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91 things that made us say ‘holy shit’ in 2021 Including laptop prototypes, grilled cheese sandwiches, tiny Draculas, anime diseases, and once in a while, videogames. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Against all odds, the year 2021 now draws to an end (for a while, I wasn’t sure we’d make it this far). The past 365 days have dragged on longer than 2020 did, but somehow they also passed in the blink of an eye....

Against the odds, 2021 was an amazing year for games Great games have made a shitty year a lot more palatable. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. I can’t wait to kick 2021 into its grave. It’s been a garbage year across the board, including the game industry, where the pandemic put developers under a great deal of pressure and forced countless delays....

Best Open World 2021: Forza Horizon 5 Playground Games brings a varied slice of racing nirvana. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Our favourite open world game of the year was Forza Horizon 5. For more PC Gamer awards, head to theGOTY 2021 hub. Phil Savage, UK Editor-in-ChiefOnce again, Playground Games has stitched together a massive patchwork representation of a place, and filled it full of theme park delights....

Development on Final Fantasy 16 is almost six months behind It’s all the pandemic’s fault. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Final Fantasy 16producer Naoki Yoshida has posted an official statement that we’re not going to find out more about the game this year. This is despite Yoshida’s promise that he would provide more information before year’s end. “I regret to inform you that I will be unable to keep that promise as complications stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the game’s development by almost a half year,” said Yoshida ina statementposted to the Final Fantasy XVI Twitter account....

Genshin Impact’s first 2022 update brings back Lantern Festival, adds abyssal Enkanomiya Plus, one of the new companions sings opera. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Genshin Impact’s first update of the Western new year hits on January 5th, 2022, and it’s a pretty big one. Introducing the new Enkanomiya area, an ancient underwater island filled with dangerous enemies and constantly eroded by the Abyss....

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition brings new light to old darkness It’s a bold move for a two year-old game to make ray tracing a minimum requirement, but it absolutely paid off. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In addition to our mainGame of the Year Awards 2021, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year....

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best microphone of 2021? Of the few microphones we’ve tested in 2021, one must rule them all. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. We’ve not actually seen too manygaming microphonesappear in 2021. Still, of the few that have come into our possession for testing, it’s looking to be a pretty tough decision over which one will take the crown....