PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:55 AM  FiiO, a brand more widely known for creating audio tech, most recognizably for producing MP3 players in the days before streaming audio was commonplace, has released a HiFi Audio Mechanical Keyboard, with a built-in DAC. The KB3, allows you to forgo the use of speakers altogether, so you can plug your headphones directly into the keyboard itself. Continue reading Audio mechanical keyboards are a thing, no really MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:47 AM  The GTA Online weekly update for November 23, 2023 is here and that means it's turkey season in the world of Los Santos and Blaine County. To celebrate Thanksgiving, Rockstar Games has a free gift for you to help terrify your friends, and is also hosting its own Black Friday sale with some big discounts on top GTA Online cars. We've got all the details ahead of the official Rockstar update, so read on for the details. Continue reading GTA Online weekly update lets you become a Thanksgiving nightmare MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GTA 5 RP servers, GTA 6 release date estimate, GTA 5 cheats |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:41 AM  When the Nvidia RTX 40 series originally launched, the Lovelace graphics cards lacked Display 2.1 ports, putting them behind in terms of compatibility with other competing graphics cards. This didn't completely sully the reputation of Team Green at the time, but it has put pressure on when it comes to the inevitable launch of the RTX 50 series. Pressure that Nvidia appears set to yield to. Continue reading Nvidia RTX 50 series graphics cards to get DisplayPort 2.1 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4060 review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:44 AM  What are the best simulation games on PC? From the all-time greats that are still worth playing; the sims with modding communities who breathe eternal life into them; the facsimiles of an aspect of reality so niche you can barely fathom their existence, we have everything you need here. Sims differ from other PC games in that their raison d'être isn't necessarily to entertain, at least not primarily. Do you want fun and excitement? Tough. Operating a submarine is not that. It is, however, fascinating, terrifying, and hugely satisfying as a long-form experience. Such is the nature of the genre that seeks out the best simulator games - it's like asking for the 'special' stock the shopkeeper keeps in the back room. Continue reading The best PC simulation games 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best free Steam games, Tank games, Best WW2 games |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:17 AM  The LG UltraGear 32GR93U-B has just dropped to its lowest-ever price on Amazon as part of the Black Friday deals. If you're looking to get started with 4K gaming on PC, this is easily a great place to start, especially given how expensive they can be. We recently reviewed the LG UltraGear 32GR93U-B and consider it to be one of the best gaming monitors of this year. We chose it as the best mid-tier 4K monitor, but that's no slant against this display, especially with a crystal clear 32-inch IPS screen and 144Hz refresh rate. It's RRP of $799.99 / £649.99 had it on par with many other 4K options, but this Black Friday on Amazon, it's taken a 31% discount down to $549.99 / £549.99, the cheapest it's ever been on the site according to price checker CamelCamelCamel. Continue reading Grab this 4K LG monitor as it drops to brilliant Black Friday price MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:18 AM  A former Grand Theft Auto developer whose credits include GTA 4, Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA 3, has closed down a website discussing the games' development processes after being contacted by Rockstar. With the first GTA 6 trailer set to arrive in the near future, and Grand Theft Auto 6 to set build on the superlative open-world pedigree of Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5, the former Rockstar developer says that continuing the website "isn't important enough to me to p*** off my former colleagues." Continue reading Former GTA dev shuts down website following email from Rockstar MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GTA 6 release date, Best open-world games, GTA 5 cheats |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:05 AM  What are the best puzzle games on PC? Puzzle games can contain a variety of brainteasers, from classic head-scratchers to frustration-fueled problems. Whether you're looking for clever dialogue, moving narratives from rich stories, or a healthy dose of laughter with your conundrums, puzzle games are versatile enough to find a way to do it all. This vast genre covers everything from pirate point-and-clicks to tetromino trickery and quantum physics capers. These games are so good they were even considered for our list of the best PC games. Our comprehensive list outlines the best puzzle games, including a few very familiar faces. Continue reading Best puzzle games on PC 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Return to Monkey Island system requirements, Return to Monkey Island difficulty modes, Return to Monkey Island mop guide |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:51 AM  What is GTA RP and how do you download it? All this will be familiar to anyone who has used Skyrim's Alternate Start mods - GTA RP allows you to join the game as a regular NPC as opposed to any of the main characters thanks to the installation of a mod. The trend of roleplaying has been around for years as it proves to be quite idyllic - instead of