Articles Tagged “Pc Gaming”
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Ace Combat 8 Sales Hit 1 Million: The Series' Fastest Ever
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve sold 1 million copies in about a week, the fastest in series history, and holds an 87 Metacritic score on PS5, Xbox and PC.
Arc Raiders Frozen Trail: Everything in the October 8 Update
Arc Raiders Frozen Trail arrives October 8 as a free update with the Pendola Pass map, 3 new ARC enemies, 2 new guns, a grappling hook and a PvE test.
Gears of War: E-Day Launch: Reviews, Modes and Game Pass
Gears of War: E-Day launches October 6 on Xbox Series X/S and PC with Game Pass, an 87 OpenCritic average, a 16-hour campaign and Horde Siege co-op.
Steam Autumn Sale 2026: The Best Deals Before October 8
The Steam Autumn Sale 2026 runs until October 8 with discounts up to 90%, including Monster Hunter Rise for $3.99 and Cyberpunk 2077 for $17.99.
Star Wars Galactic Racer Reviews: Why Critics Gave It an 88
Star Wars: Galactic Racer hits an 88 on Metacritic ahead of its Oct 6 launch on PS5, Xbox and PC. Here is what reviewers loved about Fuse Games' debut.
System Shock 2 Remaster Free on Epic: Claim It by October 8
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is free on the Epic Games Store until Oct 8, alongside Buried Stars. Here's how to claim it and what's free next.
007 First Light Extended Operations: New Game+ Is Free
007 First Light's free Extended Operations update adds New Game+, a tougher 00 difficulty, Photo Mode and five missions on PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, PC.
Gears of War: E-Day PC Requirements for 1080p to 4K
Gears of War: E-Day launches on PC October 6 and needs 115GB and a ray-tracing GPU. Check the 1080p, 1440p and 4K specs, plus DLSS 4.5 and FSR 4 support.
Minecraft Sift: When the New Dimension Reaches Each Game
Minecraft’s Sift arrives in Dungeons II on September 29 and is planned for Java and Bedrock in 2027. Here is what the new dimension reveal confirms.
Ace Combat 8: How First-Person Scenes Put You on Deck
Ace Combat 8 uses interactive first-person scenes to build squadron bonds. A new preview explains the controls ahead of its October 2 game launch.
BeamNG.drive PS5 Early Access Arrives October 19: What's In
BeamNG.drive hits PS5 Early Access on October 19 with 12 open-world maps, career mode and 1-4 player split-screen. Here's what console players get.
Titan Quest II Release Date: PS5, Xbox and 1.0 in January
Titan Quest II leaves Early Access on January 19, 2027, and lands on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S at $59.99. Here's what the 1.0 launch includes.
Hall Effect vs TMR Sticks: How to Pick a Drift-Free Pad
Hall effect vs TMR thumbsticks explained: how each stops stick drift, which is better for aiming, and drift-free controllers from $29.99 to consider.
Castlevania Belmont's Curse Demo Lands October 1
Konami's Castlevania: Belmont's Curse gets a playable demo on October 1, two weeks before launch, with save data carrying into the full game.
Control Resonant Lands September 24 With Full Marks
Remedy's Control Resonant arrives September 24 on PS5, Xbox Series and PC, and early reviews praise its switch from gunplay to melee-driven action.
Wo Long 2 Release Date Lands March 2027 With Free Demo
Team Ninja's Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember arrives March 4, 2027 on four platforms, and a free alpha demo is playable right now until September 30.
Lost Odyssey PC Port Arrives via Static Recompiling
A fan project recompiled Lost Odyssey's Xbox 360 PowerPC code into a native Windows binary with Direct3D 12 and Vulkan — and no emulator in sight.
BlizzCon 2026: Diablo 5, StarCraft and WoW Forever
BlizzCon returned after three years with Diablo 5 set for 2029, an open-world StarCraft shooter in 2030 and World of Warcraft: Forever on November 4.
Valheim 1.0 Brings the Deep North to PS5 and Switch 2
Valheim 1.0 is out after five and a half years in Early Access, adding the Deep North biome, 40+ weapons, PS5 and Switch 2 versions, and full crossplay.
Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2 Adds FL4K and Loveless Today
Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2 launches September 10 with a new island zone, 18 Legendaries, a new Vault Hunter, and a free 10-level cap raise for everyone.
Blood of Dawnwalker Sells a Million Copies in 3 Days
Rebel Wolves' debut RPG passed 1 million copies about 65 hours after launch, hitting a 64,438 Steam concurrent peak across PC, PS5 and Xbox.
Civilization 7 Arc of Tomorrow Adds a Free Atomic Age
Firaxis revealed Arc of Tomorrow at PAX West: a free 2027 update adding a fourth Age running to 2050, plus a paid space expansion called Earthrise.
Xbox Project Helix Will Be a Whole Family of Devices
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed at gamescom 2026 that Project Helix is a family of next-gen devices, with developer alpha units shipping from next year.
