PC Gamer Issue 276

PC Gamer Issue 276
Editor in Chief	Tim Clark
Editor	Samuel Roberts
Publisher	Future Publishing
Pages	132
Cover Date	March 2015
Release Date	12 February 2015
Previous issue	Issue 275
Next issue	Issue 277

This magazine was dated March 2015 and priced at £5.99.

Regulars

Contents - 2 pages (6-7)

Giftageddon - 1 page (66)

Send (Letters) - 2 pages (76-77)

It's All Over... - 1 page (130)

Monitor

News - 3 pages (8-9,11)

The Spy - 1 page (12)

Face Off: Could Windows HoloLens change how we game? - 1 page (14)

Banner Saga - Joe Skrebels - 2 pages (16-17)

As multiplayer gaming becomes a global concern, so does stopping those who don't play fair.

Previews

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Tom Senior - 4 pages (18-21)

Magicka 2 - Dan Griliopoulos - 1 page (22)

Cities Skylines - Dan Griliopoulos - 1 page (24)

Heroes of the Storm - Chris Thursten - 2 pages (26-27)

Grand Ages: Medieval - Dan Griliopoulos - 1 page (28)

Project CARS - Ben Griffin - 2 pages (30-31)

H1Z1 - Chris Livingston - 2 pages (34-35)

Features

Videogames (Just Cause 3) - Andy Kelly - 8 pages (36-43)

Beyond Skyrim - Joe Donnelly - 6 pages (46-51)

An Elder Scrolls total conversion, Enderal: The Shards of Order could be the most professional mod ever made.

All In - Chris Thursten - 6 pages (52-59)

From amateur league to the world stage: One team's journey through competitive Smite.

Top 20 Wargames - Tim Stone - 6 pages (60-65)

Twenty conflict classics guaranteed to test the mettle and raise the morale of the discerning battle simmer.

The Hard Way - Joe Skrebels - 4 pages (68-71)

Has Battlefield: Hardline improved since 2014's weak first showing?

Titanic - Andy Kelly - 4 pages (72-75)

Retro boss-brawler Titan Souls is not for the faint of heart.

Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %	Verdict
Elite: Dangerous	Frontier Developments	Chris Thursten	6	80-85	86	A great game and, with time, potentially a classic. Much rests on Frontier's ability to build on the current foundations
Grey Goo	Grey Box	Ian Birnbaum	2	86-87	82	Some minor headaches mar the most interesting RTS in years, but it remains a shiny new take on old-school strategy.
Grim Fandango Remastered	Double Fine	Tom Senior	2	88-89	80	A confident remaster of a true classic. The puzzles have aged badly, but the sparkling humour and world design still shine.
Final Fantasy XIII-2	Square Enix	Samuel Roberts	2	90-91	59	A better game than FFXIII but with an intolerably bad story, this is a flawed sequel that clearly isn't at its best on PC.
Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon	Slitherine	Ian Dransfield	1	92	61	Fun for a while and a decent gateway game to the world of strategy, but far too shallow to hold your attention for long.
Resident Evil HD Remaster	Capcom	Andy Kelly	2	94-95	80	A brilliant, brutal survival horror game dripping in atmosphere. It's from the oldest of schools, but still totally playable.
Scrolls	Mojang	Leif Johnson	1	96	78	If you can stand the slow matches, Scrolls delivers a rewarding melange of collectible card and tabletop gaming.
Tengami	Nyamyam	Andy Kelly	0.5	97	40	N/A
The Marvellous Miss Take	Rising Star Games	Tyler Wilde	1	98	68	A well-made stealth game that becomes tedious by the end and is let down by a lack of variety in art direction.
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell	Deep Silver	Phil Savage	2	100-101	67	All the open-world distractions of a Saints Row game, but precious little of what made the last two so remarkable.

Alpha Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict
Nuclear Throne	Vlambeer	Chris Schilling	2	102-103	A roguelike on fast-forward, offering procedurally generated chaos at a blistering pace and contant updates.

Re-Releases

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Verdict %
Hogs of War	Infogrames	Jon Blyth	1	104	55
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club	Jon Blyth	0.5	105	83
Tower of Guns	Terrible Posture	Jon Blyth	0.15	105	76
Runers	Mastertronic	Jon Blyth	0.15	105	65
Redneck Rampage Collection	Interplay	Jon Blyth	0.15	105	36

The Hard Stuff

Group Test: Motherboards - Dave James - 5 pages (107-111)

Reviews - 2 pages (112-113)

The PC Gamer Rig - Dave James - 1 page (114)

Extra Life

Now Playing - 4 pages (116-119)

Top 10 Downloads - 4 pages (120-123)

Update: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - Tim Clark - 2 pages (124-125)

Reinstall: Dead Space - Andy Kelly - 2 pages (126-127)

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 or Google Newsstand

Other Credits

Deputy Editor

Chris Thursten

Art Editor

John Strike

Production Editor

Tony Ellis

Web Editor

Tom Senior

Section Editor

Andy Kelly

News Editor

Phil Savage

Contributors

Andrew Cottle, Andy McGregor, Wes Fenlon, Evan Lahti, Chris Livingston, Tom Marks, Tyler Wilde, Ian Dransfield, Dave James, Dan Griliopoulos, Jon Blyth, Ian Birnbaum, Ben Griffin, Joe Skrebels, Chris Schilling, Richard Cobbett, Tim Stone, Joe Donnelly, Leif Johnson

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