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Special 200th Issue!

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200 issues. 15 years. The past, present and future of PC gaming. We’ve got the full spectrum is covered in PCPP#200, our very special bicentennial issue!

This isn’t a standard issue of PCPP. Some sections are in hiding. Some are a little smaller. And some are much, much larger. But let’s start with a point of familiarity: our cover preview of BioShock Infinite. Find out why it’s such a risky point of evolution for Irrational, and hear Ken Levine’s thoughts on the state of PC gaming!

PCPP#200 rolled around just in time for our 2011 Game of the Year awards. There are ten honourable mentions, and a splattering of anti-awards, but there can only be one winner…

The reviews section this month is the most radically different. We chose to do something special, and use those pages to look back on the greatest PC games ever made in the last 15 years. What you’ll find are our original reviews for ten of those games reprinted, with a Perspective piece accompanying each. It’s a look at games like Deus Ex, Thief, Planescape: Torment and Morrowind - then and now.

In case you’ve had your doubts about your chosen passion, we cast that aside with 200 Reasons Why You’re A PC Gamer. Every one of them is reason enough in and of itself, but put them all together, and you’ll never doubt PC gaming again.

Tech brings you a very special feature that takes you inside the belly of The Beast. Explore everything that makes this monster tick, and discover why it truly is the ultimate gaming PC!

What could we give you on the disc for such a special issue? How about a free game! Global Agenda is the MMOFPS that’s Team Fortress 2 meets World of Warcraft. Plus, for the strategically-inclined, there’s a massive Anno 2070 demo!

There’s so much more to PCPP#200 – but we’ll leave you to discover it yourself. Go out, buy this issue, and be a part of our very special anniversary. And here’s to 200 more.