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August 31
- Controlling this RTS by typing works better than it has any right to
- Borderlands: The story so far
August 30
- Control is the best, most complex implementation of ray tracing in a game so far
- How to find and complete The Angry Scytheclaws in WoW Classic
- Here are all the Man of Medan endings
- The best Pagan Online heroes to hack through the horde
- Humankind rewrites the rules of Civilization
August 29
- Surreal adventure Vane is darkly beautiful and occasionally frustrating
- 8 things every new player needs to do in World of Warcraft Classic
- How old should my kids be before I let them play Fortnite?
- How to find Mankrik's wife in World of Warcraft: Classic
- The best Nvidia Shield deals for 2019
- Here's how you see all the endings in Telling Lies
- Where to search between a film camera, stone head, and big rig in Fortnite
- Where to find the Hero Mansion and Villain Hideout in Fortnite
- Where to search between a rotary phone, fork knife, and hilltop house in Fortnite
- Police Quest's tense encounters made me wish adventure games would kill you again
- Fortnite Blockbuster missions guide
August 28
- What you need to know before playing World of Warcraft Classic
- College bookstores sell PC hardware now, but pricing is as bad as the textbooks
- World of Warcraft Classic keeps reconnecting me with old friends I didn't know I missed
- Plunge is a stylish and offbeat turn-based strategy roguelite I can't stop playing
- Is WoW Classic just a quick nostalgia fix, or is it here to stay?
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood system requirements, settings, benchmarks, and performance analysis
- How the internet has reacted to World of Warcraft Classic
- How to make quick gold in World of Warcraft Classic
- Celebrate Intel®️ Gamer Days with the Legion Trivia Truck at PAX West
August 27
- Discord's new 'Go Live' streaming is already one of its best features
- WoW Classic leveling guide: how to get to 60 fast
- 9 things you'll only remember if you played vanilla World of Warcraft
- Mable & The Wood is a beautiful Metroidvania that's out now
- Where to find the Vault Symbols in Fortnite
- How to find and return Claptrap's missing eye in Fortnite
- Here are the themed Fortnite Borderlands challenges
- How to avoid long queues in World of Warcraft Classic
August 26
- How Rainbow Six Siege: Ember Rise's less flashy changes will shake up the meta
- Control is a glorious mess-making sim
- How Blizzard coped with World of Warcraft's blood plague and other early disasters
- Retro roundup: Heroes of Might and Magic, AI War, The Witcher
- Romero returns to Doom to play tricks in Sigil
- Great moments in PC gaming: Avenging your family in Dragon Age: Origins
- What did you play last week?
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 26, 2019)
August 25
- Crapshoot: The original Duke Nukem, who just wanted to be home in time for Oprah
- In Anodyne 2's 3D world, characters have 2D interiors of their own
August 24
- Which keys do you always rebind?
August 23
- The best games from Gamescom 2019
- Taking to the skies in Airborne Kingdom's floating toybox cities
- PC Gamer UK October issue: Humankind
- ROG at PAX West 2019: Play alongside your favorite streamers
- GTA Casino guide: how to win big in the Diamond Casino and Resort
- Typing games sure did get strange
- Picking the perfect Razer gaming laptop for your back-to-school shopping
August 22
- GeForce RTX 2070 vs GTX 1080: Which graphics card should you buy?
- Iced Screams, Cake of the Lost, and other nightmarish meals you can cook in No Man's Sky
- How to activate Destiny 2 cross save
- How teachers are using Minecraft in the classroom
August 21
- 7 questions that remain unanswered by Luke Smith's Destiny 2 mega-blog
- What game do you wish you could play again for the very first time?
- Fortnite Season X competitive Cash Cup dates, rules, and prize pools
- Submarines are sailing into World of Warships
August 20
- Why schools in horror games are so creepy
- Path of Exile's next update mixes tower defense with fungal alchemy
- We found the worst MMO on Steam
- Every PC game at Gamescom so far
- Try out the ROG Phone II at PAX West 2019
- Managing your gaming space when you don't have much room
August 19
- Fortnite Worlds Collide mission: challenge guides and every reward
- Where to find Fortnite's mushrooms
- Kerbal Space Program 2's new devs on adding interstellar flight, colonies and more to the PC's greatest space sim
- What did you play last week?
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 19, 2019)
August 18
- Crapshoot: Realms of the Haunting, the FMV horror game that's not all bad
- How to set up a college gaming club and keep it going
August 17
- Great moments in PC gaming: When Dark Souls finally 'clicks'
- Do you play tabletop RPGs?
