Baldur's Gate 3 has a secret like Diablo's Cow Level I never saw after 460 hours: A magical sheep companion named 'Harvard Willoughby' you summon by killing a comedian and ringing two bells

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Par :ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)

17 mai 2025 à 20:02

The comedian is actually named after the sheep, and the sheep can cast lightning magic.

Half Orc Knight posing next to sheep Harvard Willoughby in Baldur's Gate 3

House Flipper 2 is having a free weekend, and just got co-op

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 19:11

The free co-op DLC works cross-platform between Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation.

Two players together painting walls in House Flipper 2

You've got to play my dark horse GOTY candidate if you too are a sicko for one of the ultimate RPG gimmicks: a trash level 1 sword that can be forged into a god slayer

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Par :ted.litchfield@futurenet.com (Ted Litchfield)

17 mai 2025 à 18:08

Labyrinth of the Demon King players: Save that katana hilt.

Close up of priest character in Labyrinth of the Demon King and his angry face mask.

If the original Grand Theft Auto came out today, we’d call it a roguelike

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 18:00

Since the very beginning, permanent loss has been baked into the GTA experience.

GTA would have been considered a roguelike

The Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered romance continues to blossom, as Bethesda invites the modders to its studio for tea and sweetrolls

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 17:48

"Seeing the excitement from the Bethesda team" was "absolutely unreal", according to Skyblivion project lead.

Take-Two CEO reckons Civilization 7's mixed reception is just history repeating itself: 'Every time we've come out with a new platform iteration of Civilization, there's been some consternation on the part of consumers'

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 16:27

Strauss Zelnick admits the sequel "definitely had some challenges", but says that overall "we're really happy with how it's going".

REPO developer teases the game's 'most powerful weapon' yet, a mountable cannon that will 'turn your cart into a battle tank'

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 14:35

Balance changes to enemies and player health also in the works.

Two Warhammer 40,000 games will be delisted from Steam on Monday, and one of them is currently on a 90% discount

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 12:11

You've got two days before Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon and Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach leave Steam forever.

A space marine army is assembled on a grid in Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach

Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, May 17

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 05:00

Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.

You cannot beat the final boss of No Rest for the Wicked's latest saga

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 01:44

The founder of Moon Studios has become the action RPG's worst enemy.

A woman from No Rest For the Wicked holding a sword at shoulder height

Another Sony live service shooter may be in trouble as Jade Raymond exits the studio making PvP heist sandbox Fairgames

PC Gamer

17 mai 2025 à 00:05

Sony can't catch a break.

Finally, some good news: The world's only Warhammer academic conference is returning in September to present more talks like 'The ethical implications of the Imperium’s war with chaos and the inverted meaning of order'

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Par :lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter)

16 mai 2025 à 22:43

In the grim darkness of the 21st century, there is only scholarly analysis of the grim darkness of the 41st millennium.

An illustration of a squad of Space Marine terminators firing storm bolters.

World of Warcraft game director on the woeful patch 11.1.5: 'It's not the experience our players are expecting or deserve'

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 22:21

Bugs and time-gated content enraged players.

Clair Obscur's director has an old YouTube channel full of masterful no-hit Devil May Cry videos because of course he does

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 21:35

You'll never guess what his favorite fighting style is.

A character in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wearing round glasses and a beret in the sunlight

I did Liberation Day tariffs in Victoria 3, and it all went well until the famine in Colorado, the 2 lost wars with Canada, and the president beating a man to death with a stick

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 21:34

But apart from that, would recommend.

A woman wields a poorly photoshopped board showing Trump's reciprocal tariffs in art for Victoria 3.

The Xbox 360 reveal was 20 years ago and is a time capsule from a world where Elijah Wood roamed free, MTV was still cool, and giant tech companies paid Pimp My Ride to make hideous custom consoles

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 19:54

It even opens with an iPod ad.

Veteran indie dev says success on Steam these days is impossible to predict: 'Why did Balatro take off? You could write a million f***ing essays and none of them will be definitely right'

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 19:20

"Everything has changed. Everything is harder work."

The first ever third-party game to come to Steam probably doesn't get the respect it deserves—mostly because no one remembers it

PC Gamer

Par :robin.valentine@futurenet.com (Robin Valentine)

16 mai 2025 à 19:08

Rag Doll Kung Fu has a unique and important place in PC gaming history.

A martial artist kicking a punching bag in Rag Doll Kung Fu.

After Oblivion subreddit bans 'low effort' sexy flame Atronach posts, users respond with high effort sexy flame Atronach posts—'deleting this would be a travesty'

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 19:07

That's enough internet for one week.

A Chorrol guard admires a Flame Atronach.

