Official Xbox Magazine Issue 1

This magazine was dated March 2002 and priced at £5.99. A free disc was attached with playable demos.

First Look
Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 4 Gavin Ogden - 2 pages (10-11)

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - Gavin Ogden - 2 pages (12-13)

Blood Omen 2 - Gavin Ogden - 2 pages (14-15)

Incoming
Xbox has 'Best launch in history' - 1 1/2 pages (18-19)
 * The games do the talking as the promise of Xbox finally becomes a reality.

State of Play: America - Frank O'Connor - (20)

Appetite for construction - (20)
 * Factory in Hungary rolls out 10 Xbox consoles per minute.

Net play by Xmas? - (20)
 * Microsoft hint at online gaming before 2003.

State of Play: Japan - Koji Aizawa - (22)

Eastern promise - (22)
 * Xbox storms Japan with blockbuster launch line-up.

Camping ist verboten - (22)
 * Return to Castle Wolfenstein imminent.

Rally round for number 3 - (22)
 * Xbox-loving dev man speaks EXCLUSIVELY about Colin McRae Rally 3

Top Secret: The Mole - (23)
 * Like a big fat pig in the woods, he digs up truffles of hush-hush news.

In my opinion - (23)
 * Veteran journo Simon Munk likes Xbox, but wants more.

Hat trick of titles - (24)
 * Footy wars kick off in earnest. Poor man...

Hardware - (25)
 * Playing with kit until our hands really hurt.

Previews
 * GunValkyrie - (24)
 * Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions, Vexx - (26)
 * Commandos 2, Deadly Skies - (28)
 * Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing, Crash, Taz Wanted - (30)

Launch Game Round-Up - 2 pages (32,34)
 * Blood Wake, Championship Manager: Season 01/02, Dark Summit, F1 2002, Jet Set Radio Future, NBA Live 2002 - (32)
 * NHL 2002, Genma Onimusha, Shrek, Test Drive Off Road: Wide Open, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Transworld Surf - (34)

Features
Inside Xbox - Jon Attaway and Alan Maddrell - 8 pages (38-45)
 * Because it's worth knowing just how disc + Xbox = best games on Earth.

Interview: Championship Manager chief Paul Collyer - 3 pages (46-48)
 * Never was a game more aptly named - "The Champ" is now coming to Xbox. (Championship Manager: Season 01/02)

Turok: Evolution - Gavin Ogden - 6 pages (50-55)

Letters - 3 pages (56-57,59)

Playmore
On the disc - 2 pages (122-123)

Other Credits
Reviews Editor
 * Ed Lomas

News Editor
 * Gavin Ogden

Staff Writers
 * Jon Attaway, Steven Bailey

Art Editor
 * Adam Hayes

Art Assistant
 * Phil Madge

Production Editor
 * Paul Wilson

Contributors
 * Steve Hill, Alan Maddrell