Last month, Firewatch fans began to get a little antsy about Campo Santo’s current project, In the Valley of Gods. Attentive followers noticed that the Twitter bios of three lead developers—Firewatch producer and 3D environment artist Jane Ng, art director Claire Hummel, and Campo Santo co-founder Jake Rodkin—had been changed to remove any mention of the game. Valve, which acquired Campo Santo in 2018, was quiet on the matter, but suspicions intensified with the announcement of Half-Life: Alyx,

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced that they are stepping down from their positions as CEO and president of Google parent company Alphabet. They will remain involved with the company as shareholders and members of Alphabet’s board of directors, while current Google CEO Sundar Pichai will assume the role of Alphabet CEO as well. “With Alphabet now well-established, and Google and the Other Bets operating effectively as independent companies, it’s the natural time to simp

Overall, it’s a strong round up of hardware and specs for a gaming laptop, and a great Cyber Week PC gaming deal. Far too often, we see laptop deals with 256GB and sometimes even 128GB SSDs inside. We’re collecting all the best Cyber Week PC gaming deals from across the web, from the latest graphics cards to the most comfortable gaming chairs. Stay tuned to PC Gamer throughout Cyber Week for up to the minute savings. Cyber Week gaming laptops | Cyber Week monitors | Cyber Week SSD deals | Cyber

It comes with three months of Xbox Game Pass and your choice of Borderlands 3 or The Outer Worlds. With the inclusion of Xbox Game Pass, you should choose Borderlands 3 as your free game since The Outer Worlds is already available on Game Pass. We’re collecting all the best Cyber Week PC gaming deals from across the web, from the latest graphics cards to the most comfortable gaming chairs. Stay tuned to PC Gamer throughout Cyber Week for up to the minute savings. Cyber Week gaming laptops | Cybe

Buying a battery backup is somewhat like shopping for underwear—it’s usually not glamorous, but you’re better off with it than without. Trust me, there’s nothing fun about seeing your PC suddenly shut off during a thunderstorm. B&H Photo is selling this UPS (uninterruptible power supply) for $79.99, after automatically applying a $35 coupon card (once you add the UPS to your cart). A battery backup will keep your PC and other hardware up and running for a short period of time during a power outa

Halo finally made the big splash on PC today with the release of The Master Chief Collection on Steam and, if you’re into that sort of thing, the Microsoft Store. And in case there was any doubt that PC gamers want it (and want it bad), the collection is currently the number-one selling game on Steam, while the standalone Halo: Reach holds down third place. As VentureBeat points out, seeing the Master Chief Collection at the top of the Steam charts is a little unexpected because, Halo hype notwi

“We’re still working to improve this down the road, but for now you will have an option when you launch to bypass anticheat,” 343_farn wrote. “This will allow you to play around with campaign and customs but not allow you to play any match made games. I highly suggest making a copy/backup of anything you modify so you’ll be able to switch back and forth easily.” Mods will never be allowed in matchmaking, however, and if you want to play any matchmaking games after bypassing the anti-cheat, you’l

So it’s great news that it’s getting an unlikely sequel. Castle in the Darkness 2 is currently in development but it’s anyone’s guess when it’ll release. This time Kapp is collaborating with Simon Parzer and collectively their studio is called LABS Works. That studio is also working on Astalon: Tears of the Earth, which looks bloody amazing and not too dissimilar to Castle in the Darkness. New mini-trailers for the sequel will roll out on the 2nd of every month apparently, so keep an eye out.

(Image credit: ConcernedApe)Last week’s Stardew Valley update was a massive one: it was called the ‘Everything Update’ because it changed pretty much everything about the game. With overhauls as big as that, bugs are inevitable, so there’s now a new patch designed to squash some of them. Stardew Valley 1.4.0.1 fixes heaps of things, and the patch notes are rife with spoilers for those yet to dive into the revamped game. If you happen to play on console or mobile, the update isn’t out yet but you

ASUS’s factory-overclocked version is currently just £125, and that’s an insanely good deal. Cyber Monday has brought us one of the best 1080p gaming CPUs on the market right now, so snap one up while you can. Cyber Monday dealsWe’re collecting all the best deals from across the web for PC gaming, from the latest graphics cards to the most comfortable gaming chairs, and everything in-between. Stay tuned to PC Gamer all through Cyber Monday for up to the minute savings. Cyber Monday gaming laptop

Cash in on those Cyber Monday savings now with the Alienware Aurora R8 for just $1,649 at Dell ($430 off). The R8 may be last year’s form factor, but is still every bit the high-performance gaming PC that Alienware has come to embody over the past 20 years. This monster of a desktop has everything you need for a superb gaming experience, featuring an unlocked i7-9700K processor and a RTX 2080. If you want something newer, Dell also has an offer on the R9, with a slightly different build. However

