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“WE HOPE YOU’LL ALLOW YOURSELF A MOMENT OF WARM NOSTALGIA”

The PC Gamer team

THE SHOW WON’T GO ON • The ESA has officially cancelled E3 2020 due to the coronavirus

Highs & Lows

The Spy • BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

This month in… 2010

DEAD SERVER • How the spooky NO PLAYERS ONLINE launched a fascinating ARG

CTF hell

THE ARG EXPLAINED • The best parts of No Players Online’s metagame

FUSER • Harmonix still feels the rhythm

GEARS TACTICS • XCOM with Gears machismo makes for fast, aggressive strategy

HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER • Cut it, strip it, cash out… and don’t die

DISC ROOM • A challenging game – but it wants you to succeed

RAJI: AN ANCIENT EPIC • What if God of War, but India?

QUANTUM LEAGUE • Every time you die, you’ll be beside yourself

RECOMPILE • Hacking is a way of life in the Mainframe

WORLD OF HORROR • Junji Ito-inspired encounters put you face-to-face with 1-bit horror

URTUK: THE DESOLATION • Real-time strategy with teamwork at its heart

THE RETRO SPECIAL • Looking back on some of our favourite classics – and the ways their influence is still felt today

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE • The story of DOOM and how it changed everything – as told by co-creator John Romero.

MARS ATTACKS • The mainline Doomseries so far

CONSOLE COMMAND • Romero on Doom 64, which you can now play on PC

UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES • 22 years later, HALF-LIFE ’s influence is still being felt.

INTERVIEW

DECLARATION OF WAR • How SHOGUN: TOTAL WAR started a 20-year legacy… but almost didn’t.

GO FOURTH AND MULTIPLY • FLIGHT SIMULATOR 4.0, the sim that started a subculture.

REVIEW

Rain check

This month’s hell-raising reviewers…

HEAVENLY • DOOM ETERNAL is one of the most intense shooters ever made.

FLASHY DASH • Decoding Doom Eternal’s new abilities and busy UI

MEAT AND GREET • Doom’s cast of pensive, pissed characters is growing. Get to know ’em early

SPIRITED AWAY • Seems like Evil Edna’s cast a spell on ORI AND THE WILL OF THE WISPS.

NEED TO KNOW

BACK TO BLACK • BLACK MESA is an incredible fan remake of Half-Life, and is now the best way to experience Gordon Freeman’s first adventure.

BEFORE AND AFTER • How Black Mesa compares to Half-Life

ALYX IN WONDERLAND • Revisiting City 17 in VR is a thrill in HALF-LIFE: ALYX.

NEED TO KNOW

WHO’S NEXT? • Who should be the protagonist of the next Half-Life game?

KILLER APPS • If you bought VR gear just for Half-Life: Alyx, here’s what to play next

KNIVES IN • THE WALKING DEAD: SAINTS & SINNERS is anything but braindead.

NEED TO KNOW

CLUELESS • THE SUICIDE OF RACHEL FOSTER is a mystery that lacks compassion.

NEED TO KNOW

FURTHER INFORMATION • If you’re struggling, help is out there

UNIT-ED STATES • CORRUPTION 2029 is smartly designed, but lacks flavour.

ANATOMY OF A...