Deceit! Death! Decay! That's just some of what you can expect from PC Gamer UK issue 293 thanks to cover star Dishonored 2. Chris blinked over to Arkane Studios and discovered what could be the most player-driven game of the decade.
Elsewhere inside we chart the history of the immersive sim, interrogate Duncan Jones over the Warcraft movie an find out how Call of Duty 4's best levels were built.
Join us and take an early look at Mafia 3, Battlefield 1 and '90s revival Yooka-Laylee. Or, if you're into the hard stuff, pore over our exhaustive supertest of the leading VR headsets.
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Inside this month:
- Inside Dishonored 2.
- The history of the immersive sim.
- Duncan Jones on the Warcraft movie.
- VR supertest
- How Infinity Ward built Call of Duty 4's greatest levels.
- Previewed: Mafia 3, Battlefield 1, LawBreakers and more.
- Reviewed: Total War: Warhammer, Stellaris, Battleborn and more.
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