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“NOW SEEMS THE BEST TIME EVER TO JUMP INTO WARFRAME”

The PC Gamer team

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CASHING IN • A RUNESCAPE player’s approach to grinding saw the game struggling to cope

Highs & Lows

LOST IN STEAM • RETRO GAMES are added to Steam every month—so why is no one buying them?

ARCHIVAL PIXELS • Retro publisher Pixel Games UK has amassed quite a collection of classics on Steam

GAMING THE SYSTEM • Try running a whole development studio

CODE OPEN • Freelance programmer LUKAS DONKERS on the art of coding gameplay into our games

TCHIA • Explore a beautiful tropical island filled with magic

HAVENDOCK • Build a thriving town on the ocean in this cosy colony sim

SHADOW GAMBIT • The Desperados 3 team wants you to lead an undead pirate crew

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE AWAKENED • The world’s most iconic detective cross-examines an evil doll

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CROWN DUEL • How THE DUVIRI PARADOX will unite old and new Warframe players

DUVIRI Á LA MODE • Three distinct ways to play Duviri

EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER • The five moods of King Thrax

WAY OF THE SPACE NINJA • Looking back on TEN YEARS OF WARFRAME with Digital Extremes

THE 2005 DARK SECTOR PROTOTYPE • How much DNA survived from Warframe’s earliest version?

TENNOCON • Meeting the fans

RIGHT WARFRAME OF MIND • Chatting design with lead concept artist ERIC VEDDER

SPOILER SECTOR • Warframe’s greatest twists

VOID OF ANSWERS • Warframe’s enduring mystery – who is the Man in the Wall?

NOT SO SILENT ASSASSIN • Creating the soundscape for Warframe with KEITH POWER and GEORGE SPANOS

LOOK INTO YOUR SOULFRAME • What to expect from the next game

THE BEST GAME DESIGN PROGRAMS RANKED BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW 2023 • Whether it’s the best teachers, the coolest graduates, or the most cutting-edge facilities, the Princeton Review has worked to find a great school for you.

THE TOP SO BEST GAME DESIGN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS • Whether you're taking your first steps or refining your skills, there’s a game design program for anyone. Check out the 50 best undergraduate and 25 best graduate programs out there.

HOMEWORK: Directing players • Effective guidance

USING NARRATIVE DESIGN TO TELL MEANINGFUL STORIES • The stories in videogames have come along way from ·some big spiky turtle guy stole your girlfriend, go find her!' Nowadays, we see complex narratives that not only result in compelling game play experiences, but that get converted into HBO shows that can bringyou to tears on a Sunday night. Video games are not just playable movies, though-and treating them as such misses abig part of what makes them special. A narrative designer is a person who shepherds the game's story through the development process, blending it with systems, writing, and lore.

THE TOP 25 BEST GAME DESIGN GRADUATE PROGRAMS

HOMEWORK: Iteration • Quantity is a quality all its own

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER INTERFACE DESIGN • The first time you fire up a new videogame is always a bit of a thrill. Whether it's a small indie puzzler or amassive open world game from a...