GamesMaster Issue 262

This magazine was dated April 2013 and priced at £3.99.

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Upfront
Wind in the Wii Us - (6-7)
 * Zelda and 3D Mario are back! Nintendo finally lift the lid on plans for some of gaming's most beloved franchises.

Next-Gen Rumour Control - (8)
 * The future of consoles draws near, but where will it take us.

Wild Thing! - (9)
 * The Witcher 3 is inbound for next-gen consoles and PCs...

Bat's Back? - (9)
 * Batman: Arkham Origins and Arkham Universe spotted in the void...

Big Shots - (10-11)

Half-Life 2: Episode 4?! - (12)
 * Arkane's cancelled Half Life expansion revealed in leaked screenshots...

Grand Designs - (12)
 * Rockstar delay GTA V till September while quashing next-gen rumours.

Party Hardy - (13)

Going, Going, Gone - (14)
 * THQ's gaming IPs sold to highest bidders as publisher shuts up shop...

The Last Hope? - (15)
 * Could The Last of Us sinlge-handedly revive the abandoned big-budget survival horror genre?

The Month in Games - 1 page (16)

Previews
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PC) - Jonathan Blyth - 6 pages (18-23)

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3,360) - Andy Kelly - 2 pages (24-25)

Deadpool (360) - Ben Griffin - 1 page (26)

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (3DS) - Matthew Castle - 1 page (27)

Command &amp; Conquer (PC) - Andy Kelly - 2 pages (28-29)

SimCity - Ben Griffin - 1 page (30)

Defiance (360,PS3,PC) - Matthew Sakuraoka-Gilman - ½ page (31)

Firefall (PC) - Matthew Sakuraoka-Gilman - ½ page (31)

And introducing... - 1 page (32)

Indie Master - Matthew Pellett - 2 pages (34-35)

Features
Toy Stories - 15 pages (37-51)
 * Meet the newly emerging genre of games looking to muscle its way into toy chests around the world...
 * Skylanders: Swap Force - Matthew Pellett - 6 pages (38-43)
 * Portal Masterclass - Meet the man who creates Skylanders from scratch - 2 pages (44-45)
 * Disney Infinity - Matthew Pellett - 4 pages (46-49)
 * Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler - Matthew Pellett - 2 pages (50-51)

GM Fanbase - 6 pages (52-57)

Reviews
Free Games:  - Matt Gilman - ½ page (89)

GMXS
is obsessed with... - 2 pages (94-95)

We Love Old Games - 1½ pages (96-97)

Written by Leigh Loveday Classic GM -  - ½ page (97)

The Time Machine - - 2 pages (98-99)

New Stuff - 2 pages (100-101)

Hall of Fame - 4 pages (110-113)

Cheat!
- 2 pages (102-103)

Tips - 2 pages (104-105)

Other Credits
Deputy Editor
 * Matthew Pellett

Staff Writer
 * Matthew Sakuraoka-Gilman

Art Editor
 * Ian Lloyd-Edwards

Deputy Art Editor
 * Stephen Hanlon

Production Editor
 * Daniella Lucas

Contributors
 * Louise Blain, Matthew Castle, Paul Cemmick, Alex Dale, Ben Griffin, Julia Hardy, Mike Harris, Phil Iwaniuk, Andy Kelly, Leigh Loveday, Dave Meikleham, Craig Owens, Rob Pearson, Kim Richards, Chris Scullion