Bushido Blade – это революционный файтинг, максимально приближенный к реальному фехтованию. Забудьте о полосках здоровья и сложных комбо: здесь один точный удар может решить исход поединка. Выбирайте одного из восьми персонажей, каждый из которых обладает уникальным стилем владения мечом и предысторией. Бои проходят на обширных, интерактивных аренах, позволяющих использовать окружение в свою пользу – прячьтесь в бамбуковых зарослях, забирайтесь на крыши домов или сражайтесь у реки. Ключевой особенностью является реалистичная система повреждений: удар в руку может ослабить хватку, а ранение в ногу – замедлить передвижение. Арсенал включает в себя разнообразное оружие, от катаны и нодати до рапиры и нагинаты, каждое из которых требует индивидуального подхода. Победа зависит от тактики, расчета и умения использовать малейшую ошибку противника.
The final battle came down to Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Alien: Isolation.
Reddit will switch to a 'logged-in only experience' The exact details of the change are still being determined (and yep, this is about AI). Reddit will become a "logged-in only experience," and the company plans to move fast, beginning testing soon in regions outside the US before flipping the switch globally. The popular community website—home to a great many official and unofficial gaming message boards—lost one million search engine referrals per week on average in October, CEO Steve Huffman said on an investor call today. In the Q&A portion of the call, Huffman said that Reddit has nothing to announce about those deals, but that it is in "active discussions" and that its leadership will "do what makes sense and is in the best interest for Reddit strategically and economically." Although it reported 53% year-over-year revenue growth in its 2026 third-quarter results, as well as 16% growth in weekly active users, Reddit's share price dropped today due to a lower-than-expected forecast for the next quarter.
It's Amnesia vs Amnesia in the 'scariest game' semifinals—vote now! In round three of our 'scariest game on PC' tournament, two Amnesias face off, and Silent Hill 2 takes on Alien: Isolation. If you want to do some research, Amnesia: The Bunker is $5 on Steam and GOG right now, and The Dark Descent is just $4. Amnesia: The Bunker vs Amnesia: The Dark Descent Silent Hill 2 vs Alien Isolation Silent Hill 2 can refer to the PC version of the original, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (2002), or the recent remake, Silent Hill 2 (2022).
Vote now: 8 games remain in our scariest games bracket Help us determine which game is the scariest game on PC in round 2 of our Halloween tournament. This article is brought to you by No More Room in Hell 2. The winners by the biggest margins in the first round were Alien: Isolation, which defeated SOMA with 85% of the vote, Dead Space, which beat out Fatal Frame 2 Remake with 78% of the vote, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, which beat S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Silent Hill 2 can refer to the PC version of the original, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (2002), or the recent remake, Silent Hill 2 (2022).
Vote for the scariest game of all time: Round 1 Help whittle down a 16-game bracket to crown 'the scariest game on PC.' This article is brought to you by No More Room in Hell 2. Last week, I asked PC Gamer readers to nominate the scariest PC games they could think of. I've collected the top 16 submissions from that comment section (with some editorial discretion) and randomly seeded the bracket below. vs Amnesia: The Dark Descent Silent Hill 2 vs Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Silent Hill 2 can refer to the PC version of the original, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (2002), or the recent remake, Silent Hill 2 (2022).
What to play this Halloween, plus last-minute costume ideas and spooky movie recommendations Welcome to PC Gamer's hub of Halloween horror. This article is brought to you by No More Room in Hell 2. - Amnesia: The Bunker | $4.99 (80% off) on Steam and GOG - Hunt: Showdown 1896 | $11.99 (60% off) on Steam - No More Room in Hell 2 | $22.49 (20% off) on Steam - The Outlast Trials | $11.99 (70% off) on Steam - Grim Fandango Remastered | $2.24 (85% off) on Steam and GOG - Resident Evil Requiem | $48.99 (30% off) on Steam - Resident Evil Village | $9.99 (75% off) on Steam - Sons of the Forest | $8.39 (72% off) on Steam Staff picks A selection of lesser-known horror games to check out this Halloween. - Tuesday: Round 1 — 16 games - Wednesday: Round 2 — 8 games - Thursday: Round 3 — 4 games - Friday: Final — 2 games - Saturday: The scariest game revealed What to watch Scary, gory, or creepy movies we think you'll like.
