10 Top Games for PC Gamers

Published on: 21 December 2018 Last Updated on: 25 November 2020

Despite strong showings from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, PC gaming is still going strong. Analysts believe that by 2022, the PC games market will hit an impressive $37 billion in sales!

Make no mistake, PC gaming isn’t going anywhere.

Whether this is your first foray into gaming on a PC or you’re looking to refresh and optimize your current PC and get back into the digital waters, there’s never been a better time to be a gamer.

Why PC Games are still very Popular in 2020?

Even though gaming consoles are investing heavily in wooing the crowd away from PC games, they have not been very successful. There is a reason why game developers still have to cater to the cult following PC games enjoy in 2020. One of the many reasons is that PCs allow for greater customizations in terms of hardware and software. This freedom of tuning, optimizing, improving performance becomes like a habit, which elevates the overall gaming experience.

PC games also allow for far greater hacks than console games. Many platforms help players with cheat codes to improve greater performance within the game. The Pokemon Go walking hack for example, or the RuneScape Gold hack is popular ways, purists prefer PC games over any other format or type. This hype, craze, and fan following for PC games are not going to subside anytime soon in the future.

Here are 10 of the top games you’ll want to check out.

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim:

Okay, okay, we know. Skyrim is far from a new game. In fact, Bethesda’s open-world opus is already eight years old.

But Skyrim remains one of the best games for new gamers and returning adventurers alike.

If you’ve never experienced Skyrim, you’re in for a wonderful treat. The game features rich, interwoven lore, exciting combat, and a map so big that you can explore for dozens of hours and still find new locations.

So what’s in it for returning players? Two words: Mod support.

By installing mods, you can make the game look and play better than ever. From graphical updates to a strange mod that replaces the game’s dragons with Macho Man Randy Savage, there are hundreds if not thousands of mods to check out.

2. Diablo III:

Diablo III is Blizzard’s latest version of the classic dungeon crawling adventure series.

Choose from several different classes like the powerful barbarian or magical wizard and set out to save New Tristram from Diablo himself.

It’s hard to get bored with Diablo III, even years after its initial release.

That’s because the game features procedurally generated dungeons, making each journey into the depths different.

What’s more, Blizzard still supports the game through its Seasons program. Every few months brings new loot, enemies and more, so you can master new builds for years to come.

3. Overwatch:

From one Blizzard game to the next, it seems as if the company can do no wrong. If exploring dark and dank caverns isn’t quite your style, maybe you’d prefer the cute, cartoonish Overwatch instead.

If you’ve somehow never heard of Overwatch, it’s a multiplayer hero shooter where players switch between 29 characters.

It’s a simple yet fun shooter that embraces the lighter side of gaming.

4. BioShock:

Would you kindly give BioShock a try?

It’s hard to believe that BioShock is over a decade old now. In fact, it seems like yesterday that we were taking our first dip into the underwater dystopia, Rapture. But time has been surprisingly kind to the game and its sequels.

BioShock’s shooting remains as tight and rewarding as ever, and the RPG-lite elements still offer tons of player choice.

But it’s BioShock’s story that holds up the best. To this day it remains one of the best-told stories in video games, forcing players to question morality, agency, and more.

To this day, BioShock is one of the best looking games on PC. And it’s one of the most well-reviewed, too, currently sitting at 96% on Metacritic.

5. Black Mesa:

While Half-Life may not look or play as well as it once did, a group of dedicated fans is out to preserve the game.

Their solution is Black Mesa, a remake built from the ground up designed to introduce a whole new group of players to Gordon Freeman and his alien enemies.

While the original Half-Life is still playable thanks to Valve’s digital storefront, Steam, we recommend checking out Black Mesa instead.

The game is currently unfinished, with the final level still in development. However, gamers can expect about 10-12 hours of gameplay at a minimum from the current product.

6. Stardew Valley:

Some of these games are enough to stress you out. Why not escape for a while and get back to the basics?

If you’d rather chill out and relax than blast opposing teams or aliens, Stardew Valley is the perfect game for you. Inspired by the classic farming simulator Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley is an exercise in the art of zen.

Players can take control of a failing family farm and bring it back to greatness. Grow crops, raise livestock, go fishing, romance the townspeople, and more.

