GamesMaster Issue 315

This magazine was dated April 2017 and priced at £4.99.

Regulars
Welcome - 1 page (3)

Contents - 1 page (4)

Team GM - 1 page (5)

Fanbase - 3 pages (6-8)

CultureMaster - 2 pages (90-91)

Subscribe - 2 pages (92-93)

Hall of Fame - 2 pages (96-97)

Upfront
Having Second Forts - 2 pages (10-11)
 * Talion lays siege to Mordor's strongholds in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War.

Thinking Outside the Box - 2 pages (12-13)
 * Microsoft launches the Xbox Games Pass - 100 games for £7.99 a month.

We do Not Come in Peace - Leon Hurley - 2 pages (14-15)
 * Living long and prospering in Galactic Junk League.

Dev Q+A - 2 pages (16-17)
 * Associate producer Chris Rose talks about how the Early Access community helped build Lego Worlds.

The Big Switch-er - 2 pages (18-19)
 * Our definitive launch verdict on Nintendo Switch.

Dev Q+A - 2 pages (20-21)
 * Famed point-and-click game developer Ron Gilbert fills us in on his latest project, Thimbleweed Park.

"Don't ever let anyone tell you games aren't important." - 1 page (22)
 * It's okay to feel sad sometimes, says Adam Cook, and games can be a useful tool for helping you take care of your mental health.

"What happens when a game immerses you in the thing you need to escape?" - 1 page (23)
 * There's a danger of games hurting rather than healing when violence makes their escapism hollow, says Ben Tryer.

You Win You Lose - 1 page (24)

The GM To Do List - 1 page (25)

Features
Armed and Dangerous - 10 pages (26-35)
 * Search for identity amid the stars in a boundless quest for self-discovery... and aliens.

Future Shock - 4 pages (52-55)
 * Our grim gaming predictions.

Previews
The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind - Robert Zak - 4 pages (36-39)

Impact Winter - Ben Griffin - 2 pages (40-41)

Steamworld Dig 2 - Robin Valentine - 1 page (42)

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood - Daniella Lucas - 1 page (43)

Little Nightmares - Ben Griffin - 2 pages (44-45)

Sea of Thieves - Dave Meikleham - 2 pages (46-47)

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Katherine Byrne - 1 page (48)

Tekken 7, Get Even, Call of Cthulhu, Project Cars 2, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, Injustice 2 - Ben Griffin, Dave Houghton - 1 page (49)

IndieMaster
Mineko's Night Market - 2 pages (56-57)

2Dark; Small... But Perfectly Formed - 1 page (58)

Gorogoa, Minit - 1 page (59)

RetroMaster
Legend of Gaming #51: Fable - 2 pages (86-87)

Six of the best... Pooches, Grab Bag - 2 pages (88-89)

Other Credits
Art Editor
 * Rob Crossland

Senior Staff Writer
 * Ben Griffin

Operations Editor
 * Miriam McDonald

Contributors
 * Nick Aspell, Louise Blain, Katherine Byrne, Adam Cook, Anne-Marie Coyle, Fraser Gilbert, Samuel Horti, David Houghton, Leon Hurley, Alex Jones, Daniella Lucas, Andy Kelly, Kirk McKeand, David Meikleham, James Nouch, Sam Riley, Ed Thorn, Ben Tryer, Robert Zak