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“THE RTS GENRE REALLY HELPED DEFINE PC GAMING”

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CRACKING THE CODE • The designers of some of the BIGGEST RPGs think more complex tech is making things harder

Highs & Lows

CULTURE WAR • Why did the PC gaming community learn to hate pre-built computers?

THE MEME BATTLEFIELD • A selection of the anti-prebuilt memes that have circulated around the internet

MOD CONS • Try your hand at maps for these games

FOLLOW DESIGNS • MICHAEL HÜLL on being a level designer, and how he got there

SHADOWS OF DOUBT • An endless Deus Ex that could become a stone-cold classic

HYPERVIOLENT • System Shock seeks Doom for old-school shooter shenanigans

JAGGED ALLIANCE 3 • Embrace the mess as all of your plans go up in flames

HUMANITY • You got some Lemmings in my 20th century minimalism

WRESTLEQUEST • A wrestling-theme RPG that’ll make you go, “OH YEAH”

KRIEGSFRONT TACTICS • This is my mecha rifle; this is my mecha gun

SLAY THE PRINCESS • Not your typical damsel in distress

A STORM APPROACHES • WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: REALMS OF RUIN is a fast, accessible RTS—and a grand introduction for Games Workshop’s mythic setting

HERE COMES THE CAVALRY • The RTS genre is back—here are some more games we’re looking forward to

HAMMER TIME • The best Warhammer games you can buy right now

THE HISTORY OF STAR WARS GAMES • The unstoppable sci-fi franchise has spawned a legion of interactive experiences, including some of the PC’s most important games

SUDDENLY SILENCED • The best game ideas that got sent to the garbage compactor

STAR WARS ECLIPSE • What do we know about it right now?

EYE-ON CANON • After Disney purchased Star Wars, the series’ timeline was completely rearranged

THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL GAMES ON PC • From trainwreck ports and moral panics to lootbox disasters

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TAKING A STANCE • What your favourite combat stance says about you

KESTIS RUN • STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR is a grand sequel with Souls-like action

LORE BREAK • When does Jedi: Survivor happen in the Star Wars timeline?

THE BEST OF IT • What you actually do in Sony’s classic

THROWING SHADERS • THE LAST OF US PART 1 is an appalling port of a PlayStation classic

THE FIRST OF THEM • Joel and Ellie’s earliest concepts

CREATURE FEATURE • The island of Avalt is filled with dangerous creatures

ROOK HARD • RAVENBOUND spreads its roguelite ambitions across an island too big for its own good

CARD SHARP • There are almost 200 cards to collect

STAR-STUDDED CAST • Four of Dead Island 2’s six playable characters

SKIN DEEP • DEAD ISLAND 2 is a crash corpse in designing a game with no backbone

RIP AND TEAR • The FLESH system explained

WONDROUS • AGE OF WONDERS 4 makes conquering worlds with magic a joy

ARCANE EVOLUTION • How magic can transform your armies

YOUR NEXT WEIRD 4X • Looking for more unusual 4X...