Someone flipped a switch on Elon Musk's Grok AI so it wouldn't stop banging on about 'white genocide' and South African politics, xAI blames 'an unauthorized modification' but doesn't say who did it

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 18:59

"It’s awfully easy for the people who are in charge of these algorithms to manipulate the version of truth that they’re giving."

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 13: Elon Musk attends the 2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Fortnite added an AI-powered Darth Vader and—surprise—players immediately tricked him into saying slurs

PC Gamer

Par :lincoln.carpenter@futurenet.com (Lincoln Carpenter)

16 mai 2025 à 18:40

Update: Epic has deployed a hotfix to address Vader's profanity.

Darth Vader in the latest season of Fortnite.

Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds review

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 18:30

Stunning, versatile simplicity with an audible edge.

The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds outside in the sunlight and held by our reviewer, Katie Wickens.

Amassing over $10,000 worth of retro GPUs over 14 years, this avid collector says they were astounded it started with a $28 purchase

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 18:27

Just look at them all.

This SteelSeries microphone is more than most gamers would need, but it's hard to say no at its best price

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 18:06

One for the stream queens, podcast kings, and motor mouth monarchs.

SteelSeries Alias streaming microphone floats in the turquoise PC Gamer deal void.

The new Acer Nitro PG1 is the first portable monitor I actually want thanks to 4K resolution and up to 144 Hz refresh

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 17:40

It looks super slick, too.

The wacky Pokémon exhibition that puts Poké-fossils alongside real fossils is coming to the United States

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 17:21

But you can also browse the exhibits online.

A Pokemon fossil on display next to a real fossil

Doom: The Dark Ages Spire of Nerathul secrets and collectibles (Chapter 14)

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 17:12

From secret landing pads to sneaky ledges, Chapter 14 turns up the heat.

Doom: The Dark Ages Chapter 14 secrets - A komodo demon screeching and preparing to attack.

MSl's new PortalX website 'eliminates the need for software' to control your gear's RGB lighting and I'm happy to ditch the PC apps

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 17:04

One small step.

A collage of MSI motherboards against a space background, showing thousands of stars

Antec heard you like screens so it stuck a 5-inch screen on a water cooler just where you didn't need one

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 17:01

Screens, screens and almost certainly more screens.

Kojima has a mind tomb: a USB stick filled with ideas for his staff to use after he dies 'kind of like a will'

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 16:07

Watch out for Kojima Productions to split into two warring factions over competing definitions of Kojima's Will.

Hideo Kojima wearing a Policenauts t-shirt.

Take-Two CEO gets all philosophical yet again about GTA 6, says its delay is to support his team's 'search for perfection'

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 15:39

Zelnick's hunt for the platonic ideal of a videogame continues.

Tim Sweeney is recommending a 'fake adware version of Fortnite' to iOS users that's been 'approved by Apple', unlike the real Fortnite

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 15:37

The Sween's getting salty.

After Helldivers 2, Arrowhead's next game will be '100% funded by ourselves', though CEO Shams Jorjani says there's no hard feelings over Sony's boneheaded PSN shenanigans

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 15:36

"There would be no Helldivers if it wasn't for them."

helldivers 2 masters of ceremony warbond

Doom: The Dark Ages Sentinel Command Station secrets and collectibles (Chapter 12)

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 14:55

Backtrack and backtrack again in Chapter 12.

Doom: The Dark Ages Chapter 12 secrets - The Doom Slayer standing with hid arms by his side, looking up slightly.

How to complete the Jungle Bungles duty in Disney Dreamlight Valley

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 14:11

It's time to visit a different realm.

Player avatar and Timon and Pumbaa in the Lion King Realm in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Rumours of an Arm-based CPU from AMD just won't go away as analysts reckon Arm is eating into the PC processor market

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 13:54

Arm's CPU market share reportedly increases from 10.8% to 13.6% in just one quarter.

The Stellar Blade PC system requirements are here and even an entry-level graphics card from 2016 can run it

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 13:45

Let's just hope it runs well.

A closeup of Stellar Blade main character Eve lit by a bright sun

Welp, Fortnite's iOS version is 'offline worldwide' after Apple continues to shuffle its feet around bringing the game back to the US App Store

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 13:43

The petty squabble continues.

Oblivion guru found a way to save the Emperor and his bodyguard in the original game, getting the drop on his assassin like the fantasy secret service

PC Gamer

16 mai 2025 à 13:32

If only Bacon had been around in 1963.

Emperor Uriel Septim talks to the camera

This new armor for Oblivion Remastered has upgraded my elven rogue perfectly

PC Gamer

Par :robert.jones@futurenet.com (Robert Jones)

16 mai 2025 à 13:21

Enhanced immersion thanks to a great new outfit

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