PC Gamer Chat Log

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie chat with Robin Valentine about all of the press and publisher gaming showcases in June. Which big announcements finally made it out and which surprise reveals are really worth watching? Oh, and we can't forget about that Starfield Direct, can we?

On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren dig up all the best lesser known games from the first half of 2023. Mollie has yet another rhythm game to champion and Lauren is full of cozy game recs, along with picks and reviews from the rest of the PC Gamer team so you don't overlook any excellent releases.

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie put their heads together to decide which game recommendations could turn their parents, roommates, dates, and everyone else into dedicated PC players. Can we crack the code on gaming moms and console converts?

On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Wes Fenlon about all the summer showcases coming up next week: Summer Game Fest, Xbox, the indie game shows, and the Starfield event. What are we looking forward to seeing and can we forecast any totally unexpected announcements?

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Morgan Park about party games and how they've helped keep in touch with friends. Which Jackbox Party Pack is actually supreme and, wait, does Fall Guys count as a party game?

In this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Robin Valentine about the underwater levels, shooter on rails levels, forced stealth levels, and all the other tropes we've been forced to play. They aren't all bad, but we've all been driven to fury by inst-fail stealth, haven't we? Are any of these level tropes actually good?

In this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Ted Litchfield about videogame romances. Does the BioWare style party member romance still rule or are we looking for something a little more complicated these days? Oh, and how ready are we to die on a hill for our taste in RPG mates?

In this bonus episode, we talk with four veteran FPS developers at the 2023 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Joining us are: Evan Nikolich - Senior design director, Apex Legends David Fifield - General manager for Hunt: Showdown Alan Wilson - CEO Tripwire Interactive, design on Rising Storm & Red Orchestra 2 Brian Etheridge - Publishing director, Tripwire Presents In this 80 minute...

On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Wes Fenlon about the redemption arc of game to television adaptations. From The Witcher and The Last of Us to Arcane and Castlevania, which new shows and movies are actually adapting videogames into great screen experiences? And how much do we really care about shows staying true to a game's story?

In this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Sarah James about all of our MMO player characters. Do we secretly recreate ourselves or just treat our characters like wild dress up dolls? And why is it that trolls give Sarah the ick?

In this bonus episode, we talk with the four developers behind indie legend Dwarf Fortress and brilliant roguelike Caves of Qud (which was, itself, inspired by Dwarf Fortress!). In an hour-long conversation, Dwarf Fortress's Tarn & Zach Adams and Caves of Qud's Jason Grinblat and Brian Bucklew discuss: How they each tackle simulating their game worlds Making procedural generation actually prod...

In this bonus episode, we talk to five veteran RPG designers at the 2023 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Joining us are: Mike Laidlaw (Jade Empire, Mass Effect, the Dragon Age series) Paweł Sasko: (The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077) Strix Beltran (Hiddden Path's upcoming D&D RPG, State of Decay 2) Lis Moberly: (Obsidian's upcoming Avowed, Cursed to Golf, Singularity) Josh Sawyer: (Pil...

On this week's PC Gamer Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie bare their souls to the cozy gamers of the world. How do they make their rigs look so cute and which games are we begging them to start recommending?

In this week's PC Gamer Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Tyler Wilde about the cancellation of E3 2023 and their collective memories watching or working it in years past. What were the real golden years of the event and which notoriously chaotic press conference does Tyler remember attending?

On this week's PC Gamer Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie terrorize one another with the best (and worst) gaming merch they've seen. Which gaming tat is S tier and which is just so tacky Mollie has to have it?

On this week's PC Gamer Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Katie Wickens about the eventual Sims 5. Which former expansions really deserve to be in the base game? And how are we feeling about the prospect of multiplayer?

In this week's Chat Log Podcast, Mollie and Lauren talk with associate editor Tyler Colp about the first Diablo 4 beta weekend. How hellacious was the road to level 20? And is Diablo basically an MMO now?

In this week's Chat Log Podcast, Lauren and Mollie talk with features producer Chris Livingston about the continued dominance of crafting games. Which PC games actually have the best recipe for crafting and which deserve to be punished for excessive ingredient crimes?

What's PC Gamer Chat Log? Who are hosts Lauren Morton & Mollie Taylor, and what do they like? Here's a quick introduction to our new weekly show about PC gaming. Find more links to the show: https://www.pcgamer.com/tag/podcast/

In this week's Chat Log Podcast, Mollie and Lauren talk with senior editor Wes Fenlon about creature catching games. Are Pokémon-alikes ever going to claim the same foothold that farm life sims have found on PC?

For the premiere episode of Chat Log, Mollie Taylor and Lauren Morton introduce themselves, PC Gamer's new low-key podcast, their favorite genres, and start making some predictions about the huge year for PC gaming that 2023 is going to be. Spoiler: RPG players are eating *good.*