The GTA 6 reveal has me wowed by Vice City and underwhelmed by Rockstar's same old missions

Looks like we're in for more Rockstar missions, for better and worse.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/morgan-park/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 27, 2026

Fable director says they aren't 'scared of other big games' except one—it's GTA 6, in case you were living under a rock

"There's just one that I'm happy to avoid entirely."

Harvey Randall | pcgamer​.com • Aug 28, 2026

Rockstar has to 'be careful' about what GTA 6 picks to satirize because 'very specific political issues or memes will date fast'

So no Skibidi Toilet? Got it.

Elie Gould | pcgamer​.com • Aug 28, 2026

Path of Exile 2's first event league goes 'oops, all bosses' and reworks its worst mode so sane people can finally enjoy it

Forbidden Rites is a rerun of the action RPG's best league yet with some twists.

Tyler Colp | pcgamer​.com • Aug 28, 2026

I played just one hour of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 and it was the highlight of my year

Living the grimdark dream.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/uk/author/fraser-brown/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 29, 2026

I want MMOs to waste our time again

I've accomplished very little on a Star Wars Galaxies private server, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/lincoln-carpenter/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 29, 2026

Modern gamers spoiled by Steam will never understand the joy of a MegaPak

A requiem for the early days of budget PC gaming.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/rlane/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 29, 2026

Rockstar considered having four protagonists in Grand Theft Auto 6, but the studio 'worried about diluting the amount of player time' with each character

"How do we follow up three characters? Is it four characters now?"

Rick Lane | pcgamer​.com • Aug 29, 2026

PSA: Swap the radial ability menu in Star Wars Zero Company for more of a trad XCOM-style experience

It's the Runa-approved way to play.

Jody Macgregor | pcgamer​.com • Aug 30, 2026

Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong: The Wii and PS3 are 'retro' now, according to iconic Japanese gaming show

80% of nearly 17,000 viewers agree: Wii Sports is even more of a grandpa game in 2026 than it was two decades prior.

Justin Wagner | pcgamer​.com • Aug 30, 2026

Elden Ring's Tarnished Edition is exciting enough on its own, but it's also our last chance to properly experience the game's launch day hype

One last hurrah for "fort comma night," "Mist, or Beast," and "offer pickle."

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/glen-litchfield/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 30, 2026

Star Wars Zero Company's permadeath makes it a better RPG than most RPGs, even though it's not really an RPG

Choice and consequence vs. death and consequence.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/glen-litchfield/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 30, 2026

'Sidequests are almost my reason for doing videogames in the first place:' The dev behind one of the coolest upcoming RPGs says its word count is ballooning because they just love side stories so much

You won't see me complaining

Ted Litchfield | pcgamer​.com • Aug 30, 2026

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 wins best PC game at Gamescom

Previews of the grimdark strategy game are turning heads.

Justin Wagner | pcgamer​.com • Aug 30, 2026

The Steam 'teraleak' extends far beyond Valve games, including prototypes of third-party titles like Mafia 2 and Grand Theft Auto 3: 'This may be one of if not the biggest leaks to occur'

Hundreds of Steam file groups were included in the leak relating to game builds, trailers, soundtracks and more.

Rick Lane | pcgamer​.com • Aug 31, 2026

Onimusha: Way of the Sword review

Ferociously good combat brings this long-dormant series back from the afterlife.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/wes-fenlon/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 31, 2026

The Blood of Dawnwalker review

A horror RPG with novel ideas of its own, even if it doesn’t always have the courage to follow them through.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/shaun-prescott/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 31, 2026

Nekome: Nazi Hunter is about gleefully butchering fascists in Germany and America, but its devs swear it's not political

Nekome is an interesting, politically bold game, even if its studio tried to convince me it isn't.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/joshua-wolens/ | pcgamer​.com • Sep 1, 2026

Afterworld, Paradox's post-apocalyptic grand strategy game, let me conquer Florida with a band of alcoholic mutant cannibals

And everyone seemed happy with the change.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/fraser-brown/ | pcgamer​.com • Sep 1, 2026

Okay, I wasn't expecting 'Rainbow Six XCOM' to be one of my favourite Gamescom demos

And yet, here we are.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/joshua-wolens/ | pcgamer​.com • Sep 1, 2026