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Confession time: What's that one videogame song that always gets stuck in your head?
AppWizard
December 1, 2025

Confession time: What’s that one videogame song that always gets stuck in your head?

A member of the PC Gamer team discusses the significance of video game soundtracks, sharing personal experiences and highlighting the impact of catchy tunes on gaming. They mention specific examples, such as the Final Fantasy Victory Fanfare, Tekken 7's Infinite Azure, and Heartbeat, Heartbreak from Persona 4. The team member invites readers to reflect on their favorite video game songs and how these melodies influence their gaming experiences.
Gone are the days of buying Minecraft clothing from supermarkets, Very Cool have released a collaboration to save us all from getting another low-quality printed tee
AppWizard
November 30, 2025

Gone are the days of buying Minecraft clothing from supermarkets, Very Cool have released a collaboration to save us all from getting another low-quality printed tee

Videogame merchandise has evolved significantly, moving from import-heavy themed apparel to stylish, licensed collections. A recent collaboration between Very Cool and Minecraft has introduced a collection featuring knitted shirts, jeans, and joggers with subtle gaming motifs. Items like the Crafting Pants have hidden details, while overtly themed pieces include The Wolf Tee and the Axolotl tee. The collection has been well-received, with most items selling out quickly. Very Cool has implemented a voting system for restocking items, and a second wave of the collection is set to launch in January 2026, featuring new products like keycaps and a cardigan.
How well do you know your videogame goblins? We're giving the most underappreciated monsters around their due in our latest quiz
AppWizard
November 15, 2025

How well do you know your videogame goblins? We’re giving the most underappreciated monsters around their due in our latest quiz

PC Gamer offers a variety of gaming trivia quizzes that cover topics such as health bars, currencies, and patch notes. Goblins, often seen as level 1 adversaries, have been a part of gaming for over forty years, appearing in RPGs, strategy games, and point-and-click adventures. Typically depicted as three-foot-tall troublemakers, goblins add charm to games. A quiz invites participants to identify the games featuring different goblins, emphasizing that any creature resembling a goblin qualifies, regardless of lore debates.
Mick Gordon is asking 'how heavy can we get it?' in his first full game soundtrack since Doom Eternal: 'I'm really exploring the extremes of distortion with this project'
AppWizard
November 10, 2025

Mick Gordon is asking ‘how heavy can we get it?’ in his first full game soundtrack since Doom Eternal: ‘I’m really exploring the extremes of distortion with this project’

Australian composer Mick Gordon is known for his distinctive future-metal sound in videogame music, particularly for his work on id Software's Wolfenstein and Doom. After parting ways with Bethesda, he has worked on various projects, including the soundtrack for Atomic Heart and recently announced his involvement in the soundtrack for the upcoming cyberpunk game Defect. The game features a sprawling metropolis and an omnipresent surveillance AI, drawing inspiration from the 2011 film Dredd. Gordon aims to integrate his musical style into Defect while experimenting with microtonal sounds and off-tempo beats. He plans to use synthesizers to create an immersive auditory experience that reflects the game's grim cityscapes. Gordon also cited the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie as an unexpected source of inspiration for capturing a nostalgic energy in his work. Players can wishlist Defect on Steam as they await its release.
How a former NASA employee became the world's foremost author of videogame cookbooks: 'It can't look like you're eating a Pokémon'
AppWizard
November 9, 2025

How a former NASA employee became the world’s foremost author of videogame cookbooks: ‘It can’t look like you’re eating a Pokémon’