Although it released a few years ago, the developer continues to offer regular updates that change and improve the game. Most recently, Stardew even received a multiplayer co-op mode.

7. Garry’s Mod:

So Garry’s mod isn’t one of the best looking games on PC. Nor does it have a great narrative.

What it does have are tools. And lots of them!

In Garry’s Mod, players can create and play in their very own digital sandbox. Import assets like characters from your favorite games and create new game modes.

If you’d rather see what others are up to, you can hop on a server and check out one of the game’s hundred or so different options, like Prop Hunt, which is like a more ridiculous version of hide-and-go-seek.

8. Warframe:

While other games on this list will run you between $10 and $60, Warframe is entirely free to play.

Part shooter, part hack-and-slash dungeon crawler, Warframe is a great option for those looking for a great online experience.

With several worlds to explore, countless missions to try out, and competitive multiplayer, Warframe is a complete console-game experience wrapped in a free to play packaging.

9. Doom (2016):

Doom and PC gaming go together like peanut butter and jelly. Something about it is just right.

In fact, the original Doom was one of the first games to launch the PC multiplayer revolution back in 1993!

The latest iteration of the franchise, the soft reboot, 2016’s Doom, is perhaps the best entry yet. With frenzied shooting, fast-paced gameplay, and one of the best soundtracks for any game ever, players owe it to themselves to check it out.

It’s also one of the best looking games on PC, making it a great game for those who want to test their new PC’s power.

10. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4:

Public opinion seems to have waned against the Call of Duty franchise in recent years. While it remains one of the best-selling franchises of all time, players seem to have tired of the shooter.

Duty developer Activision saw this and sought to make things right.

The result is one of the most enjoyable, freshest Call of Duty experiences since the first Modern Warfare.

Not only will players get to enjoy the high-octane multiplayer and co-op zombies action the series has become known for, but BLOPS 4’s latest mode may be the breath of fresh air gamers are after.

Blackout mode is CoD’s answer to the battle royale genre. Think of it as a middle ground between Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

Take Your Gaming to the Next Level with These Top Games:

If you’re looking for something great to play, any of these top games make for a great pick. Whether you’re a fan of shooters, high fantasy, or farming, there’s something great on this list for you.

But before you start your next marathon session, make sure you play in style. Check out our guide to choosing the perfect gaming chair so you can keep playing for hours.

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The End of an Era: Is It Time to Call the End of the TSM Dynasty?