August 16
- The biggest PC gaming stories of the week
- Final Fantasy 14 is full of amazing music, but this one song reaches Baby Shark levels of psychic terror
- How one phone call saved a tiny new studio and gave the world System Shock 2
- Meet the galactic Gordon Ramsay of No Man's Sky Beyond
- Rainbow Six Siege's Raleigh Major is live all weekend
- Do game developers need a game design degree?
- Playing Vermintide 2 without killing made me a better player
August 15
- The best No Man's Sky mods
- How to ride creatures in No Man's Sky Beyond
- Man of Medan's co-op adds welcome unpredictability to the horror anthology
- Bully fans are desperate for a sequel
August 14
- Friday Fortnite: the roster and brackets for this week's competition
- When and where to watch Gamescom: Opening Night Live
- What's the biggest game exploit you'll admit to using?
- Borderlands 3 gameplay video: impressions from Pandora and Eden-6
- PC Gamer plays: Destiny 2, Kentucky Route Zero, Elite Dangerous, and Titanfall 2
August 13
- This mod turns Doom into a delightful Mario 64-inspired platformer
- Fortnite Spray and Pray mission guide: all challenges and rewards
- How to use a Minecraft Grindstone
- The new Dead Cells update lets you summon a giant's fist to punch your enemies
August 12
- Fortnite's mechs are good, actually
- I graduated from Skyrim's magic school without casting a single spell
- WoW Classic: How to reserve your name
- There are now almost 51 games about storming Area 51
- For MMO diehards, there's only one conversation: is the genre dying or already dead?
- Stealth your way through an acid Western setting in El Hijo
- The best accessories and gear for students
- What did you play last week?
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 12, 2019)
- Great moments in PC gaming: Finally landing on the Mun in Kerbal Space Program
August 11
- This Monster Hunter World cosplay won the World Cosplay Summit
- The best games to play while doing homework
August 10
- Alter Ego, the game where you're a Sim being tormented by a psycho
- Do you turn your PC off at night?
- Why the hell hasn't Dr. Boom, Mad Genius been nerfed yet?
August 9
- The best programs and tools for students
- The most powerful videogame bosses you'll find in real life
- How to move your PC
- The biggest PC gaming stories of the week
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood is hiding a very cool Dishonored easter egg
- Crusader Kings The Board Game is fun but no match for Crusader Kings 2
August 8
- Grading the best and worst schools in PC gaming
- Partisans channels the spirit of Commandos
- Madden 20's career mode starts strong but ultimately disappoints
August 7
- How to get your PC ready for school
- Randomly becoming a werewolf in Skyrim is a great way to make everyone hate you
- Fortnite B.R.U.T.E. Squad missions and rewards
- How to get into simulators
- Celebrating Dune 2000, Westwood's forgotten RTS
August 6
- Making penises in games: it's hard
- Fortnite Level Headed missions and rewards
- This is what happens when you never do laundry in The Sims 4
- Fortnite Rumble Royale missions: every challenge and reward
- Ultima Online-Inspired MMO Legends of Aria is Now Available on Steam
- GTA Online's slot machines are rigged and the NPCs are winning all the damn money
August 5
- This PC gaming bedroom art is a powerful hit of nostalgia
- EVO 2019's best story was the unstoppable rise of Pakistani Tekken player Arslan Ash
- Every Hearthstone expansion ranked by its theme song
- What did you play last week?
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 5, 2019)
August 4
- Great moments in PC gaming: Building your first desktop PC
- Is Blizzard hurting the hype for new Hearthstone expansions by letting streamers play early?
- Major events in the Cyberpunk RPG timeline
- Crapshoot: Wrecked, the anti-drug game that wants you to take drugs
- Do you keep doing sidequests after you finish the main story?
August 2
- Real people starring in porn games is a surreal new frontier
- Total War: Three Kingdoms warlords guide
- See how disguises work in The Outer Worlds
- In The Outer Worlds, the best weapon is being able to lie about everything
- I judged every citizen of Karnaca in Dishonored 2
August 1
- Fortnite: Road Trip missions guide
- Intel finally launches it's 10th Gen 10nm Ice Lake processors
- The best of QuakeCon cosplay
- How are microchips made, anyway?
- Modern Warfare multiplayer takes inspiration from Time Crisis for a much more deliberate shooter
- Fortnite Season 10: see the battle pass, map changes, and story trailer
- Sea of Solitude composer Guy Jackson on how to capture mental health themes in music