PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past. The cover story offers world-exclusive access to CD Projekt Red’s Warsaw headquarters and the studio’s key developers, with previously unseen images of Geralt of Rivia’s new adventure.
The issue also covers RTS games, sci-fi adventure Exodus, a Halo remake, and much more.
The Witcher 3 Cover Story
PC Gamer traveled to CD Projekt Red’s development headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, for the cover story, written by Joshua Wolens. The magazine got interview access to many of the studio’s key developers working on Songs of the Past.
The cover story is a magazine exclusive until September 26th, 2026. It promises a “superb introduction to Geralt’s new adventure,” with the White Wolf back on the path.
RTS Renaissance Feature
The issue’s secondary feature celebrates the RTS genre, which the magazine says is having a renaissance. The team selected 14 top titles that PC Gamer recommends playing today.
The genre struggled for about a decade due to the console-leaning focus of many studios. Now it’s thriving thanks to new RTS games, remasters of old classics, and preservation work from companies like Good Old Games (GOG).
Previews, Reviews and Mods
The lead preview is hands-on time with Exodus, a sci-fi action-adventure game with Mass Effect DNA and giant talking frogs. The lead review has FPS expert Morgan Park playing Halo: Campaign Evolved, the Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved.
Joshua Wolens also installed the 154GB Curseadelica mod for Skyrim, and “rapidly wishes he hadn’t.” A reinstall feature covers Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, which launched with a 59 per cent review score but has since been improved. The reinstall shows that work has been “done superbly.”
The special report looks at how PC ports of classic console games are becoming the new AI coding battle, with interviews with modders on projects like DK64 Recompiled.
| Magazine Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| Cover story | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past |
| Lead preview | Exodus |
| Lead review | Halo: Campaign Evolved |
| Reinstall | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader |
Hardware and More
The hardware team benchmarked six gaming laptops, comparing their pixel-pushing power and features. The systems aren’t cheap, but the issue identifies which is the ideal upgrade.
The team also wrote about their adventures in Death Stranding 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Final Fantasy XIV, and Mina the Hollower. Matthew Elliott re-reviewed Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Sonic Lost World, and Wrestling Empire. Rick Lane interviewed RimWorld’s creator, Tynan Sylvester, about how the game’s AI storyteller was created.
Other previews include Vice Undercover, Gears of War: E-Day, Swords of Legends, White Knuckle, There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, and Beyond These Stars. Reviews cover Beast of Reincarnation, Palworld, Corsair Cove, The Sinking City 2, and Big Walk.
A Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 diary concludes with the team trying to live as a humble woodsman, avoiding clothes, armour, and civilisation. The question is whether it ends spectacularly or with the woodsman mauled by wolves.
The magazine is available now in print and digital formats. A UK annual subscription costs $141.99 for print or $58.99 for digital across 13 issues.
Source: pcgamer.com
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