This magazine was dated August 2013 and priced at £3.99.
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)
Developer Q&A: Steve Jackson (Steve Jackson's Sorcery) - ½ page (79)
GM Fanbase - 4 pages (52-55)
New Stuff - 2 pages (84-85)
Hall of Fame - 5 pages (92-96)
Previews[]
| Game Title | Writer | 360 | PS3 | XO | PS4 | Wii U | iOS, And | PC | Pgs | Pg No(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | Alex Dale | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 28-31 | ||
| The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Andy Kelly | X | 2 | 32-33 | ||||||
| Watch Dogs | Dave Meikleham | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 34 | |
| FIFA 14 | Ben Griffin | X | 1 | 35 | ||||||
| The Evil Within | Andy Kelly | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 36-37 | ||
| The Wolf Among Us | Matt Gilman | X | X | X | 2 | 38-39 | ||||
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | Andy Kelly | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 40 | ||
| Deus Ex: The Fall | Matt Gilman | X | 1 | 41 | ||||||
| Plants vs Zombies 2 | Nathan Brown | X | 1 | 42 |
No game left behind - 1 page (43)
Indie Master - Matthew Pellett - 2 pages (44-46)
- Featuring Putty Squad - 1 page (44)
Reviews[]
| Game Title | Pub/Dev | Format | Reviewer | Pages | Pg No(s) | Rating (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Last of Us | Sony | PS3 | Andy Kelly | 4 | 56-59 | 95 |
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | Nintendo | 3DS | Matt Gilman | 2 | 60-61 | 91 |
| Game & Wario | Nintendo | Wii U | Chris Scullion | 1 | 62 | 70 |
| Remember Me | Capcom | PS3 | Ben Griffin | 1 | 63 | 74 |
| Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep | 2k Games | PC | Matthew Pellett | 2 | 64-65 | 90 |
| GRID 2 | Codemasters | 360 | Alex Dale | 1 | 66 | 74 |
| Call of Juarez: Gunslinger | Ubisoft | 360 | Ben Griffin | 0.5 | 67 | 75 |
| Way of the Dogg | Echo Peak | 360 | Matthew Pellett | 0.16 | 67 | 33 |
| Hunter's Trophy: America | Kylotonn | 360 | Matthew Pellett | 0.16 | 67 | :( |
| Doritos Crash Course 2 | BHVR | 360 | Matthew Pellett | 0.16 | 67 | 61 |
| Poker Night 2 | Telltale | 360 | Matthew Pellett | 0.16 | 67 | 75 |
| Fuse | EA | 360,PS3 | Iain Wilson | 0.5 | 68 | 58 |
| Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler | Sony | PS3 | Iain Wilson | 0.5 | 68 | 73 |
| Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery | Sony | Vita | Louise Blain | 0.5 | 69 | 83 |
| Nun Attack | Frima | Vita | Louise Blain | 0.16 | 69 | 66 |
| Farming Simulator 2013 | Giants | PS3 | Louise Blain | 0.16 | 69 | 51 |
| Draw Slasher | Mass Creation | Vita | Louise Blain | 0.16 | 69 | 70 |
| Rymdkapsel | grapefrukt | Vita, PSM | Louise Blain | 0.16 | 69 | 90 |
| Project X Zone | Namco Bandai | 3DS | Matt Gilman | 0.5 | 70 | 60 |
| Rayman Legends: Challenges App | Ubisoft | Wii U | Alex Dale | 0.5 | 70 | 92 |
| Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | Nintendo | 3DS | Matthew Castle | 0.5 | 71 | 85 |
| Swords & Soldiers 3D | Shin'en | 3DS | Matthew Castle | 0.16 | 71 | 23 |
| Starship Damrey, The | Level-5 | 3DS | Matthew Castle | 0.16 | 71 | 45 |
| Publisher Dream | CIRCLE | DSi | Matthew Castle | 0.16 | 71 | 40 |
| Bloody Vampire | Silver Star | 3DS | Matthew Castle | 0.16 | 71 | 64 |
| Dust 514 | Sony | PS3 | Matt Gilman | 0.5 | 73 | 69 |
| Zeno Clash II | Atlus | PC | Andy Kelly | 0.5 | 74 | 60 |
| Night of the Rabbit, The | PC | Matt Gilman | 0.17 | 74 | 73 | |
| Sanctum 2 | PC | Matthew Pellett | 0.17 | 74 | 62 | |
| Rising Storm | PC | Matthew Pellett | 0.17 | 74 | 85 | |
| Scurvy Scallywags | Ron Gilbert | iOS | Matt Gilman | 0.66 | 76 | 80 |
| Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | Capcom | iOS | Drew Sleep | 0.4 | 76-77 | 92 |
| Leviathan: Warships | Pieces Interactive | iOS, Android | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 76 | 69 |
| Combo Crew | The Game Baker's | iOS, Android | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 77 | 80 |
| Redline Rush | Dogbyte Games | iOS, Android | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 77 | 62 |
| Eclipse: New Dawn to the Galaxy | Big Daddy's Creations | iOS | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 77 | 81 |
| Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions | Square Enix | iOS | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 77 | 91 |
| Dead Ahead | Mobirate | iOS | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 77 | 86 |
| Impossible Road | Kevin Ng | iOS | James Nouch | 0.5 | 78 | 82 |
| Random Heroes 2 | Ravenous | iOS | James Nouch | 0.35 | 78 | 80 |
| Sid Meier's Ace Patrol | Firaxis | iOS, Android | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 78 | 70 |
| Star Command | Warballoon | iOS | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 79 | 77 |
| Steve Jackson's Sorcery | Inkle Studios | iOS | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 79 | 90 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sega | iOS, Android | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 79 | 77 |
| Haunted Hollow | Firaxis | iOS | Matt Gilman | 0.15 | 79 | 62 |
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
Art Editor
Deputy Art Editor
Production Editor
Contributors