2019-07-01_Official_Xbox_Magazine

THE BIG INTERVIEW Since launch, players have collectively spent over 1 million hours playing Sea Of Thieves. That’s a whole lot ...

having good careers. But also we’re delivering awesome [things] to our players and we’re thinking about future opportunities. I ...

THE BIG INTERVIEW Rare is tight-lipped on its next game, but we can confirm it won’t be about pirates is another group of player ...

OXM INVESTIGATES THE ART OF LEVEL DESIGN We speak to the minds behind your favourite games to find out more about the challenges ...

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he fiendish puzzles. The waist-high blocks that protect you in a firefight. The platforms you stand on as you survey the path ah ...

even if you’re not an architect you’ll know if something doesn’t work.” Level-building is a fine art, and one that isn’t as simp ...

individual elements to create a perfect path or puzzle – it can be hard for them to step back and see their creation from a neut ...

what to do. But you need all this feedback before you go into a real playtest.” A wider world Many of the challenges we’ve discu ...

“Players will visit the islands countless times, but each visit might be in a different context” CREATING DEAD CELLS Nail down t ...

Mike Chapman, Sea Of Thieves “Don’t overlook working on paper – designing 2D level maps is often the best place to start!” Jason ...

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EDITOR’S CHOICE Mortal Kombat 11 THE CLASSIC FIGHTER RETURNS, BLOODIER THAN EVER CHRIS BURKE PUBLISHER WARNER BROS INTERACTIVE E ...

Mortal Kombat 11 is a game that trades heavily off its rich history and legacy. It’s those touches, that knowing wink and nod to ...

are absolutely stunning. Almost too good, in fact. Those infamous gory MK finishers are sickeningly realistic displayed in vivid ...

World War Z ONLINE ROMP REVELS IN SAMEY, SPRINTING UNDEAD ACTION DAVE MEIKLEHAM PUBLISHER FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE / DEVELOPER SAB ...

On its first week of release on UK shelves, Saber’s ghoulish shooter topped the charts flesh tower and the whole swarm will coll ...

After Mark Williams was left off the cover, his wife accused the game’s creators of having an anti-Welsh bias Snooker 19 THIS LI ...