being thrust into the spotlight, you can live out a normal life and inhabit whatever character you'd like to be. If you still want to tinker with one of the best PC games, here are all the GTA 5 cheats So, what are the best GTA 5 RP servers? Continue reading The best GTA 5 RP servers and how to join them MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GTA 5 RP servers, GTA 6 release date estimate, GTA 5 cheats |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:22 AM  Intel is bringing the heat with its new Core Ultra CPU lineup, and we now have the first set of benchmark results from OpenCL and Geekbench to that suggest the Intel Arc iGPU is already ahead of AMD's Radeon 780M, kinda. Why would it be such a big deal if this is the case? Well, the AMD Radeon 780M is a discrete mobile GPU released in January 2023. Intel's Arc solution is an iGPU, meaning its form factor has been redesigned and shrunk to fit into the Meteor Lake CPU architecture. Continue reading New Intel Core Ultra 7 iGPU outperforms the AMD Radeon 780M MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:16 AM  Getting a free game is always a nice treat, and we've got another pick here that's well worth your time - although you'll have to be fast to snag it for yourself. Styx: Shards of Darkness is the second game in the light hearted fantasy stealth game series, and its 8/10 Steam user rating reaffirms that, while it probably won't change your life, it's an adventure you'll certainly enjoy embarking on. So if 2023's The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has left you wanting, make sure to claim this free offer while you can. Continue reading Grab this 8/10 stealth game for free, but you'll need to be fast |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:15 AM  The Half-Life 25th anniversary has brought us a deluge of new material. We've seen cut characters restored, additional maps for Half-Life Deathmatch, and a full-length documentary about Valve and the creation of the epochal FPS game. But as Gordon Freeman, Black Mesa, and G-Man hit their 25th birthday, a sneaky new Half-Life update makes a fundamental change to the seminal sci-fi shooter. Half-Life 3 might never happen, but after a quarter of a century, the original game is still getting love from its creators. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Whatever happened to Half-Life 3?, Best old games, Best FPS games |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:13 AM  The latest Corsair Black Friday deal is in with the company offering a $220 reduction on the price of its Xeneon 32UHD144 gaming monitor. This Corsair Xeneon 32UHD144 deal means you can grab this 32-inch, 4K, 144Hz gaming monitor for 22% less than its usual $1,000 asking price. Continue reading The best 4K gaming monitor just got a massive Black Friday deal MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Corsair HS80 Max headset review, Corsair M75 Air mouse review, Best gaming keyboard |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:18 AM  What are the best dragon games on PC? Since long before the days of D&D, and before Tolkien became the poster boy of fantasy, dragons have been the most fearsome and majestic creatures of myth. Usually, they breathe fire and hoard gold, and can sometimes be a faithful companion, or a fierce enemy. PC games, and the best RPGs in particular, are naturally swarming with dragons and dragon-like creatures, both as friends and foes. We've collected some of the best dragon games on PC, like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim where you can encounter, battle, or befriend a dragon, including entries from multiplayer games or MMORPGs, if you're into a more cooperative adventure. Continue reading The best dragon games on PC 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Skyrim mods, Elder Scrolls 6 release date, Games like Skyrim |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 5:50 AM  What is the Avowed release date? Obsidian Entertainment is back in 2024 with another huge world to explore and a thrilling adventure to make your own. Following on with an entirely separate story to Pillars of Eternity but set in the same universe, Avowed finds you just as you are ordered by the Emperor of Aedyr to travel to the Living Lands on their behalf. If you've played Pillars of Eternity, you might find the glorious, colorful world of Eora familiar, but Avowed takes place as a dreadful plague threatens to destroy it. If you aren't familiar with the world of Obsidian's 2015 fantasy game, you can explore it for the first time in Avowed as you play a new arrival in the Living Lands, so previous knowledge of the universe isn't required. Either way, if you're looking forward to the RPG game like we are, here's everything we know about the Avowed release date, its story, setting, gameplay, and more. Continue reading Avowed release date estimate, story, trailers, and latest news MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Avowed release date, Best RPG games, Best story games |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:15 AM  The gaming industry is bigger than ever — worth hundreds of billions of dollars globally — and gamers have access to a whole host of devices to indulge their hobby. But there's one debate that rages on regardless of how far the industry's come: gaming PC versus console. Of course, both have their advantages: a PC is customizable and upgradeable whereas a console provides great pound-for-pound value without the need for any technical knowhow. This oft-quoted strength of the humble console got me thinking: can you build a PC to match the performance of a PS5 without exceeding the Sony console's $500 