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08 THETOPSTORY
Investigating Rockstar’senormous
remaster flub.
10 THESPY
Another day,anotherGrand Theft
Auto VIrumour.
12 SPECIALREPORT
Inconversationwithone of gaming’s
greatest cartographers.
14 POSITIVE
INFLUENCE
How limitations, notopportunities, led
tothe creationof aniconicplatformer.
16 DNATRACING
Therocky journey of Turtle Rock,the
original developerof Left 4 Dead.
Previews
20 Warframe: The NewWar
24 Weird West
26 Men of War II
EARLYACCESS
28 SacredFire
30 The Monster Within
Features
32 STALKER 2: Heartof
Chernobyl
39 The PCGamer Gameof
the YearAwards
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WARFRAME:
THE NEW WAR
The cyber-ninja RPG will soonbe
receiving a hugeslice of cinematic
storytelling– we’ve got all the info.
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STALKER 2
Wedelveintothe heartof the Zone
todiscover thegrand ambitions of
thislong-awaitedsequel – and
everythingfromkiller deer to
flaming whirlwinds.
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GAME OF THE
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