Victoria Rosenthal is a culinary author known for her video game-themed cookbooks, starting with her blog, Pixelated Provisions. Her notable work includes the 2018 release of "Fallout: The Vault Dweller's Official Cookbook," which established her reputation in the niche market. She creatively collaborates with lore authors to align recipes with game narratives, as seen in "God of War: The Official Cookbook of the Nine Realms" and "Halo: The Official Cookbook." Her project "My Pokémon Cookbook" focused on vegetarian dishes due to a restriction against resembling Pokémon. Since becoming a full-time cookbook writer in 2021, she has two new titles planned for 2025: "Guild Wars 2: Feasts of Tyria" and a second volume of "Final Fantasy 14" recipes. Rosenthal is interested in future projects involving franchises like "Yakuza: Like a Dragon" and "Baldur's Gate." She aims to inspire readers to embrace cooking, emphasizing that cooking can be made less intimidating, similar to leveling up skills in video games.
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AppWizard
November 9, 2025

How a former NASA employee became the world’s foremost author of videogame cookbooks: ‘It can’t look like you’re eating a Pokémon’

Victoria Rosenthal has created recipes inspired by video game universes for over a decade, starting with her blog, Pixelated Provisions, and leading to official cookbooks. Her first major success was "Fallout: The Vault Dweller's Official Cookbook," released in 2018. She has worked on various titles, including "God of War: The Official Cookbook of the Nine Realms" and "Halo: The Official Cookbook," where she introduced a character inspired by Anthony Bourdain. Rosenthal faced unique challenges with "My Pokémon Cookbook," which required vegetarian recipes that did not resemble Pokémon. Since 2021, she has focused on her blog and cookbooks, with two new books planned for 2025: "Guild Wars 2: Feasts of Tyria" and a second volume for "Final Fantasy 14." She aims to explore more gaming franchises, including the "Yakuza: Like a Dragon" series and titles from Larian Studios. Rosenthal has received positive feedback from parents whose children have been inspired to cook through her work.
To the rapidly aging person reading this: GameFAQs is 30 years old, and people are sharing their memories of the venerable guide hub
AppWizard
November 9, 2025

To the rapidly aging person reading this: GameFAQs is 30 years old, and people are sharing their memories of the venerable guide hub

GameFAQs celebrated its 30th anniversary on November 5, 2023, having been launched on November 5, 1995, as the Video Game FAQ Archive. The site has grown to include over 82,000 guides, more than 178,000 reviews, and 5 million user-uploaded screenshots. Notable contributor StarFighters76 has created over 5,000 custom walkthrough maps over 22 years. GameFAQs remains a valuable resource for gamers, particularly for those playing games released before 2000.
The objectively 13th best game you can play right now is free to play until November 10, so you're officially out of excuses buddy
AppWizard
November 7, 2025

The objectively 13th best game you can play right now is free to play until November 10, so you’re officially out of excuses buddy

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 offers players a free access period until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST / 6 pm GMT / 7 pm CET on November 10. The game has been recognized on PC Gamer's top 100 list and has received positive reviews from writers such as Sean Martin, who praised its combat mechanics, character development, and meaningful choices, as well as the developers' commitment to an authentic historical setting. The author's gameplay experience lasted over 70 hours, expressing a desire for more exploration within the game.
Saudi Arabia's acquisition of Electronic Arts faces pushback from game developers, petition calls on FTC to 'scrutinize this deal closely'
AppWizard
October 17, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s acquisition of Electronic Arts faces pushback from game developers, petition calls on FTC to ‘scrutinize this deal closely’

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, along with private equity firms, is acquiring Electronic Arts (EA) for a billion dollars, facing significant resistance from the United Videogame Workers-CWA union. The union has urged regulators to prioritize job protection, creative freedom, and accountability in decision-making. EA, with annual revenues of .5 billion and profits of billion, is not in distress, but concerns have been raised about potential layoffs, particularly at BioWare, a studio known for its progressive narrative approach. The union warned that job losses would be a choice made for investor profit rather than necessity. U.S. senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren have expressed concerns about national security risks related to the acquisition, but regulatory intervention seems unlikely due to a shift in the FTC's stance and the involvement of Jared Kushner in the deal. The union has initiated a petition to prompt regulatory examination of the acquisition.
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