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1UP Cover Stories

Regular readers of 1UP know that we like to do things a little differently around here. For example, the 1UP Cover Story -- where we go behind the scenes of the game industry with in-depth, heavily-researched stories covering various topics of interest. Enjoy!

Volume 3

How Retail Games are Made Vol. 3, No.19 | 12/26/2011

Silent Hill 2: The Last Survival Horror Game Vol. 3, No.18 | 12/19/2011
The Man Who Created Street Fighter Vol. 3, No.17 | 12/14/2011
The Fall of Tony Hawk Vol. 3, No.16 | 12/8/2011

The Man Behind Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian Vol. 3, No.15 | 11/29/2011
How Japan's Earthquake Changed its Developers Vol. 3, No.14 | 11/21/2011
Why Gamecock Failed Vol. 3, No.13 | 11/14/2011

How Deepak Chopra Made a Video Game Vol. 3, No.12 | 11/7/2011
Where Are They Now? Vol. 3, No.11 | 10/31/2011
Mapping Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Vol. 3, No.10 | 10/21/2011

Why Quake Changed Games Forever Vol. 3, No.9 | 10/10/2011
How Namco Juggles Six+ Tekken Projects Vol. 3, No.8 | 10/03/2011
Castlevania Chronicles Vol. 3, No.7 | 09/25/2011

Japan's Struggle With the West Vol. 3, No.6 | 09/12/2011
Let's Play: Spectator Gaming Vol. 3, No.5 | 09/05/2011
The Metroid Legacy Vol. 3, No.4 | 08/22/2011

Making Deus Ex: Human Revolution Vol. 3, No.3 | 08/15/2011
Inside Starbreeze Vol. 3, No.2 | 06/02/2011
Killzone's Secret History Vol. 3, No.1 | 02/25/2011

Volume 2

Shenmue Vol. 2, No.17 | 12/06/2010
Alternate History Vol. 2, No.16 | 11/01/2010

Cross Country Game Tour Vol. 2, No.15 | 08/23/2010
NBA Jam Vol. 2, No.14 | 06/28/2010
APB Vol. 2, No.13 | 05/10/2010

Final Fantasy 13 Vol. 2, No.12 | 02/22/2010
BioShock 2 Vol. 2, No.11 | 12/14/2009
Alan Wake Vol. 2, No.10 | 12/07/2009

Rocket Knight Vol. 2, No.9 | 10/05/2009
No More Heroes 2 Vol. 2, No.8 | 09/17/2009
DeathSpank Vol. 2, No.7 | 08/31/2009

Uncharted 2 Vol. 2, No.6 | 08/10/2009
Bayonetta Vol. 2, No.5 | 05/26/2009
Heavy Rain Vol. 2, No.4 | 05/18/2009

Br�tal Legend Vol. 2, No.3 | 03/30/2009
Resident Evil 5 Vol. 2, No.2 | 02/23/2009
God of War 3 Vol. 2, No.1 | 02/09/2009

Volume 1

Devil May Cry 4 Issue 24 | 01/28/2008
GOW: Chains of Olympus Issue 23 | 12/10/2007
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams Issue 22 | 11/05/2007
Panzer Dragoon Issue 21 | 09/10/2007

Army of Two Issue 20 | 07/02/2007
Need for Speed: ProStreet Issue 19 | 06/04/2007
Hellgate: London Issue 18 | 04/23/2007
Virtua Fighter 5 Issue 17 | 12/18/2006

LOZ: Twilight Princess Issue 16 | 11/13/2006
Bully Issue 15 | 10/09/2006
Ridge Racer 7 Issue 14 | 09/11/2006
Yakuza Issue 13 | 08/28/2006

Okami Issue 12 | 08/14/2006
Q Entertainment Issue 11 | 07/24/2006
Call of Duty 3 Issue 10 | 07/03/2006
Rising Fun Issue 09 | 04/10/2006

Naruto Issue 08 | 08/14/2006
Prey Issue 07 | 01/30/2006
Metal Gear Issue 06 | 12/12/2005
Shining Force Neo Issue 05 | 10/17/2005

Shadow of the Colossus Issue 04 | 10/10/2005
Team NINJA Issue 03 | 09/26/2006
Valve Issue 02 | 08/29/2005
Soul Calibur III Issue 01 | 07/25/2005

Comments (22)

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not so
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you are correct

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Good
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� bonus_pariuri

Awesome list bonus pariuri ! I wouldn’t say no to having any of these hanging in my living room.

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what
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� MICKhelob

I didn't know that 1up had a magazine

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MORE!
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� Cherokee4Life

we need more!!!!!

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Whoever makes the...
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� DQ_Player

Front covers needs a prize, they are masterfully made.

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Amazing
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� HC_Gamer

These are...Amazing!! lol especially Soul Calibur and God of War�

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In-Depth indeed
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� raki_bmk

Its like the game mag but its in online O.M.G.!!

Love this and will look forward to future cover stories!

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Welcome back EGM
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� DarkSkilled1

I'm glad to see some good o changes. EGM, is one of my other inspirations. Including Final Fantasy VII, and Microsoft. What's funny tho that my corporation is EGE Corporation. Our future MAG is <<{EGE}>>. Ziff Davis just did it for the money. Any ways welcome back! Its uh me egm, no! mariooooooo. lol.

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These
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� yellowfeverpleaseyfp

covers are great, like the dmc4 one among others.

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Eye Candy
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� nikorosso

From a graphic design standpoint, these are some of the most beautiful covers I've seen on any magazine. I kind of want to just save some of these on my computer for future inspiration for my freelance work.

My particular favorites are the covers with: Heavy Rain, God of War, Bully, and Virtua Fighter 5.

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- Graphic Designing
  Posted: 05/21/2010 by� HC_Gamer
  
  Hey...I have considered entering the field of Graphic Designing which i know is something that is not as easy as i would hope it to be...but are there any tips or advice you think you can offer?? I would really appreciate it. �
  
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we need kingdom hearts
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� organizationx13

they should have a kingdomhearts magazine and if there is i will feel happy

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covers
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� bavarian_618

So it looks like you guys finally have the creative freedom you guys have always wanted. Glad Ziff is gone.

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Dang!
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� Team_Amplitude

These covers look better than the last EGM ones.......

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I just got here.
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� MegaNutts84

i see that i missed so much. these covers r awsome and the�stories r even better. i look forward to many more.

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Where the hell have I been?.....
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� Onyx242

These covers are F***ING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! I almost had a seizure just lookng. Respect to the artist Never seen these before, but........just WOW! PLEASE DO MORE!!! ! I'm going to wash my eyes now.

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Hang tight
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� Milkman

We ain't forgot about ya.

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Why on EARTH...
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� toomuchfreetime

...are these not the covers used for EGM? My God, this are amazing.

Why doesn't this designer also design the EGM covers? They could use some help.

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Bring back cover stories
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� FalconX

Bring back cover stories� ... please

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Wow...
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� xyzboy

You should be designing the magazine cover. They've gotten better lately, but for a while there...

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cool
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� KILLERTrojan

its pretty awesome and such a statement to see such designs in a game mag, it never goes without saying that they look so good

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How awesome? So awesome.
Posted: userComment.createdDate by� Milkman

Man, it was so awesome when you guys did these like this. You should do them like this again!

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