Edge Issue 247

This magazine is dated December 2012 and priced at £5.00.

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Knowledge
The $1.6 billion battleground - 4 pages (14-17)
 * It's a watershed moment as the west's traditional game industry trains it's guns on free-to-play.

Ready to launch? - 2 pages (18-19)
 * Getting to grips with Wii U's first wave and what it says about Nintendo's next-gen strategy.
 * Featuring New Super Mario Bros U, ZombiU, Rayman Legends & Nintendo Land

Wild Night - 1 page (20)
 * A new London event takes indie games to the bar.

On the road - 1 page (22)
 * The laidback developer sessions of GameCityNights are going on tour, so consider your stash of excuses dwindling fast.

Dispatches
Trigger Happy - Steven Poole - (1 page)

Level Head - Leigh Alexander - (1 page)

You're Playing it Wrong - Brian Howe - (1 page)

Adverts
Halo 4 - Xbox 360 (7)

Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Xbox 360 (8-9)

Surface - (10-11)

Dance Central 3 - Xbox 360 (21)

Other Credits
Senior Art Editor
 * Mark Wynne

Features Editor
 * Jason Killingsworth

Games Editor
 * Craig Owens

Online Editor
 * Nathan Brown

Writers
 * David Valjalo, Ben Maxwell

Production Editor
 * Matt Clapham

Art Editor
 * Andrew Hind

Deputy Art Editor
 * Phil Haycraft

Editorial Contributors
 * Leigh Alexander, Matthew Castle, Chris Donlan, Damien Hall, Steve Haske, Duncan Harris, Clint Hocking, Brian Howe, Brendan Keogh, Tadhg Kelly, James Leach, Rich McCormick, James O'Connor, Steven Poole, Chris Schilling, David Semel, Randy Smith, Keith Stuart, Chris Thursten, Kevin Williams

Art Contributors
 * Martin Davies, Duncan Harris, Andy McGregor, Terry Stokes, Alvin Weetman