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PC Gamer Readers Vote on Worst Graphics Effect in Final Showdown
PC Gamer hosts a community vote pitting motion blur against chromatic aberration to determine which graphical effect should be removed from games.
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PC Gamer crowns the greatest RTS unit of all time through democratic tournament
PC Gamer has launched a 16-unit bracket tournament to determine the best real-time strategy unit ever created. Players vote across matchups including iconic units like StarCraft 2's High Templar, Warcraft 3's Peon, and the Homeworld 2 Pride of Hiigara to
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Gaming Hardware and Technology
Amazon Basics $25 desktop speakers vibrate across desks due to heavy bass
A budget test of Amazon Basics Stereo 2.0 desktop speakers reveals surprising volume and hefty bass that causes the miniature units to physically walk across flat surfaces.
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No Law might be the open-world Deus Ex that Cyberpunk 2077 wasn't
Neon Giant's upcoming first-person open-world shooter RPG, No Law, is drawing comparisons to immersive sims like Deus Ex with its handcrafted city design, stealth options, and consequence-driven gameplay.
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PC Gamer Writer Hunts the Strangest Goku Mod on Nexus Mods Using Science
A PC Gamer writer systematically searched Nexus Mods to find the least probable Goku mod across games, scoring each using a custom Saiyan Singularity Judgment system that measures how recognizable, impossible, and satisfying each Goku swap feels.
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The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted returns December 3 with 20 anticipated games
PC Gamer's annual showcase returns on December 3, featuring 20 games selected by The Council. The event will include world premieres, developer interviews, and release date announcements.
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Gaming Industry and Business
PC Gamer Tracks AI Leaders' Shifting Claims on AGI and Industry Buzzwords
PC Gamer has compiled a running log of contradictory statements from AI industry figures about artificial general intelligence and emerging terminology, documenting how frequently the goalposts move.
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PC Gamer launches graphical effects tournament: motion blur takes on lens flare
PC Gamer is running a knockout tournament to determine which graphical effect players dislike most, pitting motion blur against lens flare and other common visual features.
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PC Gamer explores real-world structures through survival game building lens
PC Gamer's Christopher Livingston examines actual buildings and estimates how they'd translate into survival game construction, starting with a defunct park restroom.
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PC Gamer's "My First MMO Character" Series Explores Player Nostalgia Through World of Warcraft
The fourth installment of PC Gamer's ongoing series features Lincoln Carpenter's journey with Maldirr, an Orc Warrior created by accident in World of Warcraft around 2005. The personal account traces how a misclick led to years of gameplay and evolving
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Game Releases and Announcements
Silent Hill: Townfall is out, and PC Gamer ranked coworkers by survival odds
A PC Gamer staffer evaluated the team's ability to survive the horrors of St Amelia in Silent Hill: Townfall, ranking coworkers based on horror game experience and puzzle-solving skills.
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PC Gamer launches Hyperfeed beta homepage redesign
PC Gamer is testing a new homepage format called Hyperfeed, featuring short-form posts alongside traditional articles. The beta aims to capture gaming's microscopic moments and react quickly to trends.
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