PC Powerplay

PC PowerPlay is Australia's original and best-selling PC games magazine, with 100% Australian content. Its distinctive, informed and amusing style is widely respected. Offering a mix of games and hardware coverage, the magazine gives a complete picture for the PC entertainment enthusiast. Breaking news of new games, detailing reviews of upcoming games, and helping readers make sense of the array of hardware and tech products that hit the market each month. PC Powerplay doesn’t just promote tech, it benchmarks and analyses it to help gamers make the most intelligent purchasing decision.

PC Powerplay AU

THE EMPEROR • Praise be!

Gaming news

MONEY FOR NOTHING • Microsoft is about to learn that some things simply can’t be bought, no matter how much money you have to burn...

THE LONG GOODBYE • How TEAM BONDI built LA Noire on the back of The Getaway.

GET OUT • The lengths put into capturing London

A LIFE OF CRIME • Team Bondi’s road to success and scandal

Unreal legacy

UNREAL TOUR • What to expect from games running on UNREAL ENGINE 5’s ‘next-gen’ technology

DEMO SCENES • Four memorable tech demos across 25 years

A COLLECTION ASIDE • This collection of games probably reflects MEGHANN O’NEILL’s holiday mentality this year; she had more time to play, more time to play with family, too, more time to notice details and a pervasive, but resigned, horror over the Omicron wave of Covid. But, she’s not complaining. She had a nice break and hopes you did too. Two of these games are brought forward from the “in lieu of PAX AU” special and all are Australian. There are so many wonderful, homegrown experiences, there’s not a lot of impetus to look further afield right now. We hope that this trend continues for many collections to come.

EQUAL SPACE • 3D space is an ideal place to make complex connections.

WARHAMMER 40K: CHAOS GATE – DAEMONHUNTERS • XCOM vibes, but with cosmic plagues and almost no RNG

DUNE: SPICE WARS • We’ll be Dune some spice mining

ROOTS OF PACHA • The perfect farming sim for anyone keen on the stone age

MINA THE HOLLOWER • The Shovel Knight team’s latest project brings a gothic challenge

All Hands on Deck • Is the STEAM DECK a PC gaming revolution, or just another hardware boondoggle?

History in your hands • The Steam Deck truly is an emulation dream machine

Steamed RAM • How does the hardware perform?

Sorry, what? • Failing the significant other test

Deck Tech • Could it replace your PC?

WORLDBOX – GOD SIMULATOR • Spooky action at a distance

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE • The last remaining MATRIX ONLINE fans can’t wait for the renaissance

CYBER DNA • Feeling lucky, punk?

CLASS ACTS • Our favourite character archetypes offered in the game

PC’S NEW GOLDEN AGE • There’s never been a better time to be a PC gamer – and the future is bright

RISE OF THE MACHINES • The world of PC GAMING is more alive than ever – with plenty to look forward to.

ALIVE AND KICKING • Remember when PC gaming died? We don’t either, but people sure liked to say it was happening

THE LINE-UP • It’s set to be a fantastic year for releases – here’s just a few of the heaviest hitters

HANDS-ON • Games we can’t wait to play on the go

PC IN YOUR PALMS • The STEAM DECK could totally change how we play in 2022.

WHO NEEDS NEW GPUs? • 2022 is the year where you don’t need new HARDWARE for better gaming performance.

SOFT TOUCH • The lowdown on Microsoft DirectStorage

NEXT TIME ON… • Upcoming game-to-TV adaptations to look forward to

SCREEN LIVING • Finally, we live in the age of great GAMES ON...