What is the highest score PC Gamer UK has ever given a game?
In August 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 became the first game to receive a rating of 97% in the UK edition of PC Gamer. Before that, no game had scored above 96% in the UK edition.
Questions about PC Gamer
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What is the highest score PC Gamer US has ever given a game?
The highest score in the US edition is 98%, awarded to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Half-Life 2, and Crysis. No game in the US edition has yet received a higher rating.
When was PC Gamer founded and where?
PC Gamer was founded in the United Kingdom in November 1993. The American edition launched a few months later, in June 1994.
What was the PC Gamer Marburg virus incident?
The cover disc of the July 1998 issue of the Slovenian, Swedish, and UK editions of PC Gamer was infected with the Marburg virus. CNN Money reported that the malware became a "widespread threat" as a result.
What is the lowest score PC Gamer UK has ever given a game?
The lowest numerical score in the UK edition is 2%, awarded to Big Brother: The Game. Its sequel, Big Brother 2, received N/A%, with the review stating the editors would put the same effort into scoring it as the developers had made creating it.
What is Coconut Monkey and how did it appear in PC Gamer?
Coconut Monkey is the mascot of PC Gamer US, introduced in the FMV-era CD-ROM demo discs. It appeared inside a virtual basement navigation sequence on the disc, arriving just as the editor who had hosted the FMV sequences was departing the magazine.