asking price? Well, here's your answer, and more besides. Continue reading I built a gaming PC for the price of a PS5, and this happened MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:03 AM  Looking for the best Black Friday gaming laptop deals? We've got you covered, as we'll be populating this page with offers galore as new Black Friday deals emerge. We'll even keep you up to date with any deals that go live in the weeks leading up to the event itself. The best gaming laptop for you isn't necessarily the most expensive on the market. These portable PCs come in all sorts of styles, sizes, specs, and prices, meaning you're bound to find something that fits just right with choice aplenty. So, if you're after a 4K powerhouse or a cheap and cheerful machine, we're here to help you find the perfect match. Continue reading Best Black Friday gaming laptop deals 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:53 AM  If you're looking for the best Black Friday CPU cooler deals in 2023, you've come to the right place. We've been keeping an eye on things so that we can point you towards the most appealing discounts, and upgrade your gaming PC for less. The performance and temperature within best gaming PC go hand-in-hand, as the more you make it sweat, the slower it'll be. Pop a decent cooler on top of one of the best gaming CPU options, however, and you'll have a rig that's ready to run a marathon, whether you're crafting a top-of-the-line system or simply trying to get Warzone 2 to run at more than 60fps. Black Friday 2023 has brought some epic CPU cooler prices, which you'll find below. Continue reading Best Black Friday CPU cooler deals 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 5:44 AM  What are the best RPGs on PC? Roleplaying games can have everything from interplanetary exploration, lightsaber duels, and bloodthirsty vampires to irradiated mutants who need to be beaten with golf clubs, lizards who can talk to cats, and a whole lot of dice rolling if that's your jam. It's a pretty diverse pool. The scale and scope of RPGs are like never before, with tech finally catching up to developers' ambitions, enabling vast, open worlds previously unseen. As a result, some of these adventures are among the best PC games ever made. So, dear traveler, gather your party and head out. We're about to bear witness to the best RPGs available on PC. Continue reading Best RPGs on PC 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Baldur's Gate 3 builds, BG3 mods, Baldur's Gate 3 classes |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:55 AM  On the hunt for the best Black Friday gaming keyboard deals? You've come to the right place, as we'll be updating this page with all the top keyboard offers and bargains you can shake a space bar as new Black Friday deals are announced. Investing in the best gaming keyboard is a great way to round off your gaming PC set-up, especially if you're eyeing up other peripherals. Saving a few pennies on your clicky-clacky companion could empower you to check out the best Black Friday gaming mouse deals before they scurry off for another year. Continue reading Best Black Friday gaming keyboard deals in 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 5:56 AM  Genshin Impact banners rotate every few weeks on a precise schedule, and we always know what to expect thanks to regular updates from Hoyoverse. The developer of the anime game always keeps its fans in the loop with regular Twitter posts and live streams, so you can plan where you want to spend your hard-earned primogems. With a two to three-week turnaround for banners, the roster of Genshin Impact characters is always changing, and the free PC game regularly introduces two new characters to wish for. Every limited-time character banner - or event wish - contains a five-star character and three four-star characters with increased drop rates. There's also a Genshin Impact weapon banner, which runs alongside each character banner and changes weapons every update. Continue reading What is the current and next Genshin Impact banner? MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Genshin Impact codes, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:06 AM  November 9, 2023: We added the latest Honkai Star Rail codes released for the 1.5 update. What are the new Honkai Star Rail codes? If you're just starting your adventure through developer Hoyoverse's anime epic, you might be wondering if there are any codes for freebies to give you a headstart. Thankfully, Hoyoverse has delivered, and we've got the complete list of active Honkai Star Rail codes right here to prove it. Honkai Star Rail codes are released periodically and typically appear in promotional livestreams ahead of major updates. These codes can net you some high-value currency, including Honkai Star Rail Stellar Jade, which you can use to pull the best characters from Honkai Star Rail banners. To save you time, we've collated all the latest HSR codes and how to redeem them in Honkai Star Rail, so be sure to check back regularly before they expire. Continue reading Honkai Star Rail codes November 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Honkai Star Rail review, Honkai Star Rail codes, Honkai Star Rail tier list |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 4:38 AM  When is the Dungeons of Hinterberg release date? If you're in dire need of a vacation, then do we have the alpine resort for you! Dungeons of Hinterberg is the debut title from indie studio Microbird Games, and it's already turning heads thanks to its striking ligne claire visuals and idyllic Austrian setting. Dungeons of Hinterberg shot to the top of our list of upcoming PC games after just a half-hour spent with a demo at Gamescom 2023. In our Dungeons of Hinterberg preview, we described the vibe as "calmness alongside themes of finding yourself" – so if you've been looking for a magical realism coming-of-age tale, consider it found. To get you up to speed on the action RPG game, we've got all the latest news surrounding the Dungeons of Hinterberg release date right here at PCGamesN, along with all the trailers and gameplay currently out in the wild. