TechRadar’s PC Gaming Week is back for 2021, and PC gaming has never been better – or more important.
The PC continues to be the best place to play games if you’re after sheer breadth of game types. From obscure indie games to visually stunning AAA titles, our humble PCs (or tricked out rigs) let us leave our troubles behind and explore fantastic new worlds, enjoy emotional stories from creators from all over the world, or simply allow us to blow off some steam.
Speaking of steam, Valve is working on the handheld Steam Deck console, which could bring PC gaming to an even bigger audience. With Nvidia, Intel and AMD all producing some of the best PC gaming hardware they’ve ever made (if you can find the bloody things in stock), it’s never been a better time to be a PC gamer, as our PC Gaming Week 2021 will show.
How former NFL Player Hank Baskett withdrew from the spotlight to make custom gaming rigs for pro-ballers
You know PC gaming is getting bigger and bigger when ex-NFL superstars like Hank Baskett make a second career building PCs for some of Football’s biggest stars.
And for PC gaming week, we got to sit down with him to find out how former NFL player Hank Baskett withdrew from the spotlight to make custom gaming rigs for pro-ballers.
Outbreak Private servers – keeping online games alive after official support drops
Private servers are as much a part of PC gaming as graphics cards and RGB lighting, even if they’re sometimes in a gray area according to EULAs. But they’re still a great way to play some of your old favorites.
And for PC Gaming Week, we take a look at Resident Evil Outbreak private servers – keeping online games alive after official support drops.
The history of Yu-Gi-Oh Online
Yu-Gi-Oh was a huge cultural imprint of the 2000s, and it spawned an online sensation with Yu-Gi-Oh online, that sadly isn’t quite as its peak anymore.
So for PC Gaming Week, we went ahead and took a look at the history of Yu-Gi-Oh Online.
Beat Zoom boredom with these great PC games to play during online meetings
This past year, as we’ve all been working from home and becoming painfully familiar with Zoom and other video conferencing apps, we’ve all dabbled in a bit of gaming while listening to coworkers drone on in yet another pointless meeting.
For PC gaming week, we take a look at how to Beat Zoom boredom with these great games to play during online meetings. Just don’t tell anyone you’re reading this one.
How The Sims became one of the biggest PC games ever
The Sims series are some of the most popular PC games ever made, appealing to a huge range of people – including many who would never normally think of themselves as PC gamers.
To celebrate, we take a look back over the history of The Sims, and how it became the cultural behemoth it is today.
The 10 best detective games on PC
PC gaming encompasses a huge range of game styles and genres, and one of the most interesting, and unique, is the detective game. There’s nothing quite like getting immersed in a world, collecting clues and figuring out crimes (and other puzzles), so we’ve listed the 10 best detective games on PC for you to enjoy.
How T-Pain utilized PC gaming to further his pop culture legacy
T-Pain made his rise to fame by making some great music, but since then he’s been using PC Gaming and Twitch streaming to go even further.
In an Interview, we show How T-Pain utilized PC gaming to further his pop culture legacy.
Ay caramba! These are the best The Simpsons PC games from the 90s
The Simpsons is more than just a seminal animated comedy – that’s arguably gone on way too long – the franchise is also behind some amazing PC games.
For PC gaming week, we’re looking at the best Simpsons games from the 1990s.