PC Gamer Issue 255

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

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Monitor
The future is open-world - Chris Thursten - 1½ pages (8-9)
 * Publishers reveal their 'next-gen' games: they look like MMOs with guns and cars.

Speedrunners, live - Phil Savage - 1 page (10)
 * The frustration and elation of finishing games fast on camera.

Next Halo will be exclusive to PC
 * The top-down shooter Spartan Assault is a Windows 8 exclusive.

The Spy - 1 page (12)

Get ready for virtual reality - again - Richard Cobbett - (13)
 * The Oculus Rift kickstarts a new wave of VR.

Face-Off: Should all games have an open world? - Chris Thursten & Phil Savage - 1 page (14)

Special Report: Driving with your eyes - Andrew Tsai - 2 pages (16-17)
 * How charity SpecialEffect are working to make gaming accessible for all.

Previews
Battlefield 4 - Graham Smith - 2 pages (18-19)

Watch Dogs - Tyler Wilde - 2 pages (20-21)

The Evil Within - Chris Thursten - 1 page (22)

Wolfenstein: The New Order - Chris Thursten - 2 pages (24-25)

Joe Danger - Tom Senior - 1 page (26)

Total War: Rome II - Craig Owens - 2 pages (28-29)

FIFA 14 - Ben Griffin - 1 page (30)

Saints Row IV - Phil Savage - 2 pages (32-33)

Murdered: Soul Suspect - Hollander Cooper - 1 page (34)

Features
A Crime of Passion - Graham Smith - 6 pages (36-41)
 * Thief is back. Is it a professional job, or a bungled caper?

Gateway to Strangeness - Chris Thursten - 4 pages (42-45)
 * Torment: Tides of Numenera sets off into unknown territory - both for players and developers.

100 Greatest Games of All Time 2013 - 16 pages (48-63) (Page numbering is incorrect on this feature)
 * Mass Effect 2 - 1 page (61 (47))
 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 2 pages (62-63 (48-49))

Send (Letters) - 2 pages (68-69)

PC Gamer Network: Play - 2 pages (70-71)

Giftageddon - Project: Snowblind - (66)

Reviews
Alpha Reviews DLC Reviews

Re-Releases

The Hard Stuff
Multi-GPU - Dave James - 5 pages (101-105)
 * Getting the perfect mix of graphics cards for your PC.

Reviews The PC Gamer Rig - Dave James - 1 page (108) Intel start a new graphics war - Dave James - 1 page (110)


 * Why Intel's new CPU architecture will put pressure on Nvidia and AMD.

Extra Life
Update: - Chris Thursten - 2 pages (120-121)

Reinstall: - Paul Dean - 2 pages (122-123)

Diary: Playing the Game of Thrones - Rich McCormick - 4 pages (124-127)
 * Staying alive in Crusader Kings II Westeros.

Must Play - 1 page (128)

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

Staff Writer
 * Phil Savage

Contributors
 * Tim Stone, Richard Cobbett, Dave James, David Lyttleton, Jon Blyth, Alex Wiltshire, Andrew Tsai, Cara Ellison, Cassandra Khaw, Craig Owens, Craig Pearson, Jonathan Morcam, Matt Thrower, Richard Lane, Rose Brandle, Evan Lahti, Nathan Ditum, Philippa Warr, Andy Kelly, Dan Griliopoulos, TJ Hafer, Andy McGregor, Ben Griffin, Hollander Cooper