PC News

"During the training sequence, we make a false promise": IO Interactive on the ensemble James Bond game that 007 First Light never was
PC

"During the training sequence, we make a false promise": IO Interactive on the ensemble James Bond game that 007 First Light never was

It sounds like IO Interactive's take on the world of James Bond in 007 First Light was going to be quite different at first. Where the game as it currently is focuses on just Mr. Bond, once upon a time there was an idea for it to be something of an ensemble cast, where he would have been working with a number of double-O agents across his missions. Spoilers ahead! Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun 18.07.2026 21:55 Uhr
You're probably not going to see everything your friend does in The Blood of Dawnwalker, and its director is just fine with that
PC

You're probably not going to see everything your friend does in The Blood of Dawnwalker, and its director is just fine with that

The Blood of Dawnwalker is, if done well, a game that might not land with everybody. For one, there's the lack of a traditional main story quest, and then there's the fact that you only have 30 in-game days and nights to beat it. Neither are necessarily massively novel, the brilliant Unsighted, for example, also forces a timer upon you, but this is still a notable AAA game taking a risk. This thing likely won't have been cheap to make, and crafting a scenario where not everyone is going to exp

Rock Paper Shotgun 18.07.2026 20:29 Uhr
Valve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'"
PC

Valve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'"

The Steam Machine is going to sit in an odd place when it arrives. It's technically a PC, but shaped and presented like a console, which is obviously the whole point. But it differs from most traditional consoles in that it won't be coming with any games exclusive to the hardware. That's because for Valve, they want the Steam Machine to be as open as possible. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun 18.07.2026 18:04 Uhr
A month after mass layoffs at Bungie, Marathon game director Joe Ziegler is leaving the studio
PC

A month after mass layoffs at Bungie, Marathon game director Joe Ziegler is leaving the studio

Another regular day in Marathon Land. Following on from mass layoffs at Bungie after the final major update for Destiny 2, and ahead of next week's mid-season 2 Marathon patch, the extraction shooter's game director Joe Ziegler has announced that he's left the studio, with Del Chafe III taking over his role. Chafe, up until this point, has served as Marathon's assistant game director. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun 18.07.2026 17:00 Uhr
Esoteric Ebb is the D&Disco Elysium I never knew I needed, but more importantly it's proof I'll never be cut out for political canvassing
PC

Esoteric Ebb is the D&Disco Elysium I never knew I needed, but more importantly it's proof I'll never be cut out for political canvassing

Which way are you voting in the election? There’s an election coming, could I trouble you to ask which way you’re voting? ELECTION. YOU. VOTING? WHICH WAY? The time to place the great slip of paper into the holy box of ballots is almost nigh, my honoured friend, wherefore will thou be placing thine vote and whom will it be in favour of? There are a lot of ways you can ask someone which way they plan to vote. All of them are awkward. The awkwardness isn’t helped by the fact tha

Rock Paper Shotgun 18.07.2026 14:00 Uhr
Final Swarm codes (July 2026)
PC

Final Swarm codes (July 2026)

Get hundreds of free keys, chests, and everything else you’ll need to take on waves of ghouls when you redeem these new Final Swarm codes.

PCGamesN 18.07.2026 13:46 Uhr