAM, accounting for 25.9% of Steam users’ rigs surveyed. It only just beat 8GB of VRAM, which came as the second most common configuration accounting for 25.32% of user systems. The…

Another Zelda Movie Cast Member Has Reportedly Been Confirmed

Image: Nintendo There has already been some news this week about the cast in the upcoming Zelda movie, and now Deadline is reporting Lydia Peckham is set for the new live-action film. The New Zealand actress previously worked with director Wes Ball on his 2024 release, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. She is…

Hit PS5 Remaster of 2008 Action Game Half Price in PS Store Deal

An acclaimed 2025 remaster of a fan-favorite 2008 action adventure game is half price on the PS Store in a limited-time deal. Koei Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is the former Xbox console exclusive’s second outing in 17 years, and we highly recommend it. 2025’s Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is at its lowest price in…

Fortnite’s Item Shop Has Become An Increasingly Annoying Labyrinth Of Frustration

The Fortnite item shop has always been kind of annoying, because it’s never had a consistent inventory you could browse like a normal store. There are more than 2,000 Fortnite skins that have been sold in the item shop, but only a few dozen are available on any given day. But Epic has never been…

Big Walk number puzzle: A few small hints and the full solution

Early on in Big Walk, as you and your pals are scurrying around the world solving puzzles, you might come across a curious sight: a structure near the beach with an oblong prize (here at PC Gamer we call it a nubbin) inside a frosted glass container. Hanging on a hook above it: a sign…

The Video Games And More You Should Play This – Aug 7, 2026

Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with a free trial up through the award-winning Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers expansions? Sign-up memes aside, Final Fantasy XIV is one of the biggest MMOs in the world, and for good reason. With XIV arriving on Switch 2 this week, that’s a good excuse…

Demon’s Souls Prototype Video Reveals Game’s Original First-Person Perspective

Lance McDonald, the man responsible for ensuring that not a single scrap of FromSoftware’s development history goes undocumented, has uncovered footage of a prototype version of Demon’s Souls that shows off a frankly bizarre, alternate-universe take on the game that employs a first-person perspective. Exactly how McDonald got his hands on this footage is currently…

Minecraft rival Reforj completely overhauls its visuals with new graphics tech: “This does not exist anywhere else”

In a world where games often look the same, having your own unique aesthetic style is key. Lots of Unreal Engine 5 games blur into one because, while striking in terms of visual fidelity, there’s only so much you can really do to make dirt, water, and forests look unique. It’s a similar story with…

Big Walk + Beast Of Reincarnation Reviews w/ Jesse – Aug 7, 2026

It’s another week of The Game Informer Show, and we’ve got a spectacular guest to help us break down some releases, new and old!  Jesse Vitelli joins Alex and Eric as the trio that walked through Big Walk together, and really enjoyed it. Then Wesley and Marcus discuss Game Freak’s new original IP, Beast of…

Memoirium combines Dark Souls, Inception, and Backrooms in Steam’s Coolest New Action RPG

Fact: The fluid, crumbling dreamscapes of Inception would make for an excellent video game. And no genre is better-suited for those vibes than Soulslikes. From the medieval fantasy look of the genre’s origins to the overwhelming sci-fi horror of Hellpoint, all we need now is a game willing to combine the aesthetics of its predecessors…