PC Gamer Issue 255

PC Gamer Issue 255
Editor	Graham Smith
Publisher	Future Publishing
Pages	132
Cover Date	August 2013
Release Date	4th July 2013
Previous issue	Issue 254
Next issue	Issue 256

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

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

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Company of Heroes 2	Sega	Rich McCormick	6	74-79	80
GRID 2	Codemasters	Nathan Ditum	2	80-81	82
Dyad	][ Games	Alex Wiltshire	1	82	86
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger	Ubisoft	Richard Cobbett	1	84	84
Papo & Yo	Minority Media	Cassandra Khaw	0.5	85	70
Shootmania Storm	Ubisoft	Craig Pearson	4	86-89	73
StarDrive	Iceberg Interactive	Dan Griliopoulos	1	90	78
Starseed Pilgrim	Drogen's Games	Philippa Warr	0.5	91	68
Signal Ops	Space Bullet	Jon Morcom	0.5	91	59
Mars: War Logs	Focus	Jon Blyth	1	92	66
Wargame: AirLand Battle	Focus	Tim Stone	2	94-95	87

Alpha Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Kerbal Space Program	Squad	Phil Savage	2	96-97	N/A

DLC Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Star Wars: The Old Republic : Rise of the Hutt Cartel	EA	Chris Thursten	1	98	63
Crusader Kings II : The Old Gods	Paradox Interactive	TJ Hafer	0.5	99	90
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 : Uprising	Activision	Matt Thrower	0.5	99	61

Re-Releases

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude	Sierra	Jon Blyth	1	100	2
Deathtrap Dungeon	Eidos	Jon Blyth	0.5	101	62
Worms Revolution Collection	Mastertronic	Jon Blyth	0.16	101	67
Afterfall: Insanity Dirty Arena Edition	Nicolas Entertainment	Jon Blyth	0.16	101	40
Wizardry 8	Sir-Tech	Jon Blyth	0.16	101	85

The Hard Stuff

Coolers - Dave James - 5 pages (103-107)

Getting hot under the collar? Maybe your PC needs a water cooling system.

Hardware	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Seidon 240M	1	104	93
Water 2.0 Extreme	0.5	105	86
ELC 240	0.5	105	87
H100i	0.5	106	87
Kuhler H20 920	0.5	106	63
LQ310	0.33	107	89
H60 rev.2	0.33	107	79

Reviews

Hardware Title	Type	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Blade	Gaming Laptop	1	108	78
Gladiator FX Predator	PC	0.33	109	90
Fusion Carbine	PC	0.33	109	92
Corsair M95	Mouse	0.11	109	87
Sapphire HD 7790 2 GB	Graphics Card	0.11	109	63
Mad Catz RAT M	Mouse	0.11	109	80

The PC Gamer Rig - Dave James - 1 page (110) 

Extra Life

Prepared for the coming mindkill in Receiver - Graham Smith - 1⅓ pages (112-113)

Soliciting a storm of opinions for Guild Wars 2 - Phil Savage - ⅔ page (113)

Making millions from a mysterious stranger in Diablo III - Tom Senior - 1 page (114)

Learning to kill and love it in Tomb Raider - Rich McCormick - ½ page (115)

Exploring the ups and downs of a Dota 2 addiction - Chris Thursten - ½ page (115)

Top 10 Downloads - 4 pages (116-119)

Update: War of the Roses - Rick Lane - 2 pages (120-121)

Reinstall: Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 - Jon Morcom - 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)

External Links

You may be able to get this issue from Future Publishing for a very limited time. Otherwise it should be available digitally at Zinio and Apple Newstand

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

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