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“A NEW MONKEY ISLAND GAME, HELMED BY ITS ORIGINAL CREATOR”

The PC Gamer team

PC Gamer • #362 NOVEMBER 2022

GALACTIC SCANDAL • How EVE ONLINE’s most famous player was finally forced to quit the game

Highs & Lows

BIG IN BRAZIL • Don’t know any LATIN AMERICAN GAME STUDIOS by name? That’s about to change

CHEAT SHEET • Four Brazilian indies to keep an eye on

SPACED OUT • An unorthodox soundtrack requires an unorthodox band

SFX EDUCATION • Audio director PAUL WEIR on making No Man’s Sky sound out of this world

WARFRAME: THE DUVIRI PARADOX • Digital Extremes is getting into the time loop business

SOULFRAME • After nearly a decade, the Warframe devs have a new game

FARTHEST FRONTIER • A challenging survival city builder from the developer of Grim Dawn

A TREASURED ISLAND • There was never meant to be a RETURN TO MONKEY ISLAND—but Ron Gilbert is making the trip.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Same location, but what’s changed?

PIRATE PIONEERS • The works that first inspired Monkey Island

SPEAKING OF GUYBRUSH • Giving a slightly mighty pirate his voice

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MOON WALKING • Naoki Yoshida on how FINAL FANTASY XIV found its feet after seven years—and what’s next for the behemoth MMO.

YOSHI - PLAYS • Yoshi-P is the king of IRL glamor with his many FFXIV cosplays over the years

QUICKFIRE ROUND • A few more insights from the mind of Yoshi-P

SIM KITTY • STRAY is a sparkling feline adventure that always lands on its feet

IT’S A CAT THING • Achieve some of a cat’s most treasured life goals

KEEPING IT REAL • Authentic animations to warm the hearts of cat lovers

SUITS YOU SIR • Three of our favourite outfits from Spidey’s vast wardrobe

SWING TIME • MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN REMASTERED is a mostly good port of a mostly good game

GADGET MAN • Spidey’s best equipment

SCHOOL’S A JOKE • TWO POINT CAMPUS offers a great education in zaniness

TOP OF THE CLASS • Two Point Campus ’ best classes

KING OF CLUBS • Time to get extra-curricular

THUMBS UP, GLADI-SKATER • With slow-mo action and skating, ROLLERDROME’s the sport of the century

TIME LINE • Starship Troopers has a gaming history best described as ‘uneven’

DEBUG MODE • STARSHIP TROOPERS: TERRAN COMMAND gets both the strategy and the satire right

COMBINED ARMS • Here’s a basic guide to fielding a strong army

LIZARD WARNING • YOOKA-LAYLEE strums the banjo

MORSEL ENEMIES • The original OVERCOOKED is a recipe for disaster

LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS SPACETIME

KUUKIYOMI: CONSIDER IT

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