PC Archive
18 January 2020
Star Citizen dev hits back against Crytek as war of words continues
"Crytek has dragged CIG through the mud…"
Player Killing created a "toxic environment" in Amazon MMO New World
So the developer replaced it with "battles by appointment".
Summerford is Silent Hill meets 1986 rural England
Hand of God.
Ubisoft is trying to make its games more varied
Mapped out.
NHS chief says loot boxes are "setting kids up for addiction" to gambling
"Young people's health is at stake."
FeatureHow Life is Strange 2 challenged video game representations of homelessness
"We wanted to be as accurate as possible."
17 January 2020
There's an animated Mortal Kombat movie coming in the first half of this year
And Community's Joel McHale is Johnny Cage.
Valve says it's "absolutely not" working on anything Left 4 Dead related
Despite recent rumours.
Acclaimed story-driven platformer Horace is currently free on the Epic Games Store
And you've got a week to claim it.
The Sims 4 Ghosts explained: Why you want to turn into a ghost, how to become a ghost, and back again
Everything you need to know about dabbling in the afterlife.
Unsettling RPG World of Horror slithers onto Steam next month
1-bit and you're dead.
Jelly DealsHumble launches a new bundle for the Australian Wildfire Relief Fund
Includes 29 games such as Hollow Knight, Euro Truck, Void Bastards...
Destiny has a charity T-shirt to help Australia
Pre-orders available now.
Skyrim's going full Dracula in the next Elder Scrolls Online Chapter
Count your chickens.
FeatureFive of the Best: Blocks
Pick a side.
Cyberpunk 2077 dev will continue crunch "to some degree" through five month delay
Developers told "minutes" before official announce.
16 January 2020
Horizon Zero Dawn is reportedly coming to PC later this year
A first for a PlayStation exclusive from a Sony-owned studio.
CD Projekt says Cyberpunk 2077's multiplayer likely won't arrive until after 2021
And that it will be a "triple-A release".
A Plague Tale: Innocence, Gris heading to Xbox Game Pass on PC in the coming weeks
And Children of Morta is available now.
Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to September
In 2020, though. Not 2077.
Google promises more than 10 Stadia timed-exclusives by July 2020
More than 120 games coming to Stadia in 2020.
Mortal Kombat 11's Joker brings back Friendship
Laugh riot.
Digital FoundryHow the new Doom patch dramatically improves previously flawed ports
Disappointing launch code has transformed into a no-brainer purchase.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's first season gets an extension
Just like my uni dissertations.
You'll soon be able to see how Halo-like Disintegration is for yourself
Private beta, reporting for duty.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order's orange lightsaber now available for all
Along with other pre-order goodies.
15 January 2020
Rainbow Six Siege's limited-time Road to Six Invitational event unlocks every Operator
And adds the new Stadium map.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PC patch to fix performance and missing saves incoming
“Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience".
Digital FoundryBest PC controller 2020: the Digital Foundry buyer's guide to gamepads
The best first-party and third-party controllers tested.
Digital FoundryWolfenstein Youngblood gets ray tracing and VRS - is this an early preview of next-gen console features?
If so, the future's looking bright.
Slay the Spire gets new playable character The Watcher in big 2.0 update
Out now on PC, coming to consoles soon.
Destiny players are hard at work solving a surprise new puzzle
No time to explain.
Fortnite is adding a Ninja skin
Blue yourself.
FIFA 20 TOTW 18: all players included in the eighteenth Team of the Week from 15th January
All players in the FIFA 20 TOTW 18.
Fortnite's first update of 2020 adds weapon side-grading
As the game's longest-ever season draws to a close.
Shenmue 3's first DLC releases later this month
Endless runner.
Jelly DealsGet started with The Witcher novels now The Last Wish is on sale for just Ł3
First short story collection massively reduced.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion sells 4m copies worldwide
Pushing the game's total sales to 15m.
PodcastDelving into Netflix's fun, trashy The Witcher series
Here's our Vilgefortz.
PUBG unveils new map as Vikendi goes "on vacation"
Looks Karakin.
FeatureThe amazing stories of a man you've never heard of
Brando, Bowie, and everything in between.
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: Day traders
Super Cash Bros.
14 January 2020
Frostpunk's pre-freeze Last Autumn DLC shakes things up in new gameplay video
Boats! Fishing huts! Worker strikes! Greenery!
