The PC has been one of the most powerful gaming platforms for as long as it has existed, continually providing the best graphics and most advanced features. In its early days, players were impressed ...

We don’t miss the days of DOS. Maybe we’re a bit lazy these days, but we’d sooner click an icon to launch an application or open a document than faff about with the command line. But we do miss some ...

Ever felt like getting back to the era when we used to play games on our computer system? Back in the eighties and nineties, when there were no PlayStations and gaming consoles around, the only ...

Clifford led How To coverage. He spent a handful of years at Peachpit Press, editing books on everything from the first iPhone to Python. He also worked at a handful of now-dead computer magazines, ...

DOS_deck is a new way to play classic games released for the MS-DOS operating system on the Steam Deck or PC browser with a controller. The UI follows the look and feel of the Steam Deck interface. So ...

The evolution of games have been staggeringly amazing in the wake of new developments in technology and software. A decade ago, could you even imagine the precision and the in-depth gameplay in GTA 5?

You hear it said all the time: one of the best reasons to own a Steam Deck is for emulating classic games. The Steam Deck is fundamentally a PC, but despite this, you'll rarely hear anyone talk about ...

Some of my fondest gaming memories are classic MS-DOS games, so it warms my heart to see the Internet Archive adding a huge 2500 classic MS-DOS games... for FREE. You ...

This new VS Code plugin gives you the power to develop the DOS game you've always dreamed of using entirely free tools. Ring in the new year by bringing your retro ideas to life with "dos-dev".

It's completely legal to explore vast swaths of the history of PC gaming without paying a dime. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source of information and recommendations for ...