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April 30
- The Mount and Blade empire began with a forum post
- What's the problem with de_nuke?
- How to run Ubuntu Linux inside Windows 10
- It's battle royale at sea in fantasy naval combat game Maelstrom
- Tips for beating Hearthstone’s Monster Hunt mode with every hero
- How to speed up BattleTech battles
- Six things I wish I knew before I started Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
April 29
- I can't stop buying $20 Fortnite skins
April 28
- Reynad on turning away from Hearthstone to make his own dream card game
- The history of Wolfenstein
- Disco Elysium is shaping up to be the most original RPG of the year
- What's the first game you really loved?
April 27
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble is an unfairly forgotten girl-gang RPG
- BattleTech's complicated lore, explained by its creator
- Frostpunk scenario guide: surviving the city-builder's extra challenges
- Come get a code for Quake Champions and play right now (all gone!)
- Vandals is like turn-based Hitman with graffiti instead of murder
- Murderous Pursuits is a multiplayer assassination game that echoes Dishonored, BioShock and Hitman
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a cool setting, but makes a poor first impression
April 26
- Forget Nintendo Labo, we built a PC using a cardboard box
- How a Russian strategy game where you can marry a frog or a zombie became a classic
- Becoming king of the hippos using Assassins' Creed Origins' cheat console
- Halo Online is pure nostalgia for shooter fans of a certain age
- Solving puzzles and taking selfies in the colorful islands of Solo
- New details on Wild West Online PvE as its Steam release date is revealed
- Meet the GTA 5 modder bringing The Avengers to Los Santos
April 25
- Is the great graphics card shortage finally ending?
- QWOP was proof that games can be slapstick comedy
- We have 50 keys for Dead in Vinland to give away
- Destiny 2's best new gun isn't even out but players are already arguing about it
- What's next for Ninja Theory after Hellblade
- Slay the Spire designer discusses new characters and card game inspirations
- GTA 4's Liberty City is still an incredible virtual city
April 24
- Defense Grid, the 'beer game' that changed a genre
- Pillars of Eternity 2 dev talks worldbuilding, and making all that text 'easier to digest'
- 9 things I wish I knew before playing Frostpunk
- BattleTech guide: Manage your mechs to victory and riches
- Ninja held a Fortnite competition in Vegas, but underdog players stole the show
April 23
- Does Braid deserve its status as the iconic breakthrough indie game?
- Watch me jump out of a plane after annoying everyone on board in VR spy action game Defector
- How a bunch of Reddit memes became the best armor in Runescape
- The best BattleTech books
- The making of Audiosurf, the synesthesia simulator
- Introducing the Class of 2008
April 21
- Tim Schafer talks Psychonauts 2 and more remasters of Lucasarts adventure games
April 20
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- My Little Blacksmith Shop is relaxing and overwhelming at the same time
- Playing an updated, widescreen Warcraft 3 in 2018 is surreal
- The life and death of EVE Online's first all-woman pirate gang
- Hearthstone won't be the same without Ben Brode
- Through the Ages is a superior civilization-building game
- World of Tanks 1.0 Q&A
- Take part in the PC Gamer film survey for a chance to win a £200 Amazon voucher
April 19
- Playing GTA 5 with a realistic damage mod is a world of constant pain and death
- Encumbrance sucks, so why is it still so common?
- Everything we know about the next Rainbow Six Siege Operators
- The original EverQuest is so unhelpful and severe that it almost feels modern
- I love Saya no Uta, even though it's incredibly messed-up
- Let's build the perfect RTS game
- Let's talk about politics in games
- Order of Magnitude is a colony simulation game from the makers of Prison Architect
April 18
- Mech combat game Vox Machinae is just what VR needs
- How authentic is PC Building Simulator really?
- Join Adorama, your gaming destination and Meet Justin Wong with ASUS Republic of Gamers
- I sang at a faux-American Idol audition and started a riot in a GTA 5 roleplaying server
- Using Early Access Astroneer to deal with the Singularity
April 17
- Expect to see a lot of Sombra in Overwatch League stage 3
- I love pretending to be an NPC in games
- Ride hoverbikes through a cel shaded desert in Project Sable
- We tried to get good with Tachanka, Rainbow Six Siege's worst operator
- The joy of returning to the early days of the FPS in Ion Maiden
- Here's why I've started collecting old PC games in big cardboard boxes
- If you like Crusader Kings 2 then you’ll love Fief: France 1429
April 16
- Lost in Space looks an awful lot like a Mass Effect TV show
- We're giving away 2,000 PUBG Savage beta keys here (Update: they're gone)
- Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure that creeps me the hell out
- How to rescue old PCs with Ultimate Boot CD
- The Far Cry games ranked from worst to best
- The evolving art of dialogue in games
- Terraforming Mars digital is a quick-playing alternative to tabletop
April 14
- Which game is just too damn long?
