Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, January 5
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How to install a graphics card… and 5 games to push it to its limits | Critical Rig
Upgrading your PC can seem daunting at first. But with games continuing to push the boundaries of graphics technology ever further, making sure your rig is armed with a capable GPU has never been more critical. Fortunately, swapping out your graphic card is one of the easiest upgrades you can do to your PC and gives the most immediate benefits in terms of increased framerates and extra crispy eye candy. Here, our resident hardware expert Dave James walks you through not only how to install your new graphic card, but what five games will push it to its limits.
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Elden Ring: Nightreign hands-on | 10 takeaways from playing in Japan
Elden Ring: Nightreign is FromSoftware's next game, coming in 2025—and we've played it. This standalone spin-off throws weapons, enemies and bosses from Elden Ring into a new co-op roguelike set in an alternate version of Limgrave, with new "hero" characters with unique abilities replacing the usual RPG create-a-character. Here's what we learned from 6 hours playing Nightreign at FromSoftware's offices in Tokyo.
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5 things I always tell people before buying their first...gaming keyboard | Critical Rig
With so many great keyboard options out there, it can be hard to decide what's important and what's not. Fortunately, our resident hardware expert Dave James is here to help.
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Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun | Hidden Gems of PC Game Pass
We searched the edges of the PC Game Pass cave to find some hidden gems. Let's dive into Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun and the blast you'll have shooting your way through the pixels.
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Helldivers 2: Omens Of Tyranny overview and gameplay
The Illuminates are here! All the details on Helldivers 2's surprise update.
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Indiana Jones And The Great Circle | Review
Indiana Jones returns to our screens (and our keyboards) in MachineGames' new action adventure game. But does it belong in a museum? PC Gamer Associate Editor Ted Litchfield delivers his verdict.
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PC Gamer Magazine | Issue 404
New issue out now with four special collector's edition covers to choose from! World-exclusive access to stunning dark new fantasy RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Plus, Arc Raiders, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, gaming mice grouptest, and PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards.
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Journey to the Savage Planet | Hidden Gems of PC Game Pass
We searched the depths of the PC Game Pass pool to find some hidden gems. Let's explore why Journey to the Savage Planet's tightly curated spacefaring adventure is worth your time.
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Best cozy games that aren't farming sims
From tumbling railways to soothing scrambles, here's a list of some of the best cozy games that are not farming sims.
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Dicey Dungeons | Hidden Gems of PC Game Pass
We explored the depths of the PC Game Pass pool to find some hidden gems. Let's get into why deckbuilding dice battler Dicey Dungeons will keep you coming back for more rolling combos.
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Starstruck: Hands of Time | New Game Alert
This surreal rhythm adventure will have you dusting off the old Guitar Hero controller as you dive into the obscure.
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Space Station 14 | New Game Alert
This open-source roleplaying sandbox is all about trying to keep a complex space station running while being faced with constant sabotage.
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PVKK | New Game Alert
PVKK will have you operating a massive planetary defence cannon from your retro-tech cockpit . There'll be plenty of buttons to push, levers to pull, and tough choices to make.
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PC Gamer's Top 100 2024: Highlight Reel
Welcome to the PC Gamer Top 100, our annual rundown of the best games you can play on PC today. This list is the culmination of months of discussion, negotiation and a handful of arguments—the passion of the PC Gamer team as our writers and editors wrangled to get their favourites into the list. We judge games based on a number of factors: Importance, Hotness, Playability, and, above all, Quality. Hopefully you'll discover some new favourites too. Enjoy!
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Toweborne | New Game Alert
Towerborne is an arcade brawler RPG from Stoic, developers of The Banner Saga series.
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UFO 50 | New Game Alert
UFO 50 includes 50 games from the developers of Spelunky and their friends. Some solo and some local multiplayer.
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Satisfactory 1.0 | Launch Trailer
Satisfactory is finally entering 1.0 after 5 years in early access.
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No Man's Sky Aquarius | Update Trailer
You can now go fishing in No Man's Sky. The Aquarius update is free to download for existing players.
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Dungeon Clawler | New Game Alert
This roguelike deckbuilder uses a rigged claw-machine instead of a deck of cards to get you through a dungeon.
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Rue Valley | Reveal trailer
A time loop RPG where you live through the same 47 minutes over and over again.
