PC Gamer Issue 252

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

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Monitor
Civ V grows its borders - Tom Senior - 1 1/2 pages (6-7)
 * Second expansion will add a new, more civlised way to win.

Saints Row 4 announced - Tom Senior - (9)
 * Knockabout sequel pits aliens against super-powered president.

Crowd-sourcing game development - Tom Francis - 1 page (10)
 * The Unity Asset Store is changing how games are made.

'Doing science' to Starcraft II - Tom Francis - (11)
 * An academic study into who would conquer the galaxy: Terran, Protoss or Zerg?

The Spy - 1 page (12)

Connection woes hits SimCity launch - Tom Senior - (13)
 * Servers fail to cope with busy first week.

Face Off: Game Designers: do they really suck? - Tom Francis & Chris Thursten - 1 page (14)

Special Report: The future of game AI - Rick Lane - 2 pages (18-19)
 * Three US-based developers are changing artificial intelligence for the better.

Previews
Arma 3 - Craig Pearson - 4 pages (20-23)

Star Trek - Craig Owens - 2 pages (24-25)

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - Marsh Davies - 1 page (26)

PlanetSide 2 - Chris Thursten - 2 pages (28-29)

World of Warplanes - Rich McCormick - 1 page (30)

Payday 2 - Marsh Davies - 2 pages (32-33)

Marvel Heroes - Chuck Osborn - 1 page (34)

Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm - Evan Lahti - 2 pages (36-37)

Features
Kingdom Come - Chris Thursten - 6 pages (40-45)
 * RuneScape 3 hands over control of one of the world's longest-running MMOs to its players.

Breaking the Cycle - Chris Thursten - 6 pages (50-55)
 * The Elder Scrolls Online adapts the sandbox RPG for a new age.

Out of Darkness - Nathan Ditum - 6 pages (56-61)
 * The return of Thief is a careful balancing act of respect and reinvention.

Send (Letters) - 2 pages (62-63)

PC Gamer Network: Play - 2 pages (64-65)

Giftageddon - Runescape & World of Warplanes - 2 pages (66-67)

Reviews
Re-Releases

The Hard Stuff
Gaming Mice - Dave James - 5 pages (115-119)
 * How to find the perfect gaming mouse for you.

Reviews The PC Gamer Budget Rig - 1 page (122) Installing Linux: a cautionary tale - Dave James - 1 page (124)


 * An alternative perspective on getting Linux to run on a gaming PC

Extra Life
Reinstall: - 2 pages (138-139)

Diary: Playing the Game of Thrones - Rich McCormick - 4 pages (140-143)
 * Staying alive in Crusader Kings II Westeros.

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, Craig Owens, Duncan Geere, James Archer, Phil Savage, David Valjalo, Ben Griffin, Evan Lahti, TJ Hafer, Jonathan Morcam, Matthew Thrower, Nathan Brown, Nathan Ditum, Tom Sykes, Andy McGregor, Rick Lane, Cassandra Khaw