PC Powerplay

PC PowerPlay is Australia's original and best-selling PC games magazine, with 100% Australian content. Its distinctive, informed and amusing style is widely respected. Offering a mix of games and hardware coverage, the magazine gives a complete picture for the PC entertainment enthusiast. Breaking news of new games, detailing reviews of upcoming games, and helping readers make sense of the array of hardware and tech products that hit the market each month. PC Powerplay doesn’t just promote tech, it benchmarks and analyses it to help gamers make the most intelligent purchasing decision.

REAL TIME

BAROTRAUMA IS PART SUBNAUTICA, PART FTL, AND ALL GONG SHOW • 16 people try not to die in this 2D multiplayer sub simulator on an alien world.

RESPAWNS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN FORTNITE • And they might be coming much sooner than we thought.

CYBERPUNK 2077 WILL BE AT E3 • Just in case you were wondering.

PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY TRILOGY IS COMING TO PC • No objection here.

FUTURE AMD GPUS MAY SUPPORTVARIABLE RATE SHADING • VR games could get a boost.

COOLER MASTER LAUNCHES A KEYBOARD WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE KEYS FOR $200 • This keyboard implements Aimpad technology for precision control.

NVIDIA AND OBS WANT YOU TO SAY BYE TO DUAL-PC LIVESTREAMING • New GPU-based solution makes showing the world your l33t skills easier.

NZXT INTRODUCES AN OVERWATCH-THEMED CASE • That logo is really hard to miss.

TEAM IMMUNITY EARNS PODIUM SPOT AT THE PREDATOR LEAGUE APAC FINALS • Our locals may not have won, but they were the single deadliest team of the event!

The Two Faces of Tomorrow • It is the year 2019, and the line between documentary and advertorial content has been blurred beyond recognition...

Little boys’ room • One of the most striking areas in What Remains of Edith Finch is the twins’ room. Designer Chris Bell picks out key details.

Too-Early Adoption • How devs decide to make games for new ecosystems.

WHAT THE TECH? • HERE ARE A FEW OF THE CURIOUS PERIPHERALS THAT BUILT SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY SUPPORT

I’m gonna live forever • Assuming I can figure out how to sneak past the bouncer at the Starlight Accolades and snatch an award.

A Collection Aside • MEGHANN O’NEILL has been everywhere, man. She’s ridden the rails to parts unknown, and could tell you many a tale. She’s taken leaps of faith and collected stars, and mastered magicks beyond comprehension. She’s survived family traumas, and even swum with a... koala. And all without leaving her PC!

10 to Watch

LORDS OF WAR • DONG ZHOU IS A BAD MAN. THE 11 PLAYABLE WARLORDS OF TOTAL WAR: THREE KINGDOMS ARE DIVIDED INTO CATEGORIES WHEN YOU START A CAMPAIGN. DONG ZHOU HAS A CATEGORY ALL TO HIMSELF CALLED, SIMPLY, TYRANT.

SIEGE MENTALITY SOME SETTLEMENTS WON’T GO DOWN EASILY

MEET A FEW OF YOUR WARLORD RIVALS

GEAR OF WAR • LOOKING AFTER YOUR WARLORDS

FROM THE ASHES • Rebuild a broken world in PHOENIX POINT, a bold new sci-fi strategy game from the creator of the original X-COM.

MEMORY LANE • JULIAN GOLLOP’S GREATEST HITS

SIDE BY SIDE • THE FACTIONS YOU’LL MEET IN PHOENIX POINT

THE HISTORY of the STRATEGY GAME PART 2

GET CARDED

TIME COMMANDERS

RISE OF NATIONS

WORLD OF WAAAGH

RISE OF NATIONS

THE SUPREMES

VENI, VIDI, VICI

CONSOLE CLASSICS

A MOD FOR EVERYTHING

Closure issues • I have a problem.

FLASHBACK • THE POLICE STATION, THEN AND NOW

Resident Evil 2 • A remake of the PlayStation classic, is a masterclass in making an old game feel fresh again.

Kenshi • Become a ruler, a nomad, or a frustrated nobody.

SYSTEM OVERLOAD • THREE...