Whoa! This ITX motherboard plays DOS games on native hardware
It’s never been easier to get classic games running on your PC, but “easier” is a relative term when it comes to one specific category of classic games. Some titles made in […]
Tag: games
Steam now explicitly states you don’t own the digital games you’re buying
Have you ever bought an app or game from a digital storefront, only for it to suddenly disappear and become inaccessible without warning? It’s both confusing and frustrating, which is why some […]
I’m sick of hyper-realistic PC games
PC games started out with humble graphics and simple mechanics. Even if you weren’t born in the era of games with as basic graphics as Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, you’d still be […]
Best Games to Play on Google Assistant
The Google Assistant never fails to keep us entertained. Almost certainly built into at least one device you have at home – whether it be your Android smartphone, Google Home/Nest speaker, tablet […]
Steam will show when games use kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
Kernel-level anti-cheat software is a contentious issue among gamers. It’s a solution for rampant cheating in online games, but some players see the powerful software as a huge overstep on the PCs […]
GOG commits to ‘preserving’ 100 classic PC games, forever
Good Old Games (GOG.com) has launched what it calls the GOG Preservation Program, allowing you to keep playing “up to date” PC games even when the developers have stopped supporting them. GOG […]
The original Unreal is free online, Epic Games says it’s fine
Game preservation, or lack thereof, is a hot topic among gamers and developers at the moment. So it’s good to hear that the owners of an important bit of gaming history are […]
Ubisoft games are crashing on PCs with the Windows 11 24H2 update
Microsoft has discovered that certain Ubisoft games are crashing after users install the Windows 11 24H2 update. Affected games include well-known titles like Assassin’s Creed, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of […]
It’s begun! Epic is giving away 16 free PC games this holiday season
Epic Games Store has officially started its annual winter sale — and as in previous years, Epic will also be giving away several PC games for free during this winter sale. While […]
The best PC games of 2024 (that don’t need a graphics card)
I’ve been writing these roundups for seven years running and in that time integrated graphics have gotten a lot more powerful. Just look at the Steam Deck and its many imitators: it’s […]