Articles tagged with: PC Gaming

RuneScape: Dragonwilds' desert update has one job: make heat interesting

Umbral Sands arrives June 23 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, adding Scorch exposure, a Fight Cave, rare rewards, and a magic carpet before the survival RPG heads toward 1.0.

The Best PC Gaming Feature Is Knowing When to Shut Up

A good launcher should feel like plumbing: invisible until you need it. Steam earned trust by getting close. Too many rivals still confuse platform strategy with interruption.

Xbox Mode belongs on handhelds, not in the way of desktop PC gaming

Microsoft is turning Xbox Mode into a controller-first Windows gaming layer. That is good news for handheld players, as long as desktop users can keep the mouse, keyboard, and beautiful mess they already like.

Steamletter makes free Steam games easier to catch, but mind the notification trap

A small Android tracker has reportedly sent more than 600,000 alerts for free-to-keep Steam games. Useful? Sure. But players should still be picky about what they install and how loudly it pings them.

Signet City makes Citizen Sleeper's systems feel wet, hungry, and first-person

Gareth Damian Martin's next RPG turns you into a mind-hopping parasite in a decaying coastal city. The strange part is not the fungus. It is what that premise could do to player agency.

Gears of War: E-Day is gambling its identity on faster movement

Marcus can jump now. That sounds tiny until you remember Gears built its whole combat language around weight, cover, and commitment.

1666: Amsterdam is back from limbo, and the demo has to do the talking

Patrice Désilets and Panache have revived 1666: Amsterdam with a free prologue on Steam and Epic. After this much history, a playable slice matters more than another mystery trailer.

The Sinking City 2 putting its first hour on Steam is a horror flex

Frogwares has dated The Sinking City 2 for August 18, 2026 and put a free opening-hour demo on Steam. That is the right kind of risk for a survival horror sequel.

Final Fantasy VII Revelation has to land the Highwind, not just the nostalgia

Square Enix has shown the final Final Fantasy VII remake chapter. The trailer is exciting, but the hard part is making the whole planet feel worth revisiting in 2027.

Star Citizen just crossed $1 billion, and Alpha 4.8 makes the argument messier

Alpha 4.8 gives current players a real reason to log in, while the funding milestone and Squadron 42's missing date keep the old trust problem alive.

Gothic 1 Remake launches today, and the Colony still bites

THQ Nordic and Alkimia Interactive are sending players back to the Valley of the Mines today on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The remake's hard job is keeping Gothic's rough edge without preserving the wrong kind of jank.

Star Wars Zero Company may have picked the smartest week of August

A Dealabs report points to an August 27, 2026 launch for Star Wars Zero Company, with lower PC pricing and no early access. EA has not confirmed the date yet, so treat this as Summer Game Fest smoke, not a calendar tattoo.