When TikTok was temporarily blocked in the US at the weekend, one of the unexpected knock-on effects was the simultaneous blocking of Marvel Snap, a CCG starring the usual gaggle of buoyant American superheroes. TikTok access was reinstated after 12 hours, but the game remained offline for another 12 hours. Now it’s back (on PC
(Image credit: NetEase) Over the weekend, Marvel Rivals put on one of the first tournaments that the new hero shooter has seen in conjunction with Twitch, and while it was certainly set out to be a big success, some of the streamers involved had some not-so-nice things to say about it. YouTuber Rachel “Valkyrae” Hofstetter
(Image credit: Rebel Wolves) For PC Gamer magazine’s upcoming The Blood of Dawnwalker issue I spoke directly to Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the developer who is right now best known for being the game director on the legendary fantasy RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Fast forward to 2025, and Tomaszkiewicz is now founder and leader of
There are a surprising number of RTS romps knocking about these days, but few of them have managed to leave a mark. Pessimism has overtaken me, but there are some exceptions. Tempest Rising—Slipgate Ironwork’s sci-fi throwback—is one of them. If you’ve ever dreamed of a reality where EA didn’t completely wreck Westwood’s Tiberium saga, this
Grinding Gear Games says it’s sorry for the slow response times to Path of Exile 2 customer support requests, but it’s dealing with an absolute avalanche of them—roughly 545,000 email requests since the game launched in November, far more than it was prepared to deal with. “In the lead up to the launch of Path
Real-Time Strategy Fest: Official Trailer – YouTube Watch On Shit is indeed about to get real, but separate from all that Valve has kicked off the first Steam sale of 2025 in the form of the Real-Time Strategy Fest, a week-long extravaganza of deals, demos, and free stuff in the Steam Points Shop, all of
(Image credit: Christopher Polk via Getty Images) Popular gaming-adjacent streamers including Kai Cenat And Mark Phillips have been named in musician Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), which accuses the music publisher of spreading the “false and malicious” narrative he is a pedophile via the Kedrick Lamar track Not Like Us. The Lamar
(Image credit: Blizzard) World of Warcraft’s latest patch brought with it many returning activities and mechanics—and yet another type of currency to throw on top of the mountain of currencies it already contains. Virtually every game has some kind of gold or coins or points that you can exchange for goods or services. But none
Exoborne Playtest Announcement Trailer – YouTube Watch On We got some hands-on time with Exoborne, the new extraction shooter from Sharkmob, in August 2024, and it looked potentially very promising, particularly for more casual players interested in an experience that isn’t built to punish them at every opportunity. In February, curious shooter fans will have
Exoborne Playtest Announcement Trailer – YouTube Watch On We got some hands-on time with Exoborne, the new extraction shooter from Sharkmob, in August 2024, and it looked potentially very promising, particularly for more casual players interested in an experience that isn’t built to punish them at every opportunity. In February, curious shooter fans will have