WELCOME TO 2014 INSIDE What’s New? Page 4
UK & US correspondence Pages 7-9
Xbox One & PS4 Games Page 10
Ones to watch in 2014 Pages 12-15
Where will gaming be in 5 years? Page 16-23
Previews & Reviews
WELCOME TO LIVE MAGAZINE AND OUR JANUARY EDITION! Welcome to January and depending on where you’re at, I’m hoping you’re either keeping cool or keeping warm. This month we decided to do something that usually get’s you in trouble, we are taking a look at the future of gaming and also what’s coming out in 2014. I got out the crystal ball, polished it and decided to take a stab at predicting where gaming will be in 5 years, and so did our industry experts. There’s a bit of a theme with our predictions and VR and wearable tech seems to be common in our predictions. I love the idea of a more immersive game experience and perhaps if projects like the Oculus Rift can become consumer reality and not have side effects we’ll experience gaming in ways that will leave us breathless. Imagine experiencing other worlds or other times with photo realistic graphics that flow smoothly with sound to match. Imagine AI that is close to passing the Turing Test (look that one up on Wikipedia) and gives you total immersion, maybe so much so you don’t want to leave?
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Will our predictions be right? Who knows... we’ll need to check back on that in 5 years.
Keep Cool
Happy New Year!
Pages 46-49 Anime & Manga
Rob and Giselle Live Magazine
Pages 53--58 Retro
THE LIVE TEAM
Collectibles
Publisher: Rob Jenkins (Gametraders Operations Centre)
Robocop - Free Tickets!
Art Director: Giselle Capozza (Gametraders Operations Centre)
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Pages 62-66 Page 67
Fan Fiction Page 76
Game Review & Preview Editors: Nick Getley & Kylie Tuttle (Sticky Trigger)
Cosplay Interviews
Retro Writer: Paul Monopoli
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Trading Cards Page 89
Retro Writer: David Kudrev UK Writer: Elliott Buddo
US Writer: Serwa Aboagye Sticky Trigger Writers: Kylie Tuttle Nick Getley Alex Holmes Sam Babu Nick Pearce Aaron Milligan Ben Rachow Elliott Buddo