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPG games, Best free Steam games, Upcoming PC games |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 23, 2023 3:01 AM  They say that good things come in small packages, and Asus proves this once again with the latest iteration of the Asus ROG Flow X13 (2023). This portable powerhouse packs serious hardware, including a Ryzen 9 7940HS and an RTX 4070 into a sleek 13-inch chassis that feels more like an ultrabook than one of the best gaming laptops. Asus made waves with the original Flow X13 in 2021, and it's listened to feedback to improve upon its latest design, including a much larger touchpad, a 165Hz QHD display, and a GPU capable of high-refresh gaming. With all this power packed inside such a small package, does the ROG Flow X13 live up to its legacy? Asus sent a review unit over, and I've spent the past month using it for gaming, productivity, and even some content creation to find out whether it fits in our best Asus gaming laptop guide. Continue reading Asus ROG Flow X13 (2023) review MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ review, Asus ROG Raikiri review, Best gaming motherboard |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 23, 2023 8:00 AM  Made by solo dev Andy Brophy, Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG that's about guiding a bloke through an island paradise and eventually uncovering some weird mystery. Its main hook? Turn-based battles are filled with WarioWare-style minigames, many of which are unique to the kooky residents or rats you come up against. Unfortunately, I'd say its main hook is actually its most painful barb, and one you're barely able to extract by flicking some switches in the settings menu. A shame then, as exploring its strange world and absorbing its bonkers story beats is a wonderful thing marred by dire fights. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 23, 2023 7:43 AM  If rumour speak true, the next Call of Duty game will be another entry in the Black Ops series. It'll also, allegedly, take place during the first Gulf War across 1990 and 1991, in which a US-led coalition of countries including the UK, Saudi Arabia and Egypt invaded Iraq in response to the Saddam Hussein government's conquest of Kuwait. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:30 AM  Let's get this out of the way first: KnifePlayground: Horror Battle Royale is an absolutely terrible name for game. You might as well call Halo "GunMap: Alien Crowd Control", or Baldur's Gate 3 "TownDungeon: Party Enhancement Simulator". But the project beneath the moniker has something to it. Announced just today and created by small Brazilian team MadMozer, it's a first-person, multiplayer-focussed, Unreal Engine deathgame that traps you in a randomly generated mansion with a bunch of archetypal horror movie munsters - demon clowns, cursed puppets, toothy ghouls and hooded axe-murderers. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:19 AM  Time for something a bit different from the usual Black Friday PC deals: Sony's DualSense gamepad, my personal favourite controller, is down to £40 here in the UK. That matches its previous all-time low, and to sweeten the deal – in the traditional sense, not the Nate Trying To Make Me Do Horrible Things sense – you can get a £5 ShopTo gift card in the process. To gift to yourself? I believe so. This deal applies to six different DualSense colour options too, from PS5-standard white to a cool blue and a dubiously useful camo pattern. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 23, 2023 5:15 AM  Black Friday week has already yielded some tempting deals on Nvidia's latest mid-range graphics cards, the RTX 4060 and the RTX 4060 Ti. Up at the top of the GPU pyramid, meanwhile, AMD cards are getting in the act as well. Like, say, this £200-off deal on the MSI Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Trio Classic, bringing it down to £900. Still a lot of money, sure, but the RX 7900 XTX is the absolute crème de la crème of the current Radeon lineup, with native 4K performance on par with that of Nvidia's RTX 4080. |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, November 23, 2023 8:00 AM  It's that time of year again, and for Star Wars fans in particular, it's been a heavy 12 months. We got tons of new content from games like Star Wars Jedi: Surviour to toys like Lego sets, a lot is going on for the Jedi world. Now you can dump some of that content onto a Star Wars fan this holiday season. This guide will show you the five best Force-imbued gifts for the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor superfan in your life. What to get that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor superfan There's a plethora of things you can get them. While Star Wars games are a dime a dozen, they can be a little bit redundant. To help you think outside the box, consider the following gifts. Best gifts to get for a superfan Star Wars The Black Series Mandolorian Premium helmet Thanks to The Mandalorian (the show), the Mandalorian (the bounty hunter) has a whole slew of merch dedicated to him. This helmet can be worn by any Star Wars fan, not just the most hardcore. It's got all the bells ... |