

Issue 86 - Black Ops 2! Dragon's Dogma! FIFA 13! Aliens!
Our latest issue is now on shelves 3

Dragon Age 3: BioWare asks fans what they want to discover
"Antivan weddings? Orlesian balls? The remnants of the Tevinter empire?" 10

Best Xbox 360 RPGs: which should you play next?
Go with the flow to find your next month-sink extravaganza 7

Square Enix: fans want Final Fantasy VII remake, but new games are more important
Also, Yoshinori Kitase is the franchise's guiding light 11

GTA 5 has 48 cars, 10 helicopters, 25 boats - rumour
Fans spot vehicle list in Max Payne 3 source code 9
More news
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Monday 14-May-2012 11:22 AM
Lionhead hiring experienced multiplayer talent for "ambitious" Unreal game
Right candidate will be "champion of the multiplayer experience" 5 -
Monday 14-May-2012 10:49 AM
Microsoft upgraded Kinect to make Steel Battalion better
From Software: Heavy Armor has "deepest" Kinect integration ever 1 -
Monday 14-May-2012 10:20 AM
Download-driven Xbox 720 could save Silent Hill, says Cliff Bleszinksi
Also, "why don't I have a multiplayer Fatal Frame yet?" 4 -
Monday 14-May-2012 9:50 AM
Tomb Raider release date pushed to 2013 to "deliver the very highest quality"
Crystal wants new Tomb Raider to be "the best game of our careers" 2 -
Monday 14-May-2012 9:15 AM
First Minecraft Xbox 360 update adds pistons, shears, more clay
4J aiming for Minecraft PC version 1.7.3 18 -
Friday 11-May-2012 3:27 PM
Beyond Good and Evil 2 video takes Jade to Bollywood
Michael Ancel's sequel delivers fantasy spin on India -
Friday 11-May-2012 3:03 PM
Microsoft crafting Xbox exclusive multiplayer shooter
Microsoft's core gaming powerhouse staffs up 10 -
Friday 11-May-2012 12:40 PM
UK retailers face jail-time for breaking age rating laws
Video Standards Council takes charge 16 -
Friday 11-May-2012 11:03 AM
Assassin's Creed 3 gameplay video: climbing, bears, escapes, battles
Connor shows off Ubisoft's new tricks 4 -
Friday 11-May-2012 10:51 AM
Minecraft Xbox 360 is "gimped", says FortressCraft dev
"What's GOOD about it?" 15 -
Friday 11-May-2012 9:30 AM
Minecraft Xbox 360 tips: nine ways to fail
Ed and Joe discuss their greatest disasters 4 -
Thursday 10-May-2012 2:15 PM
Preorder Hitman: Absolution, get Hitman: Sniper Challenge for free
Sniping minigame incentive unlocks kit in main game
The OXM UK Blog
11May 2012
Naughty but niche: how Namco Bandai beat the mainstream
Joe Skrebels ponders Japan's latest success story
Dark Souls has been a success, weirdly. Few would have predicted that the follow-up to a niche, PS3 exclusive action-RPG so hard that it made the collective gaming hive mind weep with masochistic joy would capture the imagination of so many. But capture that hivemind it has, ensnaring a cool 1.19 million people in Europe and North America alone according to the company's most recent sales report.
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Features

Best Xbox 360 RPGs: which should you play next?
Go with the flow to find your next month-sink extravaganza 7

Xbox Live update: what's new this week?
Sonic 4: Episode 2, Modern Warfare 3 DLC, Kinect savings 11

Six scariest multiplayer games on Xbox 360
Things that go "killstreak!" in the night 10

Minecraft Xbox 360 video: the Rise and Rise of OXM Land
Matt and Joe take a second tour of their fantasy police state 30

FIFA 13 producer: FIFA will become an online service
EA Canada man anticipates "big change" from console manufacturers

FIFA 13 gameplay details: an evolution of FIFA 12's revolution
Plus: the first FIFA 13 screenshots 1
Reviews

Max Payne 3
It's time to go loud. And that's just the shirt... 360 17

MUD: FIM Motocross World Championship
Black Bean gets its hands dirty 360 1

Minecraft
Mojang's phenomenal sim comes to Xbox Live Arcade XLA 87

Awesomenauts
Ronimo's sci-fi side-scroller is a beautiful, chaotic space oddity XLA 1

Sniper Elite V2
Shaky shooter doesn't quite hit the mark 360 30

Fable Heroes
The cheery, crown-wearing face of modern slaughter XLA 5

The Walking Dead: Episode 1
Episodic undead stuff that's better than TV. XLA 8
Previews

Battlefield 3 DLC Close Quarters: too close to Call of Duty for comfort?
Putting Battlefield 3's flexibility to the test 360 10

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed
How to milk a license without murdering your credibility 360 2

Dishonored: stealth gaming is back, with a handful of dark magic
Arkane and Bethesda's latest could be this year's top sneak 'em up 360 5

Minecraft on Xbox 360: alone in the dark
Ed's first night. What should we do next? XLA 16

Crysis 3 gameplay: Tarzan meets the Terminator
First look at Crytek's threequel 360 2

Skyrim Kinect: forget Fus Ro Dah, it's all about Quick Save
How voice commands take the pain out of Elder Scrolls menus KIN 16

Assassin's Creed 3 gameplay preview: genuinely better for the guns
Ubisoft's most controversial addition is also one of its best 360 8
Kinect

Microsoft upgraded Kinect to make Steel Battalion better
From Software: Heavy Armor has "deepest" Kinect integration ever 1

Skyrim Kinect: forget Fus Ro Dah, it's all about Quick Save
How voice commands take the pain out of Elder Scrolls menus KIN 16

Molyneux: "I don't know if I can make another controller game"
"It just feels so old school," says former Lionhead boss 29

Kinect Rush characters destroy Covent Garden, London
Interactive 3D artwork wreaks havoc on bustling shopping centre

Capcom: Steel Battalion for Kinect is "better than Star Wars"
"There was no way to smile" in the original Steel Battalion 1


















































































