The stupid box won't even fit on my shelf! We all love Special Editions because they come with lots of juicy extras, simple. Who doesn't want more of a game? But things are getting out of hand. Half the time these Special Edition boxes can't even fit on a normal shelf and even then the content itself is unimpressive and spectacularly, not that special. X360 gives you the run down of the worst offending games of recent years... 10) Assassin’s Creed II: Black ...

Be it BioShock 2, Lost Planet 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Super Street Fighter IV, Aliens vs. Predator or Resonance Of Fate, it's all covered in the latest episode OF... the X360 Podcast! Throw in some news, reader questions and the competition of 2010, Gamesbusters, which is definitely not ripped off from anything, and your Xbox 360 audio fix has been catered for! To download this bounty simply head on over to the iTunes Store and search for X360 and subscribe or ...

I consider myself quite a thrifty (read: cheap) shopper when videogames are concerned. Pre-ordering a game on one website, only for another to sell it cheaper later on results in a slightly hazardous shopping experience – well, as hazardous as using a mouse and keyboard can be, at any rate.

So, 2009 has rolled to a close. Everyone owns Modern Warfare 2, nobody bought The Saboteur, and so on. With the past behind us, let's discuss what 2010's potentially brilliant games are.

Not so long ago, I had the pleasure of heading to San Francisco for the first-ever hands-on with BioShock 2. What's it like? Find out in issue 53 of X360, on-sale now. While at the BioShock 2 event, I had an epic 22-minute interview with the game's creative director, Jordan Thomas, who, it turns out, is one of the smartest people I've ever met. Here, he discusses Rapture's new leader, Sophia Lamb, as well as the philosophies that inspired her creation. It's a long interview, covering just about everything unveiled on the game so far, but I assure you, it's worth sticking out to the end:

Like a speeding bullet, the latest issue of X360 Magazine has arrived. Featuring an EXCLUSIVE hands-on with the single and multiplayer from Bioshock 2, the definitive verdicts on Assassin's Creed II and Modern Warfare 2, the first review of Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins and news about every big game under the sun, you need to go and buy this now. Available from anywhere that accepts money*. *and magazines...

The X360 team discusses all the huge announcements from the E3 show including Splinter Cell: Conviction, Assassin's Creed II, BioShock 2's controversial multiplayer, Project Natal, Crackdown 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Halo 3: ODST and Reach and, oh, so much more! Click here to listen to the podcast Click here to subscribe to the podcast

Delivering the biggest exclusives, fierce opinion and more wit than the competition! Included in this issue Reviewed From the best to the worst! - Red Faction: Guerrilla - Bionic Commando - Battlestations: Pacific Previewed Games you need to be excited about! - Bioshock 2 - Assassin’s Creed II - Dead Rising 2 Community Your dedicated Community Section! - Inside The Xbox. - Best Way To Jip Achievements - Download This! – Everything new on Xbox Live reviewed

With 2008 dead and gone the X360 team looks forward to the next 12 months with its huge 2009 preview featuring Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, Resident Evil 5, Bioshock 2, Guitar Hero: Metallica and the biggest games coming your way! Click here to listen to the podcast Click here to subscribe to the podcast