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February 29
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance brings bloody realism to RPG combat at last
- Superhot's best action movie moments so far
- The PC Gamer February digest: the month's best news, reviews and features
- Build of the Week: L3peau
- Frozen Synapse 2 on show first at the PC Gamer Weekender
- The Escapists: The Walking Dead Survival Mode debuts at the PCG Weekender
- Rig of the Month: Power Cell
February 28
- Mod lets you find your friend in Dark Souls
- Brave the Killing Floor at the PC Gamer Weekender
February 27
- Join the Football Manager Quiz Night at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Star Citizen takes to the stage at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Play Dark Souls 3 at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Try the HTC Vive at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Fight, sail, and sink in open-world MMO Naval Action
- Enter the Wargaming Bunker at the PC Gamer Weekender
February 26
- Master Heroes of the Storm's Cursed Hollow map
- The week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- Dooming humanity in The Solus Project, a story-driven survival game
- Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil guests at the PC Gamer Weekender
- The best pro gaming to watch this weekend
- New dev talent on show at the PC Gamer Weekender
- 10 most critical skills you need in Rise of the Tomb Raider
- MVP Phoenix smash expectations at Dota 2's Shanghai Major
- The Winter 2016 Turbo
- XCOM meets Overwatch in this bizarre 4v4 strategy game
February 25
- Game developers tell us how they would make Half-Life 3
- A beginner's guide to improving your Overwatch winrate
- Betas and Early Access games aren't immune to criticism
- Play Homefront: The Revolution at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Meet ACE Team, makers of the weirdest games on PC
- Superhot devs discuss indie development at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Last chance: Book into the PCG Weekender today for a shot at a $130 Loot Crate
- The Winter 2016 Midrange Rig
- The animals of Far Cry Primal reviewed
February 24
- If you like American Truck Simulator, you'll also like...
- Forecasting LoL’s Mid-Season Invitational
- The Hitman beta felt too much like a beta
- Ask Star Citizen devs your questions at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Ashes of the Singularity Beta 2
- Learn PC building tips from the pros at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Just Cause 2's air propulsion gun
- Book a PCG Weekender ticket now for a chance to win $130 Loot Crate
- 3D Audio, a Tone Generator, an Audio Analyzer
- The biggest comebacks in PC gaming
February 23
- What the Winter Prelims said about Hearthstone's future as an esport
- How to attack on CS:GO’s Train map
- The PC Gamer Show: Hitman, Devil Daggers, and more
- The Walking Dead: Michonne shuffles over familiar ground
- Play X-Wing with us at the PC Gamer Weekender
- The Long Dark: Climbing Timberwolf Mountain
- Discover the creative process behind Battleborn at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Learn the future of WH40K: Eternal Crusade at the PC Gamer Weekender
- The Winter 2016 Budget Gamer
- The best videos and GIFs from the Hitman beta
- XCOM 2 base guide — build a better Avenger
- Far Cry Primal impressions after 10 hours with the console version
- How to rule the galaxy in Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries
February 22
- John McAfee: We Are 20 Years Behind China and Russia
- Why I love getting drunk in games
- Build of the Week: Lego gaming PC
- Grab a PCG Weekender ticket for a chance to win a $130 Loot Crate
- Learn the secrets of Total War: Warhammer at the PC Gamer Weekender
February 21
- Enforcer: Police Crime Action diary, Part 3: End of Watch
- Scan brings the VRX Racing simulator to the PC Gamer Weekender
- Wargaming talk Master of Orion at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Get exclusive two-day access with PC Gamer Weekender Plus Pass
February 20
- Enforcer: Police Crime Action diary, Part 2: Cop Land
- Watch the ridiculous, dragontastic conclusion to Hearthstone's Curse Trials
- Free Steam keys, HTC Vive, Star Citizen: 15 cool new things at the PCG Weekender
- Watch us stumble through Hitman's first mission in three different ways
February 19
- The week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- A pro perspective on Overwatch’s competitive future
- Enforcer: Police Crime Action diary, Part 1: Training Day
- The best pro gaming to watch this weekend
- Worlds Adrift challenges the future of the MMO at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Creating a killer wilderness in The Long Dark
- Raid the Atari Vault at the PC Gamer Weekender
- PDF Freeware Hacks
- Why competitive Rocket League should include non-standard maps
- Firebat on life after Archon and why Hearthstone's spells need to be better
February 18
- Legendary adventurer Lara Croft swings into action in Tomb Raider now on NVIDIA SHIELD
- Rise of the Tomb Raider 5K gallery: Portraits and landscapes
- PC Gamer – Galactic Civilizations III Giveaway
- Assessing CS:GO’s updated Nuke map
- Tripwire looks to the future at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Paragon impressions from a veteran and a newcomer
- Game Developers Weigh in on VR Input
- What's next for the PC's biggest series
- 20 years later, Dark Forces and Jedi Knight are still great Star Wars games
February 17
- Someone made a jillion X-Men characters in XCOM 2
- A dirge for LoL’s Dominion mode
