If you miss the straightforward action RPGs of the past, try the generous demo for Darkstone Restoration

Before action RPGs relied on seasonal ladders and DLC treadmills there was Darkstone, a 1999 hack and slash where you clicked on things until they died and liked it. It had some interesting ideas, like the companion mode that lets you switch between two player-characters, the other controlled by the CPU while you took the…

Cyan Worlds Gives A Look At Cancelled Myst Sequel

In 1993, Cyan Worlds’ Myst changed PC gaming forever. While few could get beyond the first few puzzles, the computer rendered landscape and vibey music illustrated what could be squished into nascent CD-ROMs. It was the best-selling computer game until The Sims, and still commands space to this day. Despite this, the series has not…

Death Order Simon Says codes (July 2026)

Given you’d usually be expected to be the last person standing in a twisted take on the kids’ party favorite to win a cash prize, being able to score free cash with new Death Order Simon Says codes is a pretty good deal. Death Order Simon Says sees dozens of inmates forced to follow the…

D&D returns to its original world, where no legendary hero can save you

While Greyhawk is perhaps not the first setting to be used in a Dungeons & Dragons game (that honor likely goes to Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor). But the world of Oerth that it’s a part of is the first and most famous to appear in the early official supplements for the tabletop role-playing game. Some of…

Round Up: Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold Extended Teaser Revealed, New Job And Crossover Raid Series Announced

Image: Square Enix Alongside the Switch 2 release date for Final Fantasy XIV Online, Square Enix shared another look at the game’s sixth expansion, Evercold. It’s set to launch in January 2027 and is also confirmed for Nintendo’s new platform. “An extended teaser trailer for Evercold was also revealed, providing a glimpse into the world…

Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered review (2018)

From the archives: This story originally ran in PC Gamer #321 (UK, Sep. 2018). The review appears as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and presentation. It’s a damn crime that no game ripped off Red Faction: Guerrilla’s Geo-mod destruction feature. You take a hammer and you use it to smash out a…

Producer Confirms Resident Evil Remakes Enable Original Games

Major players around the gaming industry are in a spate of collapse. Years of poor management and short term trend chasing has cornered many big publishers, whose rapid compression is putting their future in crisis. Except for Capcom. Good ol’ Capcom. It’s been hard not to notice how a mix of playing the hits and…

Dog Race codes (July 2026)

With the right kind of motivation, dogs like to run. That’s a fact. Considering the age-old popularity of racing-based games on Roblox, we have to wonder why the two haven’t been a popular pairing in the past. And with these Dog Race codes, it isn’t too late to join in with the mad dash to…

San Diego Comic Con 2026: Everything Marvel Revealed

It was a busy time at Marvel’s much-anticipated Hall H panel during San Diego Comic Con 2026. The company revealed not just more footage of Avengers: Doomsday, but also new movies, release dates, and casting decisions. Here’s everything that happened during the July 25 news event. The Deadpool and Wolverine director is making a Ghost…

Yoshi-P’s “huge list” of FF14 Evercold plans range from helping you through MSQ, to battling World of Warcraft’s housing

Ken coolly serves the hottest news stories and has played, we think, every game ever made. Updated: July 26, 2026 6:52 pm FF14 Evercold promises to be a massive shift; Square Enix’s Creative Studio 3 is grabbing the MMORPG by the hand and boldly striding forward into a new era with comprehensive changes across nearly…