A Brief History After five years and a record-setting 10 back-to-back appearances in the LCS Final, the team that has for so long defined North America failed to make it out of the Quarter Finals in the Season 8 Spring Split, dropping a best-of-5 series to newly formed team Clutch Gaming 1-3. The team came back fighting in Summer Split, battling their way to a 10-8 record and taking a close 3-2 win over Echo Fox to advance to the Semi-Finals, where they again fell short of the Finals after losing 2-3 to Cloud9. After winning the third-place match and securing a place in the Regional Qualifier, the team hit another first after losing 0-3 in the Grand Final to Cloud9 and missing their first-ever Worlds. The team took the off-season to retool their roster to fare better in the now much more competitive domestic region, replacing Hauntzer and Mithy with Turkish top lanerBrokenBlade and former Echo Fox support Smoothie respectively. That took them to another Grand Final in the Season 9 Spring Split, where they got reverse swept by juggernaut Team Liquid, but they once again fell on their faces in the Summer Split as they fell out once again in the Quarter Finals to Clutch Gaming in a horrifically similar 1-3 loss. Is TSM’s Time Up? With the team failing to make the Grand Finals in three of the last four Splits, and the roster circus that’s followed them around the jungle position, many viewers and analysts have begun to question whether it’s time to stop hyping up TSM. Such claims had begun to stir last year after TSM failed to make it to the Grand Final in Spring, and again when they failed to make Worlds at the end of Summer. Many of these remarks were quickly shoved aside by the community: “TSM had taken a big risk bringing in the star European bot lane duo of Zven and Mithy from G2,” they’d say, “MikeYeung had failed to live up to his Phoenix1 play level. They could easily fix those problems and pick up the star talent they always seem to have an eye for.” This denial when it came to TSM’s decline was further exacerbated by their upset victory of Cloud9 in the Season 9 Spring Semi-Finals, and their near-victory over Team Liquid in the Grand Final. But the Summer Split has finally ripped the bandage off of the wound, so to speak, and really laid bare just how far TSM has fallen. The team has had 10 different players play for it across all roles in the last two years: that’s two full teams worth of players, most of which came out of the jungle (four of the ten are junglers, or one every split), and the rapid succession of changes to the starting lineup indicates a problem not just at the team level but the organizational level as well. As PetarVukobrat has been covering over at EsportsTalk.com, TSM has been up and down across the split, and whether they show up and dominate or flounder varied day to day and game to game. You never knew whether you’d get Grig and his Baron steals or Akkadian and his aggressive ganking for a match, and towards the Split’s end whether you’d see either of them at all or rookie Spica. You could lever the same claims, of course, at teams like Cloud9 or 100Thieves, both of whom also rotated through their roster throughout the Split. The difference, though, is that those teams felt like there was actually a plan to the moves; a rhyme or reason behind swapping Deftly for Sneaky, or FakeGod for Ssumday to allow Ryu to come on for Soligo. With TSM, however, it’s constantly felt like they just made changes for the sake of change. Whether that was changing a style that’s worked for weeks because they lost a single game, or saying they had absolute faith in Akkadian as their starting jungler only to swap him out two weeks later for Spica, the team just seems to make changes to react and hope that what they do will make their problems go away. These aren’t the strong and tactical roster maneuvers the team has been known for in the past: this is throwing everything at the wall and hoping something sticks. It’s honestly heartbreaking to see a once-proud organization laid so low like this, and to be honest, I couldn’t tell you who or what in the org needs to exactly change to get them on the right track considering the team is so quiet about why they do what they do. But if TSM ever wants to be the lions of North America they’ve traditionally been, a big shakeup is all but certainly in order. Not just the coach or a player or two, but the whole organization needs a major shakeup to get out of the stupor it now finds itself in. I don’t think they’ll make it in time to run the Gauntlet, it’s just too soon, but there is hope that Regi and the team can do what’s necessary before the start of Season 10 next year. Based on how things have gone for the team in the past, I honestly don’t think it will, but, as someone who wants to see all the teams be competitive in the league, I pray they do. Read Also: How To Improve Your Online Gaming Experience 5 Team Building Activities To Inspire And Enjoy Featured image: realsport101.com

How Do Odds Work in Sports Betting?

