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 |
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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 |
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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
Staff Writer
Senior Art Editor
Assistant Designer
Sub Editor
Head of Publishing
Head of Design
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[]
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