Our final issue of the Year 1 subscription cycle, New Beginnings is also the first new issue published in 2014 – and its theme embraces the idea of starting over. Getting a blank slate. Opening a new chapter. Our central feature examines game developers who did just that, stepping away from the jobs that made them famous in order to pursue a new dream by founding smaller, independent studios. Yacht Club Games – formed by former employees of WayForward Technologies – is our inspiration, and also the makers of the game on the cover, Shovel Knight. We reveal exclusive new information on it inside, preview 2014’s biggest upcoming games on 3DS and Wii U and review the first hits of the year, including Bravely Default and Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy. So grab a copy, won’t you?
