PC Gamer Issue 228

This magazine was dated July 2011 and priced at £5.99

Monitor
Arma 3 begins manoeuvres
 * The masterful military simulator to return in 2012

Upgrades that matter - Craig Pearson - (1 page)
 * You don't need an OTT PC save your money for hardware you'll enjoy

Faceoff - Can adventures become mainstream again?

Man on the speed-run - Craig Pearson - (½ page)
 * Cannonball your way from one side of the USA to the other in Need for Speed: The Run

Special Report: Playing a hand of poker with the dead - Richard Cobbett - (2 pages)
 * ...And other great moments in alternate reality games

Previews
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Tom Francis - (4 pages)

Project Zomboid - Richard Cobbett - (1 page)

Mass Effect 3 - Tom Francis - (2 pages)

Age of Empires Online - Richard Cobbett - (1½ pages)

Tomb Raider - Richard Cobbett - (2 pages)

Xenonauts - Richard Cobbett - (1 page)

Driver: San Francisco - Jon Blyth - (2 pages)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online - Tom Francis - (4 pages)

Features
The Last Stand - Richard Cobbett - (6 pages)
 * History's greatest killers prepare for the ultimate leap of faith in Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Writing the Olde Republic - Tom Francis - (4 pages)
 * BioWare's writing director Daniel Erickson on creating The Old Republic.

The Unusual Story of How Seven Drunken Dwarves Opened a Portal to Hell - Steve Hogarty - (8 pages)
 * A story about the funniest, most complex indie game on the PC. (Dwarf Fortress)

Update: Super Meat World - Richard Cobbett - (2 pages)

Reinstall: The Witcher - Phill Cameron - (2 pages)

The Hard Stuff
Windows 8 opens up - Adam Oxford
 * Leaked version shows new interface features.

Is it time to replace your PC with a Mac? - Adam Oxford - (1 page)

Are two cards really better than one? - Adam Oxford - (2 page)
 * PC graphics have come a long way. Is it finally time to start doubling up?

Games
Editor's Choice awards in bold

Re-Releases
Reviews by John Walker

Hardware
Laptop Group Test (5 pages)
 * Top Scorer - 93% MSI GX660R-646

Tips
Shogun 2: Total War

Other Credits
Intern


 * Tom Senior

Contributors


 * Kim Richards, Tim Denee

Group Art Editor


 * Graham Dalzell

Creative Director


 * Robin Abbott

Editorial Director


 * Jim Douglas