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FIGHTS IN TIGHT SPACES
Your favorite action movie scenes, transformed into a cardbased roguelike.

CYBERPUNK 2077
Next-gen marvel or buggy mess? We break down the highs and lows of CD Projekt’s latest.

SOLID STATE
DRIVES RATED
Cut your loading times and empty
your wallet with our speedy
storage recommendations...

EMPIRE OF SIN
We take our most extensive dive yet into this XCOM-meets- Goodfellas strategy game, and find out exactly what it takes to rule the streets of Chicago. 

STAR WARS: SQUADRONS
Have we finally got a Star Wars game worthy of the name? Get your flightstick ready…

DAWN OF WAR
Newly indoctrinated into the world of Warhammer 40,000, Steven reinstalls a classic of both the RTS and the angry-men-constantlyyelling genres.

World Exclusive Cyber Punk 2077
THE CUTTING EDGE TECH BRINGING NIGHT CITY TO LIFE...

WORLD OF WARCRAFT: SHADOWLANDS - We exploret the new expansion.

CRUSADER KINGS III
A strategy epic so sprawling and chaotic that our reviewer died of stress. Er, in the game that is.

STAR WARS: SQUADRONS
Snappy space dogfighting that lives up to the legacy of X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.

MOD SPOTLIGHT
The best custom classes you can download to spice up your next run through of Divinity Original Sin II—from bards, to vampires, to ‘gravewalkers’.

INTEL MOTHERBOARDS
The motherboard is the heart of any PC. We’ve picked out six that’ll keep yours on beat..

CYBERPUNK 2077
We finally go hands-on with the most anticipated game in years. Can it live up to the hype?

DESPERADOS III
Yee-haw, pardner—it’s time for some rootin’ tootin’ real-time-withpause stealth strategy, in this guntotin’ spiritual successor to Shadow Tactics.

SOLID STATE DRIVES RATED
If you haven’t got an SSD, you’re living in the past. Find the right one for you with our guide...

EVERSPACE 2
This ambitious space sim sequel reaches for the stars. We’ve gone hands-on and chatted to the developer to see if it can live up to its interstellar dreams.

ESCAPE YOUR WORLD
We take a trip through PC gaming’s most incredible worlds. Join us, why don’t you?

GRAPHICS CARDS RATED
Is now the time to pick up a new graphics card? Or should you wait for better cards to come?

KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM 2
An in-depth look at the hugely ambitious sequel that’s taking us further than ever before.

XCOM: CHIMERA SQUAD
Can humans and aliens work together? We find out in this experimental spin-off.

TEAM FORTRESS 2
We revisit the genre-defining shooter, and see whether we still recognize it after all these years...

EMPIRE OF SIN
From casinos to Capone, Brenda Romero gives us a tour of 1920s Chicago’s seedy underworld, and lets us run our own mob. Murder, betrayal, and explosions abound.

RESIDENT EVIL 3
Another Resi dent Evil remake, already? Capcom strikes again while the iron’s hot—but has it been too hasty? Find our full verdict inside..

FUSER
Harmonix’ latest attempt to keep the rhythm genre alive lets you spin together your own music remixes on the fly—and there’s something familiar about it…

DOOM ETERNAL
Once you’ve finished reminiscing about the past, its time to embrace the future, with our review of the most action-packed, high-adrenaline shooter in years.

HALF-LIFE: ALYX
Yes, a new Half-Life game came out. This is not a drill. But is it essential enough to be worth buying a VR headset for? Find out in our review..

VALORANT
Riot takes aim at Counter-Strike in its first departure from the League of Legends universe. Wes Fenlon plays the studio’s unexpectedly traditional shooter..

LEGENDS OF RUNETERRA
Can Riot’s new spin-off make its mark in the crowded world of online card games?

THE TOP STORY
Speedrunners raise a record-breaking amount for charity.

SPECIAL REPORT
Parties, politics, and poisonings on gaming’s most lively Discord server.

2020 PREVIEW
From Cyberpunk 2077 to Crusader Kings III to Kerbal Space Program 2, we’ve got the lowdown on 2020’s big budget bruisers and intriguing indies.

INDIES IN CHINA
We head to China to talk to the developers growing an exciting indie scene in the country—and the looming threat that could kill their aspirations overnight..

GAMES OF THE DECADE
Let our 22 page mega-feature take you on a journey back through a momentous ten years.

DARKSIDERS GENESIS
The remarkably enduring series returns with a top-down spin-off starring the fourth horseman..

CHARACTER SHEET
Behind-the-scenes with Disco Elysium’s breakout star.

POSITIVE INFLUENCE
The inspirations and connections behind your favorite games.

THE GAME OF THE YEAR 2019
If it was great this year, you’ll find it here. Join us as we run down the only GOTY list you need.

SPECIAL REPORT
Exploring the ins and outs of Steam’s smart new redesign.

CRUSADER KINGS III
The game’s director lets us in on the sequel’s grand plans—from dynasties to cannibalism.

DISCO ELYSIUM
A surprise game of the year contender arrives in our midst, telling an alt-history detective story that will change the way you look at RPGs forever.

GTA ONLINE Six years on from its original launch, we chat to the team at Rockstar about the past, present, and future of a true multiplayer phenomenon.

THE TOP STORY Telltale Games has returned from the grave… or has it? 10 SPECIAL REPORT What does launching a game feel like?

DIARY It’s Faith’s last stand in the final part of Jeremy’s Mirror’s Edge experiment. 94 REINSTALL Police Quest revisited.

THE PC GAMING SHOW All the big reveals from our annual E3 show

GHOST RECON Breakpoint Ubisoft’s tactical FPS series is back. Can you survive being hunted in the wilderness?

Frontier is a master of crafting intricate, believable detail

IMAGE CONSCIOUS: “For the bad pre-rendered animated gifs I used old 3D software packages such as Wings3D and Bryce 5.5. I then converted them into my own ‘Hypnospace safe’ 64-color palette using Floyd- teinberg dithering.”, Golden Years: “If Hypnospace Outlaw has any kind of message, it’s to scrutinize the fuzzy nostalgia we often cling to, and that very human tendency to measure everything against what we consider ‘the good old days’.”...

Total War: Three Kingdoms Dong Zhou is a bad man. Tom Senior meets a tyrant in our cover feature, The Best of Early Access Our favorite not-yet-finished games, Beige is the New Black
Why the best way to play Half-Life is on
a 1998 PC, Charlie Brooker Black Mirror’s creator (and former PC gaming critic) on Bandersnatch...

Hardware
100 GROUP TEST
104 JARGON BUSTER
110 BUYER’S GUIDE

Game of the year awards: After much discussion, the PC Gamer team is ready to reveal the best games of 2018, GAMING MICE
RATED: The best gaming mice go head-tohead in a battle to find the best tool for your hand...

THE LEGACY OF THIEF: To celebrate Thief’s 20th birthday, Rick Lane looks back at this enduring stealth masterpiece, THE HISTORY OF STRATEGY: The second half of our guide to the strategy genre details the rise of turn-based tactics, ARTIFACT
PREVIEW: Valve is making a card game. Chris
Thursten explains why that’s such an exciting prospect...

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