 300px|thumb|the logo used by both versions of pc gamer pc gamer is a magazine founded in britain in 1993 devoted to pc gaming and published monthly by future plc. the magazine has several regional editions, with the uk and us editions becoming the best selling pc games magazines in their respective countries. the magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular pc games, along with other features relating to hardware, mods, "classic" games and various other topics. == review system == pc gamer reviews are written by the magazine's editors and freelance writers, and rate games on a percent scale. in the us edition, no game has yet received a rating higher than 98% (sid meier's alpha centauri, half-life 2, and crysis), while the uk edition has never awarded more than 96% (civilization ii, half-life, half-life 2, minecraft, spelunky and quake ii). in the uk edition, the lowest numerical score was 2%, awarded to big brother 1. the sequel, big brother 2, was given an even lower score of n/a%, the review explaining that "[pc gamer] put as much effort into reviewing it as they did in making the game". in issue 255, august 2013, the score of 2% was matched by the review of the re-released leisure suit larry: magna cum laude, originally given 3% when it first launched. in the us edition, the lowest score awarded was 4%, given to mad dog mccree, unseating the previously lowest-rated game, skydive!, given 5%. == editions == there are two main editions of pc gamer, a british version and an american version, both are published by future plc. founded in the united kingdom in november 1993, the american sister version was launched a year later in june 1994. there are also numerous local editions that mainly use the materials of one of the two editions, typically the british one, including a malaysian (discontinued in december 2011) and russian edition. the swedish edition, though rooted in its uk counterpart, has grown to be more independent, largely due to the immense popularity of pc games compared to console games in sweden, and now produces most of its own material. an australian edition was published mon
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