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“PARCEL CORPS PROMISES TO BE THAT FRESH GAMING EXPERIENCE”

The PC Gamer team

PC Gamer • #382 MAY 2024

YELLOW RAT’S REVENGE • How a DMCA’d PALWORLD modder got back at Nintendo

Highs & Lows

A SCUM SUPREME • Developers weigh-in on save scumming

SCUMMER’S MOTIVATION? • Common instigators of well-scummed saves

MOVE IT ALONG • Other ways to skin a moving cat

MOTIONAL EXPERIENCE • PHIL STILGOE and JOE ELLS of Centroid UK on the art of motion capture

INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE • A whip-cracking look at the newly revealed first-person adventure

AVOWED • Obsidian’s next RPG goes all in on first-person action

DIVINE FREQUENCY • This horror-RPG-FPS built in the Doom engine is terrifying

PALWORLD • Shockingly, animal cruelty doesn’t make for a fulfilling experience

WHEELIE GOOD • Freewheeling with Northern Irish indie studio Billy Goat Entertainment and its next project, PARCEL CORPS

COURIER FAVOUR • Meet the three rival courier corporations all vying for your employment

HAPPY OUT • Billy Goat Entertainment on the Northern Irish games industry

WELCOME TO NEW ISLAND • A vibrant metropolis to explore

THE BEST NON-TRADITIONAL WAR GAMES • Is it possible for wargamers to give peace a chance?

War Hospital • Playing medical administrator on the Western Front

WWII Rebuilder • Cleaning up after conflict

Field Hospital: Dr Taylor’s Story • Alt-history WWII triage

This War of Mine—Final Cut • Dealing with the terror of war from a civilian point of view

Bury Me, My Love • Escaping war-torn Syria

Gerda: A Flame in Winter • Walking a tightrope in Nazi Germany

Through The Darkest of Times • Running the Resistance

Valiant Hearts: The Great War • Surviving on both sides

11-11 Memories Retold • War in a dual narrative

ARMA 3: Laws of War • Removing mines as an NGO

Save One More • Help wounded soldiers

Medic: Pacific War • Step into the shoes of a medic on the front line

Combat Medic • Save lives in isometric 2D

CEASEFIRE AND AFTER-ACTION REPORT

THE BEST GAME DESIGN PROGRAMS RANKED BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW 2024 • From top-notch teachers and distinguished alumni to state-of-the-art facilities. The Princeton Review is dedicated to matching you with the ideal school.

THE TOP 50 GAME DESIGN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS • Whether you’re taking your first steps or refining your skills, there’s a game design program for anyone. Check out the 50 best undergraduate and 25 best graduate programs out there.

HOMEWORK: Theorycrafting & player choice

THE TOP 25 BEST GAME DESIGN GRADUATE PROGRAMS

HOMEWORK: Live service gaming & the infinite narrative

SHOT DEAD • There are flashes of greatness in SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE

ROLE CALL • Where did this Suicide Squad come from?

THE ROCKSTEADY GAP • Rocksteady sure took its time with Suicide Squad

HOLY HELL • THE INQUISITOR is a grim yet strangely gripping dark fantasy adventure

WELCOME TO THE UNWORLD •...