April 13
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- 'Thelma & Louise vs. the mall' and more experimental games from the Now Play This festival
- We have 150 NeuroSlicer pre-alpha keys to give away (Update: all out)
- Meet the pilots who just had an EVE Online-themed wedding in Iceland
- Sam Barlow on #WarGames, Her Story, and reflecting real-world politics
- How microtransactions and in-game currencies can be used to launder money
- The history of Tomb Raider
April 12
- Mother Simulator makes you deal with a hungry baby, explosive diarrhea, and a sudden ice age
- What happens when Fortnite hits China?
- How The Chinese Room rebuilt Dear Esther for a live tour
- Tips from the Fortnite player with the most Victory Royales in the world
- The Morrowind Rebirth mod is the ultimate enhanced vanilla experience
- The Biggest Tanks in PC Gaming
- The best spy games on PC
- Dead in Vinland dumps a viking family on North America's shore
- Only one player gets guns in the Dead by Daylight dev's new asymmetrical shooter
April 11
- Fortnite's new replay tool is already producing gold
- The creators of Spelunky and Getting Over It talk about Sexy Hiking and 'B-games'
- Hearthstone's Ben Brode: "If you knew how good a card is by looking at it, we wouldn't need a balance team"
- The best and worst boss fights in PC gaming
- What we think of Radical Heights, Boss Key's free-to-play Early Access battle royale game
- Thrones of Britannia director discusses modding and design intentions for Total War Saga
- I’m over the fact that choices don’t really matter in Telltale games
- The Houses of Morrowind keeps The Elder Scrolls: Legends fresh and exciting
- Find the best Star Wars board game for you
- Meet the Dark Souls detective uncovering Lothric's cut content
April 10
- Learning to walk (and work) again in Stardew Valley
- The art of flavour text
- Why Dragon Quest 11 will have English voice acting even though the Japanese version has none
- Let's discuss Far Cry 5's boring cult and pointless ending
- The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion feels sparse and strange today
- Below's world is dark, dangerous, and teeming with secrets
- This co-op puzzler has two players navigate cliffs while tied together with rope
April 9
- Skyrim VR adds a fresh sense of wonder to a familiar world
- Parkitect is reviving the classic rollercoaster sim
- Predicting the power of every legendary in Hearthstone's The Witchwood
- World of Tanks is getting serious about graphics and it’s great
- How Deus Ex: Mankind Divided nails the personal side of prejudice
- Navigating ancient tombs and a strained friendship In the Valley of Gods
- SCUM's ridiculous survival meters include vitamins, muscle mass, and even a tooth counter
April 7
- Acer Predator After Party brings games, giveaways, and music to PAX East 2018
- Solve the case or go crazy trying in isometric RPG Disco Elysium
- Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption is all boss fights, and each one makes you weaker
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
April 6
- Remembering SkiFree, and the Yeti that still haunts our dreams
- Intel's team-up with AMD produces the fastest integrated graphics ever
- Super Meat Boy Forever is an auto-runner, but it might be the best auto-runner
- The best and worst Final Fantasy party members
- How Larian Studios skirted bankruptcy before making Divinity: Original Sin
- The making of Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Welcome to the PC Gamer Board Games channel
- If you like Surviving Mars then you'll love Terraforming Mars
- Splitgate: Arena Warfare is 'Halo plus Portal,' and the most disorienting competitive FPS I've ever played
April 5
- WoW's new Island Expeditions are a refreshing alternative to dungeon grinding bullshit
- Come get a beta key for horror mansion sim MachiaVillain
- Clutching on to a collapsing kingdom in Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
- Double Kick Heroes is a rhythm game on the highway to hell
- Far Cry 5's weirdest, wildest, funniest moments
April 4
- Overwatch League matches keep getting better as the worst teams up their game
- Being a hero ain't cheap in shopkeeping action RPG Moonlighter
- What to expect from World of Tanks 1.0
- Shroud of the Avatar's player-made towns are already thriving, and full of weirdness
April 3
- Slap naked mole rats with your inventory sack in Slasher's Keep
- Totem Teller is like an interactive storybook with intentional glitches
- The best weapons in Fortnite
- Savage proves that solo PUBG plays best on a small map
- How Fortnite PvE fans feel about Battle Royale taking over the game they love
- The best Warhammer games on PC
- Murder, wine and life-sucking pearls make Summerset another captivating Elder Scrolls Online expansion
- The HTC Vive Pro makes me want to use VR more often, and for longer
- MTG Arena hands-on: the next phase of Magic: The Gathering's complicated digital history
- The best 4X games on PC
April 2
- Where to find a twin-seat attack plane and other special vehicles in Far Cry 5
- Some of GDC's best games were controlled by singing, high-fiving, and holding hands
- The best Far Cry Arcade maps so far
- Far Cry 5 performance analysis and settings guide
- Watch Far Cry 5's different endings here
- The Gigabyte Aero 15X brings heavyweight performance without bulk
- What happened to Steam Machines?
- Asmodee Digital unveils Terraforming Mars—the only board game on PC that takes players to the Red Planet
- The best and worst in-game books and codexes
- Octahedron is a vertical rhythm platformer to boggle your eyes
April 1
- You don't need to clean your registry
- April Fools' Day 2018 round-up
- The ultimate World of Warcraft quiz