X-One

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 also featured heavily in the magazine.

X-One
Issue 64 (October 2010) of X360. The cover art features Vanquish.
EditorJon Gordon
CategoriesXbox 360, Xbox One
FrequencyFour weekly
Circulation12,592 (Jan 13 to Dec 13)
First issueJanuary 2005
Final issueNovember 2015
CompanyImagine Publishing
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website
ISSN1471-1192

History and profile

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

Network

The magazine's introductory section covering recent news, developer insights, and monthly opinion columns.

Previews

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

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

Xbox Live and Arcade reviews, along with downloadable add-on ratings and the letters section.

gollark: I asked for a feature and got it in <2 days.
gollark: Also, having cool ideas.
gollark: Eventually the horse might come to life magically!
gollark: Yep!
gollark: We just need a JS->whitespace compiler; all else shall follow via increasingly complex tooling messes.

References
  1. "X360 magazine renamed X-ONE for launch of new Microsoft console". Imagine. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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