GamesMaster Issue 266

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

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Upfront
The One Show - 2 pages (6-7)
 * Meet the Xbox One: Microsoft's brave but divisive bid for next-gen dominance...

The A-Z of... Xbox One - 6 pages (8-13)
 * Every single revealed fact, every minutiae of detail, every promise, every feature and every niggling worry. This is your ultimate guide to all things Xbox One...

50 Trades of Play - (14)
 * New Steam Trading Card game has us fumbling for forgotten classics...

Boy Blunder - (14)
 * Batman's voicebox lets slip he's working on Arkham next...

Spart-phone - (15)
 * Halo Moto! Master Chief goes mobile in new top-down shooter...

EA reunited with Star Wars licence - (15)

Need for Swede - 1½ pages (16-17)
 * With a little help from the Swedish, Need for Speed: Rivals sees Criterion's cop-crunching capers go annual...

Super Sonic Galaxy - (17)
 * Wii U exclusive platformer offers Super Sonic Stratos-faction...

Gran-Designs (Gran Turismo 6)- 1 page (18)
 * The seminal racer is back and has Forza 5 in it's sights

The month in games: June-July - 1 page (20)

Features
Shanghai fights - Matthew Sakuraoka-Gilman - 6 pages (22-27)
 * We field the question: is Battlefield 4 the game to start off your next-gen collection?

Hardware Mega-Test! - New Kits on the Block - 6 pages (46-51)
 * Oculus Rift - Michael Gapper - (46-47)
 * GameStick - Matthew Pellett - (48-49)
 * NVIDIA Shield - Jonathan Morris - (48-49)
 * Razer Edge - Guy Cocker - (50)
 * Ouya - Matthew Pellett - (51)

GM Fanbase - 4 pages (52-55)

New Stuff - 2 pages (84-85)

Hall of Fame - 5 pages (92-96)

Previews
No game left behind - 1 page (43)

Indie Master - Matthew Pellett - 2 pages (44-46)


 * Featuring Putty Squad - 1 page (44)

Reviews
Free Games: Turbo Rally, Evolve, Mystery IQ Test, Billiard Blitz Hustle - Mike Harris - ½ page (73)

We ♥ Old Games
Legend of Gaming #3: Fire Emblem (NES) - Leigh Loveday - 1 page (80)

Like a Boss -  Magus (Chrono Trigger) - (81)

The Phat Controller - N64 Controller - (81)

Dodgy Character - Pryzm - (81)

Gone but not forgotten - Firelord - (81)

History of War: Square vs, Enix - (81)

Time Attack: Resident Evil - 2 pages (82-83)

Cheat!
Secret Service - 2 pages (86-87)

Other Credits
Staff Writer
 * Matthew Sakuraoka-Gilman

Art Editor
 * Ian Lloyd-Edwards

Deputy Art Editor
 * Stephen Hanlon

Production Editor
 * Daniella Lucas

Contributors
 * Robin Alway, Louise Blain, Nathan Brown, Matthew Castle, Guy Cocker, Alex Dale, Emma Davies, David Dyas, Michael Gapper, Ben Griffin, Mike Harris, Andy Kelly, Leigh Loveday, Craig Owens, Kate McDonnell, Dave Meikleham, Jonathan Morris, James Nouch, Chris Scullion, Iain Wilson