PC Gamer responds! The new website and community concerns are discussed. If you thought those issues were cause for concern, have you heard about the DRM being used on Mass Effect? Those topics and more including a quick trip to the Master PC Theatre. Art-house indeed. Thoughts? Call the [...]
On this weeks podcast: Just listen to the intro - Logan sums it all up there. Not on this weeks podcast: Master PC Theatre - Chuck was not around to administer the recommended dosage of cheese. Fret not, the rest of the podcast is in top shape and it is just what the [...]
Mr. Osbourn will wrap you with his vocal blanket as you experience this weeks interesting PC Game news. Intel's compelling price cuts, Epic Games stance on PC gaming, NASA: The Game and more. In addition, possibly the best thing Jack Thompson has ever done and a couple of academic listener questions. Don't forget [...]
Listen carefully to the sounds of Norm's voice. He explains the new Team Fortress 2 goodies which you will not want to miss. But that isn't all - Is Assassin's Creed getting burned for no good reason? What will become of Windows XP? Mass Effect system requirements and another edition of Master [...]
On this weeks cast: Chuck is back to administer punishment for excluding Master PC Theatre from last weeks podcast. Uwe Boll has his own hater minute. Stapes talks about his hands on with Fallout 3! Yes, please. Along with some other news bits don't forget about the questions from our favorite people...you. [...]
It's a low key but informative week on the podcast. Among other things we pry open the voice mail and get to answer some truly awesome questions. Thanks listeners! Without Chuck we forgot to hand out the Eprops for Master PC Theatre. Instead we were distracted by interesting news bits and [...]
On this edition of the podcast its news news and more news. Load up on Stimpacks and stay off the Jet because Fallout 3 will have how many endings and how long of gameplay? WOW 2.4 patch thoughts by ex intern WOW expert Andy Salisbury. Illinois dips into social funding to [...]
“I can't has cheezburger.” says one challenger. “Bring it on.” says the other. The Ultimate Cheesburger Challenge goes off. Find out the greasy details inside. Also, juicy news bits are digested then washed down by some listener questions. It's a 1000+ calorie packed episode of the PC Gamer Podcast. p.s. Much [...]
We are joined by a very special guest this week. Some may remember his storied exit from the magazine via a railgun slug. Yes it's William Harms, rejoice! He talks with the podcasters about writing for video games, more specifically, his work for Gas Powered Games. Strap in and enjoy a [...]
The team assembles and pays respects to a luminary of gaming. Soon after, discussion of magazine ins and outs, EA teasing The Sims 3, ranting back at those pesky game devs at GDC, fun points, and much more. Fun points can be purchased people, make no mistake. For free fun there is [...]
A death in the PC gaming world! Whats the deal with EA trying to take over Take 2? Other stuff! It wouldn't be a proper Thursday if there was no PCGP now would it? Also check out the PCG fan podcast. A winner is [...]
Sorry for the delay! We had to gather the group from GDC and get down to business. Logan drives while Norm, Dan, Andy, and Will Smith from Maximum PC ride along yapping about the PC Gaming Alliance and other news from the conference. Friday-ness is in the air - take it [...]
What happens when Hello Kitty becomes self aware? Why is the r in PC Gamer printed backwards on next months cover? And how badly did the PCG US team dominate PCG UK in their TF2 match? The answers lie within. Many other news items and a token X-COM memoir round out the one hundred [...]
Logan charges ahead with podcast in hand! Many things to discuss in the news this week: A Soundtrack only your Sims will appreciate; Many Steam users, duh; DNF release date not actually confirmed; Don't be left behind by Left Behind; What is Conan without nipples?; Agea gets gobbled up by the green monster; Gametap taps [...]
Blair Fraser, Producer of Sins of a Solar Empire, discusses the upcoming real-time strategy game with 4-X qualities. In the news: Dan's Correction Corner; Madden NFL '08 predicts New England will win Super Bowl; Futuremark launches game division; Valve releases Steamworks; Hot Coffee pays out; Ender's Game game in development; Starcraft Online rumors; Robo-Gaz; a politically-minded [...]
Ad-supported Battlefield Heroes; micro-transactions vs. leveling; More on Assassin's Creed specs; S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky a Steam exclusive; FOX's inane coverage of Bioware's Mass Effect; Crytek starting a weekly developer diary; Bethesda delves into Fallout 1 design docs; World of Warcraft hits 10 million users; Q&A, FigurePrints contest winner, and [...]
