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Issue 129 was priced at £5 and was released in November 2012.

Discuss[]

Is Sony in crisis? - 2 pages (8-9)

As the company puts on a brave face in light of continuing financial troubles, Sony's woes double down as we head into 2013.

The tech leading to Xbox 720 - 2 pages (10-11)

SamrtGlass and Digits show a company focused on the future and willing to show us what we might be getting with the next generation of Xbox.

Valve's hardware plans take form - 1 page (12)

Just like its software, Valve will offer a hardware beta in 2013.

GTA V: Is the timing right? - 1 page (15)

Rockstar details its upcoming crime opus

Reader Reaction - Mike Singleton remembered - 1 page (17)

Columnists[]

Trending - Ryan King - 1 page (14)

What happens to our games when we die?

Game Dev Story - James Mielke - 1 page (16)

Tokyo Game Show: From the outside looking in

Features[]

Why I ♥... Shenmue - 2 pages (32-33)

Wii U: The Verdict - 8 pages (34-41)

The Making of: New Super Mario Bros. U - 2 pages (42-43)

Horrific Evolution - Dead Space 3 - 5 pages (44-48)

The Fallout Boys - 7 pages (50-56)

games™ talks to Fallout creators Chris Avellone and Brian Fargo about their upcoming titles, and the rebirth of a genre that had long since died.

The Perfect 12 - pages (59-

Only a dozen games have ever scored 10/10, so we talk to the developers responsible and the reviewers that awarded the perfect scores to see if those titles still hold up today...
Metroid Prime - 1 page (60)
Burnout 3: Takedown - 1 page (61)
Gears of War, God of War II - 1 page (62)
Bioshock, Grand Theft Auto IV - 1 page (63)
Fallout 3 - ½ page (64)
Demon's Souls - 1 page (64-65)
Mass Effect 2 - ½ page (65)
Super Mario Galaxy 2, LittleBigPlanet 2 - 1 page (66)
Dead Space 2 - ½ page (67)

Why I ♥... Half-Life 2 - 2 pages (126-127)

Previews[]

Game Title Pages Pg No(s) 360 PS3 PC
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2 20-21 X X
Dead Island: Riptide 2 22-23 X X X
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel 2 24-25 X X
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 2 26-27 X
Bioshock: Infinite 2 28-29 X X X

Reviews[]

Game Title Publisher Format Pages Pg No(s) Verdict
New Super Mario Bros. U Nintendo Wii U 2 72-73 8
Nintendo Land Nintendo Wii U 2 74-75 7
Halo 4 Microsoft 360 4 76-79 9
Hitman: Absolution Square Enix 360 2 80-81 8
Dishonored Bethesda 360 2 82-83 8
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Nintendo 3DS 2 84-85 7
Assassin's Creed III Ubisoft 360 4 86-89 7
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Ubisoft Vita 2 90-91 6
Medal of Honor: Warfighter Electronic Arts 360 2 92-93 4
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Electronic Arts 360 2 94-95 9
Fable: The Journey Microsoft 360 2 96-97 5
Forza Horizon Microsoft 360 2 98-99 8
Retro City Rampage Vblank Ent. PC 2 100-101 8
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Activision Blizzard PC 2 102-103 8
Bad Piggies Rovio iOS 1 104 8
WWE '13 THQ 360 1 105 6
Dance Central 3 Microsoft 360 1 106 7
LittleBigPlanet Karting Sony PS3 1 107 8
007 Legends Activision 360 1 108 4
Silent Hill: Book of Memories Konami Vita 1 110 4
Liberation Maiden Level 5 3DS 1 112 6
Hotline Miami Devolver Digital PC 1 113 8
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Disney 360 1 114 3
The Unfinished Swan Sony PS3 1 115 9
WRC 3 Milestone 360 1 116 7
Shifting World Rising Star 3DS 1 118 5
Symphonica Square Enix iOS 1 119 6
Inazuma Eleven Strikers Nintendo Wii 1 120 5
FTL: Faster Than Light Subset Games Mac 1 121 9
Way of the Samurai 4 NIS America PS3 1 122 4
Boulder Dash-XL 3D Reef Ent. 3DS 1 124 5

Retro[]

Behind the Scenes: Games™ - 6 pages (130-135)

It's games™'s tenth birthday this issue, so you can forget classic videogames for a month. Let's take a rare look at the making of a classic - if we do say so ourselves - magazine...

Conversion Catastrophe - Line of Fire (C64) - 2 pages (136-137)

The Complete History of Games - 1998 - 4 pages (138-141)

Including Extended Play: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 1 page (140)

Collector's Corner - Famicombox - 2 pages (142-143)

The Retro Guide to... TimeSplitters - 8 pages (144-151)

Featuring TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2 & TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

Essentials[]

10 of the best launch titles - 2 pages (152-153)

MMO Worlds[]

World of Tanks - 2 pages (158-159)

The Best of British comes to WOT

World of Warplanes and World of Warships - 2 pages (160-161)

Other Credits[]

Deputy Editor

Ashley Day

Staff Writer

David Scarborough

Senior Art Editor

Greg Whitaker

Assistant Designer

Perry Wardell-Wicks

Sub Editor

Olly Dean

Head of Publishing

Aaron Asadi

Head of Design

Ross Andrews

Contributors

Nick Akerman, Luke Albiges, Sam Bandah, Ben Biggs, Adam Barnes, Steve Burns, Daniel Cairns, David Crookes, Joe Denton, Ian Dransfield, Dan Howdle, Stuart Hunt, Darran Jones, Ryan King, David Lynch, Damien McFerren, Chris McMahon, James Mielke, Ray Willmott

External Links[]

You can purchase this magazine from the Imagine Shop

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