Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine Issue 97

This magazine was dated April 2013 and priced at £5.99. A free disc was attached with playable demos.

Dashboard
Channel X - 2 pages (10-11)
 * Microsoft gets into the telly-making business.

It's a crazy world... of tanks - (12)
 * PC publisher buys up Day 1 and Gas Powered Games

Jumping to conclusions - (12)
 * Sherlock Holmes leaps into a new mystery

The Finding of Isaac - (13)
 * Gunner Wright tells us how he got into the role of Dead Space's Isaac CLarke

First Look: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - 2 pages (14-15)

Hot Topic: Should you buy the next Xbox the moment it launches? - 1 page (18)
 * Craig Owens vs Jon Hicks

Your Most Wanted: Legacy of Kain - (21)

Messages - 4 pages (22-25)

Features
On your disc - 1 page (9)

The Pirate Utopia - 8 pages (26-33)
 * Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag will deliver the sea-faring adventure we wanted last year...

Brave New Worlds - pages (36-
 * Spin-offs and sequels have become the norm, but with a new Xbox approaching publishers are starting to risk all-new games. We take a look at some of the most promising.
 * Destiny - 6 pages (38-43)
 * Remember Me - 2 pages (44-45)
 * Watch Dogs, Deadpool, LocoCycle - 1 page (46)
 * Killer is Dead - 1 page (47)
 * Defiance - 2 pages (48-49)
 * State of Decay, Project ZWEI, Disney Infinity, Dark, The Dark Eye: Demonicon - 1 page (51)
 * Takedown: Red Sabre - 1 page (53)
 * Terraria, Murdered: Soul Suspect, CastleStorm, Strike Suit Zero, Magrunner, Sacred Citadel, Matter - 1 page (54)
 * Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Ascend: New Gods - 1 page (55)

OXM speaks to: Cevat Yerli - Matt Lees - 3 pages (68-71)
 * Crytek's boss talks Crysis 3, watching Far Cry grow up and being ready for the next Xbox.

Indie Go-Gone - 4 pages (72-75)
 * As Microsoft retires the tech that powers Xbox Live Indie games, we look back on the best and worst

Circle of Death - Jason Killingsworth - 6 pages (94-99)
 * We were the first to play Dark Souls. It was our blessing, and our all-too literal curse.

The Last Word: Are you playing it right? - 1 page (122)

Previews
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Dan Griliopoulos - 4 pages (56-59)

GRID 2 - Craig Owens - 2 pages (60-61)

Star Trek - Jon Blyth - 2 pages (62-63)

Skylanders: Swap Force - Jon Blyth - 1 page (64)

WRC Powerslide - Jon Blyth - 1 page (65)

Farming Simulator 2013 - Jon Blyth - 2 pages (66-67)

Reviews
DLC Reviews Online Reviews

The Full 360
How to... - 1 page (106)

Become a YouTube star - 2 pages (108-109)

Indie Games - 1 page (112)

Xbox Movies - 1 page (113)

OXM Investigates... Ridiculous community overreactions - 2 pages (114-115)

The OXM Replay
 * Far Cry Instincts: Predator - Dan Griliopoulos - 1⅓ pages (118-119)
 * Thief: Deadly Shadows - (119)
 * Official Xbox Magazine Issue 31 - (119)

Must Buy - 2 pages (120-121)

Other Credits
Art Editor
 * Curtis Phillips-Cozier

Production Editor
 * Jenny Meade

Deputy Art Editor
 * John Finbow

Staff Writer
 * Jon Blyth

Online Editor
 * Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Contributors
 * Craig Owens, Dan Griliopoulos, Francesca Reyes, Rob Taylor, Chris Scullion, Martin Davies, Ben Griffin, Jason Killingsworth, Andrew Hayward, Corey Cohen, Andy Kelly