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GMod’s Garry Newman releases open-world survival game Rust into alpha

Garry Newman, the creator of the all-time bestselling Garry’s Mod, is hard at work at a new open-world game that, well, really looks a lot like DayZ with some Minecraft mixed in. Rust is a multiplayer survival game currently in alpha development that forces players to survive in a world plagued by zombies, hunger and cold.

In addition to tracking down food and making clothing to avoid freezing in the night, the most interesting part of Rust is the ability to construct buildings and shelter. Imagine if, in DayZ, the only cities that existed were built, wall-by-wall, by players banding together to keep danger at bay. Oh, and they had to chop down trees with a hatchet to get the wood for all those buildings.

Project Eternity update gives first in-game glimpse of the Orlan race

Looking over a list of Project Eternity’s races is initially like checking boxes: Humans? Dwarves? Elves? Yep, the gang’s all here. It’s those two words that aren’t recognizable by anyone who has ever picked up a fantasy book that evoke interest: the orlan and the aumaua. In today’s official update, we got our first look at in-game assets in progress for the former, a small, stealthy race with a more civilized “Hearth” variant, and an 80% furrier “Wild” variant.

Behind the scenes of Valve’s Portal 2 ARG

When Portal 2 was announced, the news dropped through an elaborate scavenger hunt puzzle that sent thousands of players crawling all over the internet. Years later, we finally get to see some of the work that went into making that alternate reality game, as told by celebrated Half-Life modder (now Valve employee) Adam Foster in a blog post at Gamasutra.

Bungie wants Destiny on “as many platforms as possible”

Destiny may have answered plenty of burning questions with its gameplay demo back at E3, but there’s one query that’s still crackling on the fire: is it coming to PC? Destiny Design Director and Writer Joseph Staten remained reticent during his interview with GameSpot, but he did acknowledge that the developer’s silence might be “painful” for others.

Come play Counter-Strike:GO on our new Arms Race server

We recently set up a ridiculous number of servers for the latest and greatest games—plus a few classics. To celebrate, we want you to play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with us tonight!

The complete list of PC Gamer’s game servers

Here at PC Gamer we like to play PC games. Sometimes, we even like to play them with other people. That’s why we’ve got a huge lineup of game servers hosted by GameServers.com. Feel free to hop on whenever, or join us on Community Friday or during our other random events.

Crusader Kings Chronicles: Lords of the North, Chapter 2

Victory or Valhall! With the release of Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, the time has come once again to weave a stirring saga of war, love, betrayal, and adventure. This is the Crusader Kings Chronicle: Lords of the North.

Last time, I set sail as Chief Þórólfr of Nordland to raid the Baltic coasts. The plunder I brought back would allow me to hire mercenaries, and begin my bid to become King of Norway. My plans had to change, however, when Haraldr Fairhair dishonorably attacked my lands while my men were away, forcing me to swear fealty to him. The House of Stórr will not bow for long, however, and already the flame of freedom smolders. Onward!

Rumor: Leaked Valve project tracker shows Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Source 2 in development

Are we finally going to be able to play Half-Life 3? While Valve isn’t exactly holding press conferences or sending marching bands through the streets yet, a recent slip in its system supposedly exposed the details of every project it’s ever worked on—including the long-fabled conclusion to one of gaming’s best series, as well as Left 4 Dead 3 and Source Engine 2.

Batman: Arkham Origins hands-on: cleaning up Gotham’s streets, one masked madman at a time

As a product of the Joel Schumacher Batman & Robin era, I grew up rather apathetic towards the Dark Knight. 2009’s Batman: Arkham Asylum eventually put me on the right track, and in the wake of Batman: Arkham City I nearly spent a full day drawing little bat symbols on every lightbulb in my house. Which is why I’m terrified to start playing Batman: Arkham Origins.

With Batman: Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady transformed Batman into a gaming icon. Strip off the cowl and Batman becomes Bruce Wayne; this we know. But take Rocksteady out of the Asylum games and you’ve got what, exactly? That’s the thought running through my head as I take control of Batman in his latest outing, developed not by series creators Rocksteady but by relative newcomers WB Games Montreal. If they get this wrong, they will have ruined my Batman.

Leviathan: Warships review

On an internet of visual chaff capable of eliciting millions of disingenuous LOLs, the ‘jazzy trailers’ for Leviathan: Warships stood out as being authentically amusing and intriguing teasers for this top-down, turn-based naval strategy game. The good news is that Paradox Interactive have, with their usual creative flair, produced something that’s as entertaining as its advance publicity augured.