If you’re a beginner at sports betting, then it’s essential that you read this article. Also, if you believe there are only two types of odds, you should definitely continue reading. Knowing about the odds is one thing, but being able to interpret them properly is what eventually brings you money. By definition, betting odds inform you how likely an event is to happen. If you remember math lessons, then you probably have a formula in your head. However, things are a bit different when it comes to sports betting, and here is the reason why. Who sets the odds? Namely, it’s the bookmaker who offers the odds. Different bookmakers make different odds depending on their own forecast. For instance, one bookmaker can offer you a team at +140 to win the game, whereas the other one determined the odds at +130 (what these numbers represent will be explained down below). Therefore, the likelihood or probability of the event is set by the bookmaker instead of a universal math equation. One might wonder which factors influence the bookmaker’s decision since the amount you could win depends on them in a way. There is always a personal opinion, previous results, and, perhaps most importantly, how much money the bookmaker has taken on a certain market. For this reason, you should always follow the odds and compare sports betting results. You should be informed and form your own opinion and choose a bookmaker who gives you the best deal. Higher/Lower odds: Let’s see what this exactly means. If you understand how odds work and have some sports knowledge, you should be able to predict the outcomes fairly well and find the odds to work in your favor, eventually bringing you some profit. The higher the odds, i.e. the smaller the likelihood of a team winning, the greater profit will be if you guess the result. On the other hand, lower odds mean that result of the sports event is easily predictable, so even if you predict the correct outcome, you won’t earn much more than you originally invested. In other words, the bigger chances of winning, the lower the payout. For instance, let’s say there’s a tennis match in which the player who is ranked No. 1 in the world ATP list is playing against a player who is 65th on that list. The wager on the number one winning the game would have extremely low odds. Naturally, a wager on the 65th player winning would have very high odds. Winning: Also, when we discuss “winnings”, the term represents your real revenue, or how much money you have actually earned. For example, if you stake $10, and win $50, your winning would be $40 (50-10=40). Types of odds: Now that we know what high and low odds are, let’s take a look at these three types of odds and their examples. Basically, this is what complicates things for most beginners. There are three different formats of odds: Fractional odds/UK odds Decimal odds American odds/Moneyline/Line odds You will have met all of them at some point, so let’s take a closer look. It’s hard to say whether one is better than the other. Essentially, they all have the same result, but they vary in the way how that result is presented. Fractional odds/UK odds: As the name suggests, they are mostly used in the UK and Ireland, too. They are one of the oldest forms of odds and were originally used in horse racing. One of the main reasons for their popularity is the fact they are rather straightforward. Basically, when you see a fraction such as 1/5, you know it’s a fractional odd. Let’s see how they work in practice. For instance, if we have 5/1 (“five to one”), that means you can win five units for the unit you have staked. If you have 3/1, you would win three units for the one invested, etc. Let’s say a unit stake is $10, and the odds are 3/1. If you win, you would get $30. Nevertheless, not always do you get such easy fractions. You can expect to see 11/10, 5/2, 7/3, and so on. For example, with 11/10 you would get 11 units for every 10 units staked, which is 1.1 per unit. 6/4 would be 1.5 per unit staked, and so on. Therefore, if the odds are 6/4, and you bet $10, your winning would be $15. Even money bet: When there is a 50% chance of either side winning, this is called even money, and in fractional odds, this is represented as 1/1. Odds against/Odds on: One more thing: when you hear something such as “odds against”, it means that the first number is larger than the second (as in the above-mentioned examples). The potential financial outcome is bigger than the money staked. Conversely, there is the term “odds on” odds. For instance, if you have something like 1/4 (“four to one on”), that would mean you are able to win one unit for every four units staked. Decimal odds: These have definitely gained in popularity. They used to be widely used in most of Europe, Canada, and Australia, but nowadays their popularity is spreading and they are considered favorites by most online bookmakers (though the US market is yet to comply). Out of all these three types (fractional, decimal, and American), decimal odds are recognized as the easiest to follow. The secret lies in the fact that they are expressed as a single positive number (most usually with two decimal places). What does that number mean? It shows the amount of the total payout. For instance, let’s say a winning bet is 2.5. That means you’ll get $2.5 for each $1 that you staked. So, if your stake is $10, and the odds are 2.5, you will get $25 if you win. When you reduce the amount with the $10 you have invested, you’re left with $15 more than you had at the beginning. Your winning is $15. Pretty simple, right? Even money bet: Even money bet in decimal odds is shown as 2.00 Differences between fractional and decimal odds: These two are most often compared since their appearance is somewhat similar. Regardless of the way how they are calculated, the most important difference to be aware of is the following: decimal odds do include the initial stake, whereas fractional odds do not (they only represent the winning). American Odds/Moneyline/Line Odds: As the name suggests, they are mostly used in the USA. You can recognize them easily since they are represented as a positive or a negative number (+150, -30, +120, etc.). A positive number shows how much a correct wager of $100 wins, while the negative number states how much you need to stake so as to get $100. Let’s see how this works in practice, shall we? It’s not as complicated as it sounds. You go to a betting website, and you see the odds are +150 at the moment. So, if you were to bet $100, you could expect to have $150 in winnings, and a stake of $100, too. Similarly, if you see -150, that means you need to invest $150 to obtain $100 and the initial stake of $150. Even money bet: This is represented as +100, -100, or just 100. Conclusion: Hopefully, our guide has made matters clear to you. In case you get used to one of these methods, let’s say decimal odds, and you find yourself trying out your luck in Las Vegas, fear not. There are plenty of odds converters available, or you can do your own calculations. Either way, now that you understand how odds work (basically, they’re the explanation of how bookmakers are earning so much), it’s time you put that knowledge to good use. Read Also: Most Popular Sports Betting Sites In Kenya High Stakes Or Lower Risk Games? Football Brain Teasers And Quizzes

