PC Gamer Issue 229

PC Gamer Issue 229
Editor	Tim Edwards
Deputy Editor	Graham Smith
Publisher	Future Publishing
Pages	148
Previous issue	Issue 228
Next issue	Issue 230

This magazine was dated August 2011 and priced at £5.99

Monitor

How the PC invaded E3 - (1½ pages)

Treat your ears: get game soundtracks for free - (1 page)

Your next epic RPG - (⅔ page)

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Meet the YarrRPG - Risen 2: Dark Waters

Faceoff - Is it right to sell games still under development?

Free-to-play games arrive on steam

Previews

Bioshock: Infinite - Graham Smith - (2 pages)

Far Cry 3 - Tom Francis - (2 pages)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Tom Francis - (2 pages)

XCOM - Tom Francis - (2 pages)

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 - Rich McCormick - (1 page)

Hitman: Absolution - Tom Francis - (2 pages)

Dead Island - Graham Smith - (2 pages)

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter - Graham Smith - (1 page)

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Tom Francis - (1 page)

Metro: Last Light - Dan Griliopoulos - (2 pages)

Arma 3 - Rich McCormick - (2 pages)

King Arthur II - Graham Smith - (2 pages)

Features

Special Report - 72 hours to make a game from scratch - Matthew Kumar - (2 pages)

Cover Feature - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Graham Smith - (6 pages)

Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm - Tim Edwards - (4 pages)

The Shootout - Tim Edwards - (4 pages)

How Battlefield 3 demolished Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at E3.

The New Online Heroes - Richard Cobbett - (4 pages)

After seven years at the top, is World of Warcraft's reign about to end?

Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, The Secret World, Warhammer 40,000 Dark Millennium Online, Tera, Firefall, Salem, Glitch, Defiance, World of Planes

The Hard Stuff

Carmack on the PC's future

Hardware bundles: are they worth it? - Adam Oxford - (1 page)

How to start PC gaming on your TV - Adam Oxford - (2 pages)

Group Test - Motherboards - (5 pages)

Top Scorer - Z68 Pro 3 - 90%

Reviews

Games

Editor's Choice awards in bold

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Verdict %
Duke Nukem Forever	2K Games	Rich McCormick	4	29
Hunted: The Demon's Forge	Bethesda	Richard Cobbett	2	68
Capsized	Alientrap Games	Dan Griliopoulos	1	86
The Sims 3: Generations	Electronic Arts	Dan Stapleton	½	83
Beep	Big Fat Alien	Rachel Weber	½	68
Terraria	Re-Logic	Tom Senior	1	79
Frozen Synapse	Mode 7 Games	Tom Francis	2	89
Bioshock 2: Minerva's Den	2K Games	Tom Francis	1	81
Fallout: New Vegas - Honest Hearts	Bethesda	Dan Stapleton	½	69
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean	Disney	Richard Cobbett	½	63
Vertex Dispenser	Smestorp Limited	Tom Francis	1	64
Mythos	Hanbitsoft	Tom Senior	2	43
Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy	Battlefront.com	Tim Stone	4	80
B.U.T.T.O.N.	Copenhagen Game Productions	Tom Senior	1	75
Alice: Madness Returns	Electronic Arts	Logan Decker	⅔	82
The First Templar		Lucas Sullivan	1/6	63
Battle Slots		Lucas Sullivan	1/6	78
Pride of Nations	Paradox	Tim Gladstone	2	79

Re-Releases

Reviews by Jon Blyth

Game Title	Publisher	Pages	Rating
Heroes of Might and Magic Collection	Mastertronic	1	80
AI War Bundle	Arcen Games	½	87
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, Director's Cut	Good Old Games	1/6	88
Heroes Over Europe	Ubisoft	1/6	63
Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles	Mastertronic	1/6	38

Update

Tom Senior charts the highs and lows of Rift's first major world event. - (2 pages)

Reinstall - Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis - Tom Francis - (2 pages)

Free Gifts

DVD

Other Credits

Intern

Tom Senior

Contributors

Kim Richards, Christian Donlan, Tom Hatfield, Andy Ounsted, Cormac Jordan

Group Art Editor

Graham Dalzell

Creative Director

Robin Abbott

Editorial Director

Jim Douglas

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