How It Works moves from strength to strength as first issues have sold fantastically across the board. With a record uptake for subscriptions after just two issues, as well as a growing staff of editorial experts, How It Works magazine looks set for a bright future.
With issue three of the magazine on sale from 31 December, this amazing new title from Imagine Publishing dedicated to explaining all things science and technology, is continuing with its penchant for accessible, entertaining articles ...
Yeah, big surprise. But what do gamers say? Lara Crigger investigates the truth behind in-game advertising.
He’s the quiet man, the one in the background. And yet industry veteran Tony Garcia has achieved more than a modicum of success over the past 25 years…
So let’s see. Tony Garcia is a videogame producer. He worked on Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis. He founded Microsoft’s games division in 1991 and worked there for six years. He became general manager of Electronic Arts Seattle and oversaw Need For ...
I spend an inordinate amount of time being annoyed, usually on behalf of others. The stakes are lower and more boring when you worry about yourself. What’s the worst that can happen? Dying’s just the rich man’s sleeping in. Some annoyance is good. When properly functioning, it’s man’s natural defense mechanism, keeping him from getting ripped off by the same bear-traps and Ponzi schemes more than once (or, in the case of women, eleven times).
It’s also, paradoxically, the gateway to ...
Install WinUAE - Nip over to www.winuae.com and click on the download link for the program. Download and run the installer for the latest version. It’ll ask you to quit other applications and will then run through various options. In the meantime, stare vacantly while clicking Next and Install, until the Setup Wizard says it’s done.
Portal is an entire book in the form of a game and by all rights should be a painful chore, but it’s actually the most (if not the only) successful attempt at blending gaming with a novel.
Merry Christmas from Total PC Gaming!
We’re all well out of the office by now, and happily munching on Turkey and mince pies, but we just wanted to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Have a great holiday and see you in what promises to be an exciting 2010!
The Total PC Gaming team
Total PC Gaming issue 28 is now available online and from all good newsagents.
Id Software’s forthcoming post apocalyptic shooter Rage has shifted publishers from EA to Bethesda Softworks, and is now being published directly under their ZeniMax stable-mates.
When id was acquired by ZeniMax earlier this year Rage’s publishing rights originally stayed in the hands of EA, part of a legacy deal with the publisher. All that has changed with Bethesda taking over all the sales and marketing duties on the game and EA will not be involved in Rage going forward.
No details on ...
It’s come to light that Bethesda Softworks, the current holders of the Fallout licence have lost part of their legal battle with the original Fallout franchises holders Interplay.
A few months ago Bethesda Softworks attempted to sue Interplay, and get an injunction to prevent them selling the original PC Fallout titles and the Fallout Trilogy compilation. They claimed that the Fallout Trilogy name was confusing customers and that Interplay had broken a licensing agreement by failing to consult them on ...
...for the first 20 levels, that is.
Ubisoft has revealed new details for the next chapter of one of the most popular games in the Prince Of Persia series, Sands Of Time. The Forgotten Sands chronologically sits between The Sands Of Time and Warrior Within and sees the prince aid in the rescue of his brother's palace. This time he will have control over both time and nature, using an updated version of the Anvil engine. Check out the forums on the ...
We quite liked Borderlands, giving Gearbox Software’s excellent Shooter/RPG hybrid a resounding 9 in Issue 26, so we’re glad to hear that the first batch of DLC for the title is finally available on PC, having been out on console for a little while. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is a collection of zombie battling quests well worth playing, so if you loved the main game you’re in for a treat.
What surprised us is the ...
Following their recent showing of the powerful Biotic Adept Class, BioWare has revealed details on the Mass Effect 2’s Engineer Class. As tech specialists Engineers are the only class that can summon combat drones to attack enemies, tactically distracting them and drawing fire away from you.
When upgraded your drones can fire a powerful energy blast or be turned into a deadly bomb killing or knocking enemies out of cover. Even better, when facing enemies like the geth or husks Engineers ...
Star Vault has had its MMO, Mortal Online in development since 2002, but it's only recently that the Swedish developer has opened the Beta forums up to the public.
