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ISSUE 103 / DECEMBER 2014
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Designer Rob Speed
Ice sculpture kings Duncan Hamilton, Nick Smith
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Freeze!
GAME OF THE MONTH
Alien: Isolation
FAVOURITE ASSASSIN
Martin Q Blank
“I’M BOTH VERY
EXCITED AND
EXTREMELY
SORRY TO SAY
THAT IT’S GOING
TO BE A VERY
EXPENSIVE
HOLIDAY.”
Before you start reading, have a quick
flick through this issue. Don’t worry, I’ll
still be here when you come back.
Done? It looks fantastic, right? The smallest
of PS Vita titles… The biggest PS4 games on
the horizon… That gorgeous, gorgeous
Naughty Dog artwork… We’ve rammed this
issue full of visual treats, and once again
proved that PlayStation’s the undisputed
champion of all things gaming.
But why am I made of ice this month, you
ask? You can blame Borderlands’ freeze
guns for that. With winter on the horizon
we’ve got the first wave of Christmas
games in our Reviews section, and I’m both
very excited and extremely sorry to say that
it’s going to be an expensive holiday for us
gamers – there’s a ridiculous wealth of
quality titles coming in the next few weeks.
So to help save those pennies we’re going
to save you some cash for the
second month in a row. Turn to
p28 to grab a free digi version
of OPM, or one of our sister
titles. Enjoy the issue(s)!
Matthew Pellett
EDITOR
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@Pelloki
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NEWS EDITOR
Arsenal-mad Meiks tackles
FIFA this issue. Having
played with him in our fivea-side
league, we’re sure
it’s a studs-up leg-breaker.
GAME OF THE MONTH
Alien: Isolation
FAVOURITE ASSASSIN
Vincent (Collateral)
Phil Iwaniuk
GAMES EDITOR
On p84 our Sam Rockwellwannabe
heads up to the
Moon for his Borderlands
review. He’s promised to
tread Caerphilly.
GAME OF THE MONTH
Driveclub
FAVOURITE ASSASSIN
Ivan Basso
Milford Coppock
MANAGING ART EDITOR
Not just PhotoShop wizard,
Milf’s in line to be crowned
OPM’s pun king. His Unity
title rescued you from the
dire ‘Beret St Deadmans’.
GAME OF THE MONTH
Driveclub
FAVOURITE ASSASSIN
Léon
Louise Blain
GUEST WRITER
OPM’s Creed expert
travelled to Paris for a
lengthy sesh with Unity.
She now insists we call her
The Louvre. (We won’t.)
GAME OF THE MONTH
Destiny
FAVOURITE ASSASSIN
Ezio Auditore da Firenze