Ubisoft's latest Might and Magic game combines Battle Royale with Auto Chess
Out later this month on PC and mobile.
Epic Games Store tops 100m customer milestone
With $680m spent in-store since launch.
Marvel's Avengers delayed by four months
Thor you should know.
Teamfight Tactics headed to mobile in March
Will star Set 3, too.
FeatureLuria and defining where a game ends
"The body is a unity of action..."
13 January 2020
Rockstar explains Grand Theft Auto 4's sudden delisting from Steam
Blame Games for Windows Live.
UK teen having seizure helped by US gaming pal across Atlantic
"We noticed police cars outside with flashing lights..."
Jelly DealsHere's a round-up of the best prices for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
Fledgling hunters most welcome
FeatureMini Metro has added Barcelona, and I could not be happier
It's a bit Familia.
12 January 2020
Borderlands 3's Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite "scaled" event is back next week
Event goes live on 16th January.
Digital FoundryMicrosoft Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 review: masterpiece
The best Xbox and PC controller on the market, but it'll cost you.
VideoThe Force is strong with this fan-made VR remake of the 1983 Star Wars arcade game
Ian's Yavin a great time with it!
Buy Modern Warfare's Outback pack now and support the Australian bushfire relief
"Our hearts go out to all those who have been affected."
11 January 2020
Digital Foundry2020 Vision: The Witcher 2 was a stunning tech achievement that still looks great today
But ubersampling and depth of field still melt even the best PC hardware.
Microsoft shares new technique for detecting online grooming of children in video game chat
"Combating online child exploitation should and must be a universal call to action."
Cyberpunk 2077 PSone demake takes the old-school GTA route
And it was made in Dreams.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to get 3v3 Gunfight, additional loadouts and a raft of bug and exploit fixes
Oh, and there's a public development Trello board, too.
FeatureLike animals, video game AI is stupidly intelligent
Intelligently stupid.
10 January 2020
Digital FoundryBest mechanical keyboard 2020: 12 great gaming and typing options
Digital Foundry's expert picks for quiet, compact and full-fat gaming keyboards with all the trimmings.
Digital FoundryBest gaming keyboard 2020: Digital Foundry's picks
Leading mechanical and non-mechanical keyboards tested.
Monster Hunter World PC players reporting deleted saves following Iceborne's arrival
Alongside significant performance issues.
The White Door is the latest entry in the wonderfully sinister Rusty Lake puzzle series
And it's out now on iOS, Android, and PC.
Borderlands 3 Ember's Purge challenge steps: All Pieces of Résistance locations explained
Ring of fire. (Kind of.)
Borderlands 3 Scoville challenge steps: All Torgue's Marketing Mistake locations explained
How to unlock the hot sauce gun in Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3 - Lucky 7, ION CANNON, Boomers, Craps and other Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot weapon locations explained
The loot pools for each legendary gun explained.
The Witcher 3 mods: Our best mod recommendations and how to install them in Wild Hunt
A list of essential PC mods and how to add them to your game.
The Witcher 3 builds: The best alchemy, Death March, Sign builds and other combat builds to use
How to make Geralt combat ready for any situation.
As GAME battles with its landlords over store rent fees, staff face an anxious start to 2020
"We're a good bunch, and can make anything into a joke."
FeatureFive of the Best: Cats
His name was Mister Miaow....
Digital FoundryIntel debuts new tiny, modular gaming PCs
High spec PC power in a smaller form factor than the Xbox Series X.
FeatureThe Double-A Team: Remember Me's mind games
Life is strange.
9 January 2020
Apex Legends wraps up third season with Grand Soirée Arcade event next week
Seven limited-time modes over 14 days.
Doom 1 and 2 re-releases get 60fps support, John Romero's Sigil in latest update
Out now on consoles, PC, and mobile.
Wargroove's big free Double Trouble DLC gets a February release date
New co-op campaign! New Commanders! More!
GAME intends to close 40 stores in the UK
"We are facing a challenging retail market…"
Digital FoundryIntel reveals their first discrete graphics card, already en route to developers
Player Three has entered the game.
Feature2020 in preview: Cyberpunk 2077 could bring a reemergence of the cyberpunk genre
A sprawling cybernetic world.
Magic: Legends looks like Diablo
Gathering storm.
Sean Bean returns to Hitman 2 next week
And Gondor calls for aid.
8 January 2020
Feature2020 in preview: Can Halo Infinite recapture the magic?
Truth and Reconciliation.