It’s $429.99 on Newegg, saving you $90, but you can also shave off another $30 with the accompanying promo code, netting you this great gaming monitor for $399.99. The PG278QR is an upgrade on the PG278Q, which we named the best gaming monitor, and this version comes with a 2560×1440 WQHD display, a 165Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time. We’re collecting all the best deals from across the web for PC gaming, from the latest graphics cards to the most comfortable gaming chairs, and everything

EVE Online’s free-to-play mobile spin-off, EVE Echoes, has hit open beta today, so you can download it and flit around New Eden in your ship right now. Though it’s set in an alternate universe and developed by NetEase, at first glance it shares a lot with with its PC progenitor. So, unlike the shelved Dust 514, EVE Echoes is still a sandbox MMO, using a lot of the same systems but adapted for phones and tablets. I can’t see many EVE Online players drifting over to its mobile cousin for very long

That’s a $250 saving says Best Buy, but somehow Amazon has a similar, but worse laptop for $1,453. If you’re in the market for a mid-range gaming laptop and want a big screen (for a laptop), I’d say so. Check out our list of the best Cyber Monday laptop deals to compare. Lenovo Legion 17.3″ laptop | GTX 1660 Ti | $1,099.99 (Save $250)You can get GTX 1660 Ti-powered laptops for less, but not with a 17.3″ 144 Hz display, a 1TB SSD, and a Core i7-9750H. Cyber Monday gaming laptops | Cyber Monday SS

But here’s an exception: This 27″ BenQ display was selling for $593.49 before Cyber Monday, and now it’s just $399.99. It’s a display with good specs, too: An IPS panel (meaning a nice one) at 1440p with a 144Hz refresh rate. (FreeSync may work with Nvidia cards on this display, but it isn’t listed as a compatible monitor.) BenQ 27″ 1440p 144Hz IPS monitor | $399.99 (Save $200)A genuine discount on a display with high-end specs. Cyber Monday gaming laptops | Cyber Monday SSD deals | Cyber Monday

For Cyber Monday, Razer is slashing the price of the Blade Pro 17 to $1,999.99, a $500 savings from the usual price. Admittedly, the Blade Pro won’t win any awards for being a bargain. The 15″ Razer Blade at $1,799.99 is a little bit closer, but still more expensive than some other RTX 2070 laptops. The Blade Pro 17 also offers Windows Hello face unlock, Wi-Fi 6 support, and USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports⁠—all of which are still relatively uncommon in gaming laptops. Cyber Monday gaming laptops | Cyber Mon

Our top choice for a gaming router in 2019, the Asus RT-AX88U, is now on sale for $249.99 at Amazon. We said in our review, “When it comes time to upgrade your router, the Asus RT-AX88U is more than worthy of consideration.” At the time, the $350 pricetag was certainly an issue, but the router is now $100 below that. Cyber Monday dealsWe’re collecting all the best deals from across the web for PC gaming, from discounted graphics cards to the most comfortable gaming chairs, and everything in-betw

The Razer DeathAdder Elite was discounted to $30 for Black Friday, but for Cyber Monday it’s even cheaper: a new low of $24.99. That’s the best price we’ve seen on one of our favorite gaming mice, which typically went for between $40 and $50 throughout 2019 and has a list price of $69.99. It’s the mouse I use, and has been one of our picks for the best gaming mouse for a while now. I’d buy a DeathAdder again if I ever needed a new mouse, but my current one has worked for several years. Following

If you’re looking for a 4K television to plug an HDMI cable into and do some couch gaming, but don’t need a bunch of additional features, this VIZIO model has got you covered. It’s a basic LED screen rather than QLED or OLED, but when you’re playing Overcooked 2 or LEGO Marvel Superheroes then honestly you’re not likely to notice the difference. VIZIO 55″ Class 4K Ultra HD (2160P) HDR Smart LED TV | $279.99 (save $198)You want your 4K resolution, your high dynamic range support, your smart TV ap

All you need to know about Disney Plus (Image credit: Disney) The cheapest deals on Disney Plus, because we all need a bit of MandalorianHere’s everything you need to know about Disney Plus, the new streaming service from the House of Mouse. Such is the ubiquity of the Force-wielding puppet that modders have already begun adding the junior jedi into PC games. Well, it’s easy to catch up with this Cyber Monday deal on the Disney Plus streaming service. At $59.99 for a year, it’s the cheapest we’v