The Witcher 3 Remastered Lands Free on September 29
CD Projekt Red's Witcher 3 Remastered arrives September 29 as a free upgrade, with path tracing, reworked combat, and both expansions now free for owners.
Star Wars Zero Company Lands August 27 With XCOM DNA
Star Wars Zero Company arrives August 27 from XCOM veterans at Bit Reactor — a single-player turn-based tactics game with no battle pass.
Valve Turns 30: Half-Life, Steam, and a Handheld Era
Valve was founded on August 24, 1996. Thirty years on, Half-Life, Steam, the Steam Deck, and a $1,049 Steam Machine map three decades of PC gaming.
Double Fine Amnesia Fortnight Lets Fans Pick the Game
Double Fine revives Amnesia Fortnight on August 31: backers vote on four prototypes, one becomes a real game, and 2 Player Productions films it all.
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: What to Expect
Gamescom Opening Night Live returns August 25 with a two-hour Geoff Keighley showcase, a 30-minute pre-show, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation confirmed.
STALKER 2: Cost of Hope Lands With a Free 2.0 Update
Cost of Hope launched August 20 at $29.99 with two new regions, and every Heart of Chornobyl owner gets the free Update 2.0 engine upgrade.
Dishonored Director Opens Black Pony Immersive Studio
Harvey Smith and Arkane veterans revealed Black Pony Immersive, a 26-person studio making first-person action RPGs, already funded and a year into work.
The Sinking City 2 Launches to Strong Horror Reviews
Frogwares' The Sinking City 2 landed August 18 on PC, PS5, and Xbox with an 81 on OpenCritic and a full pivot into over-the-shoulder survival horror.
VR Games Showcase Recap: 25 Titles and Release Dates
The August 13 VR Games Showcase revealed System Shock VR and High On Life VR plus 25-plus games, with firm dates from September through 2027.
No Man's Sky Turns 10 With 99% of Its Planets Unseen
Hello Games marks a decade of No Man's Sky with around 40 free updates, its highest player numbers since launch, and a teased COSMOS update.
Ghost Recon Future Soldier Free to Keep Until Aug 13
Ubisoft is giving away Ghost Recon Future Soldier free to keep on PC through August 13, celebrating 25 years of the tactical shooter series.
Quake Gets 19 Free New Levels for Its 30th Birthday
MachineGames built Quake: Dawn of the Machine, a free 19-level campaign with a new soundtrack and rune system, out now on every modern platform.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Launches With 20 Fighters
Arc System Works' 4v4 Marvel tag fighter arrived August 6 on PS5 and PC with 20 launch characters and a day-one patch, starting at $59.99 standard.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Hits Game Pass Day One July 28
Halo: Campaign Evolved lands day one on Game Pass July 28 with four-player co-op, three new missions and cross-play across Xbox, PC and PS5.
SteamVR Quick Access Menu Lands Ahead of Steam Frame
SteamVR Beta 2.17.4 ports the Steam Deck Quick Access Menu into VR, adding volume, battery, achievements and Steam Notes inside the headset.
Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters Are Officially On
Bethesda confirmed remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, put Fallout 5 in pre-production on Creation Engine 3, and made an Obsidian project official.
Palworld 1.0 Rockets Into Steam's All-Time Top 15 List
Palworld 1.0 launched free on July 10, hitting roughly 725,000 concurrent players for #15 all-time on Steam after crossing 40M+ total players.
Team Fortress 2 Gets a Joyful Summer 2026 Update
Valve surprised fans on July 8 with a community-made Team Fortress 2 Summer update: 6 new maps, 24 cosmetics, and events running to September 15.
Steam Next Fest June 2026 Is the Biggest Yet With Nearly 5,000 Free Demos
Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live through June 22 with roughly 4,900 free demos — the largest edition ever and a launchpad for indie games before the sale.
Age of Empires IV's Yue Fei's Legacy Hits May 7 With New Jin Dynasty and 8-Mission Campaign
Age of Empires IV: Yue Fei's Legacy launches May 7, 2026 — adding the Jin Dynasty civilization, an 8-scenario Song-Jin Wars campaign, four new skirmish maps and bespoke music for $14.99.
Replaced Arrives April 14 on Xbox and PC — The Cyberpunk Platformer That Defied a Four-Year Wait
Sad Cat Studios' stunning cyberpunk 2.5D action-platformer Replaced finally launches April 14 on Xbox Series X|S and PC, with day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass.
Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Launches April 28 With Two New Classes and the Skovos Region
Blizzard's second Diablo IV expansion arrives April 28 with the Paladin and Warlock classes, the new Skovos region, sweeping Skill Tree reworks, and the War Plans endgame system.
Steam Next Fest Is Live With Thousands of Free Demos — Here Are the Highlights
Steam Next Fest February 2026 is live with nearly 10,000 free playable demos and developer livestreams running through March 2 — the biggest indie game showcase of the season.