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November 30
- Why Destiny 2 players got so angry, and how Bungie plans to make them happy again
- Oh My Godheads is local co-op CTF madness
- How Reigns and its sequel make their 'Tinderocracy' work
- The most expensive CS:GO skins of 2017
- The best Lord of the Rings games
November 29
- Gravity Bone was a better spy movie than most spy movies
- Why do indie developers sign with publishers?
- How to install mods for older versions of Minecraft
November 28
- Accidentally stomping on humans as Jettomero, the galaxy's clumsiest hero
- An ode to the sniper rifle
- How Planetoid Pioneers' Spelunky-style stores automatically download Steam mods
- Everything we know about Civilization 6: Rise and Fall
- Discovering horrible basement secrets in Dishonored 2: Death of the Outsider
- Loot boxes are bad, but new legislation could be worse
- How to buy Rainbow Six Siege
November 27
- Everything is Going to Be OK is about the circus performance of being all right
- The most kick-ass kicking in PC games
- Here's a budget gaming PC built with Cyber Monday deals for $522
- How Steam trading card idling works
- Build of the week: L3p xXx is as strong and handsome as Vin Diesel in computer form
- Rising Storm 2: Vietnam's free Bushranger update brings Aussie greatness to one of the year’s best shooters
- We built a high-end gaming PC out of Cyber Monday deals for $1,130
- Picking up a sniper rifle and joining the dark side in Titanfall 2
- Reappraising Hotline Miami 2
November 25
- Why World of Warcraft: Classic is deceptively tough to make
- Last chance to save 20% off all PC Gamer subscriptions
- What do you listen to while you're playing games?
November 24
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- Modern magic text adventure Thaumistry tries to balance puzzles and people
- Fortnite Battle Royale has become a great, arcadey alternative to PUBG's plodding pace
- PC gaming’s prettiest skies
- Get a year's subscription to PC Gamer or Maximum PC for only $19.20 this weekend
- Perfectly solving Opus Magnum's puzzles is impossible, but that's OK
November 23
- Is this new 3/3 dragon really one of the most powerful Hearthstone cards ever?
- Kill monsters then cook them in Battle Chef Brigade
- The future of adventure games
November 22
- Nier: Automata still needs a patch on PC, 8 months later
- Battlefront 2's brief campaign doesn't really show you the Empire's perspective
- Break free of your wires with Logitech G POWERPLAY
- Total War: Rome 2 Empire Divided adds little that feels substantially new
- The new massively-multiplayer airship brawler from the makers of PUBG is a beautiful, chaotic mess
- Oh My Godheads is capture the flag but with gods, penguins, and giant feet
- Exclusive Hearthstone card reveal: Silver Vanguard
- The case for and against loot boxes, according to developers
- Where to find Cayde-6's treasure chests in Destiny 2 this week
November 21
- Destiny 2's new Mercury destination has mysteries to solve, but Bungie needs to detail its plans for the main game now
- The best kills we've seen in Fortnite Battle Royale
- PUBG is difficult to watch as an esport, but there's hope
- What the threat against net neutrality means for PC gaming
- Battlerite is bite-sized MOBA mayhem
- The modders obsessed with making the PC's most realistic sims even more realistic
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is still a brilliant murder sim
- Miles Jacobson on Football Manager's real world influence, huge scouting network and farting players
- Frictional on designing SOMA's new monster-free Safe Mode
- Overwatch pros analyze Moira's strengths, weaknesses, and combos
November 20
- Blizzard just revealed 9 new cards from Hearthstone's next expansion
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's PC mod scene is bizarre and amazing
November 19
- Hands-on with Rainbow Six Siege's wonderfully weird next update
- Playing Fallout 4 with a non-lethal knockout mod, Part 2
- PUBG pros lived and died by the car in the first day of IEM competition
November 18
- What are you playing this weekend?
- Which game would you take to a desert island?
