WELCOME
One year ago , I frankly thought this was a crazy idea . Could we really produce a monthly magazine as amateurs , with all the work that would involve ? Sian is certainly a dreamer . And yet , 12 months later , here we are .
2016 has been a tough year for the world . Whether it ' s massive uncertainty after momentous votes in much of the Western world , or continued depths of misery and fear in countries across the world , there aren ' t too many who are coming out of it happier than when they went in .
There are people inside our industry and
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Video games can be better than that . They are an art form as surely as any film or novel , and reflect the human condition just the same .
The instincts we in our journalism hold for decency , respect , creativity and diversity are the same we hold for our dealings with people in real life .
Our industry has the capacity to change the world . It can create new universes , plumb unexplored depths of storytelling or find new ways to retell tales as
• Our top games of 2016
• A look ahead to 2017
• Final Fantasy XV
• And More
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old as time .
That creativity has been let out of its box , and it will never be put back in .
It ' s been a privilege to provide you with a year of fantastic content from a wonderful team of talented people . Here ' s to twelve months more .
Have a very merry Christmas - and look out for our extended New Year issue !
Robin Wilde Cubed Editor
CUBED EDITOR
Robin Wilde
OVERLORD
Phil Baker
PRODUCTION EDITORS Sian Lewis Joshua Hackett
COPY EDITOR Alex Atkin
CONTRIBUTORS
Chris Olewicz Bobby Mills-Thomas Alex Wolfe Joey Relton Darragh Murphy Max Bell
THANK YOU TO OUR PATREON SUPPORTERS :
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
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