The reason we keep putting
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gamers love them some tactical
warfare – is because its a series
of constant reinvention. While
each features tactical battles
and strategic diplomacy, the
key differences always add up
to something distinct. Thanks
to its settings,Three Kingdoms
might be the most original
Total Warto date.
A few months ago I received an email
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Access coverage. The result is this issue’s
Early Access feature. If you’ve got thoughts
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TOM SENIOR
Specialist in
Only war
Twit ter
@PCGLudo
This month
After being deployed to
Horsham to see To t a l Wa r,
returned home and played
some Warhammer.WELCOME
“PC GAMERS LOVE
THEM SOME TACTICAL
WA R FA R E ”
PHIL SAVAGE
Specialist in
War correspondent
Twit ter
@Octaeder
This month
Reported from the
frontlines of Avalanche’s
war against a boring
post-apocalypse.ANDY KELLY
Specialist in
Flame wars
Twit ter
@ultrabrilliant
This month
Quizzed Black Mirror
creator Charlie Brooker. It
wasn’t so much a war of
words as just a nice chat.PHILIPPA WARR
Specialist in
Name: Warr
This month
Was drafted into a war
against the sea by the
buggy spawn points of
Early Access MMO Atlas.
Discover who won in this
month’s Now Playing.STEVEN MESSNER
Specialist in
Peace (he’s Canadian)
Twit ter
@stevenmessner
This month
Lost a war against ooze,
as detailed in his Early
Access feature entry on
Caves of Qud.A member of the Audit
Bureau of Circulations
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January-December 2017