How the innovation of the Infinity Engine brought Baldur's Gate to life
retrospective Breaking boundaries to render The Forgotten Realms.
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How one phone call saved a tiny new studio and gave the world System Shock 2
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Five common reasons game marketing is misleading
Sliced up How a prototype becomes a vertical slice and a huge E3 reveal... that looks a lot different from the game we get.
You told us your best MMO raiding war stories
For the horde The PC Gamer community tells stories from their raiding days in WoW, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, and more.
Maybe just ignore the control point in the middle of the map where we keep dying
Please? Points A, B, D, and E are just sitting there and have great views, too.
How to build the perfect FPS
Survey The best possible FPS that anyone could ever make, as designed by you.
We wrote some ESRB content warnings that are actually useful
BEWARE 'Comic Mischief' and 'Mild Lyrics' don't really tell you about a game. Our suggested content descriptors do.
Our favorite BioShock moments
shocking A look back at the scariest, ugliest, and prettiest scenes from throughout the series.
Finding the ugliest NPC in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
about face A quest to find the least attractive person in Cyrodiil goes a little off the rails.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is still a great immersive sim
Reinstall It's time to don those shades again.
The cult of Doom: the thriving mod scene behind id's classic
25th anniversary Exploring the modern mod scene with id Software's classic shooter.
I do not blame you for ignoring the medical crate that I helpfully placed
Crate expectations Struggles with Battlefield 5's medical crates.
Action-RPG Elm Knight may be 30 years old, but it still feels like it's from the future
Pasokon Retro Much more than just a pretty bio-armour face.
The best and worst boss fights in PC gaming
Face off The most fun and the most frustrating bosses, from Dark Souls and Undertale to Mass Effect 2 and Arkham Knight.
The making of TIE Fighter: How being the bad guys changed Star Wars forever
Heirs to the Empire The inside story of Totally Games' unforgettable Star Wars dogfighting sim.
