00:16 <Joystick> PC Gamer | The shortlist for 2026's Golden Joystick Awards is out, including PC Game of the Year, and you can vote now Jody Macgregor · 16m ago · 2 min read You've got until October 23. Read full story

01:48 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Seamless Landing mod looks set to bring Starfield another step closer to No Man's Sky Jody Macgregor · 35m ago · 4 min read Or Star Wars Outlaws, if you're nasty. Read full story

02:34 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Star Wars Galactic Racer's devs tested its roguelite progression system by turning it into a board game Jody Macgregor · 18m ago · 3 min read "You can't know if you can feel the system until you can play the system." Read full story

03:21 <Joystick> PC Gamer | The curious case of Wonder Boy in Monster Land's dubious PC debut Shaun Prescott · 24m ago · 8 min read All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending October 11. Read full story

09:18 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Shogun 2 deserved better Sean Martin · 18m ago · 5 min read The visual upgrade is nice, but Complete Edition is a little lacking in QoL. Read full story

10:02 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Explore the town of Detour in this new Fallout 4 mod chock full of voiced NPCs and quests Mark Warren · 30m ago · 1 min read A new Fallout 4 mod adds a town named Detour with a bunch of voiced NPCs and quests. Read full story

10:48 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Here's how to turn off your backpack light in Arc Raiders Sean Martin · 30m ago · 2 min read Use the new feature to get real sneaky. Read full story

11:34 <Joystick> PC Gamer | 'The algorithm continues to properly prioritise Mister Biddy Blas'—Star Wars: Galactic Racer has created the perfect creature Harvey Randall · 30m ago · 3 min read Glup would be proud Read full story

11:34 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Valve just dropped the Steam Frame's CAD files for free Jacob Ridley · 16m ago · 2 min read I bet someone is already mocking up cat ears for this thing. Read full story

12:45 <Joystick> PC Gamer | AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president Jess Kinghorn · 1h ago · 4 min read When the call for external regulation is coming from inside AI's house, you know it's serious. Read full story

12:45 <Joystick> PC Gamer | The RTX 4090 celebrates its fourth birthday today, and I don't think we'll see its like again Andy Edser · 5m ago · 6 min read Times, they have a-changed. Read full story

12:47 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Star Citizen singleplayer spinoff Squadron 42 gets a Steam page ahead of its 2027 launch, and this is how I've learned about 50 million famous actors are in it Mark Warren · 1h ago · 2 min read Star Citizen singleplayer spinoff Squadron 42 now has a Steam page, ahead of a planned 2027 release. Read full story

12:47 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | This week in PC games: play a human-eating Katamari from outer space, take over a nature reserve in Planet Zoo 2, and battle Napoleonic body horror in Valor Mortis Julian Benson · 15m ago · 4 min read All of the best and biggest games coming out this week on PC. Read full story

14:09 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Valor Mortis review - this Napoleonic first-person swordfighter is one of the freshest Soulslikes in years James Archer · 1h ago · 7 min read Valor Mortis is a simpler kind of Soulslike, even in first-person, but clashy, quality combat and 19th-century horror keep it sharp. Here's our full review. Read full story

14:09 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | You don't just paint the map your colour in new WW2 RTS Battleplan, you redraw the frontline with a pencil and hope your troops do the rest Edwin Evans-Thirlwell · 39m ago · 1 min read Battleplan is a new single-player WW2 RTS with a novel map-drawing mechanic from the makers of the excellent Kaiju Wars. Read full story

14:11 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Pearl Abyss goes easy on us critics for our Crimson Desert reviews: 'They had to play the build that is not the exact same version of the launched game' Harvey Randall · 21m ago · 3 min read "I don't think critics had a fair chance to explore." Read full story

14:55 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Gears of War: E-Day DDoS attacks are to blame for "intermittent disconnects" and "login issues", The Coalition confirm Mark Warren · 24m ago · 1 min read Gears of War: E-Day devs The Coalition have confirmed that the game has suffered DDoS attacks causing "intermittent disconnects" and "login issues". Read full story

