Included in this issue Previewed All the biggest PC games covered including; - F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin exclusive preview! - Empire: Total War round table interview - Hands-on with Shellshock 2: Blood Trials - In-depth Cities XL MMO preview Reviewed In-depth reviews and analysis including; - Red alert! It’s our C&C Red Alert 3 review - Far Cry 2: TPCG’s honest review - Dead Space - Best horror of 2008? - Our long-awaited Multiwinia review Bonus Content - Feature: Moddin’ Times - DDR3 Motherboards Super Test - Ste Pickford: the naked interview...

The indication from early Fallout 3 reviews bodes well for Bethesda's much-hyped big-budget title. The sprawling, open-world action RPG has been rated maximum scores on 1Up, Eurogamer, Gamespy and Official Xbox UK and scores in the nineties on Metacritic. Incidentally, PC Gamer rated Fallout 3 at 90%, 4% less than Far Cry 2 in its September issue, which would indicate a lesser game to the undiscerning eye… Look out for our Fallout 3 review in issue 14 of Total PC Gaming magazine, ...

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Included in this issue Previewed All the biggest PC games covered including; - Our Exclusive on Far Cry 2 - Devil of a game: Diablo III - About time too for GTA IV PC - Wolfenstein’s back from the dead Reviewed In-depth reviews and analysis including; - In the zone: S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky - Exclusive Crysis Warhead review - WTF? SBCG4AP? - Exclusive MMO review: Warhammer Online Bonus Content - Is Microsoft neglecting the PC? - Super Test, 1TB hard drives - Gaming God Peter Molyneux interview

Simple: wait until it comes out on PC. With all the ‘secret’ midnight retail launches and stupid numbers of PS3 and 360 pre-orders going on in the last couple of weeks, if you hadn't pre-ordered prior to April, it seems that you're not likely to have got your copy today. You're not guaranteed to have one reserved even if you did pre-order. I can't even get my hands on a promo copy – and I'm a games journalist, they should be ...

Ubisoft has released new footage demonstrating the capabilities of Far Cry 2's 'Dunia' engine. There's no combat, but the three vids show off environmental features including mutilated trees that regrow their branches. Name aside, Far Cry 2 is unrelated to the original CryTek game, and is this time set in Africa rather than a tropical island. It's being developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studio and promises to offer an open-world FPS with some of the most realistic physics and AI yet. Far Cry 2 is currently slated for release ...