Thirteen1 - The online games magazine - Issue #25 Interactive (April 10)

That's right, today marks the 2 year anniversary of Thirteen1!

Since we began on April 13th, 2008, we have published 24 entirely free-to-read, online-based, multi-format magazines, rammed with content and awesome competitions that you can enter at the click of a mouse.


It's been a hell of a 2 year ride, and long may it continue.

No anniversary issue would be complete without a look back on the year that was, so we recommend you start this month's journey through the pages with our special anniversary feature, where we take a massive swig of nostalgia-aid and look back on some of our best bits of the last 12 months. It's a handy summary of a year of gaming, with some words from the T1 members who slog around the clock to put this mag out for free every month.

You never know, you might be so touched by it all that you have the sudden urge to send us a gift. Ehm..

Speaking of gifts, this month saw our resident DrunkenGamer get sent an awesome Runes of Magic statue. That's right, a statue! The guys at Frogster sent us an 18inch Demon Lord figure to put together for our display shelf. Check out his feature now for pictures of the figure and to find out how the assembly went (somebody 'may' have glued themselves to something...)

Celebrations aside, there is still the small matter of a whole month's worth of gaming goodness to cover. To kick it off in style, we teamed up with Iceberg and Zoetrope to bring an exciting, exclusive first-look at Darkness Within 2: Dark Lineage! This point-and-click horror/urldventure, based on H.P Lovecraft's work, is set to send the shivers up your spine this summer. Be sure to check out our impressions.


This issue also sees us tackle the sword-slashing Red Steel 2, the creepy Still Life 2, gPotato's highly addictive Canaan Online, Go3's browser-based sleeper-hit Terrorism Warfare and the almost too-good-to-be-true Metro 2033. Is Metro 2033 a surprise contender for game of the year?[snip]

As always, we've made sure to cover gaming's most important conferences, which really heated up recently with more news on Codework's GameHorizon 2010, the Nordic Games Conference and the Festival of Games. Definitely set to be some of the most essential gaming events of the year, we round up all you need to know about them. Our advice: book your tickets ASAP.


There was also the small matter of a certain GDC to deal with. True to form, we've got a list of our top 13 picks from the entire event!

Throw in our greatest 13-1 countdown to-date, where we rate the 13 best gaming characters to share a drink with, loads more reviews (including a selection of fine retro titles), previews and features, and of course the regular gaming-music reviews and Breakin Into the Industry special with Microsoft's Rob Miles' exclusive XNA tutorial videos, and you have yet another cracking issue of T1 to tuck into.

If you need us, we'll be out celebrating another successful year!

Comps and Giveaways!


Have we got a corker for you this month..

Unfortunately the guys at Blizzard were unable to deliver the promised StarCraft 2 Q&A, thanks to development on the massively anticipated upcoming game intensifying.


However, as a superb way of apology, they have offered a bundle of super-rare Blizzard goodies to giveaway! This not only includes a collectors edition of Wrath of the Lich King, but also comes with a bunch of goodies you simply cannot buy anywhere. Jump here to check it out now.

Of course there's also the regular retro-gaming blow out, courtesy of our good friends at Gog.com.

Enjoy the issue!

-Thirteen1.com