| PCPP#152 synopsis |
 PC PowerPlay Issue #152: June 2008 by: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it | Available 30th April 2008 at all good newsagents!  No, it's not Arnie....It's better!
The MMO world is getting ready to welcome the new boy, Age of Conan. But will it be a WoW-killer, or just another kid on the block? Our hands on preview will help shed some more light onto this huge title. We also take a long hard look at DoW2 with a massive preview. If you want to know more about the sequel to one of the most acclaimed RTS games in recent memory, PowerPlay is the place to get it. Reviews are as packed as always, particularly when you have titles like Kane's Wrath and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 to get your hands on. In tech, we review a line-up of 12 PCs. Shopping for a new system under 2 grand and want some extra info? You know where to look. The new 9800GX2s from Nvidia also get a look-in. For the full scoop, you'll need to buy the mag, or else we'd never get our pay checks. 
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Careful observers will notice two subtly different covers this issue. Since we had so much saucy Conan art we thought, why not? Now folks who are shy about hot thief ladies can get the DVD version with tinhead on it, while real men can grab the cheaper but so much tastier discless version. The choice is yours! Features/Previews
Inside, we of course relate our first hands-on experience with Age of Conan, but back that up with a truly massive Dawn of War 2 feature. Gameplay details, heaps of screenshots, and some tasty art are all there for your enjoyment.
We also cast a feature-eye at how games and movies are swapping technology with little thought for personal hygiene, and we give all the folks in newsagent land the knowledge you forumers already possess: how buying games online can save you truly stonking amounts of cash. Reviews
In reviews, we take Kane's Wrath to task and then follow up with a good solid dose of a little game we like to call Rainbox Six. Vegas 2 is here, and the smoke grenades never tasted so good. Or something.
Then we follow with some Frontlines, a little DOW: Soulstorm and a special double-length TCP Safari rundown on Pirates of the Burning Sea. Plus a bunch more games! Tech
Tech is possibly even too beefy for US this issue. We review 12 gaming rigs, each of which cost a very reasonable $2000, all of which do some truly amazing things when it comes to benchmarking.
We also take a hard look at Vista SP1 and XP SP3 to see how, if at all, they'll improve your gaming experience. Add to all this our usual collection of tasty extras, including Flashback for Another World (not to be confused with another world of Flashback), the sweetest Ghostbusters screenshot you'll ever see, and at last you'll get to read what the Yellow Boots guy really thinks about PCPP's competitor magazines. The Disc
Always wanted to have a crack at Fury now it's free to play, but didn't want to take the 2.6GB hit to your quota? We take the hit for you! The whole client is included on the disc.
There's also demos of Sins of a Solar Empire and FIFA Manager 08, Galactic Command, and your requisite dose of Sam & Max. And for X-Com fans, a tasty free game inspired by this PC classic: UFO: Alien Invasion. So much gaming! And to think PCPP#153 is only six weeks away! |
