PC Gamer (UK Edition) Jan-26

"This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to Dinolords, the roarsome new RTS where you wage war with medieval knights and dinosaurs. Yes, you read that right! It's a totally bonkers premise, but one that is genuinely fresh and exciting, with the game's developer, Northplay, attempting to evolve the RTS genre in some really interesting ways. This is the velociraptor riding, knights versus vikings fighting, medieval fortress building RTS spectacular you fever dreamed up in school, but made real. And, with unrivaled studio and game access, our lead Dinolords feature is truly dino-mite!

If all that explosive dinosaur action wasn't enough, though, this issue also features the grand unveiling of the winners of our annual Game of the Year Awards, too. This year has been incredibly rich in great new games across a wide range of genres, and filtering all those new releases down into just a handful of winners was incredibly tough. However, after much voting and debate, winners have been chosen, and new gaming legends have been made.

We've got a great selection of first look and hands-on previews in this issue, too, including a world exclusive on new maze-building roguelike Minos, with PC Gamer speaking directly to its developer, Artificer. In addition, this issue previews Halo: Campaign Evolved, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2, Sol Shogunate, Last Flag, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Skate Story, Nighthawks, G-Rebels and Systematic War. Meanwhile, in terms of reviews, this issue comes stuffed to bursting with official verdicts on The Outer Worlds 2, Football Manager 26, Anno 117: Pax Romana, PowerWash Simulator 2, Europa Universalis V, Keeper, and Ninja Gaiden 4, among other games.

All that plus a big group test of the six of the best gaming headsets on the market today, a reinstall of dark and brual cult classic FPS, Painkiller, the commencement of a new diary following an augmentation-averse 'Tech No Bro' in Cyberpunk 2077, an exploration of the impressive Half-Life Extended mod which successfully expands on Valve's classic FPS, a deepdive into games where you not being in control is a key factor, a tips and tricks guide to surviving and thriving in cosmic RPG The Outer Worlds 2, an update on everything new in Echo Point Nova, a fresh dispatch from The Spy, a super new micro gaming PC build from the PC Gamer tech lab, and much more too. Enjoy the issue!"