PC games without manuals are like keyboards without mice. But is there more to these booklets than a pile of printed musty paper?

What happens when a game emerges from its primordial developer goo and subsequently sends everyone it touches into a frothing fit of ecstasy, but actually just appeals to your lower brain functions?

What an exciting time for PC gaming! Huge names are coming to our computers every month of this year. But in truth, there's no way even the hardest of the hardcore gamers will be able to complete them all - so why pay $50 for a game that'll gather dust...

It is a common prejudice to call us PC gamers whiners. This may be true in some cases, but not in others. So why should we complain about losing Alan Wake?

Cameron Goble was "That Guy" during this year's Super Bowl. This is the account of his party, involving Patrician 3.

Are great PC titles truly so morally polarizing? The ongoing trend seems to suggest so. For a while, I never questioned this dynamic. Seemed natural. You blast kindly old ladies in the abdomens with quadruple-barreled napalm-missile guns, you get a slight nudge in the ol' evil dial. Makes sense. At...

For over a year I've been in Valve’s corner promoting their use of class updates to keep Team Fortress 2 fresh. I commended them for their dedication to the community and a now older game. But now my trust is shaken.

It’s our sad and bitter nature to abuse and neglect that which was once hallowed or unique. PC gaming expressions are, by far, no exception. What was once priceless and witty becomes strip-mined, overindulged, and mass produced to nausea.