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
November 17
- Ruining lives comes naturally when inhabiting the body of a goose
- The horrors of pumpkin farming and mass duck ownership
- Even for a game about kicking people in the junk, Family Jewels is odd
- Indie developers in India are channeling their history into exciting new games
- Making PUBG's desert map
- Potionomics is brewing up Pixar-quality art and animation
- Path of Exile's next expansion lets you decide the fate of a war between gods
November 16
- The 7 best depictions of World War II in PC games
- Solve your own murder in gorgeous adventure game Flipping Death
- Moira abilities list: here's everything Overwatch's new support hero can do
- The Gollop Chamber: Where are all the Lovecraftian games?
- We're putting together a collection of our favorite indie games on itch.io
- I bred raccoons and cats in The Sims 4 to create the cutest animal ever: the red panda
November 15
- Visually stunning effects worth experiencing in Destiny 2 on PC
- Short Trip: an interactive illustration that took five years to make
- Roadhog and Orisa rounded out a diverse tank meta at the Overwatch World Cup
- Destiny 2's first DLC is great fan service, but can't be expected to fix the endgame single-handed
- 6 ways Microsoft can make more exciting new games
- Half the battle in BattleTech is paying the bills
November 14
- Tips for coping with the cost of Hearthstone
- OK K.O.! looks like a cartoon and plays like an arcade classic
- This Rocket League series between Cloud9 and G2 Esports was amazing
- The best Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti deals
- Natsume opens up about Harvest Moon's confusing past and hopeful future
- The best incidental animations in games
- A near-death experience made an indie dev out of this race car driver
- Save big on a PC Gamer subscription for a limited time only
- The real history behind the most impressive landmarks in Assassin's Creed Origins
- Crysis blew my PC up and taught me a valuable lesson
- How Unreal Tournament mods created a wave of successful indie studios
- An exclusive look at Surviving Mars' inventive, intricate resource system
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 review in progress
- AI animals have 'lives, goals and quests of their own' in this ambitious sandbox action game
- Ark: Survival Evolved studio CEO on Early Access, reviews and punching trees
November 13
- 10 years later, we can finally run Crysis
- 7 new maps we'd love to see in PUBG
- 'But can it run Crysis?'—10 years of a PC gaming meme
- Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is Progress Quest by another name
- Build of the week: a wooden case that was paid for in blood
- Inside the oppressive world of Half-Life 2 roleplaying
November 12
- Does a power strip protect my PC from surges?
- Our readers share their fondest and most amazing memories of World of Warcraft
- Brianna Lei's Butterfly Soup is a triumph for queer storytelling
- Tell us your first memory of gaming on a PC
November 11
- Playing Fallout 4 with a non-lethal knockout mod, Part 1
- What are you playing this weekend?
- Rocket League's DLC cars, ranked from best to worst
- What's your favourite game world or setting?
November 10
- How Star Wars Battlefront 2's loot boxes and progression work
- The Overwatch World Cup proved why Mercy's Resurrect needs changes
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
- What we want from XCOM 3
- The strange science of Destiny 2's 'uniquely complicated' netcode
- Why I Love: FIFA 17's story
- Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story and the rise of the found-phone genre
- No one can stop me from neutering all the pets in The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs
November 9
- L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files shows that VR needs to focus on humans
- 8 things I wish I knew before playing Call of Duty: WWII's zombies mode
- Yep, Mineko's Night Market is still gorgeous
- Our game design pet peeves
- Assassin's Creed Origins is one of the most demanding games around
- Win or lose, the Overwatch World Cup was full of great storylines
- Blizzard answers some of our biggest questions about World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
- I made a total fool of myself in crafting life sim My Time at Portia
- Digital Extremes talks evolving Warframe's open worlds and coexisting with Destiny 2
- Punching people on the VR streets of LA Noire is way more fun than I expected
November 8
- The most boring sims on PC
- Call of Duty: WWII's best mission feels like it's from another series
