Where did browser games go?

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie come together to announce a Chat Log hiatus and talk about 2024 in review. What was this year like in PC gaming? What big launches did we manage to predict? Which trends have become normalized in PC gaming? There's no doubt that 2024 felt a little aimless as we all invested in our gaming niches

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Morgan Park about developers that we're going to have an eye on in 2025. Some are working on big, announced projects that we're hoping to get updates on while others are quietly working on unannounced projects we're hoping to see reveals for. What about some deep cuts? Which developers have been quiet for a few years and are due to pop out of the woodwork soon?

On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Chris Livingston about the minigames in our games. Which minigame activities are the most iconic? Which ones secretly suck? And which series does minigames the best?

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk about the legacy of dress up games and whether they might be about to explode on PC. It's no secret that everyone loves looking great in their games, but building a game around the concept of fashion hasn't always been big in PC gaming. With some flash in the pan hits like Dress To Impress and the upcoming potential of Infinity Nikki, are dress up games primed to have their moment?

How nostalgic are we about World of Warcraft on its 20th anniversary?On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with certified WoW nerds Tyler Colp and Hervey Randall about the last 20 years of World of Warcraft. What big moments, memories, and expansions loom largest in our minds? When did we know that WoW had really become a cultural touchstone? And what does the future of WoW look like now?

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Kara Phillips about browser games! We all have a childhood full of flash games, social MMOs, and websites stocked full of weird minigames. Nowadays, the browser game scene is really different, but maybe it's still thriving in its own niche way. What kinds of browser games are we still playing to this day?

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk about their gaming bucket lists. Sure yes, we all want to clear our backlog of games to play, but let's be a little more realistic. What do we want to get done in gaming before it's all over. Which series do we really need to get around to? Which achievements are must-haves?

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Ted Litchfield about zombie games. It sure seems like they were the instant hit theme in gaming for a long time but these days they're mostly just shambling along. What do we actually love about zombies as gaming's de facto horde of enemies and will we ever want to replace them with something new?

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Elie Gould about horror games. 'Tis the season! Elie is a certified horror fan but Mollie and I are maybe a little less ready to be scared on the regular. What makes our favorite horror games work so well and which genres of horror are peak?

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Robin and Lincoln about this year's process for coming up with the PC Gamer Top 100 games list. Which games got cut this year? Which upsets are we having feelings about?