PC Gamer UK July issue: Call of Duty Black Ops 4

Attention! As we learned earlier this year, Call of Duty returns with Black Ops 4 on October 12 with Treyarch at its helm. To learn more about the studio's fresh focus on PC, we marched Andy to Activision's California HQ to report from the frontlines of development. Read his results in this month's cover feature.  

Stand at ease. 

Elsewhere inside, Fraser experiences the downsides of democracy in Tropico 6, before discovering the upsides of major theft; while Jon Morcom digs into the making of Arcadia, and unearths what BioShock’s garden district teaches us about level design. Previews this month include Two Point Hospital, Order of Magnitude, Rend and more. Reviews include Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, Frostpunk, and BattleTech among many others. 

This month's issue also comes with a free game—Dungeons 2

Issue 319 is on shelves now and available on all your digital devices from Google Play, the App Store and Zinio. You can also order direct from My Favourite Magazines or purchase a subscription to save yourself some cash, receive monthly deliveries and marvel at our exclusive subscriber covers. This month's is a cracker:  

This month: 

  • Andy explores Treyarch's PC focus with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
  • Fraser wrestles with capitalism and democracy in Tropico 6.
  • Jon Morcom unearths the making of Arcadia—BioShock's garden district.
  • Paladins: Realm Royale, Rend, SpyParty and more previewed.
  • Pillars of Eternity 2, BattleTech, Frostpunk and more reviewed.
  • Our RAM group test.
  • And much more!
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