- What it's like to date a popular videogame streamer
- What it's like to launch a twin-stick shooter on Steam in 2017
- Ark: Aberration's new movement systems light up the subterranean gloom
- Warren Spector discusses his cancelled Half-Life 2 Ravenholm Episode
- Serve coffee, meet ghosts, and play with knives in Necrobarista
November 7
- 10 things I wish I knew before playing Nioh
- Wolfenstein 2's first DLC is a teaser for more DLC
- Your showed us your best Assassin's Creed Origins photo mode shots
- A sloppy port mars Nioh's opening hours
- We have 50,000 free Steam key bundles to give away with Fanatical
- How first-person text adventure Winter's Wake drew crowds at PAX
November 6
- The Siege and the Sandfox is an irresponsibly detailed 'stealthvania' game
- Make orc propaganda for us, win fabulous prizes
- Injustice 2's PC version is in good shape prior to its release next week
- Odd Gods is a '90s-style RPG about the '90s
- What AMD and Intel's partnership means for PC gaming
- Call of Duty: WWII's custom emblem tools are too powerful for this world
- This realistic medieval MMO is like Minecraft for grown-ups
- The struggle to maintain EVE Online's only graveyard
- PC Gamer UK podcast 55: Bomber Crew, A Mortician's Tale, many questions
- Dota 2 Turbo mode is the best thing Valve has added to the game in years
- Robbing Geisha in the entertainingly rubbish Way of the Samurai 4
- The challenges for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds becoming a great esport
- Amid Evil feels like the fastest retro-styled FPS yet
November 5
- How a dynasty was toppled at the League of Legends World Championship
- Our readers share their best PC gaming memories with family, and it brings a tear to our eye
- What is “link aggregation” and how does it benefit your network?
- Tell us about your fondest memory of playing Vanilla World of Warcraft
- Builds of Blizzcon 2017
November 4
- How to get the Tesla Gun in Call of Duty: WWII's zombies mode
- How to find the secret room in the Call of Duty: WWII Zombies tutorial
- How to find the weapon upgrade station in Call of Duty: WWII's zombies mode
- Dogs can't swim, donkeys don't fight, and other animal taming tips for Assassin's Creed: Origins
- What are you playing this weekend?
- The essential resources to make your Destiny 2 life better
- Which PC game do you regret spending money on?
- France's overtime Bastion push was Overwatch cheese played at the highest level
- West of Loathing's creators do 'whatever the industry says you're not supposed to be doing'
- This week's highs and lows in PC gaming
November 3
- Hearthstone heads underground in December with the Kobolds & Catacombs expansion (updated)
- This is how Blizzard plans to finally bring back Vanilla WoW servers
- The next big leap for VR isn't Pong in a warehouse
- How to watch the BlizzCon opening ceremony livestream
- How Europe defied expectations and broke hearts in the LoL World Championship
- An esports bootcamp that’s worth sweating over
- Ninja Gaiden Black in 4K makes me desperate for Xbox emulation on PC
- Fallout: New Vegas revisited: the most authentic 3D Fallout game
- How much say do developers have in their schedules?
- A week with the Xbox One X: How it compares to a living room PC
- Call of Duty: WWII review in progress
November 2
- Watch superhero brawler Deadbeat Heroes in action
- Stealth fails, horse flops, and fun with fire: my favorite moments in Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Deep Rock Galactic is basically Starship Troopers but with space miner dwarves
- Hand of Fate 2 improves on the original's deck-building and Arkham-style brawling
- Once Upon a Coma looks as somber as it sounds
- Total War: Warhammer 2’s massive Mortal Empires update is game-changing, but needs a lot of work
- We want to see your best screens from Assassin's Creed: Origins' photo mode
- How loot boxes work in Call of Duty: WWII
- What Destiny 2's lore suggests about the future of Bungie's MMO shooter
- Rumu is a point-and-click adventure starring a sentient vacuum cleaner
- Valve wants you to fight more, hide less in Dota 2's new Dueling Fates update
November 1
- This 'xxxhibition' complete with dildo joysticks was the highlight of PAX Australia
- What we thought of Wolfenstein 2's big twist and its dark vision of Nazi America
- This awful thing happens when you shame a Shadow of War orc too much
- We tried being jerks in GTA Online and got owned by bigger, more established jerks
- The complete guide to beating Destiny 2's Leviathan raid on PC
- Looking back at Hugo's House of Horrors