Welcome to the August 2012 issue of PC Gamer (US), the world's best-selling PC games magazine. This month we get hands on with the follow-up to gaming's most-popular strategy game and eSport: StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm. We also interview eSports Ambassador Day[9] about his hopes, dreams, and the new units included in the expansion. Elsewhere, you'll get our trusted verdict on 15 games, including Civ 5: Gods and Kings, The Walking Dead, Max Payne 3, Diablo III, and Sins of A Solar Empire: Rebellion. Don't miss our favorite downloads of the month, plus a massive six-page feature on Total War: Rome 2.
Highlights include:
- Total War: Rome 2 feature
- Day[9] feature interview
- GPU review round-up
- Day Z, the incredible zombie survival mod
- Tribes: Ascend revisited
- A look at Watch Dogs
