Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's AI slop music video is terrible for us all

ShiftUp's marketing tactic has backfired.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/mollie-taylor/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 2, 2026

Communication is the biggest puzzle piece in chill co-op game Big Walk, so don't take any shortcuts by using Discord

Stick to proximity chat: robbing the game of its creative problem solving takes away a lot of the fun.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/christopher-livingston/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 3, 2026

Beast of Reincarnation review

It's not perfect, but this parry-centric scrapper has a distinctive mood and often excellent combat.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/shaun-prescott/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 4, 2026

Big Walk ignores 'friendslop' trends, and is better for it

A co-op game for friends with attention spans.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/morgan-park/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 3, 2026

If you hate parrying, projectiles in Beast of Reincarnation are ridiculously overpowered if you focus on leveling them up

Take fewer risks by taking some slightly cowardly shots from a distance.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/shaun-prescott/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 4, 2026

I desperately need this TTRPG to become a videogame—it's one of the coolest things I've ever seen

I am the foremost practitioner of sword dialectics.

Joshua Wolens | pcgamer​.com • Aug 4, 2026

August is the calm before the storm for this year's new game releases

It's Star Wars Zero Company, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Gamescom month.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/andrea-shearon/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 5, 2026

What happens after GTA 6?

With the industry in flux, will Rockstar's big one create more chaos or calm things down? Probably neither.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/shaun-prescott/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 5, 2026

Trent Reznor on Doom: 'In some ways I felt a parallel with what I was trying to do with music'

A new range of Nine Inch Nails Quake merch is out.

Shaun Prescott | pcgamer​.com • Aug 7, 2026

How to craft an engagement ring in Fields of Mistria

Oh no, when I said he was "endgame" I didn't realize marriage was also very endgame content.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/lauren-morton/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 7, 2026

Japan has reportedly asked the US to stop using Mario, Pokemon, and others in social media posts

It's not just about the sanctity of copyright law anymore—Japan's foreign ministry is apparently worried that the US government is damaging the brands.

Andy Chalk | pcgamer​.com • Aug 7, 2026

WoW developers reflect on Midnight's first season—a world without AddOns, task overload, and Prey

Curse of Ul'atek comes out next week, but how has Midnight's first season gone in the eyes of its devs?

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/harvey-randall/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 8, 2026

id co-founder John Carmack revisits Doom at QuakeCon: 'Still a great game after all these years!'

Not a controversial opinion, by any means.

Ted Litchfield | pcgamer​.com • Aug 8, 2026

Stop waiting for the Game of Thrones CRPG of your dreams and settle for the pleasant eurojank compromise instead

It's rough, dated and still probably one of the better GoT games.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/jeremy-peel/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 8, 2026

Hit markers are an FPS crutch

The humble hit marker has its place, but it's way overused.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/morgan-park/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 9, 2026

Fields of Mistria's cast has me head over heels in a way no farm sim has since Stardew Valley

The anime aesthetic is just the beginning of what I've found to love about Mistria's locals.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/lauren-morton/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 9, 2026

Deltarune's 'The Third Sanctuary' is an affront to time signatures, and also one of my favourite songs in a videogame ever

The drummer will say "please" and then "make it stop".

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/harvey-randall/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 9, 2026

'Thank you so much for the best weekend ever': The id Software gang got together at QuakeCon, and it sure looks like everyone had a great time

I love a happy ending.

Andy Chalk | pcgamer​.com • Aug 10, 2026

'Hopefully as many people as possible get to play it before Nintendo flips out': Fans spent 3 years secretly crafting a full Metroid Prime 2D demake, and it rocks

Metroid Prime Origins takes the first 3D game in the series back in time.

Wes Fenlon | pcgamer​.com • Aug 11, 2026

Star Wars: Galactic Racer's singleplayer is a clever roguelike gauntlet I could easily sink hours into

Descenders, is that you, my beloved?

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/harvey-randall/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 11, 2026

Star Wars Zero Company is a very safe XCOM descendant, but its most interesting parts are found in its Midnight Suns DNA

Welcome to the comfort zone.

https://www​.pcgamer​.com/author/fraser-brown/ | pcgamer​.com • Aug 11, 2026