Valve acquires Left For Dead developer Turtle Rock; New Team Fortress 2 maps and features coming; Savage 2 launches; Call of Duty 4 COO reports high rate of PC piracy; Star Trek MMO license (possibly) sold to new developer; "Unconfirmed" recommended system specs for Assassin's Creed off the chart; Crysis 2 screenshots debunked; Dungeon Siege [...]
Consumer Electronics Show recap; Our favorite gadgets ever; Thule Trail hits the web; Free Portal Slide demo for NVIDIA owners; Crysis patch released; Fallout 3 developer diary updated; Q&A and [...]
Holiday reflections; Holiday Trivia Question; Derek Smart's Battlecruiser Millenium Gold & Universal Combat now free; Midway & Eidos in merger talks; Q&A! Plus, as a little present for your ears, we're giving the show a bitrate boost for the new [...]
Ed Fries joins us from Figureprints to discuss their newly announced figurine service catering to WoW addicts nationwide. He goes into detail about the 3D printing process, coloring, and their relationship with Blizzard. We also hear a little bit about a prior venture of his involving mind control peripherals. In the news: Duke Nukem teasers new [...]
PC Gamer Next Top Reviewer competition; Kohnke sues Perpetual; Weighted companion cube auctioned for charity; CompUSA closing its doors; Half-Life 3 NOT announced; Questionable Nielson ratings; Command & Conquer Tiberium FPS announced; Blizzard working on a new MMO; Team Fortress 2 stats discussion; Ubisoft delays its FPS lineup; no free Windows Vista for you; Q&A [...]
Today we chat with former UFC lightweight champ (and hardcore gamer) Jens Pulver. Besides his experience watching the UFC come of age, he talks about playing World of Warcraft, Medal of Honor, and Call of Duty games with infectious enthusiasm. In this week's news: WoW skills save Norwegian boy from moose maiming; FigurePrints set to launch, [...]
Perpetual implodes; Games industry outpaced average growth of US economy 4:1; ScummVM ported to iPhone; BlackSite: Area 51 designer speaks out about games failings; NVIDIA says PC is three times more powerful than consoles; Q&A and [...]
We celebrate Thanksgiving with a special all Q&A episode covering topics like system tweaking, cheating, $20 game purchases, and jobs in game journalism. Happy turkey day, [...]
PCG staff goes to the mall, mocks PC shelf space and Crysis placement; Hellgate: London tops sales chart; The Witcher censored?; Atari ceasing games development; Interplay hires former Fallout developer, says not for Fallout MMO; Marvel Universe Online rumors; Ghostbusters game in development; Mad Catz gobbles Saitek; Universe At War demo released; StarCraft II close [...]
City of Heroes property purchased by NCsoft; Homeworld bought up by THQ, Relic owner; The Elder Scrolls Online not confirmed; Sam & Max Episode 4 free for download; NPD scaling back their free data; a lengthy Q&A and [...]
Games for Windows’ global director Kevin Unangst joins us to answer your submitted questions. Also, in the news: Hellgate: London Halloween party and costume report; Manhunt 2 a race to the bottom; Graphics race undermining other forms of innovation; Dissenting Crysis demo reactions; GeForce 8800GT; playlists (including additional Manhunt 2 debate)! For dessert check the latest [...]
Bethesda budgets for MMO development; BioWare MMO rumored to take place in Star Wars universe; OXM UK says Call of Duty 4 lasts 4-6 hours, OXM US disagrees; Crysis replayability, minimum specs, demo tonight; Portal and how game length affects value; Gears of War PC hits; NCSoft welcomes in-game advertising; Hellgate: London scanning your processes; [...]
This week we cover our further adventures into the Orange Box, such as playing with portals in Half-Life 2 and Lost Easter eggs, plus our impressions of the new demos of Call of Duty 4, UT3, and TimeShift. And, as always, we take your listener questions and give our [...]
This week Josh Mosqueira joins us from Relic to discuss Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts. Also, NBC's "Chuck" uses PC Gamer Magazine as character prop; Orange Box love fest; System requirements for Crysis and Call of Duty 4; This week's torrent of game demos; EA acquires BioWare and Pandemic; Hitman series free on GameTap; Gods [...]
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Choosing friends on social networks, Steam Community steals Live's thunder; Valve undefeated in Team Fortress 2 matches; Crysis multiplayer hands-on, demo delayed; Unreal Tournament 3 buzz check; Q&A and [...]
