HLVR CONFIRMED Ahead of Valve's official unveiling later this week, here's what the PC Gamer team expects (and hopes) to see.

Portable powerhouses The best gaming laptops come in all shapes and sizes and we picked out some of our favorites.

Guide Some Battlegrounds Hero Powers will give you a better chance of finishing in the top four than others.

Fighting fire KUF2's action-RTS missions are saddled with stale MMO tropes.

heavy crown The hour-long beta is packed with desperate peasants, annoying whiners, and an extremely needy family.

Deals We are thankful for all the best cheap gaming laptop deals we could find to play all your favorite games this holiday.

crown duals But Cal will still never be as cool as Darth Maul.

Tell us! Here's what we've been up to. What about you?

SHHH The most special of the special infected.

PCG Q&A "No, of course not," you say, earning another Renegade point.

Granny Badness We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.

Tested Our initial tests have found a framerate bottleneck, and stuttering in some cases, but it's smooth otherwise.

Ask PCG Processors can withstand a lot of heat, but how hot is too hot?

Predictions What PC gaming might look like in a cloud streaming world.

Fazed Streamers have a unique relationship with game makers, and that should be reflected in some situations.

Quality cans These are our top picks for the best gaming headsets that offer sound, comfort, and style for the most immersive PC gaming experience.

Buying guide Should you buy what tentacle boi is selling?

monster smash There are also light roguelike elements and crafting in Yaga, a new RPG from Romanian developer Breadcrumbs.

Amp Up What can we expect from the follow up to the RTX 20-series?

Farm Life Longing for more games like Stardew Valley? Good news: casual farming sims have taken root on PC.

Brite young things Is Britechester or Foxbury for you?

Drawn in Breathing life into a 2D world.

Skin daddy Hunt yourself wealthy.

GOOD, good Here are the best Star Wars games you can play on PC, to celebrate Star Wars Day.

mod culture The American frontier will never be quite the same.