PC Gamer Issue 250

This magazine was dated March 2013 and priced at £5.99.

Monitor
The great THQ sell off - Chris Thursten - 1 2/3 pages (6-7)
 * Company of Heroes, Metro and more head to new owners.

PC Gamer hits issue 250 - Tom Francis - 2 pages (8-9)
 * Attractive magazine please to announce continued existence.

The Spy - 1 page (10)

Face Off: Would PC gaming benefit from Microsoft's death? - 1 page (12)
 * Marsh Davies vs Chris Thursten

Armchair Designer: Dragon Age 3, redesigned - Chris Thursten - 1 page (14)
 * Three ways to ensure that BioWare's next fantasy RPG is their best.

Arrested Arma 3 devs granted bail - (15)
 * Martin Pezlar and Ivan Buchta return home after four months in prison.

US govt orders game violence research - (17)
 * $10 million to investigate links to real violence

Special Report: Best laid .plans - Richard Cobbett - 2 pages (18-19)
 * A sneaky, mostly forgtotten way into the heads of gaming's biggest names.

Previews
SimCity - Tom Senior - 4 pages (22-25)

Defiance - Andy Kelly - 2 pages (26-27)

Octodad: Deadliest Catch - Tom Francis - 1 page (28)

Suvarium - Marsh Davies - 2 pages (30-31)

The Iconoclasts - Marsh Davies - 1 page (32)

Tomb Raider - Andy Kelly - 1 page (34)

Features
At the Gates - Chris Thursten - 6 pages (36-41)
 * In Total War: Rome II, the ancient world is a violent reaction waiting to happen.

Evolutionary Theory - Rich McCormick - 4 pages (44-47)
 * StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is StarCraft made harder, better, faster, stronger.

Venture Forth - Tom Senior - 6 pages (48-53)
 * How Roll20 is finally bringing the spirit of Dungeons & Dragons to videogames.

The PC Gamer Interview: Christine Love - Cara Ellison - 2 pages (54-55)
 * The developer talks about Analogue Hate Story, the creative process, and inappropriate shenanigans.

Why We Love PC Gaming - 10 pages (56-65)
 * We fell in love with PC gaming for different reasons, but we all remember the moment. Have a seat and we'll tell you about ours.
 * Featuring Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance - 1 page (58), Full Throttle - 1 page (61), Dark Age of Camelot - 1 page (62).

Giftageddon - Rome: Total War - 1 page (66)

Send (Letters) - 2 pages (70-71)

PC Gamer Network: Play - 2 pages (72-73)

Reviews
Re-Releases

The Hard Stuff
Monitors - Dave James - 5 pages (115-119)
 * How to pick the perfect big screen beauty for your desktop

Reviews The PC Gamer Rig - 1 page (122)

Extra Life
Top 10 Downloads - 4 pages (130-133)

Update - - Chris Thursten - 2 pages (134-135) How to... Reinstall - - Duncan Geere - 2 pages (138-139)

The Making of... - Tom Francis - 4 pages (140-143) Must Play - 1 page (144)

Other Credits
Associate Editor
 * Rich McCormick

Production Editor
 * Tony Ellis

Section Editor
 * Tom Francis

Web Editor
 * Marsh Davies

Art Editors
 * Tom Strike, Julian Dace

News Editor
 * Tom Senior

Video Editor
 * Chris Thursten

Contributors
 * Tim Stone, Richard Cobbett, Dave James, David Lyttleton, Jon Blyth, Andy Kelly, Cara Ellison, Craig Owens, Duncan Geere, Ian Dransfield, Jonathan Morcam, Nathan Brown, Phil Savage, Richard Lane, Rose Brandle, Ben Griffin, Evan Lahti, Andy McGregor