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.

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TIM WILLITS IS LEAVING ID SOFTWARE • He’s been with id since 1995.

GEARS 5 HAS AN IMPRESSIVE SUITE OF ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES • Though, some of the features require you to play on the easiest difficulty.

RAINBOW SIX QUARANTINE EXPECTED TO LAUNCH BEFORE APRIL 2020 • And it’ll have ‘the proven gameplay of Rainbow Six Siege Outbreak.’

PATRIOT LAUNCHES AN AFFORDABLE SATA SSD LINE IN CAPACITIES UP TO 2TB • Bucking the PCIe 4.0 trend (for now).

STADIA DIRECTOR: WE’RE GOING TO ‘FEEL GREAT’ ABOUT ALL OUR GAMES MOVING TO THE CLOUD • Stadia director of product Andrey Doronichev emphasized the benefits of the cloud in a Reddit AMA.

Working As Intended • Wargaming has been tinkering with the in-game economy of World of Tanks, and the community is worried...

Space Odyssey • No Code’s Creative Director Jon McKellan talks about what he learned recreating a space station for Observation.

Bright Futures. • Because the best things in life are at Freeplay.

A collection aside • As is often the case, MEGHANN O’NEILL has been compelled towards adventures and stories, like a tiny ship on the great rivers of some unknowable Nebula (that will make sense as you read on, we promise.) Even the purely mechanical game, this issue, sent her imagination on a journey. Much of this content is also ‘choose your own price’, so you can enjoy it for free, if you’d like. And three of these games are from Australian/New Zealand, two were finalists in the Freeplay awards and one even won. We hope you enjoy them.

THE GAMES OF E3 2019 • E3 2019 is over, and it’s been a busy one. Here’s a roundup of what’s coming to your PC soon!

BEYOND PANDORA • BORDERLANDS 3 takes to the stars. Is this a bold new direction for the series?

GUN GAME • The titans of weapon design

THE NEW CLASS • Introducing Borderlands 3’s Vault Hunters

V’S A CROWD • How choice, freedom and Keanu Reeves make CYBERPUNK 2077 the most exciting game of E3.

WOAH • Keanu Reeves is a true cyberpunk

ALTERNATE HISTORY • Key dates that shape Cyberpunk’s bleak future

Baldur’s Gate III • Larian combines the best of Divinity with D&D 5th edition

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare • Play both as soldiers and ‘freedom fighters’ in this series re-imagining.

In Other Waters • Under the sea new life forms are waiting for me.

Neocab • Explore the relationship between emotional health and employment.

Eastward • A trip back to the golden age of Asian RPGs.

A LONG TIME AGO • How KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC stayed true to the Star Wars ‘used universe’.

WHICH WARLORD? • SOME OF YOUR OPTIONS

Total War: Three Kingdoms • For good and for bad, Total War: Three Kingdoms certainly is a Total War game.

HISTORICAL BATTLES • HISTORY IS ANOTHER WORD FOR SPOILERS

Anno 1800 • A compelling, if somewhat idiosyncratic city-builder.

Steel Division 2 • An RTS for discerning armchair generals

F1 2019 • With scripted drama and F2 racing, F1 2019 spins the wheel.

LOUD AND PROUD • DELIGHTFULLY OBNOXIOUS MULTIPLAYER...