Epic announces game jam where you have to use AI, then walks back the requirement The Unreal Engine and Fortnite company has extended the public a many-fingered invitation. Epic has walked back the AI requirement. The theme of the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam will be revealed on November 11, and participating individuals and teams will then have from November 12–15 to produce their games with the help of AI tools. The winners in three categories will each receive $7,500, with smaller cash prizes for second and third place winners, as well as additional categories like "best team." Also on the table are "Development Continuation Grants of up to $50,000 per team." Epic extended the invitation with a reference to The Matrix's 'red pill' scene, presenting red-pilled AI-driven development as an opportunity to "ship awesome games in a weekend," while old-fashioned blue-pilled development would have you "wait months to prototype." The hand offering the red pill features an extra finger, a reference to the common mistake made by AI image generators.
RIP BioWare: EA has shut down the legendary RPG developer Bloomberg also reports that EA is cutting "around 400 jobs" across the company. BioWare is closing, and the next Mass Effect game is cancelled. The legendary RPG studio was founded in 1995 by doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk and Augustine Yip, and was responsible for a number of classics, including the original Baldur's Gate games, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and more recently, the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. "These games became so much more because you played them, debated your choices, fell in love with the characters, and made these worlds your own." After establishing itself in the PC gaming canon in the '90s and early 2000s, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007, and became a mainstream RPG powerhouse with the release of the Mass Effect trilogy and first Dragon Age games.
Tech founder criticized for vibe coding game about shooting 'zombies' in San Francisco's poorest neighborhood City residents and leaders denounced the free web game, which was taken down. Pierre-Louis Biojout, founder of Y Combinator-backed AI startup NanoCorp, took heat from San Francisco residents and city leaders this week after publishing a weekend vibe coding project: a web-based shooter set in SF's Tenderloin district, which is known for homelessness and open drug use. "San Francisco couldn't fix the Tenderloin," Biojout said in a now-deleted X post on October 13. "So I monetized it [as a] Call of Duty style zombie shooter on the real SF streets." He noted that he'd already made $300 from in-game ads.
US lawmaker calls videogame purchases rentals disguised as sales: 'When you pay for a game, you should own it' Representative Ritchie Torres will introduce a bill aimed at protecting videogame ownership, including for online games that are decommissioned. US Representative Ritchie Torres, a Democrat from New York City, announced today that he will introduce the "Power To The Players Act." If it becomes law, the bill will see the US Federal Trade Commission create regulations that protect our "ability to own and play" purchased games, according to Torres' office. "When you pay for a game, you should own it," says Torres. Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs.
State lawsuits accuse OpenAI of ignoring its own safety warnings for profit: 'All these harms were foreseeable and avoidable' Several US states have sued the company, alleging that ChatGPT is harming the public. The attorney generals for eight US states announced today that they are suing OpenAI. West Virginia, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, and Montana have all filed lawsuits alleging that the ChatGPT maker has deceived and endangered the public, particularly children, in the name of profit. The complaints allege that ChatGPT has "coached" users to harm themselves and others, and—quoting the West Virginia filing specifically—state that "there is a growing body of research indicating that ChatGPT is also degrading critical thinking skills, encouraging paranoias and delusions, offering dangerous medical advice, and promoting unhealthy behaviors and relationships." Recent tales of "rogue" AI agents are also presented by as evidence of recklessness.
Fortnite is coming to Linux once Epic improves Easy Anti-Cheat A major shooter is pushing past the Linux anticheat barrier. Epic intends to launch Fortnite on Linux, but first, it's "rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat" to support the move. "Once [EAC Linux v2 is] working with a critical mass of distro maintainers, we'll bring Fortnite to Linux via the Epic Games Launcher," the company announced. "We'll also make these improvements available to other developers so they can bring their games to Linux players." More PC games than ever are playable on Linux, thanks in part to Valve's Proton emulation, which allows many Windows games to be played on SteamOS and has been essential to the Steam Deck's success.
Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam The updated version is in beta for the time being, and represents a total rebuild of the EGS client. The big Epic Games Store rebuild teased earlier this year has arrived as a new "preview" client available to download for Windows and Mac, as well as Linux for the first time. PC Gamer was shown a demonstration of the client in advance of the announcement, and the speed improvement appeared significant. Epic claims that it's halved the launcher's startup time, and that it now goes from a cold start to the store page 46% faster than Steam.
