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.
 Issue 64 (October 2010) of X360. The cover art features Vanquish. | |
| Editor | Jon Gordon |
|---|---|
| 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 |
History and profile
editThe 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
editNetwork
editThe magazine's introductory section covering recent news, developer insights, and monthly opinion columns.
Previews
editThe preview section contained information, screenshots and developer interviews about future titles. It also contains information similar to that present in the 'review' section.
Reviews
editThe 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
editXbox 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