This magazine is dated Christmas 2012 and priced at £5.99.
Dashboard[]
Halo 4's lost opener - (12-13)
- Xbox invaded Liechtenstein for a one-off Halo Experience
Cyberpunk 2077 - (14)
Corrupt loot kills vault hunter - Borderlands 2 - (14)
Six months of Sleeping Dogs DLC - (17)
The Cave - 2 pages (18-19)
Your Most Wanted: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist - 2 pages (22-23)
Hot Topic: Should paid-for games be able to sell you things? - 1 page (24)
Minecraft: The Movie - 2 pages (26-27)
SmartGlass extends your Xbox 360 - 2 pages (30-31)
Features[]
Messages - 4 pages (32-35)
Cover Feature: Aliens: Colonial Marines - 9 pages (36-44)
The OXM Chirstmas Swag List - 2 pages (48-49)
OXM speaks to: Patrick Soderlund (Executive VP at EA) - Matt Lees - 4 pages (64-67)
Grand Theft Auto V - 2 pages (68-69)
- Eight things you must know about the biggest GTA yet.
10 Years of Xbox Live - 6 pages (100-105)
Road Warriors - 4 pages (108-111)
- To mark the launch of Forza Horizon, Microsoft sent some car writers on a trip from Paris to Top Gear Live. We joined in.
The Last Word - Do you work for an evil corporation? - 1 page (130)
Previews[]
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel - Matt Lees - 4 pages (50-53)
Terraria - Matt Lees - 1 page (54)
Dead Space 3 - Matt Lees - 2 pages (56-57)
Fuse - Matt Lees - 2 pages (58-59)
Omerta: City of Gangsters - Sam White - 1 page (61)
Bioshock: Infinite - Sam White - 1 page (62)
Reviews[]
| Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Pages | Pg No | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halo 4 | Microsoft | Jon Hicks | 4 | 70-73 | 9 |
| Assassin's Creed III | Ubisoft | Jon Blyth | 4 | 74-77 | 8 |
| Doom 3 BFG Edition | Bethesda | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell | 1 | 78 | 6 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | Activision | Matt Lees | 2 | 80-81 | 8 |
| Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | Disney | Adam Glick | 1 | 83 | 7 |
| Happy Wars | Microsoft | Chris Schilling | 1 | 84 | 6 |
| F1 Race Stars | Codemasters | Sam White | 1 | 87 | 7 |
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | Electronic Arts | Will Porter | 2 | 88-89 | 5 |
| WWE '13 | THQ | Adam Glick | 1 | 91 | 8 |
| 007 Legends | Activision | Jon Blyth | 1 | 92 | 4 |
| Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise | 505 Games | Uncredited | 0.33 | 93 | 4 |
| Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | D3 Publisher | Uncredited | 0.33 | 93 | 3 |
| NiGHTS into Dreams... | Sega | Uncredited | 0.33 | 93 | 7 |
| Angry Birds Trilogy | Activision | Jon Blyth | 1 | 94 | 3 |
| Skylanders: Giants | Activision | Jon Blyth | 1 | 96 | 7 |
| Pid | D3 Publisher | Uncredited | 0.33 | 97 | 8 |
| Under Defeat HD | Rising Star | Uncredited | 0.33 | 97 | 7 |
| Pool Nation | Mastertronic | Uncredited | 0.33 | 97 | 7 |
| Sonic Adventure 2 | Sega | Uncredited | 0.33 | 99 | 5 |
| Serious Sam 3: BFE | Developer Digital | Uncredited | 0.33 | 99 | 4 |
| Zombie Driver HD | Cyberfront | Uncredited | 0.33 | 99 | 6 |
DLC Reviews
| Game Title | Pages | Pg No | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point | 1 | 116 | 7 |
| The Walking Dead: Episode 4 | 0.33 | 117 | 7 |
| Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty | 0.33 | 117 | 9 |
Online Reviews
| Game Title | Pages | Pg No | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 1.66 | 122-123 | 7 |
| Hitman: Absolution | 0.10 | 123 | 8 |
| Halo 4 | 0.10 | 123 | 7 |
| Forza Horizon | 0.10 | 123 | 9 |
The Full 360[]
10 things you must try in... Hitman: Absolution - 2 pages (112-113)
Indie Games - 1 page (118)
Xbox Movies - 1 page (119)
OXM Investigates... The New Dash - 2 pages (120-121)
The OXM Replay
- Gun - Dan Griliopoulos - 1⅓ pages (124-125)
- Full Spectrum Warrior (125)
- Official Xbox Magazine Issue 30 (125)
Must Buy - 3 pages (126-128)
Other Credits[]
Art Editor
Production Editor
Deputy Art Editor
Staff Writers
Online Editor
Contributors
- Chris Schilling, Martin Davies, Will Porter, Debbie Hicks, Sam White, Dan Griliopoulos, Matthew Pellett, Nathan Meunier, Chuck Osborn, Quintin Smith, John Woolford, Al Parr, Emma Johnston, Simon Berkovitch, Adam Glick
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