Spot contest winners, and a Peggle giveaway (rules); Team Fortress 2 beta reactions; PC Gamer Person of the Whatever; Showdown 3 recap; Fun with PC Gamer Wikipedia entries; Q&A (including one from the Megatasking [...]
New PCG Editor-in-Chief announced; Amazon posts Spore release date; FASA closes its doors; Orange Box prices and pre-order package announced; Company of Heroes expansion Opposing Fronts incoming; Word Series of Video Games closing down; Q&A and playlists! PLUS! As part of next week's episode 100 celebration, we're giving away 10 copies of Valve's Orange Box. To [...]
Hands on Crysis, Team Fortress 2, and Left for Dead; Ubisoft releases Far Cry, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, and Rayman Raving Rabids as free, ad-supported; Original Command & Conquer released as freeware; F.E.A.R. sequel named; Tabula Rasa release date announced; BioShock downloadable content clues; Join our Steam Community Group; Dell announces inclusion of [...]
What happens when the Internet dies; Bioshock love, hate and morality; Crysis demo dated; Fall games overload; Q&A and [...]
On this bittersweet episode we say goodbye to long time staffer, Editor-in-chief Greg Vederman, as he leaves for other pastures (hue TBD). After his brief but heartfelt farewell we turn our attention to the BioShock release. Writer/Designer Ken Levine chats with Chuck about the game's success, perceived shortcomings, and upcoming fixes. Add some playlists, and [...]
Boo! We're coming at you a day early this week. In the news: Toys "R" Us jumps BioShock release date, PC Demo coming soon; DirectX 10.1 requires new hardware for full support; Wired reams Postal movie, Uwe Boll returns the favor; Xbox Live Arcade coming to PC; Q&A and [...]
BlizzCon and QuakeCon recaps; Civ IV expansion hits #1; Steam community goes into open beta; Hellgate London and Crysis release dates announced; DJ is mildly displeased with the new nVidia drivers; The Piss Screen; Gary's future proof PC; Q&A and [...]
Because what the world lacks these days is blind, fathomless rage, PC Gamer brings you the premiere episode of Hater Minute, where gamers sound off on their biggest grievances, their personal peeves, and sometimes just randomly wander off in a stream of barely-consciousness until we cut the mic on them and judge each rant for [...]
Gary recaps his panel at Comic-Con on breaking into game journalism; Bizzcon approaching; E3 Game Critics awards announced (Crysis wins best PC game, and Rock Band took Best of Show); and some excellent [...]
Jamie Kennedy punishes E3 audience; Favorite games from the show; Peter Moore jumps ship; Farcry 2 announced; WoW South Park episode nominated for Emmy; China implements gaming time caps; Iranians create game in response to Kuma War; Q&A (including a doozy about military video game training) and [...]
It's the last of our special E3 coverage, and Norm joins us after returning home to share his experiences from Santa Monica. We also get voice mails from Greg and DJ with updates on a ton of games, including Crysis, Fallout 3, and the unnamed sequel to [...]
Greg, Chuck, Kristen and the gang check in to share their experiences from the E3 [...]
Norm and DJ check in with their reports from day 1, including updates to Supreme Commander and Company of Heroes, bots and maps in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, indie shooter Frontlines Fuel of War, and last night's Microsoft event featuring Gears of War [...]
After gushing about our iPhones we get into this week's gaming news: the death of Auto Assault; DJ checks out Fallout 3; New slimmed down E3 on the horizon; Q&A & [...]
AMA decides decides not to classify video games addiction (yet); Vista games hacked to run in XP; Age of Conan to be cross platform; Soldier of Fortune 3 in the works... developed by Activision's "value" division; the value of Collector's Editions; World of Warcraft fan site WowHead sells for $1Mil; Q&A and [...]
Showdown recap; Big Steam update coming; The Office casual game announced; Manhunt 2 rated "Adults Only" by ESRB; August issue preview; [...]
Dudes in IT are coping with some hardware issues, and they have informed us that this site (and pcgamer.com) will be offline tonight. We will be posting this week's show late tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Hang [...]
Blizzcon tickets go on sale for $100 a pop; Telltale scores 6 Mil in venture capital; id Tech 5 debuted at Apple's WWDC, and Apple rekindles its courtship with the games industry; Texas law provides grants to game developers (strings attached); q&a & [...] |
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