Lara Croft has been absent from gaming since 2010′s downloadable title Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, but in just a few short weeks she will be making a fully fledged return. She’s retooled and ready to face a new adventure in the jungle, which games™ will be exploring as part of our Tomb Raider cover story, available to buy from UK Newstands 17 January. In our ten page lead feature we report from the offices of Crystal Dynamics and speak with writer Rhianna Pratchett and creative director Noah Hughes on Lara’s ambitious return and have a world exclusive hands-on with the multiplayer.
We also look at the Wii U a few months on from launch, where we discuss whether Nintendo are doing enough to see their console succeed after a tough Holiday period. We also explore the world of Wreck It Ralph, speaking with producer Clark Spencer on the hurdles Disney had to overcome to license some of gaming’s biggest names and games™ goes hands-on with Marvel Heroes before evaluating the latest MMO expansions in our returning MMO Worlds section. Of course this isn’t all, in fact you can find out what else is inside issue 131 of games™ below!
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FEATURES
-Welcome To The Jungle: games™ takes a trip to Crystal Dynamics’ offices for an exclusive look at Lara Croft’s rebirth and a world’s first hands-on with multiplayer.
-Trouble In Paradise: A fresh look at Irrational Games’ sky-set dystopia in Bioshock Infinite
-Building The Next Gen: The engines that will shape the future and how to build your own next-gen console
-Indie Uprising: The most influential indie developers working today
-Turning The Page: Ragnar Tornquist discusses his departure from Funcom and the future of Dreamfall.
DISCUSS
-Why The Wii U Might Fail: After a turbulent launch, games™ investigates the future of Nintendo’s new console.
-Giving The Greenlight: How Steam Greenlight is revolutionising the indie development scene.
-Behind The Sceens Wreck-It Ralph: A look at the Disney animated adventure that celebrates retro gaming.
-The Big Picture: Team Ninja discusses its Ninja Gaiden 3 overhaul heading the Nintendo’s Wii U.
RETRO
-Behind The Scenes Scorched Tanks: We discuss the Amiga shareware phenomenon with creator Michael P Welch.
-Crawfish: We take a look back at the retro handheld developer, talking to the original staff about the success of its many portable triumphs.
-Complete History 2000: The turn of the millennium held many a gaming treat, including Diablo II, Deus Ex and Phantasy Star Online.
-Conversion Catastrophe: This month’s unfortunate classic is Miner 2049er.
-Collector Corner: Lakers Versus Celtics And The NBA Playoffs.
PREVIEWS
-Dark Souls II
-Castlevania: Lords Of Shadows 2
-Fuse
-Gears Of War: Judgment
-GRID 2
-The Last Of Us
-The Phantom Pain
-The War Z
-Showcase Round-Up
REVIEWS
-Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch
-Planetside 2
-Natural Selection 2
-The Walking Dead: The Game
-Guardians Of Middle Earth
-DmC Devil May Cry
-Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition
-Uncharted: Fight For Fortune
-Pid
-Ace Of Spades
-Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
-Forge
-GTA: Vice City
-The Walking Dead: Assault
-Ratchet & Clank: Q-Force
-Rabbids Land
-Air Buccaneers
-Fly’n
-Middle Manager of Justice
-Black Knight Sword
-Aero Porter
-Skyrim: Dragon Born DLC
-Mass Effect 3: Omega DLC
-Little Inferno
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