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April 2023
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WELCOME
“NOW SEEMS THE BEST TIME EVER TO JUMP INTO WARFRAME”
ROBERT JONES Twitter @rnicholasj This month Threatened the
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CASHING IN
A RUNESCAPE player’s approach to grinding saw the game struggling to cope
KGB HOLDS A GRUDGE
Nick Katselapov, chief bizdev officer at World of
ELDEN RING ENDINGS
Almost 26% of Elden Ring players finished the
AI ‘WRITES’ HOMEWORK
Despite teachers cracking down on AI homework help,
Highs & Lows
HIGHS King John As Meta announced the closure
The Spy
BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?
LOST IN STEAM
PCG INVESTIGATES
CODE OPEN
THE UNSUNG HEROES OF DEVELOPMENT
Incoming
THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE WAY
Previews
TCHIA
Explore a beautiful tropical island filled with magic
HAVENDOCK
Build a thriving town on the ocean in this cosy colony sim
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE AWAKENED
The world’s most iconic detective cross-examines an evil doll
INKULINATI
Rabbits, dogs and donkeys take to the turn-based battlefield
KING OF THE CASTLE
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
CROWN DUEL
How THE DUVIRI PARADOX will unite old and new Warframe players
Reviews
SHADOW GAMBIT
The Desperados 3 team wants you to lead an undead pirate crew
DEAD MAN WALKING
The DEAD SPACE remake is a promising por tent for the series’ future
KEEP IN CONTACT SPORT
ROLLER DRAMA is a narrative game with a few bruises
ON THE CRUISE
ONE PIECE ODYSSEY is an easy-going JRPG romp through the manga’s history
DEEP DOWN
COLOSSAL CAVE is an education in ’70s adventure game design
DON’T SPEAK FORSPOKEN
could have been excellent if it tried a little harder
TIMELESS CRISIS
PERSONA 3 PORTABLE creeps along, but it’s still top-class
SAMURAI SNACK
MAHOKENSHI is a light deckbuilder in strategy-RPG clothes
OUT OF TUNE
POWER CHORD’S lame metalhead aesthetic cheapens a cool card game
SWIMCITY
Create and manage an undersea metropolis in city builder AQUATICO
AW CHEESE
PIZZA TOWER is a non-stop, absurd, and wonder ful slice of speedrunning action
OVERSEASONED
Narration disturbs tranquillity in SEASON: A LETTER TO THE FUTURE
TEL TALE
THE TELWYNIUM: BOOK TWO is another memorable Powerhoof game
HUE AND DRY
HUE FLOWING is a platformer dripping with style
WINDOW DRESSING
BATTLE OF WINDOWS imagines a civil war on your desktop
CLINIC OF TIME
TWO POINT HOSPITAL is a punbelievable way to lose minutes, hours and days
RIB TICKLER
Forgetting the Hippocratic oath in SURGEON SIMULATOR
MASSIVE TRAUMA
Why OUTLAST is the bravest game starring a coward
Features
WAY OF THE SPACE NINJA
Looking back on TEN YEARS OF WARFRAME with Digital Extremes
REVIEW
HOW WE REVIEW We review each game on
Dead or alive
This month we see the return of two
This month’s brain-eating reviewers…
ANDREA SHEARON Specialist in Petting Koromaru Currently playing
Hardware
COMPACT KEYBOARDS
These mechanical keyboards save space on your desk and look totally adorable.
GOING DEEP
LEARNING AIs are breaking PC gaming and rebuilding it in their own image
CACHE IN THE ATTIC
The dos and don’ts of RESTORING OLD MACHINES back to operational glory
BUYER’S GUIDE
Build the best PC for your budget
BUDGET BUILD
Enjoy 1080p gaming without breaking the bank
MID-RANGE BUILD
Our recommended build for playing the latest games
ADVANCED BUILD
Go above and beyond with a PC powerful enough to end worlds
Extra Life
“I was itching to take the fun we’ve been having at the arcade”
Falling back in love with rhythm games like DJMAX RESPECT V
“I’m going to need a change of trousers”
Out-mimicking mimics in PREY
“A game that wants to be in conversation with Dark Souls”
JEDI: FALLEN ORDER gestures at what’s most compelling about Star Wars
“The daily routine is easily forgotten when there are villagers to befriend”
How STARDEW VALLEY took over one family’s existence
LOST ARK
Witcher crossover offers Geralt selfies, not much else.
CYBERPUNK 2077
Mod the future.
DEAD SPACE SECRET ENDING
Find these fragments in New Game+
PREY BY PROXY
Surviving Talos 1 without (directly) killing any Typhon.
THE VIRTUAL FIRING RANGE
Every shooter worth its salt should come with a practice range
THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSINS OF KINGS
Coming to terms with not liking CDPR’s breakout RPG.
MUST PLAY
A PERSONAL LIST OF THE BEST GAMES YOU CAN PLAY RIGHT NOW
PC GAMER TOWERS IS TARTARUS
Can the PERSONA 3 crew traverse the ultimate Dark Hour dungeon?
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