Evan delivers the final verdict on Tribes: Ascend, Josh puts The Old Republic’s enormous update through the paces, Chris played Max Payne 3 at PAX East, we’re loving Mass Effect 3′s Resurgence Pack, and we’re giving away FREE DLC in one of our easiest contests EVAR! Listen to find out how to win. PC Gamer [...]
Evan, Josh, Tyler and Chris reflect on our week of coverage, talks, and appointments at the Game Developers Conference right here in our backyard of San Francisco. That includes MechWarrior Online, Valve’s “History of TF2″ talk, the infamous Steam Box, SimCity, PlanetSide 2, and (duh) Mass Effect 3. Josh also checks in about the SWTOR [...]
See the full SimCity cover inside! SimCity is back! Oh, you’ve heard? Well, if you’re excited now, just wait until you get the whole story. We spent a day at Maxis to talk with the developers about SimCity’s groundbreaking new engine, design philosophy, and new features (multiplayer! curvy roads!), and you’ll find eight pages of [...]
We heard you might want access to one of gaming’s most exciting PC exclusives, so we went ahead and sorted that out for you. Issue #225 of PC Gamer US features PlanetSide 2—a veritable Manhattan Project of ambitious massively-multiplayer FPS design being tackled by the same studio that created EverQuest. Each physical issue of the [...]
Component prices haven’t changed much over the last week, so there’s no changes to the PC Gamer Rig to write about. Instead of taking a few days off from scouring shopping sites, however, I’ve put together something a bit different. Inspired by Alienware’s launch of its lounge friendly X51 console sized PC and a feature [...]
Thanks to everyone who played, listened, and just plain tolerated ELECTROCATFANTASTIC. In honor of PC Gamer’s 300th US Podcast, we not only tortured one another with an electric stun wand as part of America’s cruelest game show—we also invited loyal listeners to play along for a chance to win some FABULOUS prizes! Congratulations to Andre [...]
You’ve read the review, now build the best character, find the dev team’s favorite items, survive your first PvP encounter, and get the most out of Star Wars: The Old Republic with our enormous 10-page launch guide and behind-the-scenes coverage. Then bury your nose deeper into the February 2012 issue of PC Gamer US for [...]
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s world can sometimes feel a little lonely. Companions are good for crafting and questing but they don’t do much dancing or streaking of their own accord. And some of them get annoyed if you farm bodies for dark side points. Eh… MAKO? That all changed for me at 10pm on [...]
Last night, the PC Gamer Mint Imperials united to celebrate the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Sadly I missed it, but Rich and Owen were in attendance as the guild massed on the steps to the Sith Academy on Korriban and posing dramatically. Afterwards they retired to a lightsaber lit rave in the [...]
Tyler, Chris A., Lucas, and Greg discuss the first days of The Old Republic, the last days of Star Wars: Galaxies, and wrap-up 2011 with fond gaming memories and a desperate need for USB coffee warmers and other junk people wrap in paper this time of year. PC Gamer US Podcast 299: A Galaxy Torn [...]