16:16 <Joystick> PC Gamer | MIT engineers create 'second skin' that could make games all the more immersive Jess Kinghorn · 42m ago · 4 min read Riding the wave(guide). Read full story

16:16 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Oh hey, Schrödinger's GPU box is getting shaken once more Dave James · 21m ago · 4 min read Once more the 24 GB RTX 5080 Super is rumoured for release early next year. Read full story

16:16 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Over $100 million dollars worth of crypto stolen from crypto wallets Jacob Fox · 18m ago · 6 min read Investigation is ongoing. Read full story

16:17 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | You need not hunger for that Zelda Ocarina of Time remake when we already have Indigo, a colossal N64 romhack featuring mushroom forests and bearded Link Edwin Evans-Thirlwell · 1h ago · 2 min read Indigo is an ambitious Zelda Ocarina of Time romhack in which Link has become Obi Wan Kenobi (not really) and must explore a mushroom forest. Read full story

16:17 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Nvidia are abandoning their RTX 5090 graphics cards in order to focus on AI dev friendly RTX Pro ones, leaker claims Mark Warren · 10m ago · 1 min read Nvidia are abandoning their RTX 5090 graphics cards in order to focus on RTX Pro ones, a leaker has claimed. Read full story

17:03 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Valve have released the Steam Frame's CAD files, but there’s already a cottage industry of DIY wrist straps and lifesize skull stands James Archer · 15m ago · 3 min read Valve’s Steam Frame CAD files release bodes well for the VR headset’s burgeoning community of accessory makers and melting skull sculptors. Read full story

17:03 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Burn With Me is a hand-drawn demon card game featuring the artist's own hand - and also, a refreshingly finite alternative to yer Balatro-likes Edwin Evans-Thirlwell · 14m ago · 2 min read Burn With Me turns ye olde card game synergies into a demon summoning rite featuring the artist's disembodied hand. It's out now on PC. Read full story

18:21 <Joystick> PC Gamer | I don't know what Rick and Morty's about but I have turned GTA 5 into its perfect replica Joshua Wolens · 1h ago · 3 min read You need to have a very high IQ to understand Grand Theft Auto. Read full story

18:21 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Here's how to get an Emperor Modulator in Arc Raiders Sean Martin · 1h ago · 6 min read You'll need this super rare material to upgrade your gunsmith. Read full story

18:21 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | Valor Mortis' system requirements appear to have been drastically cut, just before the FPSoulslike launches James Archer · 13m ago · 1 min read First-person Soulslike Valor Mortis has seemingly reduced its PC system requirements, though performance testing shows it's still demanding on Low settings. Read full story

19:32 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Why alts are part of World of Warcraft: Forever's core progression plans Heather Newman · 1h ago · 5 min read "We're basically trying to entice players to want to create new characters, to roll an alt." Read full story

19:32 <Joystick> PC Gamer | Does Blizzard's revival of its classic games signal a return of the 'old Blizzard?' Kwanghee Woo · 17m ago · 5 min read Maybe not, but a cautious optimism has emerged as Blizzard finds opportunities to recapture goodwill. Read full story

22:34 <Joystick> Rock Paper Shotgun | "No more hand-written code": Epic reportedly impose "AI-first" model on creators of new Disney shooter with Marvel and Star Wars characters Edwin Evans-Thirlwell · 5m ago · 2 min read Epic Games have ordered the team behind a shooter that features Marvel and Star Wars characters to complete their project using an "AI first" production model. Read full story

23:15 <Joystick> PC Gamer | 'Our humble goal is to survive the AI revolution' says Epic Games CEO, as its Star Wars and Marvel crossover pivots to 'AI first' development Shaun Prescott · 20m ago · 4 min read Art will be "generated with full AI workflows". Read full story

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