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September 30
- Sands of Salzaar is like a Chinese fantasy Mount and Blade, and it’s just as janky too
- Where to find all the Warzone subway stations
- System Shock 2: How an underfunded and inexperienced team birthed a PC classic
- In these trying times, Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a soothing balm
- Owlbear Rodeo is a more lightweight virtual tabletop for your D&D needs
September 29
- These are the PC games releasing in October and November
- 12 things you should know before you play Spelunky 2
- What to do when you're cursed in Spelunky 2
- Here are the Spelunky 2 characters we've met so far
- How to unlock every shortcut in Spelunky 2
- How to cure poison in Spelunky 2
- Spelunky 2's opening levels are deadly, even for veterans
- Everything you need to know about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 6
- Nvidia RTX 3080 crashes: what we know so far (Updated with statement from Nvidia)
September 28
- Fortnite: Where are the cakes?
- Tomb Raider: Every version of Lara Croft, ranked by Lara-ness
- Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition doesn't feel very definitive
- PC Gamer plays: Mutazione, Dota Underlords, Superliminal, and Abandon Ship
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 28, 2020)
September 27
- What did you play last week?
September 26
- What's an old game you've come back to years later?
- Crapshoot: The worst-named game ever made
September 25
- What happened to 12 of gaming's biggest studios after they were sold
- Here are all the Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War psychological profiles revealed so far
- I Am Dead is a charming puzzle game about life after death on a tranquil island
- League of Legends' Samira has baffled players worried about power creep
- Will the Nvidia RTX 3070 launch be better? Here's what we've learned from the 3080 and 3090
- Everything you need to know about League of Legends' World Series championship
- Watch us put No Man's Sky's new and improved planet generation system to the test
- Quick saves are the most disappointing omission from Crysis Remastered
- Here's what's been going on in the PC Gamer forum this week
- The Falconeer is a rich fantasy adventure in a flooded world with giant weaponized birds
September 24
- How to complete the Fortnite Wolverine challenges and get the skin
- How to find a sandworm in No Man's Sky Origins
- How Among Us became so wildly popular
- How to make a Stark robot dance in Fortnite
- Where to find a Trask transport truck in Fortnite
- How to customize your character in Among Us
- 7 interesting and unusual Crusader Kings 3 characters to try
- 19 things that are possible now that Microsoft owns Bethesda
- A year in the life of the Warhammer Online fan server
September 23
- Fortnite: The Downfall secret challenge guide and trap locations
- If you had $7.5 billion, which game company would you buy?
- Let's visit the site of England's most terrifying UFO encounter in Microsoft Flight Simulator
- This slimy real estate simulator is like Papers, Please meets Glengarry Glen Ross
- After Microsoft's huge Bethesda acquisition, which studios could be next?
September 22
- Among Us error codes: What they mean
- Serious Sam 4 writer aims for a 'positive view of humanity' working together to kill lots of aliens
- This ridiculous Risk of Rain 2 item unexpectedly cloned the final boss
- 5 big questions about Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda
- Let's talk about Microsoft's huge Bethesda buy and the future of PC gaming
- Before Grand Theft Auto's radio became iconic, it was a fight just to get it in the game
September 21
- What Microsoft buying Bethesda means for PC gamers
- The DLCs that gave us closure when the base game couldn't
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 21, 2020)
September 20
- This week in PC gaming: Left 4 Dead 2's first major update in 10 years, Nvidia RTX 3090 releases
- Great moments in PC gaming: Going on the defensive in Dawn of War 2
- What did you play last week?
- Let's take a closer look at the latest Cyberpunk 2077 trailers
September 19
- Have you made any close friends through online gaming?
- Crapshoot: The horny surgeon sim called Biing! for some reason
September 18
- It's a lot smaller, but EVE Online's mobile spin-off is so good I almost prefer it
- How to get Blazing Suns in every Hunter Trial in Horizon: Zero Dawn
- How to launch off all Sentinel hands without touching the ground in Fortnite
- Welcome to Elk is a tragic and comical adventure based on an anthology of true stories
- Ask a medic: Why does my wrist hurt?
- Intel Tiger Lake tested: Xe graphics make thin-and-light gaming worthwhile
- How a new indie studio created one of the best detective games ever
- Here's what the PC Gamer community has been chatting about this week
September 17
- Just admit that your console exclusives are coming to PC already
- Ask a medic: What should I do if I have wrist pain?
- How the '90s family computer shaped a generation's exposure to PC gaming
- Everything you need to know about Glamour in Final Fantasy 14
- CD Projekt Red has nabbed Cyberpunk, but here are 5 other punks that deserve games
- Grow a campfire out to a thriving township in Medieval Dynasty
September 16
- Will you buy a next-gen console?
- Razer's expensive gamer gum didn't make me better at Warzone, did give me minty fresh breath
- How to complete the rooftop gaps in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
- A video tribute to PC's best detective games
September 15
- How to complete all Tony Stark Awakening Challenges in Fortnite
- Explore the gorgeous world of Horizon Zero Dawn in our video tour
- How to complete the Mystique Awakening Challenges in Fortnite
- Mediatonic made around 130 games before it struck gold with Fall Guys
- Even for a Crusader Kings game, there are a heck of a lot of bastards in CK3
- This week presents an even better Destiny farming opportunity than the OG loot cave
- Turtle Mage is one of the most annoying Hearthstone decks of all time, which is really saying something
- How to romance Shane in Stardew Valley
- Minecraft is using a spatial simulation engine to make 'larger and more immersive experiences'
- Boundary is a thrilling zero-G space shooter coming later this year
September 14
- How to complete the Doctor Doom Awakening Challenge in Fortnite
- Talk to a bicycle and kill meat disguised as houseplants in the weirdest horror game of 2020
- Here's what the critics are saying about Spelunky 2 so far
- How to complete the Storm Awakening Challenges in Fortnite
- Horizon Zero Dawn combat basics guide
- What Nvidia buying Arm means for PC gaming
- Lead your realm to glory with these crucial Crusader Kings 3 tips
- AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series laptops give you the edge in portable gaming
- Cloud Gardens is a quietly beautiful vision of the post-apocalypse
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 14, 2020)
September 13
- Check out this never-before-seen StarCraft 2 concept art
- This week in PC gaming: RTX 3080, Crysis Remastered
- What did you play last week?