- How Overwatch could encourage players to try new roles
- Learning to use a fightstick in Street Fighter 5
- Free Sega game for all at the PC Gamer Weekender
- See exclusive Hitman footage at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Technolust: Welcome to Shop Class
- Hurtworld: eight hours of chores and hypothermia
February 16
- Win more at Hearthstone using mind games and the art of BM
- How to defend on CS:GO’s Train map
- Win PC Gamer Weekender tickets for yourself and four friends
- How to watch professional Street Fighter
- David Braben on Arena and the future of Elite Dangerous
February 15
- Firewatch has a genre problem
- Street Fighter V is a long, disappointing way from being finished
- See Stellaris near-complete at the PC Gamer Weekender
- The best strategy games on PC
- Rant: Windows 10 Auto Updates Sucks
February 14
- Fallout 4 mod gives Nick Valentine an HD facelift
- Playing an RPG about being a shopkeeper in an RPG
February 13
- The Asus Matrix squeezes a monstrous 1500 MHz out of the GTX 980 Ti
February 12
- The week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- The best Dota 2 custom games
- The best pro gaming to watch this weekend
- The PC Gaming Show is back for 2016
- Master Heroes of the Storm's Garden of Terror map
- Compete in the tournament gaming area at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Firewatch gallery: a colorful tour of Shoshone National Forest
February 11
- Everything you can play at the PC Gamer Weekender in London
- Twitch users watched 459,366 years worth of content in 2015
- The lucky, tragic, and funny moments of XCOM 2 so far
- PC Gamer UK March issue: Dark Souls III
- Revisiting the bleak, bloody world of Kane & Lynch 2
- Tech Productivity Tips and Tools
February 10
- Watch Gabe Newell's "Oprah moment" as he gives out free VR headsets
- Finding promising rookies in the losing teams of LoL's pro scene
- Recommended XCOM 2 soldier builds
- Recommended XCOM 2 hybrid builds
- Recommended XCOM 2 Grenadier builds
- Recommended XCOM 2 Specialist builds
- Recommended XCOM 2 Ranger builds
- Recommended XCOM 2 Sharpshooter builds
- Vive and Oculus VR devs confirm a GTX 970 will run most games
- Win tickets to the PC Gamer Weekender in London!
- Hear about Divinity: Original Sin 2 on-stage at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Hitman video impressions
- Trying to break the largest level in Hitman history
- Technolust: Home Necessities and Accessories
- Every legendary skin in the Overwatch beta
February 9
- The Audio-Technica ATH-AG1x brings audiophile quality to a gaming headset
- The PC Gamer Show: XCOM 2, Overwatch, and more
- First look at Eternal Crusade’s Eldar and the Warhammer MMO's future
- The world's best pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams
- Hearthstone pros give their verdict on the new Standard format
- Jeff Kaplan talks Overwatch progression, unlocks, and beta invites
- PC gaming’s coolest spaceships
- Experience the Eastern European thrill of Jalopy at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Did Fallout 4 need a new engine?
- The life of a top Steam achievement hunter
February 8
- The best XCOM 2 character is, indisputably, Emily Blunt
- Build of the week: Cerbero
- Theorycraftr democratizes League of Legends analytics
- Your most loved and hated gaming characters
- Play Umbrella Corps at the PC Gamer Weekender
- Why I can't stop stealing in Fallout 4
February 7
- The biggest MMO failures in history
- Duelyst primer: Six things new players need to know
- The Last of Us map modded into GTA 5
- Download our best XCOM 2 custom characters: Kylo Ren, Gaben, and more
February 6
- If you like XCOM: Enemy Unknown, you’ll also like…
- The week's highs and lows in PC gaming
February 5
- The most baffling Steam reviews
- The best pro gaming to watch this weekend
- Will 2016 be the year of VR?
- Our most loved and hated gaming characters
- Play upcoming games at The PC Gamer Weekender—tickets only £9.99
- How Emulators Work
- Sabotage your friends, and probably yourself, in Ultimate Chicken Horse
- How to tweak XCOM 2 .ini files for fun and danger
- If you like SOMA, you’ll also like…
February 4
- First impressions of the Oculus Rift from a VR newbie
- 9 things you should know before starting XCOM 2
- Rise of the Tomb Raider AMD 16.1.1 Hotfix Testing
February 3
- Dreadnought is a game of huge spaceships in small-scale combat
- Imagining the gaming mouse of the future
- The state of Rainbow Six Siege after its first major update
- Two ways to interpret LoL’s mid-split results
- The power of animation in Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Fallout 4 Graphics Revisited: Patch 1.3
- Technolust: On the Road Again or Homeward Bound
February 2
- Pianos, printers, and other surprising things you can play Doom on
- AMD on the present and future of virtual reality
- The PC Gamer Show: Best of PAX, The Division, and more
- Broken PC ports like Tales of Symphonia are unacceptable
- How to attack on CS:GO’s Cobblestone map
- Ben Brode on why Standard Hearthstone has to ditch the old card expansions
- The 20 most important cards that will be removed from Hearthstone Standard
- GTA 5’s UFO hunters: a community in turmoil
- Play Riot: Civil Unrest a month before release at the PC Gamer Weekender
- World of Waaaghships: Inside Man O' War: Corsair
- Win PCG goodies for your Euro Truck Simulator 2 cab
- Game Performance Using Different Storage Media
- Western Press and the rise of the PC party game
February 1
- The Division beta impressions
- Build of the week: Behemoth Battlecruiser
- Playing an RPG without combat