Cubed Issue #11, Free Edition | Page 5

WELCOME T he pre-Christmas release glut has hit with the force of a freight train, so this expanded issue is full of big reviews. Of course, the big story of this month is the hundreds of hours we'll all be losing to Civilization VI, and we've got Joey Relton providing our official review. Sam Fielding looks at some of her favourite cover art in Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, while Chris Olewicz questions the use of Kickstarter as a career move. We have the first part of an ongoing investigation into the little-known gaming magazine Pixel Nation, covering the birth, death and lasting legacy of this long-forgotten publication. The big news this past month has been the reveal of Nintendo's new system, the Switch, and its implications for the future of gaming. Personally, I feel the same way I always have about new Nintendo systems - it will come down to software. Will the Switch manage to capture the third party developers Nintendo have always struggled with? Will it be sold at a low enough price to encourage doubters? Will it be made clear enough to consumers what it is and does? I view Nintendo as a beloved elderly relative gone off the boil in old age. They're the company that brought me into gaming - and I can only hope that once again they come roaring back to life. Time, as ever, will tell. Robin Wilde Editor EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Robin Wilde Sian Bradley Samuel Gilzean Phil Baker PRODUCTION EDITORS: Sian Lewis Joshua Hackett COPY EDITORS: Alex Atkin CONTRIBUTORS: Alex Atkin Danielle Bowns Chris Olewicz Samantha Fielding Bobby Mills-Thomas Samuel Gilzean Charles Ward Joey Relton THANK YOU TO OUR PATREON SUPPORTERS: NEXT MONTH IN OUT DECEMBER 1ST • • • • PokÉmon: Sun and moon What's in store for Christmas? Watch dogs 2 And More Celebrat one year e o Cubed f ! If you can't wait, check out cubedgamers.com for more great content WRITE TO US: CUBED Magazine 11 Eyam Road Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 1UT United Kingdom EMAIL: [email protected] FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ CubedGamers TWITTER: @CubedGamers Alex Wolfe Samuel McCosh Bobby Mills-Thomas Harry Barham Samuel Gilzean Charles Ward Joey Relton Jon May Chris Olewicz Bryan Langley Sandra Clark James Pettegrow Mark Wilde Want to appear here? Back Cubed for just $3 a month at: www.patreon.com/cubed LEGAL STUFF All copyrighted material used under fair use provisions for criticism and commentary, or under licence from the copyright owner. Typefaces licenced through Adobe TypeKit. All opinions expressed herein are those of the writers, and all information is correct to the best of our knowledge at time of writing. 3