PC Gamer - UK 2020-04)

ABOVE,TOP:The
toutedUIchanges
didn’tsurfaceintime
forlaunch.

ABOVE,BOTTOM:
Blizzardhaschanged
itsrefundpolicy,
givingthemout
automatically.

UNRANKED

It’salsomissinga fewfeaturesfromitspredecessor.Clans

andcompetitiveladdersare,attimeofwriting,dueina

futureupdate,buttheyseemlikeoddomissionsfora

gamethat’stryingtoresurrecta multiplayerscene.These

featureswerealsolostfromtheoriginalgame,asit now

sharesa clientwithReforgedtomakethemcompatible.

BlizzardalsomadesomechangestoitsEULAthat

givesit ownershipoverallthemodsmadeforWarcraft

III. Mostofit is thesamestuffyoufindinothergames

thatarepopularwithmodders,allowingthemtolicence

orusethemodsastheyseefit,buta keydifferenceis that

Blizzardgetsthecopyrightandsoleownership,likely

hopingtoavoidlosingoutonanotherDOTA.

Atlaunch,therewereissueswithplayersbeingunable

tologinorcreatecustomgames,whilesomebugsfrom

theextensivemultiplayerbetacontinuedtocropupinthe

live game. Blizzard has been quick to tackle the problems

with hotfixes and a patch, however, though the rest of its

players’ concerns will take a lot longer to address.

This disappointing remaster is the latest in the string

of decisions from Blizzard that have been criticised.

Rather than celebrating a classic RTS, Reforged has

become another example of how the dev has changed.

Fraser Brown, Wes Fenlon

Highs&Lows

HIGHS

EpicGamesStore

Epichasannouncedthatitsfree

gamegiveawayswillcontinueall

through2020.

Counter-Strike

CS:GOhasseenrecordnumbersof

playersflockingtoit,breakingits

recordtwiceinasmanyweeks.

Horizon:ZeroDawn

PS4exclusiveHorizon:ZeroDawn

mightbemakingtheleaptoPC,

accordingtorumours.

Overwatch

League matches and other

competitions have been postponed

due to the coronavirus.

System Shock 3

Layoffs at developer OtherSide

Entertainment leave the future of the

sequel in doubt.

Delays

Cyberpunk 2077 and Marvel’s

Avengers have both been delayed

until September.

LOWS

Sevenyearsafterit released
thefirstchapter,Cardboard
Computer has finally
launched the fifth and final
episode of Kentucky Route Zero. First
Kickstarted back in 2011, the off-beat
indie adventure has receivedcritical
acclaim throughout its journey.Youcan
check out our review on p70. RW

LONG ROAD

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO

SECOND VERSE

ANTHEMREBOOT

PolishswordsmithArtur

WysockirunsKaerMorhen

Forge, creating authentic

replicas of Geralt’s swords

with the full blessing of Witcher dev CD

Projekt RED. For €400-900 you can own

your very own made-to-order sword, in

silver or steel, providingit’slegal to own

one where you live. AK

BLADE RUNNER

WITCHER SWORDS

NEWS | OPINION | DEVELOPMENT

Bioware has announced, via

an official blog post, that it’s

going back to the drawing

board on mega-flop Anthem.

It’s now working on a full overhaul and

relaunch of the game, much like Final

Fantasy XIV did. But can it everactually

be redeemed, or is the developerjust

throwing good money after bad? RV