AI, Crysis, lusty argonians, and pinball: These are our most-read news stories of 2025

Day in and day out, we cover a lot of news here at PC Gamer: Politics, AI, crime, moral panics in a capitalist hellscape, and yes, videogames—lots and lots of videogames. We do it all, and with 2025 drawing to a close we're casting a look back on the year that was, with a selection of stories chosen not by us, but by you: These are our most-read news stories of 2025.

It is, as always, quite a mix, but the reverse Midas touch of AI figures prominently this year: In fact, two of our three...