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“IN THIS SPECIAL ISSUE WE CELEBRATE THE ENTIRE FALLOUT SERIES”

My first ever encounter with Fallout was when, back in 1997, I played the demo version of the original game that came on a PC Gamer cover disc. Since then, Fallout has expanded massively, and not just within the gaming medium either, with the fresh...

“NORTHPLAY IS EVOLVING THE RTS GENRE IN FRESH WAYS”

I think for many PC gamers the RTS genre is infused into their blood. To game on PC at any time in the 1990s and 2000s was to live through a golden age of RTS games, from Command & Conquer to Age of Empires and onto StarCraft, among many others. But,...

BLOODLINES 2 REVIEWED

“THE MOST DRAMATIC ALL-OUT WARFARE FPS WE’VE EVER SEEN”

Like many long-running multiplayer FPS series, Battlefield has sure had its ups and downs over the years. And I think it’s fair to say that the series’ last major release, Battlefield 2042, was one of its lowest points. Many gamers reacted coldly to...

“BOND IS BACK IN AN EXPLOSIVE NEW ORIGIN STORY ADVENTURE”

It’s crazy to think that there has not been a new videogame starring James Bond for going on a decade and a half at this point. The brutal truth is, though, that good James Bond games have been few and far between, with the positively ancient GoldenEye...

“IT NEVER LETS YOU GO UNTIL ITS INCREDIBLE, SUBLIME DENOUEMENT”

The reason why Snake Eater remains the apex of the Metal Gear Solid series is due to the personal relationship that sits at its heart between Snake and his mentor, The Boss. Snake’s origin story is a mad, actionfilled, philosophical tearjerker that...

“DYING LIGHT IS NOW CONSIDERED A GENRE CLASSIC”

Many games have aspired to transport gamers into zombie apocalypse worlds, but few have ever truly delivered on the survival horror that such an event would lead to. The original Dying Light, though, bucked that trend superbly, delivering an immersive...

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“THE WITCHER 3 IS THE BEST FANTASY ACTIONRPG OF ALL TIME”

Legendary. That’s the word that comes to my mind when The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is ever mentioned. For me and millions of other gamers worldwide, it is not just the best fantasy action-RPG of all time, but one of the best games ever made, too. CD...

“THIS IS A THRILLING, BLOODY EXPERIENCE NO GAMER SHOULD MISS”

The original Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines was a landmark game in the history of PC gaming, despite famously launching in a broken, buggy state. As an RPG, though, it was intoxicating, welcoming you into a dark, complex world of supernatural...

“I’M A HUGE DOOM FAN, AND THE DARK AGES IS EXCITING ME GREATLY”

My first experience of Doom was playing a shareware version of the groundbreaking 1993 original release. After playing it at home, I then snuck the floppy disc it came on into my high school and played it on the library computers at lunchtime. Golden...

CITIZEN SLEEPER 2

ELDEN RING SNIPER ELITE FINAL FANTASY CIVILIZATION VII GRAVELORD & MORE!

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2

“CIVILIZATION TYPIFIES EVERYTHING THAT IS GREAT ABOUT PC GAMING”

ROBERT JONES Twitter @rnicholasj This month Gorged upon the eyes and spleens of console gamers who strayed too close to PC Gamer Towers. There’s a reason he still looks so youthful and hunky, you know. Which is why it brings me great pleasure to...

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“PATH OF EXILE II FEELS EXCITINGLY FRESH AND CONFIDENT”

We loved the original Path of Exile here at PC Gamer. We described it as a ‘brilliant, sprawling action RPG that keeps changing’. And, after flying to Grinding Gear Games’ headquarters in Aukland, New Zealand, to play its much-anticipated sequel, that...

“WARHORSE STUDIOS IS DELIVERING THE GAME IT ALWAYS WANTED TO”

The original Kingdom Come: Deliverance was notable for putting medieval realism and authenticity over the traditional fantasy trappings of sword-and-shield RPGs. And, despite being markedly rough around the edges on its release, it delivered a virtual...

“TAKING THE THEME PARK SIM TO AN EVEN HIGHER LEVEL OF FUN”

One of my standout PC gaming memories from the 1990s was first playing Theme Park, Peter Molyneux’s groundbreaking theme park creation and management simulator. And, since then, this particular sub-genre of sims has continued to make its home on PC,...

“IT ENTHUSES ME GREATLY TO PRESENT THIS LANDMARK ISSUE”

Very few magazines get anywhere near printing 400 issues, so it enthuses me greatly to present this landmark issue of PC Gamer magazine. For over 30 years PC Gamer has been reporting on the most exciting new PC games, hardware and culture, and doing so...

“A WHOLE NEW EPIC WOW ADVENTURE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN”

Twenty years after its launch, it’s easy to forget just what an incredible, industry-shaking, landmark release World of Warcraft was. It not only created and popularised the MMO genre, but took PC gaming to an entire new level of online gameplay, with...