League of Legends comic roundup: Godlike!
I can’t help it—I love me some League of Legends, and it seems that I am not alone. Part of what makes Riot Games’ MOBA so great is the variety of its characters, and how iconic they are—so iconic, in fact, that they’ve inspired heaps of fan art, most of which is (surprisingly) grade-A quality. Usually quickly lost on the LoL message boards among pages of complaints about Magma Chamber and other trolololing, I recently found two websites dedicated to collecting great LoL fan art. It was kind of like exploring a Pharaoh’s tomb, albeit one filled with Teemo comics instead of preserved organs. I’ve put together some samples of the best artists and cartoonists out there, with links to archives of their LoL-inspired work.
The 100 game giveaway! (US only)
Observe, if you will, our Facebook page. As of this writing, we count 92,271 intrepid souls among our fans–a number that grows, inexorably, with every passing day. Our forces grow stronger even as I write this, and when we top 100,000 fans, our army shall be unstoppable.
In order to hasten the advancement of our forces and to reward the courageous and forward-thinking fans who have made us the number one source of news in the whole world devoted exclusively to the great wonder that is PC gaming, I, Logan Decker, decree that we shall give away 100 games this week. That’s 20 per day, in a different genre each day, every day of the week through Friday.
Kill us! Play on the PC Gamer official Crysis 2 server
As PC Gamer editors, we’ve sworn an elaborate blood oath by which all of our waking time, in some fashion, must benefit our readers. When we’re not writing, we’re required to be playing games with you: League of Legends, TF2, ArmA 2. Today, we’ve added a Crysis 2 server (the “Sad Nun”) to that set of multiplayer arenas. Here’s the info:
Name: PC Gamer | Sad Nun – CrySister
IP: 8.17.251.180:64000
If our turf is too intimidating, we’d encourage you to consider our provider, Art of War Central, for a server of your own. Like a reliable, server-running bumblebee, AoWC has pollinated our multiplayer play for more than a year. Once you’ve played a bit, feel free to suggest specific server settings (we’d like to keep it ranked, for now) or map rotations in the comments or on our Crysis 2 community forum.
Hardcore war: watch me play ArmA 2 with proper tactics
There are tactical gaming communities that engineer ArmA like mad military scientists–they meticulously create custom maps, apply rigid rules of engagement and proper radio protocol to produce precise, elegant war cooperation. Legion of Sparta is one of them. Last week, we wrote about the group’s project to remake Ghost Recon: Island Thunder in ArmA 2. I joined their most recent session–deftly captured and edited by community member Fatal Papercut. Men died. Airplanes blew up. I’m the one with the beard and the high explosives.
What games will you play this weekend?
Every weekend begins with a dream: to sit at home, in front of our PCs, and play games until we fall asleep. The problem? There are too many games to choose from. As a result, we spend most of Friday thinking about what we’re going to play and planning in advance. Maybe you have this problem too, maybe you’re looking for suggestions for what you could try, and maybe you have suggestions for us. Read on for the PC Gamer team’s ideas for what to play this weekend.
Play with PC Gamer: Join our guild in The Old Republic!
PC Gamer currently has the largest guild in The Old Republic–and the game isn’t even out yet! BioWare launched a guild website that allows you to create and join guilds, which will carry over to the game when it launches (no pre-order required). And we want YOU! Our prestigious guild, Coconut Monkeys, is sending out the call: join us and together we can rule the galaxy as editor and reader!
PC Gamer’s terrifying Battle Bus is why you should play ArmA 2
While other, less war-hungry citizens of Earth were watching a movie awards show last weekend, our insane ArmA 2 community was violating seven protocols of the Geneva Convention by taking over an entire country with a weaponized bus. Here’s a video of how we did it.
