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Founder
Nic Short
Editor
John Ferguson
Games Editor
Paul Jones
Creative Director
Karl Lock
DVD Consultant
Jason Hewitt
Games Consultant
Sachi Fernando
Production Manager
Craig Patterson
Social Media Manager
Sally Carlier-Hull
Contributors
Graham Reid, Ricardo Kerr, Robin Martin,
Judy Ewens, GarethThompson,
Duncan Holland, Scott Hocking, Jonathan
Alley, Zoë Radas, Doug Wallen, Ryan Huff,
Emily Kelly, Simon Winkler, Chris Murray,
Dan Rule, Denise Hylands, Bec Rowlands
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RATINGS
GUIDE
Contributors
Extras
pg
8-14
Pg 08-14
News
Monty Python,
The Hobbit
,
JB Hi-Fi Blu-ray exclusives,
homegrown hit
The Dark Horse,
and Assassin’s Creed.
Pg 10
COMPETITIONS &
QUIZ
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
,
Far Cry 4
nd more.
Pg 12
EXTRA
Rising star Idris Elba,
STACK
salutes Morgan Freeman,
Whatever happened to… Geena
Davis.
Pg 14
HOMEGROWN
Composer, performer and
producer Age Pryor wears many
musical hats.
Games
From back
pg
1-14
Pg 04
GTA V
You’ve probably already played
GTA V
. Here’s some reasons
why you should play it again.
Pg 06
Far cry 4
The hunt begins in the
Himalayas.
Pg 10
assassin’s creed:
Unity
Maxime Durand talks the
French Revolution with
STACK
.
Pg 11
Assassin’s creed:
rogue
The final chapter in the
American trilogy is here.
Pg 14
HALO REMASTERED
343 Industries brings
The Master
Chief Collection
to JB Hi-Fi.
DVD&BD
pg
15-32
Pg 16-17
DAWN OF THE
PLANET OF THE APES
Director Matt Reeves demystifies
performance capture, praises
Andy Serkis, and talks ape parkour.
Pg 18
TRANSFORMERS:
AGE OF EXTINCTION
After the third, Michael Bay
was ready to walk away, but then
Mark Wahlberg dropped in.
Pg 20
BIG SCHOOL
First class comedy from David
Walliams.
Pg 22
DOCTOR WHO
Peter Capaldi may be an older
Doctor but his energy has
revitalised an already great series.
Pg 24
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
The Devil vs. the NYPD in this
chilling exorcism thriller.
Pg 26-32
REviews
What’s hot in-store this
November on DVD and Blu-ray.
Music
pg
33-46
Pg 34
JB LISTENER
The month ahead in music.
Pg 38
FOO FIGHTERS
We ride along with guitarist
Pat Smears on the band’s
Sonic
Highway
.
Pg 40
brooke fraser
With a new sound, a new look
and a new attitude, Brooke
Fraser is finally ready to unleash
her new record.
Pg 42
BLACK RIVER DRIVE
The Auckland rockers went to
Nashville to record their second
album as singer/guitarist Sam
Browne explained.
Pg 44
reviews
Inc. Lost on the River, Ariel Pink.
and Royksopp.
Pg 46
neil diamond
Graham Reid on the not
inconsiderable charms of this
veteran crooner.
NOVEMBER 2014
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