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How Real Astronomy Shapes Elite's Galaxy
PC Gamer talks to ELITE DANGEROUS creator David Braben about the way Frontier’s simulated galaxy reflects our own.
Tacoma
The studio behind Gone Home heads to outer space.
Ooblets
The mighty quest for epic cute is now over.
Wargaming: The home Front
PC wargames have become so accurate they’re now starting to replace their professional military equivalents
A Sense of Regret in Life Is Strange
Anatomising the melancholy of Dontnod’s episodic drama.
Virtual Encounters
Ideas in the world of VR development
Dark Messiah Of Might And Magic
Arkane let loose and made a murder sim.
“Sometimes, When I Have A Perfect Shot, I Tense Up Completely”
Dishonour among robot men in TITANFALL 2
“When I'm Done, We're Subscribed To 528 Items On The Steam Workshop”
The city begins to take shape as PHIL goes on a mod hunt
“I Survey What I've Created So Far, And This Is A Very Ugly City”
Will crime pay? ANDY finds out when he gives the city some nightlife
“I find a cul-de-sac and install multiple cemeteries”
PIP gives the city a name, as well as some peace and quiet
Back In Time
Why WORLD OF WARCRAFT is officially embracing vanilla.
World Of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth
Everything you need to know about Azeroth’s 2018 expansion.
Hollowpoint
Cashing in on sinister futuristic megacorps.
Pursuing The Terrible Twos In The Sims 4 Part I
Raising a digital human child the PC Gamer way. What could go wrong?
Arcane Dimensions
Breathing new life into Quake.
The Great Escape
How a scam in EVE OnlinE turned into its greatest rescue mission.
The Rise & Rise Of RPGS
Something I’ve yet to mention is the role of console RPGs. the reason is, as far as the Pc was concerned, they weren’t as popular or influential. JRPGs such as Final Fantasy VII changed the game for consoles. But its Pc version, released in 1998, was one of the worst produced ports most players had seen. Final Fantasy VIII didn’t do much better.
mass effect: andromeda
a short hands-on in the new galaxy reveals major changes
nier: automata
action master platinumgames tries its hand at an rpg
Scheduling Sanely
How much of a say do developers have in their schedules?
Source Code
The story behind BLACK MESA, an ambitious remake of the original Half-Life.
Fallout: New Vegas
Revisiting Obsidian’s desert wasteland.
Buffs And Mercs
Upgrade trees, a deep career mode and classic cars put F1 2017 back on track.
Return to Morrowind
Back to one of the PC’s greatest RPG settings in The elder Scrolls online: Morrowind.
S'No Worries
Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain is a clever addition with a few minor issues.
Night In The Woods' Demontower Minigame
The Palecat’s quest is my low-key Game of the Year
Fez
Revisiting the perspective-shifting platformer.
Wargames Is Back
The next project from the creator of HER STORY
Tracks – The Train Set Game
Riding the wooden rails