5 Addictive Time Killing Game to Play Online

Hey! What are you doing?! Do you want to play online game. Shouldn't you be-- eh. Who am I kidding? There's probably (definitely) something more productive you could be doing right now. Instead, you're here, reading this. It's not good to enable your friend's addictions... but I'm just saying, if you really want to make the most of your procrastination, I know a guy. In fact, I know five guys (not the burger place). Select the best online game that can work well in your favor and in all possible ways. Read on for five of the most addictive, time killing games you'll ever play. Just remember, you didn't meet me here. I know nothing. We've never met before. Some Popular Online Game To Follow:- There are several online popular games to follow while you want to develop your business in the right direction. Do not make your choices in grey. Doom That's right. The OG/pioneer of the first person shooter genre is still available to snatch the trophy of Kill Your Time, 2018. Select the best online game that can work well in your favor. Originally released in 1993, Doom may have single-handedly invented the first-person shooter game style. While other new games at the time were fighting for attention in retail stores, Doom skipped the lines with shareware and mail order distribution. Within two years, more than 15-20 million people were wasting their time by wasting demons left and right. Online game selection can make a difference. Flash Player revitalizes DooM as a free browser game, and you can find it here. You'll be assuming the role of an unnamed Space Marine turned Satan-slayer, with a variety of firearms to choose from. You refused to follow your commander's orders to fire on civilians, so now you're stuck with security duty on the most boring planet ever. Or is it boring? "Something fraggin' evil" this way comes. Plants vs Zombies If you're tired of the usual tower defense games, give Plants vs Zombies a try. Or two. Or three. Or 1,239,098. This adorably creepy free browser game and iPhone app is one of the most popular downloads in the iTunes store. Chances are you've already heard of it or tried playing it yourself. Just thought we'd tempt you again with one of the best games to kill time and bring PvZ back from the dead. It's a beautiful sunny day, and hoards of business-formal Zombies are on their way to destroy your house and murder you. You know, a typical Tuesday. Help your garden full of anthropomorphized vegetables hold them off by collecting sunshine and spitting pea-cannons. How many levels can you pass? Online game can create a better learning environment for your kids. Alright, have fun. Let us know how it goes. See you in ten years. A Dark Room/A Firelit Room : Now, this one is a little different from the rest. There are no animations or key commands in this game. In fact, the only thing you'll ever see while playing A Dark Room is text. But the urge to keep reading and make your own decisions makes this minimalist story game hard to quit. A Dark Room jumped on several Best of the Year lists in Forbes, Paste, and Giant Bomb after it became available for iPhone in 2013. If you want to play the free browser game version (with no Flash Player necessary), check out A Firelit Room here. You start in a cold, dark room with nothing but firewood. You keep stoking the fire, and more people join you. Something feels off, though... Why are there scraps of clothing in the animal traps? Why are we suddenly calling each other slaves? To find out, you'll just have to keep clicking. Prepared to be spooked by one or more of the endings. Cube Crash Let's lighten the mood, shall we? You've played Bubble Shooter, you've played Candy Crush, now what? For a connect three game with a clever twist, try Cube Crash. Yes, you do still need to connect three of the same color cubes to remove them from the board. Just don't be too hasty, or you may be left with an impossible scrap of cubes that have no sets of three. All the time spent on that level will have been for nothing. You can play Cube Crash and other free browser games here. In this game, you have to plan ahead. So put on some good music, and strategize while you connect pieces and rack up points. See how high you can get your score without screwing yourself over by the end of the level. Happy crashing! Bingo Looking for a chance to kill time and earn cash? This ain't your mama's bingo. Online bingo sites make it easier than ever to learn to play bingo, earn free playing bonuses, and make some friends. True, bingo is almost entirely luck. That's why it's one of the oldest and most addicting time killing games out there. You really can't make any epic mistakes in luck games like bingo. However, because money is involved, you'll need to make sure you're willing to lose whatever money you come in with. You may also find it hard to access bingo sites at work or other places with strict internet firewalls. It is one of the best online game that can help you to achieve your goals. While bingo is regulated like gambling, it's legal in all 50 states. Always make sure you're playing bingo games on reputable websites that have permission to host. Be conscious of your in-app purchases, and know your limits. Who knows? You may actually make some extra cash on the side while wasting the day away. More Time Killing Games and Content That's all I've got for ya. If you're feeling heroic and creepy, you can shoot demons on mars in Doom or split peas at Zombies. You might even make to the end of the nightmarish storytelling of A Dark Room. When you want some time killing games that won't give you nightmares, you've always got Cube Crash and good split' fashioned Bingo. Still not enough? If you enjoyed this post, check even more killer content on our blog. We can't wait to waste more of your time. 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