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“INZOI LOOKS LIKE IT IS SET TO STEAL THE SIMS’ LIFE SIM CROWN”
The PC Gamer team
A GHOST OF ITSELF • The once-legendary BIOWARE has lost at least half its staff
SHUTTING DOWN
WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT
UPSCALING MADE EASY
Highs & Lows
The Spy • BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?
HALF-LIGHT • A VALVE engineer had to tell the GPU companies they were wrong
Made in Japan • PC GAMING FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN
Incoming • THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE WAY
DOOM: THE DARK AGES • Eternal was all about acrobatics, this wants you to stand and fight
GRAVELORD • Riiiiiiise from your grave. And bash things with a shovel
ASSASSIN’S CREED SHADOWS • Ubisoft’s latest adventure is making a great first impression
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN • Three hours with this helped me accept it’s not co-op Elden Ring
UNNATURAL WORLDS • A game that lives up to its name
FARAWAY • Quite a long way over the hills
SLIPGATE • We’re all doomed, Mr Freeman
PRISMA • Say cheese
WANDERSTOP • Make tea, not war
Life Swap • inZOI is readying up in all its ultra-realistic glory to be the first true rival The Sims series has ever had.
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION • As the legendary 4X releases its seventh mainline instalment, PCG looks back at the games that made history
LINDSAY RIEHL • Firaxis’ chief of staff on Civ’s development
History buff
This month’s chivalrous reviewers…
CIVI-LITE-ZATION • Lighter and leaner, CIVILIZATION VII sets its sights on assimilating a new audience
HOLD YOUR ORCSES • ORCS MUST DIE!: DEATHTRAP remains a bloody good time despite some growing pains
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY • KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE 2 is huge, ambitious and brilliant
BACK IN BLACK • NINJA GAIDEN 2 BLACK gives a makeover to an action game classic
MAGICAL • Big hearts and bigger monsters make ETERNAL STRANDS something special
SNIPE HUNT • SNIPER ELITE: RESISTANCE continues to deliver pulpy thrills
MY BROKEN BODY • CITIZEN SLEEPER 2 isn’t the perfect sequel – but perfection’s overrated
CLOUDY DAY • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH tries to convince you it’s moving
SNOW MERCY • LONELY MOUNTAINS: SNOW RIDERS combines tense downhill skiing with icy cosiness
INK. WELL? • Spilling ink in action roguelike INKING
BREATHLESS • Defeat a vampire in DESMOND’S CASTLE
BALL CONTROL • There’s more to XENOSPHERE than meets the eye
SALAZAR’S REVENGE • Dealing with Plaga louts in RESIDENT EVIL 4
CRATE EXPECTATIONS • The secret war against shelf space in UNPACKING
MEND GOALS • Getting my fix in ASSEMBLE WITH CARE
MOTHERBOARDS • An often overlooked component, these clever boards take the hassle out of building a gaming PC.
SOFT LAUNCH • Nvidia’s 5-SERIES launch placed AI benefits above native rendering. Why?
WHAT’S NEXT? • The RGB ‘GAMER AESTHETIC’ will one day pass – what will take its place?
THE BUILD • 4K Gaming Dominance
BUYER’S GUIDE • Build the best PC for your budget
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