11 underappreciated games you should buy in the Steam Autumn Sale, according to some of our biggest genre sickos We asked 11 very particular PCG staffers what game they think everyone should buy in Steam's Autumn Sale—here's what they picked. The ones where you have to read Skald: Against the Black Priory ($6.74 at 55% off) is one of my favorite games of the 2020s. In an age where we're spoiled for Warhammer games, 2015's Mordheim: City of the Damned ($2 at 90% off) is criminally overlooked. - Fraser Brown Online Editor - Andy Chalk US News Lead - Lauren Morton Lead SEO Editor - Andrea Shearon Evergreen Writer - Joshua Wolens News Writer - Morgan Park Staff Writer - Jody Macgregor Weekend/AU Editor - Jessica Kinghorn - Lincoln Carpenter News Writer - Christopher Livingston Senior Editor You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.
9 new 2026 games on sale in the Steam Autumn Sale Including three $70 games that are now under $50. Here are nine standouts we spotted: Resident Evil Requiem $48.99 (was $69.99) If $70 was too rich for your blood when Capcom's latest survival horror adventure launched back in February, you can now pick it up for under $50. (Steam) Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight $48.99 (was $69.99) The new Lego Batman game received some high praise from Jody earlier this year: "It's the most Arkham game since the last Arkham game." (Steam) 007 First Light $48.99 (was $69.99) Another $70 game that's dropped below $50. (Steam) Solasta 2 $31.48 (was $62.98) This turn-based RPG is still in early access, but Jody had positive things to say back in March, with the caveat that it's currently best for people "who restart every CRPG a couple of times." (Steam ) Xenonauts 2 $19.99 (was $39.99) An X-COM-like tactics game (the original X-COMs, that is) that went 1.0 this year to a glowing review from us: "Some old-school alien butt kicking." (Steam) There are lots more great games on sale at the moment: SteamDB's sales section is the best way we've found to sort through the on-sale games and look for gems.
One story about my first 30 minutes in this post-apocalyptic robot game led multiple people to buy it Radiosol released on Steam this week. ABOVE: A brief gameplay clip from Radiosol. You can't spend too long in the sunlight. It helps that it's only $9 on Steam, and that its jaggy megastructures look exceptionally cool.
The weird experience of liking a game before it's 'fixed' Has this ever happened to you? I was one of the weirdos who gave Battlefield 2042 a positive review at the same time as it was being called the worst Battlefield of all time. BF 2042's giant 128-player maps did have desolate stretches where you could wind up stranded, hoofing it without cover, but I liked that. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs.
It's tough to stand out in today's games industry, but 'sorta like Helldivers 2 except dog people' worked on me The free weekend playtest for Gravhounds is fun. Also, you are a dog with a people body. Here are some reasons to try the Gravhounds open playtest on Steam: - It's free for the next few days and seems well put-together for a playtest of an unreleased early access game - It's a co-op wave shooter and those are basically always fun to muck around in with friends, at least for a bit - The movement feels good, especially gliding across networks of buildable cables - There's a light resource mining and tower defense element that has potential - You collect resources by hucking them across the map with a gravity gun, which is satisfying (just don't do it with explosive materials, I learned) - It doesn't really play like Helldivers 2, it just replicates the home base spaceship setup, but it's a good format, and the shooting is fun Also, you may have noticed that the characters are dogs with people bodies. Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs.
The Last of Us game director apologizes for God of War Laufey criticism, points finger at industry leaders for triple-A stagnation "I want to apologize to the Laufey team for dragging you all into this uninvited & unnecessary negative attention," he said. The Last of Us game director Bruce Straley has apologized for singling out God of War Laufey in a comment about lack of innovation in triple-A games. "God Of War Laufey, I look at that game, and every pixel is mindblowing," Straley said in a recent Edge magazine feature. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs.
Twitch CEO says GTA 6 multiplayer will launch in 2027 That soon? Twitch CEO Dan Clancy sounds pretty sure of it. In an interview with Bloomberg, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy said that Grand Theft Auto 6 multiplayer will launch next year, in 2027. GTA 6 guide: Everything we know GTA 6 cars: The garage lineup GTA 6 characters: Your anti-hero cast GTA 6 map: Confirmed Vice City locales GTA 6 PC release: When's it going to happen?