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BATTLEBORN HANDS-ON: A EARN 10,000 ACHIEVEMENT BORDERLANDS BEATER? POINTS IN JUST 24 HOURS! HALO 5: GUARDIANS Is this the greatest lineup in Xbox history? All the biggest Christmas games reviewed and rated! FALLOUT 4 UPGRADE RISE OF THE YOUR XBOX TOMB RAIDER TECH, TIPS AND TRICKS FOR AN EVEN BETTER XBOX ONE ASSASSIN’S CREED SYNDICATE weapons, ventional uncon e. ter with carnag orld shoo e open-w and massiv elocity mutants, A high-v crazed Blood and Gore Drug Reference Sexual Themes Strong Language SUNSET OVERDRIVE is the trademark and INSOMNIAC GAMES and the INSOMNIAC logo are the Violence registered trademarks of Insomniac Games, Inc. Copyright 2014, Insomniac Games, Inc. All rights reserved. #sunsetoverdrive | xbox.com/sunsetoverdrive EDITOR’s LETTER ISSUE #183 / January 2015 EDITORIAL Welcome to the reviews issue Editor-in-Chief: Matthew Castle [email protected] (Live: OXM Pesto) Deputy Editor: Alex Dale as there ever been a better [email protected] (Live: ChocoboOfDoom) Art Editor: Rob Crossland [email protected] (Live: OXM RobC) time to leap into the current Production Editor: Emma Davies [email protected] (Live: OXM Emma) generation? Xbox One’s new Staff Writer: Tom Stone [email protected] (Live: OXM Tom Stone) Community Editor: Joe Skrebels interface is a transformation [email protected] [Live: OXM Joe] of Ugly Duckling proportions: Writing: Martin Kitts, Chris Schilling, Mark Field, Paul Taylor, Chris Thursten, Tom Sykes, Ben Maxwell, Alice Bell, Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, Jenny Baker Hit’s faster, smarter, and comes with our Elizabeth Elliott BUSINESS hallowed backwards compatibility. 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