PC Gamer Issue 228

PC Gamer Issue 228
Editor	Tim Edwards
Deputy Editor	Graham Smith
Publisher	Future Publishing
Pages	148
Previous issue	Issue 227
Next issue	Issue 229

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?

Reviews

Games

Editor's Choice awards in bold

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Verdict %
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	Namco Bandai	Richard Cobbett	4	89
Fable III	Microsoft	Rich McCormick	2	65
Brink	Bethesda	Craig Pearson	4	76
Anomaly: Warzone Earth	11 bit Studios	Tom Francis	1	88
RISK: Factions	Electronic Arts	Tim Stone	½	74
Surgery Simulator	Excalibur	Rachel Weber	½	29
DiRT 3	Codemasters	Tim Stone	2	88
Magicka: Vietnam	Paradox	Tom Senior	1	72
Red Faction: Armageddon	THQ	Robert Hathorne	4	84
Dungeon Siege III	Square Enix	Josh Augustine	2	78
Section 8: Prejudice	TimeGate	Norman Chan	1	81
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword	Paradox	Tom Senior	1	40
Hector: Badge of Carnage	Telltale Games	Richard Cobbett	½	82
The Next Big Thing	Focus	Jonathan Cooper	½	65

Re-Releases

Reviews by John Walker

Game Title	Publisher	Pages	Rating
Realms of the Haunting	GOG	1	81
The Longest Journey	Steam / GOG	1/6	92
Planescape: Torment	GOG	1/6	94
World of Goo	Steam	1/6	93

Hardware

Laptop Group Test (5 pages)

Top Scorer - 93% MSI GX660R-646

Tips

Shogun 2: Total War

Free Gifts

DVD

Other Credits

Intern

Tom Senior

Contributors

Kim Richards, Tim Denee

Group Art Editor

Graham Dalzell

Creative Director

Robin Abbott

Editorial Director

Jim Douglas

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