Crusader Kings 3 developer Paradox Black is in the midst of working on a big 'spring cleaning' update, and it's turned to modders for some assistance. Riad Deneche, QA manager at the Crusader Kings 3 studio, explains that the focus of its upcoming patch is "tackling bugs that have been haunting our backlog, and introducing a set of changes and smaller features that we believe will meaningfully enhance the CK3 experience." In service of this, it's calling upon one mysterious, upstanding member of the community to help - and Deneche says the team was "genuinely shocked" by their list of proposed fixes.

Read the full story on PCGamesN: Paradox recruits a mystery modder to improve Crusader Kings 3, and is "genuinely shocked" by how big their wishlist is

Got nothing better to do this weekend than try your hand at leading a nation to victory in World War II in one of the best strategy games ever made? On the back of a new DLC entry for the nearly decade-old grand strategy giant Hearts of Iron 4, you're welcome to try out the base WW2 game for free for the next few days. And given it'll likely take you that long to figure out the menus, the sooner you start, the quicker you can fail.

Read the full story on PCGamesN: You can play colossal WW2 strategy game Hearts of Iron 4 for free this weekend, and it's cheap to keep if you love it

As Hearts of Iron 4 storms through its tenth year since launch, new DLC No Compromise, No Surrender has finally arrived to deliver a comprehensive upgrade to the conflict in Asia. One of the best WW2 games, HoI 4 can still be found ranking high on Steam almost a decade on, and this latest expansion is the headliner of its second add-on pass. No Compromise, No Surrender follows in the footsteps of Crusader Kings 3's All Under Heaven, bringing major additions to the nations of Japan, China, and the Philippines, along with core system overhauls to the likes of factions, military doctrines, and naval combat.

Read the full story on PCGamesN: New Hearts of Iron 4 DLC expands three major WW2 players, but it's the factions rework I'm most excited about