Official PCPP#206 Feedback Thread

[ThePhotoshop]

On Sale July 18!

PCPP#206 is nothing short of epic. We chat with The Creative Assembly and return with exclusive info on why Rome II will be Total War's grandest strategy game yet.

We also quiz Bethesda about taking The Elder Scrolls Online to the MMO world, get behind the controls of hotly-anticipated mech combat game Hawken, and chat to the creator of DayZ about crafting the best zombie apocalypse on PC.

Speaking of the best PC games, The Top 100 makes its annual return this issue. Some big changes this year will have you laughing, crying, raging, and nodding sagely in agreement.

From the best games to some of the biggest, we review The Secret World, a double-shot of 4X goodness with Endless Space and Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the indie adventure Gemini Rue follow-up Resonance, the deceptively clever shooter Spec Ops: The Line, the dimension-jumping puzzler from Portal creator Kim Swift Quantum Conundrum, and more!

Big things are happening in tech, too, as we take you through the show floor of Computex 2012. Get a sneak peek at the future of PC hardware. Plus, the fastest single-GPU video card reviewed: the Radeon HD7970 GHz Edition, along with the ASUS Maximus V Extreme mobo, a $25,000 4K projector, the ultimate PC gaming network solution, and more!

On the disc are 7 massive demos: Spec Ops: The Line, Sniper Elite V2, Xenonauts, Warlock: Master of the Arcane, DIRT Showdown, Resonance, and an impressive alpha version of a Minecraft-meets-Halo shooter StarForge.

Want more from your magazine? We chat to Tex Murphy's creators about the Kickstarter future of the series, get hands-on with the biggest map in Battlefield history, explore the FPS's new obsession with the morality of pulling the trigger, investigate the latest MOBA competitor SMITE, appraise the modern resurgence of the Roguelike, and much, much more!

PCPP#206. Sandals not included.

[ravingham91]

I'm glad you guys are putting on demos instead of free-to-play mmo's Demos are great because we can try the game without waiting to download it (some of us have crap net speeds) and we can also see how the game runs on our pcs and of course see if the games good!

cant wait for the mag.

[Arkayn]

Cool. Dirt Showdown and Sniper Elite V2. Can try before I risk buying these.

Can't wait to read the top 100 and be "laughing, crying, raging, and nodding sagely in agreement".

[Grey G]

Looking forward to the Hawken preview and the two 4X reviews, I have been enjoying Endless Space so far. Any chance you will be looking at Blacklight: Retribution vs Tribes: Ascend as a comparison of the F2P shooter model in the future? Both games are good shooters in their own right but I'm curious as to your thoughts on the rental system in Blacklight, as opposed to the more affordable permanent purchase options in Tribes (referring to the use of the earned in game currency, not the real world currency).

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[wokeye27]

Endless space looks great. Might have to grab that one day.

Top 100 list... meh. Some interesting reading I suppose, but I have never understood why this is needed...or how Far Cry 2 gets in there More valuable for me would be a top 100 of 2011/2012, or even better specific genre top 10s instead - then you're not comparing the best of each genre (eg hardcore fantasy RPGs vs run-and-gun military shooters vs flight sims) which is entirely subjective. Compare apples with apples, so to speak. But whatever - it would have been fun to assemble.

[ElPresidente]

Endless space looks great. Might have to grab that one day.

If you don't, on your head be it.

[Greenlamp]

AAaagghgahagahgahag Rome Total War. Definitely HAVE to get this issue. I haven't bought one for over a year, MUST MUST MUST get this one!!!

[Lightfoot]

Annually does seem to be pretty often for an all-time Top 100, but the PCPP Top 100 is:

a) Kind of an institution now I guess and a reliable 10-12 pages per year.
b) Still usually a better list than 99.99% of the “Top <blank> Games of All Time” lists on the Internet, which are invariably fluffing god-awful.

Wonder if DX:HR will sneak into the top ten ……………

explore the FPS's new obsession with the morality of pulling the trigger,

Like it. I’ll pick it up.

[Arkayn]

Annually does seem to be pretty often for an all-time Top 100, but the PCPP Top 100 is:

a) Kind of an institution now I guess and a reliable 10-12 pages per year.
b) Still usually a better list than 99.99% of the “Top <blank> Games of All Time” lists on the Internet, which are invariably fluffing god-awful.

Wonder if DX:HR will sneak into the top ten ……………



Like it. I’ll pick it up.

Actually DE:HR came in at 100. Just barely got in. I think it is a fantastic game that could of been higher in the list than some but that is the fun of the discussion I guess.

[Arkayn]

YAY, I won My PC! I hope this Corsair mouse is more reliable than my Razer Mamba with its wandering cursor crap.