GamesMaster Issue 301

This magazine was dated March 2016 and priced at £4.99.

Regulars
Welcome - 1 page (3)

Contents - 1 page (4)

Team GM - 1 page (5)

Fanbase - 3 pages (6-8)

MinecraftMaster - 2 pages (60-61)

CultureMaster - 2 pages (88-89)

Subscribe - 2 pages (92-93)

Hall of Fame - 2 pages (96-97)

Upfront
Turtle Power! - 2 pages (10-11)
 * Platinum Games announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants In Manhattan.

The Fass and the Furious - 2 pages (12-13)
 * Switch on your Eagle Vision for the first shots from the Assassin's Creed movie.

"Each new iteration seems to be moving further from its core" - 1 page (14)
 * FIFA 17 Ultimate Team will need to recapture the thrill of team building, or it'll lose Ben Tryer forever.

"Publishers have sold us on always online. Can they meet expectations?" - 1 page (17)
 * With The Division almost here, James Nouch argues that publishers need to tread carefully when they embark on persistent, evolving games.

The NX Big Thing - 1 page (16)
 * Our readers (that's you!) pick their most wanted games for Nintendo's next console.

A Whale of a Time - 1 page (17)
 * A new aquatic adventure that's looking reel good.

You Win You Lose - 1 page (18)

The GM To Do List - 1 page (19)

Features
Making a Monster - 8 pages (20-27)
 * We talk to Pokemon producer Junichi Masuda for the inside story on the creation of a cultural phenomenon.

Building a Blockbuster - 10 pages (46-55)
 * We've used a Jedi mind trick on Traveller's Tales to find out everything there is to know about the game we just can't BB-wait for: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Previews
The Division - Ben Griffin - 4 pages (28-31)

Homefront: The Revolution - Ben Tryer - 2 pages (32-33)

Hitman - Ben Griffin - 2 pages (34-35)

Torment: Tides of Numenera - Chris Thursten - 1 page (36)

Hyper Light Drifter - Matt Sakuraoka-Gilman - 1 page (37)

Paragon - James Nouch - 2 pages (38-39)

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - Justin Towell - 1 page (41)

Quantum Break - James Nouch - 2 pages (42-43)

Assetto Corsa - Justin Towell - 1 page (44)

Umbrella Corps, Shenmue III, Dangerous Golf, Planet Coaster, Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, Dark Souls III - James Nouch- 1 page (45)

IndieMaster
100 Ft Robot Golf - 2 pages (56-57)

Event [0]; Small... But Perfectly Formed - 1 page (58)

Night in the Woods, Syndrome - 1 page (59)

RetroMaster
Legend of Gaming #37: Resident Evil 2 - 2 pages (84-85)

Six of the best... Undead Slayers, Grab Bag - 2 pages (86-87)

CheatMaster
XCOM 2 Exposed - 2 pages (90-91)

Other Credits
Production Editor
 * Robin Valentine

Art Editor
 * Sam Freeman

Contributors
 * Louise Blain, Ben Griffin, Leigh Loveday, Daniella Lucas, David Meikleham, James Nouch, Phil Savage, Jen Simpkins, Tom Stone, Alex Summersby, Chris Thursten, Justin Towell, Ben Tryer, Ben Wilson