Edge Issue 250

This magazine is dated February 2013 and priced at £5.00.

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Knowledge
The good, the bad and the bullshot - 4 pages (12-15)
 * Exploring the increasingly twisted landscape of the videogame promotional screenshot.

Digital playthings - 2 pages (16-17)
 * How Swedish kids startup Toca Boca's homespun charm is conquering the app store.

Launch control - 1 page (18)
 * The industry consultant (Jason Della Rocca) who wants to help Canadian indies enjoy a smooth ride.

Breakfast Club - 1 page (20)
 * At Edge Presents, Tadhg Kelly and Mark Sorrell]] delivered their visions of where videogames should be heading next.

Soundbytes; Arcade Watch - XD Dark Ride- 1 page (22)

My Favourite Game - Cory Doctorow - 2 pages (24-25)
 * The celebrated sci-fi author and activist talks about the digital afterlife, andy why Apple would be a bad armchair maker.

This month on Edge - 1 page (26)

Dispatches
Dialogue (Letters) - 2 pages (29-30)

Trigger Happy - Steven Poole - 1 page (32)
 * No mere escapism, Virtue's Last Reward impresses with its moral dilemmas and philosophical leanings.

Level Head - Leigh Alexander - 1 page (34)
 * Looking back on a year of controversy, perhaps gaming's identity crisis marks a fracture point.

You're Playing It Wrong - Brian Howe - 1 page (36)
 * As the rest of Edge sorts out the top 50 developers, YPIW gets the task of toe-tagging the bottom 50.

Hype
Round-Up - 2 pages (62-63)

Features
Edge Developer Awards 2013 - 14 pages (64-75,88,90)
 * Valve - 12 pages (76-87)

Reviews
Post Script

PlanetSide 2 - 1 page (97)


 * How PlanetSide 2 strips the mistrust from free-to-play.

DmC (Devil May Cry) - 1 page (100)


 * Why a western touch was exactly what Dante needed.

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1 page (108)

Level-5's commitment to localisation helps Ni No Kuni stand out.

Create
People: - 2 pages (118-119) Places: - 2 pages (120-121) Things:  - 2 pages (122-123) Studio Profile:  - 4 pages (124-127) The Making of... - 4 pages (128-131) The Art of... - 4 pages (132-135) What Games Are - Tadhg Kelly - 1 page (136) In The Click Of It - Clint Hocking - 1 page (138) The Possibility Space - Randy Smith - 1 page (140) Word Play - James Leach - 1 page (142)

Other Credits
Senior Art Editor
 * Mark Wynne

Features Editor
 * Jason Killingsworth

Online Editor
 * Nathan Brown

Writer
 * Ben Maxwell

Production Editor
 * Matt Clapham

Art Editor
 * Andrew Hind

Deputy Art Editor
 * Phil Haycraft

iPad Assistant
 * Helen Wilson

Editorial Contributors
 * Leigh Alexander, Matthew Burns, Duncan Harris, Clint Hocking, Brian Howe, Andy Kelly, Tadhg Kelly, James Leach, Rich McCormick, Craig Owens, Simon Parkin, Steven Poole, Chris Schilling, Randy Smith, Keith Stuart, Chris Thursten, David Valjalo, Kevin Williams

Art Contributors
 * Martin Davies, Charles Peterson, Alvin Weetman