In our current age, it is challenging to download a game without installing a specific game launcher alongside it. This is understandable when you consider publishers need to pay 30% or more to list ...

Among all the unnecessary PC game launchers forced on us over the years, 2K Games’ version easily ranked among the very worst – when it was not clunky or broken all by itself, it always found ways to ...

TL;DR: 2K Games has removed its launcher from all games on Epic and Steam, allowing direct play without additional software. This change affects titles like Bioshock and Civilization, with no impact ...

Stop it. Stop it! Stop it! I live in launcher Hell. In my taskbar, unfamiliar and unwelcome guests jostle each other in an endless horrible party: the Epic Game Store, Ubisoft Connect (which we all ...

Rockstar has published a new update for the Rockstar Games Launcher to include support for Windows gaming handhelds.

Looking at you, Ubisoft and EA. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Remember the 2K Launcher, the completely pointless bit of ...

Microsoft has launched a unified library for PC games, aiming to create a single hub for all available launchers: from Xbox Game Pass to Battle.net and all other stores, including Steam, Ubisoft ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

There are far too many launchers for PC gaming. Even with various failed attempted from game publishers, such as the Bethesda launcher, we have more storefronts, libraries, and third-party apps than ...

One of the pain points of PC gaming is the copious amount of game launchers required for players to access every game in their library. It has become one of the stumbling blocks facing the new wave of ...

Apple's 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC,is just a couple weeks away. Like every year previous, it sounds like Apple is going to squeeze gaming into its software announcements. According ...

launcher, from Sid Meier’s Civilization V. "On November 25, a follow-up update was sent out via Steam to make sure the 2K Launcher was fully removed. You may notice the 2KLauncher folder was replaced ...