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''PC PowerPlay'' (''PCPP'') is Australia's only dedicated PC games magazine. Also available in New Zealand, PC PowerPlay focuses on news and reviews for upcoming and newly released games on the Microsoft Windows platform. The magazine also reviews computer hardware for use on gaming computers. The magazine is published by Next Media Pty Limited. The magazine comes with a DVD which includes game demos, freeware games, teaser trailers, patches, mods, maps, utilities and computer wallpapers. A CD version was also available until September 2005 where it was replaced by a DVD edition. (Although for a brief time, both editions existed while gamers made the transition from one technology to the next.) ==Main sections== The main sections included in each month's magazine include: *Inbox: Letters to the editor and Snippets (A small section where a sentence of a writer's letter is used in a comical fashion. Currently snippets have been removed from the section.) *The Big Picture: A double-page screenshot of the game featured as the cover story. This is followed by the cover story itself (usually a preview of a major upcoming game). *Extended Memory: An opinion piece reflecting on the state of games today in relation to older, obsolete games and genres. *Jam:. James Cottee discusses issues of a general gaming nature. This section was previously titled "Out to Play". *Generation XX: Meghann O'Neill provided a look at gaming from a female perspective. *10 To Watch: Originally named "Incoming". A round-up of ten major soon to be released games. *PCPP Interview: An interview with a well known indie games developer. Topics include their inspirations and influences that shaped their developed games. *Reviews: A section where games are reviewed and given a rating out of 10, based on graphics, sound, gameplay, replayability, etc. *MyPC: A reader submits a picture of their computer, along with its specifications, recent upgrades, and other information. (The magazine points out 10 humorous points within the photo, and usually provides the reader with a prize.) *Hotware: Includes commercial products, some computer related, others not, which the reader may find interesting. (Usually, there is at least one product that costs a substantial amount of money.) *Tech: A selection of the latest technology is reviewed and discussed. This has expanded substantially after the removal of other tech columns like "ReShuffle". *The Beast: A list of components needed to build an incredibly powerful gaming PC costing extravagant amounts of money. (The descriptions of the components used has extended significantly after the removal of the "Beastie" column.) *The Menagerie: Consists of three computer builds with different budgets in mind. The hardware included in this section is usually low to mid range in ability, strictly following a "bang for buck" ideal. *State of Play: Includes four parts, discussing the characteristics and recent changes occurring in four different genres of gaming: MMOs, RPGs, RTS', and Indies. *Next Month: A whole page of games' artwork with the date of the next issue's publication date shown below. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「PC PowerPlay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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