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Subnautica 2 | Teaser Trailer
The sequel to the acclaimed immersive underwater survival game will be entering early access in 2025.
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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure | New Game Alert
This charming narrative puzzler will have you casually solving problems as you navigate its story-driven world.
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | Tyranid trailer
You'll be facing off against swarms of Hormagaunts when Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 releases on September 9, 2024.
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Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds | Homestead reveal
Join us for an exclusive look at Homestead, the new player housing feature coming to Guild Wars 2's next expansion, Janthir Wilds.
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Doom: The Dark Ages | Official trailer
We're going back in time for a Doom prequel set in medieval times. You've still got guns, but now there's a shield that is also a chainsaw. Rip and tear indeed.
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Killing Floor 3 gameplay trailer and developer interview | PC Gaming Show 2024
Action horror, genetic freaks, and new methods of survival warfare. We give you an exclusive look at the first gameplay reveal of Killing Floor 3. We sit down with the team at Tripwire to take you behind the scenes and find out what we can expect from the third instalment in the Killing Floor series.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | Official trailer
The next instalment of the classic sim series, in Microsoft's words, "the most ambitious consumer flight simulator ever undertaken". It certainly looks the part, with this new trailer showcasing the game's breathtaking visuals.
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape launch trailer
We're one week away from the end of Destiny 2's Light & Darkness saga. In The Final Shape, players will journey into the Traveler to finally stop The Witness. It all launches on Tuesday, June 4.
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Homeworld 3 review
The sci-fi RTS returns, but is Homeworld 3 a return to form for the series? Let's find out.
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The Witcher season 4: Everything we know about Hemsworth's debut on The Continent
Season 4 Season 4 of The Witcher will pick up with the third Witcher novel, Baptism of Fire.
Best microphone for gaming in 2025: from streaming to podcast mics, these are my top picks
Mouth Noises Make your voice heard with the best microphones for streaming and gaming.
Best gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
Top Desks We've chosen the best gaming desks based on hours of playing on both sitting and standing desks just to see which is worth your money.
Best gaming keyboards in 2025: the fastest, smoothest and loveliest keyboards I've tested
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards have it all: style, ergonomics, and of course, the most satisfying clickity clacks.
Best OLED gaming monitors in 2025: I can't keep my eyes off these vivid displays
Eye candy The best OLED gaming monitors deliver awesome speed and eye-popping HDR performance.
The best PC games right now
What to play Looking for a great new PC game? Here's what we're playing in 2025.
Twitter is dead, X is a cesspit, let's make 2025 the year of the message board
X Rated Bluesky's a nice enough alternative, but it doesn't solve most of the fundamental problems of massive social media.
Best gaming chair in 2025: the seats I'd suggest for any gamer
Take a seat Treat your posterior to one of the best gaming chairs.
2025 PC hardware preview: This is the tech we want in our gaming rigs from the coming year
Wishlist Some of this is more certain than others, but it's all very enticing.
With the next Elder Scrolls and Fallout games still years away, here are 6 upcoming total conversion mods for Skyrim and Fallout 4 to get excited about
DIY RPG Getting creative with the most ambitious Skyrim and Fallout 4 mods.
CES 2025: From next-gen Nvidia GPUs to gaming laptops galore, here's everything we expect to see at January's show
CES 2025 Start your engines: CES 2025 looks like it's going to deliver a vast array of PC gaming hardware to get excited about.
2024 was still the year of Baldur's Gate 3: Why we're all still playing Larian's once-in-a-decade RPG 16 months later
REROLL Dice so nice you play it thrice.
After 2024, it feels like the games industry is poised for a vibe shift—or maybe a reckoning
Ready? This year's trends and hardships are setting up 2025 to be a year of big change.
Next year I actually want more games willing to waste my time
Slow Down Make me work for it.
PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2024
The gotys From major releases to the games that perfectly captured their niche, these were the best games of the year.
The biggest winners and losers of 2024: Nvidia won over Wall Street but what hardware won PC Gamer's heart?
💘 It's not about the money, money, money…
I played a whopping 23 city builders in 2024, and here are my 5 favorites
🏠 (Plus a bunch more city builders from 2024 that I also recommend.)
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: 2024's wild cards—the best of the rest
Gear of the year Rather than get lost in a sea of too many awards categories, we're instead taking the time to recognise some of our favourite oddballs that don't easily fit anywhere else.
