Inside the issue
Out on August 2, E231 features on its cover the brooding manliness of the Dark Knight, as we take visit to the madness of Batman: Arkham City. The greatest videogame realisation of a superhero? Possibly.
We also report on Arkane Studios' Dishonored, a visually stunning new firstperson assassin actioner from designers Harvey Smith (Deus Ex) and Raphael Colantonio (Arx Fatalis) and art director Viktor Antonov (Half-Life 2).
Among many other highlights, we pick out a list of misfits, games that deserved more than a slide into obscurity, ask Kudo Tsunoda whether Kinect is delivering on its promises and we meet up with Seamus Blackley, who was instrumental to the birth of Xbox, to discuss his return to game development.
In Create, we talk to Rod Humble, the new CEO of Second Life maker Linden Labs, profile Guild Wars 2 maker ArenaNet and chart the making of Flower.
We also visit ARM, the UK-based chip maker which is driving high def gaming to smartphones and handhelds, from Vita to iPhone 4.
Previewed
- Dishonored
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
- SSX
- Gears Of War 3
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Forza Motorsport 4
- Rayman Origins
- Silent Hill: Downpour
- Super Mario
Reviewed
- From Dust
- Bastion
- Catherine
- Trenched
- Call Of Juarez: The Cartel
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
- FEAR 3
- Ms Splosion Man
- Solatorobo: Red The Hunter