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Hunt: Showdown enjoys highest-ever player count after 1896 update, but player complaints about UI are pushing down its Steam review score: 'I've never seen such a bizarre reaction to so much amazing content'

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PC Gamer · Aug 16, 2024

Hunt: Showdown's Steam reviews take a battering after the colossal 1896 update brings dreary UI and stuttering to the gothic PvPvE shooter

Just 36% of the recent 6,041 reviews are positive

GamesRadar · Aug 16, 2024

'I want Hunt to last for another decade, if not more': Crytek goes deep on Hunt: Showdown's new name, upgraded engine, and future map plans

As Hunt: Showdown enters its "1896" era, Crytek is setting the stage to move faster and go bigger.

PC Gamer · Aug 15, 2024

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Hunt: Showdown is going offline for 48 hours to prepare for its biggest update ever

Hunt: Showdown 1896 promises to usher in "a whole new era of Hunt."

PC Gamer · Aug 12, 2024

Hunt: Showdown's tradition of dropping horrifying little freaks into the Wild West continues with the 'Hellborn,' a roaming fire demon that hurls molten lava balls

The Hellborn arrives alongside Hunt: Showdown 1896's Scorched Earth event on August 15.

PC Gamer · Aug 8, 2024

'This is the most polished map we've ever shipped': Hunt: Showdown 1896 director goes deep on Hunt's first new map in 3 years

Hunt: Showdown 1896 represents the next era of Hunt, with an upgraded engine and new map coming in August.

PC Gamer · Jul 25, 2024

Hunt: Showdown's design directors share their formula for live service success: "You have to be part of that experience"

Interview | Hunt's design directors talk about playing their own game, dealing with toxic feedback, and balancing the game's ever-expanding arsenal

GamesRadar · Jun 27, 2024

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PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Plus: Killing Floor 3, The Forever Winter, Screenbound, Men of War II, Test Drive Solar Crown, Underspace, and much more!

PC Gamer · Jun 20, 2024

Watching this explosive 5-minute video of Crysis Remastered is a great reminder of how much PC gaming needs Crysis 4

But Can It Run Crysis 4?

PC Gamer · May 23, 2024

Crytek director says Hunt: Showdown's big August update represents 'a significant relaunch of Hunt: Showdown at a whole new level'

Hunt's first new map in over three years arrives in August, alongside a significant engine upgrade.

PC Gamer · May 21, 2024

"A f***ing gut stab": Arkane Lyon director, other devs react to Microsoft shuttering Xbox studios in yet another layoff wave

In the aftermath of the announcement that Microsoft is closing three Xbox studios, developers around the industry are sharing their shock, sadness, anger, and concern for the future.

Windows Central · May 7, 2024

I've played 2,000 hours of Hunt Showdown, here's why I'm still playing Crytek's extraction shooter

Opinion | Hunt Showdown is still the best multiplayer shooter you've never played

GamesRadar · Jan 13, 2024

'Dead Island 2’s Wild Ride: From Development Hell to the Game Awards

'Dead Island 2' director David Stenson reflects on the zombie sequel's first year — and teases what’s coming next.

Inverse · Dec 22, 2023

'If you want to think of it as Hunt 2 you're welcome to, but I'm not going to charge you': Hunt: Showdown manager on the extraction shooter's impending engine upgrade, and the pitfalls of declaring a sequel

The best extraction FPS around has big things planned for 2024.

PC Gamer · Nov 8, 2023

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PC Gamer · Jul 18, 2023

After attracting more players than ever, Crytek isn't done breaking Hunt: Showdown: 'If nobody says don't do that, then it's not actually good enough'

Crytek talks balance, MMR, and breaking extraction shooter conventions in Hunt.

PC Gamer · Jul 4, 2023

Far Cry fans hope surprise source code leak will give 'new breath' to an old game

The source code leak will enable engine-level changes and fixes, but only if Ubisoft gives it the green light.

TechRadar · Jun 30, 2023

Hunt: Showdown achieves its biggest concurrent player base to date with new expansion

Hunt: Showdown has just achieved its biggest historic-ever player count as a new expansion has released.

PC Gamer · Jun 28, 2023

Our favorite extraction shooter just got an update that adds its greatest enemy yet: rain

Hunt: Showdown's Tide of Shadows event is live until late August.

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PC Gamer · Jun 28, 2023

The Steam sale superstars you should never buy for full price

If they're not on sale now, they will be soon.

PC Gamer · Jun 3, 2023

Boy howdy that new Hunt: Showdown gator is an absolute hoss

That there is a gator of unusual size and capacities.

Tom’s Guide · May 21, 2023

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom made me realize that physics are more important than graphics

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is running on aging hardware but its physics engine makes it feel more real than games with better graphics.

PC Gamer · May 5, 2023

40% of Hunt: Showdown players have never killed another player, says Hunt: Showdown's general manager

"Balance is tricky."

PC Gamer · May 4, 2023

As Hunt: Showdown players catch 'granny fever,' I'm wondering if we need more elderly characters in FPSes

I now patrol the bayou as a 72-year-old disturbed grandmother.

GamesRadar · Oct 27, 2022

The 10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked

From Far Cry Instincts to Far Cry 6, here's our definitive ranking of the best Far Cry games we've seen in Ubisoft's FPS series

PC Gamer · Jul 23, 2022

5 PC games that should be way more popular than they are

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