This month, PC Gamer brings you exclusive access to World of Warcraft: The War Within, a dramatic prelude to WoW's new story, the Worldsoul Saga. Blizzard headquarters, interviews with the developers of The War Within, and gameplay footage. The result is a must-read for WoW fans and PC gamers in general.

In addition, this issue also includes a supremely authoritative feature that takes a deep dive into “A Crack in the Slab,” PC gamers' most revered level in Dishonored 2. This feature explores how these amazing levels were conceived and crafted, and how they have taken the immersive sim genre to new heights. A masterpiece of level design. [Ubisoft's new open-world action-adventure games “Star Wars Outlaws” and “Assassin's Creed Shadows,” BioWare's new entry in the long-running Dragon Age fantasy RPG series “The Veilguard, And this issue is also packed with quality previews and reviews of Greedfall II: The Dying World, Gray Zone Warfare, Dustborn, Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds, and more. Meanwhile, in this issue's review section, the PC Gamer team takes a look at the new king of action RPGs, “Elden Ring: Shadow of the Eldestree,” the superhero XCOM-like “Capes,” the dramatic sci-fi online shooter “Destiny 2: The Final Shape,” as well as ‘F1 24,’ ‘Still the Night Away,’ ‘Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance,’ and ”Lorelei and the Laser Eye.”

In addition, a group test of the latest gaming laptops, a reinstallation of the legendary post-apocalyptic RPG “Fallout: New Vegas,” a dramatic conclusion to the muscle-packed “Wrestling Empire” diary, a detailed look at what's new in the “Minecraft” 1.21 update, and more! And much, much more. A detailed introduction to what's new in the 21 updates, a feature exploring the strange majesty of Oblivion's best expansion, The Shivering Isles, a comprehensive guide to avoid getting trampled in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, procedurally generated games about Secret Levels to Talk About, the latest dispatch from The Spy, a new case to unravel for PCG Investigator, Dick Ray-Tracing, and more.

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