PCG’s ArmA adventures – “In Which A Volcano Kills Us All”
As we do on most Saturdays, our ArmA 2 community rallied in Ventrilo last week to cooperate in the shooting of AI-controlled men. We did it with guns–realistic ones. Tangos were downed. Rules of engagement were occasionally observed. Compasses were used to indicate direction.
But there was also a volcano: a chimney of earth-hate overlooking our perfectly ordinary raid of an insurgent village. The volcano was angry. It melted the tires on our truck. Without warning, magma bombs began to fall all around us. The volcano’s artillery nearly claimed me–a medic had to revive me amid the panic. We sardined ourselves into a Russian helicopter to escape. It didn’t work.
The PC Gamer EU DC Universe Online League now recruiting
Calling all heroes! If you’re playing DC Universe Online then you should totally join the brand new, super heroic PC Gamer league of heroes. Join us in our epic quest to find the Joker and punch him in the face. You’ll find details on how to sign up below.
Free, amusing PC Gamer Christmas wallpapers now available!
We love Christmas at PC Gamer. Well, that’s not entirely true. We love playing PC Games, and we end up doing a lot of that at Christmas. We love Christmas by association.
To celebrate, we’ve created three bespoke Christmassy wallpapers for you to download. Unless you’ve got three monitors (as discussed in the most recent PC Gamer US podcast) you’ll only be able to use one at a time. Set your wallpapers to rotate if you can’t decide. Don’t know how to do that? Just use the first one.
Progress report from PC Gamer Minecraft Republic
World of Warcraft isn’t the only place PC Gamer readers have been braving a cataclysm! Residents of the PC Gamer Minecraft Republic have recently braved all manner of natural upheaval: lands torn asunder as mountains appeared, oceans engulfed, and lush green valleys turned into barren deserts! But through it all, the brave citizens of the PC Gamer Republic continue to build.
Following up on our earlier report, I’m proud to say that new lands have been claimed in the name of the Republic as more visitors continue to arrive on our fair shores and, despite some criminals vandalizing public buildings, many great buildings continue to arise from nothingness, thanks to dedicated builders! We’ve got full details and screenshots of the best creations made within the past month below.
PC Gamer Game Club Week 12: Torchlight
Every week the PC Gamer Game Club picks a new game to play and discuss. All sorts of games have featured so far, from classic real time strategy games like Age of Empires 2 to the grim survival horror shooter STALKER. This week the brilliant action RPG, Torchlight is under the microscope. All you need to get involved is a copy of the game in question. Read on for details.
Last night, on the PC Gamer ArmA server…
Good men died on our ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead server (“The War Walrus,” as we like to call it) last night. Brave, strong, 15-year-old men died. But they did it nobly: we were on a morning raid to rescue four members of the press (in our imagination, courageous game writers captured by the enemy). Along the way, we shot down a helicopter with light machine guns. Here’s how it went down.
Giveaway– Play with PCG Global Agenda
Are you ready for Wednesday Night’s Global Agenda Event? This is your less-than-24-hours reminder. As mentioned earlier, PC Gamer will be having an event in-game trying our hands on Oasis Checkpoint of Doom. We can’t wait to blast some spooky ghouls with you in our finely crafted PC Gamer brand power suits, and hope you’ll join us in-game tomorrow!
The details:
- Wednesday, October 27, at 4PM PST
- Players must be level 30 to be able to join in the raid.
- Raids will occur every 30 minutes
Giveaway:
Make up a battle cry that PC Gamer should use in tonight’s raid and post in the comments below. Battle cry should be family friendly and non-offensive. The first fifteen entries with a valid battle cry will win a copy of Global Agenda.
This contest is open to everyone.
New discoveries! Charting the PC Gamer Republic in Minecraft
With towering stone hotels, floating islands, and lava flowing freely from our very bedrooms, the brave PC Gamer Republic is being colonized at an incredible pace. Re-entering PCG Republic with an expedition force, I’ve scoured the land to make contact with local citizens. Below is a photograph we took during our flyover this morning and a documentation of our exploration.
