X-One
 Issue 64 (October 2010) of X360. The cover art features Vanquish. | |
| Editor | Jon Gordon |
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| Categories | Xbox 360, Xbox One |
| Frequency | Four weekly |
| Circulation | 12,592 (Jan 13 to Dec 13) |
| First issue | January 2005 |
| Final issue | November 2015 |
| Company | Imagine Publishing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | Official website |
| ISSN | 1471-1192 |
XONE (formerly X360) was a monthly magazine produced by Imagine Publishing in the United Kingdom.[1] XONE was the UK's #1 selling independent dedicated Xbox 360 and Xbox One magazine, covering news, previews and reviews. The magazine's community and Xbox Live was also featured heavily in the magazine.
History and profile
[edit]The magazine was originally included as a supplement in the now-defunct Highbury Entertainment publication XBM, but was made a monthly magazine in October 2005, prior to the launch of the Xbox 360. It was Highbury Entertainment's biggest ever launch (known at the time as X-360), with over £200k spent on below-the-line marketing. The magazine is packaged with a DVD featuring game trailers narrated by the XONE team, plus a book usually containing a walkthrough or achievement guide. In October 2013 its original title, X360, was changed to X-ONE with the issue 104.[1]
The magazine ceased publication as of November 2015.
Format
[edit]Network
[edit]The magazine's introductory section covering recent news, developer insights, and monthly opinion columns.
Previews
[edit]The preview section contained information, screenshots and developer interviews about future titles. It also contains information similar to that present in the 'review' section.
Reviews
[edit]The latest games were reviewed here. A section at the beginning of each review gave information such as the game's publisher, genre, developer, release date and other details. XONE scores games on a 1-10 scale.
Community
[edit]Xbox Live and Arcade reviews, along with downloadable add-on ratings and the letters section.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "X360 magazine renamed X-ONE for launch of new Microsoft console". Imagine. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Official Forum
- Imagine Publishing Website Archived 2005-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
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- Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
- Video game magazines published in the United Kingdom
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- Magazines established in 2005
- Magazines disestablished in 2015
- Xbox magazines
- Xbox 360
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