Official Xbox Magazine Issue 100

Letter From the Editor: Let's take a Walk Down memory Lane (Francesca Reyes reminisces about the magazine and the long road to 100 issues)

Message Center (Reader letters and responses)

XBOX Next: (Game previews)

• Halo 3: ODST (360)
• Singularity (360)
• Forza Motorsport 3 (360)
• Split/Second (360)
• Mass Effect 2 (360)
• Assassin's Creed 2 (360)
• LEGO Rock Band (360)
• Dark Void (360)
• Final Fantasy XIII (360)
• Dragon Age: Origins (360)
• Alan Wake (360)
• Homefront (360)
• Il-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (360)
• Avatar (360)
• Warriors: Legends of Troy (360)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned (360)
• Dirt 2 (360)
• Def Jam Rapstar (360)
• DJ Hero (360)
• Brink (360)
• Perfect Dark (XBLA)
• Project Cube (XBLA)
• Serious Sam HD (XBLA)
• Trials HD (XBLA)
• Splosion Man (XBLA)
• Joy Ride (XBLA)
• Guitar Hero 5 (360)
• NHL 10 (360)

Cover Story: BioShock 2 (Although the original was a huge success, both financially and critically, the original developers have chosen to move on and the responsibility of a sequel comes down to 2K Marin, which will put players into the boots of a Big Daddy, only done briefly in the first game, and introduce multiplayer to the series)

The Top 100 XBOX Games of All Time: (OXM's picks for the best 100 games for both XBOX and the XBOX 360)

1. Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX)
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360)
3. Mass Effect (360)
4. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (XBOX)
5. Halo 2 (XBOX)
6. Gears of War (360)
7. Fallout 3 (360)
8. Rock Band 2 (360)
9. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX)
10. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
11. Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from butcher Bay (XBOX)
12. BioShock (360)
13. The Orange Box (360)
14. Left 4 Dead (360)
15. Ninja Gaiden Black (XBOX)
16. Braid (XBLA)
17. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360)
18. Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (360)
19. Dead Rising (360)
20. Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (XBOX)
21. Burnout 3: Takedown (XBOX)
22. Halo 3 (360)
23. Street Fighter IV (360)
24. Fable II (360)
25. Mirror's Edge (360)
26. Guitar Hero II (360)
27. Peggle Deluxe (XBLA)
28. Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (XBOX)
29. Fight Knight Round 3 (360)
30. Uno (XBLA)
31. Civilization Revolution (360)
32. Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (XBOX)
33. Resident Evil 5 (360)
34. Halo Wars (360)
35. Grid (360)
36. Condemned: Criminal Origins (360)
37. Assassin's Creed (360)
38. Crackdown (360)
39. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (XBOX)
40. Saints Row 2 (360)
41. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (XBLA)
42. Psychonauts (XBOX)
43. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (XBOX)
44. Top Spin 3 (360)
45. Dirt (360)
46. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (XBOX)
47. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (XBOX)
48. Forza Motorsport 2 (360)
49. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (360)
50. Tales of Vesperia (360)
51. NHL 09 (360)
52. Viva Pinata (360)
53. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XBOX)
54. Burnout Paradise (360)
55. Gears of War 2 (360)
56. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: the Sith Lords (XBOX)
57. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (360)
58. Hexic HD (XBLA)
59. Catan (XBLA)
60. Breackdown (XBOX)
61. Skate (360)
62. Project Gotham Racing 3 (360)
63. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (360)
64. Soulcalibur IV (360)
65. Bomberman Live (XBLA)
66. Prey (360)
67. MVP Baseball 05 (XBOX)
68. Lost Planet (360)
69. Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (XBOX)
70. SSX 3 (XBOX)
71. Thief: Deadly Shadows (XBOX)
72. Conker: Live and Reloaded (XBOX)
73. Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (XBOX)
74. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (XBOX)
75. Jet Set Radio Future (XBOX)
76. Gun (360)
77. LEGO Star Wars: the Complete Saga (360)
78. Scene It? Box Office Blast (360)
79. Tomb Raider: Legend (360)
80. Hitman: Blood Money (360)
81. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (360)
82. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (XBOX)
83. MechAssault (XBOX)
84. XIII (XBOX)
85. Dead or Alive Ultimate (XBOX)
86. Full Spectrum Warrior (XBOX)
87. Otogi: Myth of Demons (XBOX)
88. Madden NFL 09 (360)
89. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (XBOX)
90. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (360)
91. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (360)
92. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (XBOX)
93. Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War (XBOX)
94. Deus Ex: invisible War (XBOX)
95. Fight Night Round 4 (360)
96. Links 2004 (XBOX)
97. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (XBOX)
98. Max Payne (XBOX)
99. Undertow (XBOX)
100. Final fantasy XI (360)

Next (A look at some of the new changes coming to the XBOX 360 dashboard announced at E3 as well as the Project Natal motion sensor)

XBOX Now: (Game reviews)

• NCAA Football 10 (360)
• The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (XBLA)
• Prototype (360)
• Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (360)
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (XBLA)
• Sam & Max Save the World (XBLA)
• Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires (360)
• G-Force (360)
• Yosumin! Live (XBLA)
• Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (360)
• Fallout 3: Point Lookout (XBLA)
• Droplitz (XBLA)
• Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island (XBLA)
• Magic: the Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers (XBLA)

The History of OXM (To celebrate 100 issues, OXM takes a look back at the history and creation of the magazine on the eve of the launch of the original XBOX console)

Inbox: (Overview on some of the recent minor news stories)

• BioWare to release a pen-and-paper primer for Dragon Age: Origins
• Director Jerry Bruckheimer to found his own development studio
• Target to begin accepting preorders
• Microsoft corporate veep Shane Kim predicts 10-year lifespan for XBOX 360
• Warner Bros. bidding on failing company Midway

You Can Have my Controller When You Prey it From my Cold, Dead Hands! (Mike Salmon. former editor-in-chief, discusses the new motion controller and why they should not permanently replace traditional controllers)