September 12
- If you could only play console games, which console would you choose?
- Crapshoot: The Unicorn Killer, a hidden object game about a real murder
- How Warzone will change with Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
September 11
- We talked to the fan experts at Noctua about the unique cooling in the Xbox Series X and Series S
- 13 PC games we're looking forward to in 2021
- Where to find all the school bells in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
- Gamedec aims to be cyberpunk Disco Elysium
September 10
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is still the best fantasy shopkeeper tycoon game
- The best flight sims on PC
- Where to eliminate Iron Man at Stark Industries in Fortnite
- Immortals Fenyx Rising is a very Ubisoft take on Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Gujian 3 comes close to being the Final Fantasy of Chinese RPGs
- How crossplay works in Among Us
- Nvidia's RTX 3080 is in the test rig right now but I can't take my eyes off its white LEDs
September 9
- The best Microsoft Flight Simulator mods, liveries, and scenery
- So far, Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War’s multiplayer is a step back
- Where to find Wolverine's trophy at Dirty Docks in Fortnite
- The first big Outer Worlds DLC has heavy BioShock vibes
- Should you upgrade your CPU for top Nvidia Ampere performance?
- How to get to Batuu in The Sims 4
September 8
- The best Horizon Zero Dawn weapons
- 9 tips for getting started in Horizon Zero Dawn
- A beginner's guide to Final Fantasy 14
- How to get Traveler's Chosen in Destiny 2
- Co-op dinosaur slaying gets chaotic as hell in Second Extinction
- Fear Magic: the Gathering's new zombie bat
September 7
- The best Wasteland 3 builds
- Watch our video showcase of this year's PC Gamer Top 100
- How modders made Skater XL their dream skate game
- Win access to the Partisans 1941 closed beta
- The best FAL builds for Warzone
- The best Kilo 141 builds for Warzone
- The best Grau 5.56 builds for Warzone
- The best M13 builds for Warzone
- The best MP7 builds for Warzone
- The best FiNN LMG loadouts for Warzone
- Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 7, 2020)
September 6
- Great moments in PC gaming: The XCOM mission with the fish
- What did you play last week?
September 5
- When are you planning your next GPU upgrade?
- Crapshoot: Trespasser, the Jurassic Park game that was ambitious, at least
September 4
- I'm excited to play a Batman game without Batman
- Where to bounce on different dog toys at Ant Manor in Fortnite
- This is how the Nvidia RTX 3090 aims to make 8K gaming a reality
- Fortnite Wolverine challenges: Where to find the loading screen picture at a Quinjet patrol site
- Crusader Kings 3's best feature is that you can get so stressed out you die
- How to wage war in Crusader Kings 3
- Nvidia RTX 30-series: Should I buy Founders Edition or third-party?
- Here are the discussions you missed on the PC Gamer forums this week
- Destiny 2's 'Conqueror' title is brutal, repetitive, infuriating and some of the most fun I've had
- Meet the heroes and villains of Marvel's Avengers
- So far Marvel's Avengers has a fun campaign and a tedious endgame
- Nvidia's RTX 3070 is one of the most exciting graphics cards ever made
- Years later, Half-Life’s influence is still being felt
- Wasteland 3 isn't 100 hours long, unless you want it to be
September 3
- Thanks to this CK3 mod, I can't stop creating extremely tall rulers with eyepatches
- Pet the dog as much as your heart wants with these adorable dog games for PC
- Fortnite's take on Crazy Taxi is a chaotic joy
- Everything you need to know about religion in Crusader Kings 3
- I made Kylo Ren my BFF and got mind-tricked by Rey in The Sims 4 Star Wars Pack
- Nvidia's Utopian vision—'GeForce is your holodeck, your lightspeed starship, your time machine.'
- Thor Awakening Challenge guide: How to get the God of Thunder emote in Fortnite
September 2
- Groot Awakening Challenge guide: How to get the Rocket emote in Fortnite
- Where to plant a seed on a heart-shaped island in Fortnite for Groot's Awakening Challenge
- Where to emote at a friendship monument in Fortnite for Groot's Awakening Challenge
- Fortnite vase locations: Where to emote after smashing a vase as Jennifer Walters and get the She-Hulk skin
- Where to find Jennifer Walter's office in Fortnite
- Jennifer Walters Awakening Challenges guide: How to get She-Hulk in Fortnite
- Put the original 'unkillable' C'Thun into WoW Classic, you cowards
- Become a master of skulduggery with this Crusader Kings 3 Intrigue guide
- Nvidia Ampere - RTX 3090, RTX 3080, and RTX 3070 release date, specs, performance, and pricing
- Why Necromunda is a big deal
September 1
- Path of Exile's new Heist update is basically fantasy Ocean's 11
- The most exciting thing about Destiny 2's frosty new subclasses is customisability
- Well, I guess we won the console war