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Happy New Year folks! T1’s first issue of 2012 is available now, packed with the latest gaming reviews, previews and features!

It may feel like gaming is taking a break after the Christmas release rush, but T1 still has plenty of quality content to tuck into, including:

Star Wars: The Old Republic
-The DrunkenGamer finally delivers his verdict on Star Wars: The Old Republic

2012’s One’s to Watch
-Check out some of the indie and lesser known games that you need to keep an eye on this year

Vindictus
-It had potential to be the greatest free-to-play MMO out there. Find out if it actually is.

AMY
-Totally scary or totally flawed? This unique survival horror game is actually a bit of both

All Zombies Must Die
-We kill every last one of them with a newbie gamer – how accessible is Double Six’s latest release

Lagoonia
-Get your towel and suncream ready for this browser-based game

Win stuff!
-We’re giving our junk to you. Because we’re generous like that.

..and more!
-Including Skyrim’s best bugs, advice on breaking into the industry and a chat with DragonSoul!

SteelSeries’ teams began this year in tournaments with the Intel Extreme Masters, taking home first and second place in Counter-Strike.

SteelSeries, the leading manufacturer of premium-quality gaming peripherals, announced that on the coattails of a successful 2011 eSports season, which ended with record breaking wins and more than $2 Million in overall team winnings, this weekend during the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge in Kiev, SteelSeries sponsored Counter-Strike teams battled for first place.

Team Natus Vincere and SK Gaming, both sponsored by SteelSeries, competed in the finals where Natus Vincere eventually took home first place.

Sega has released a lengthy cutscene from upcoming squad-based third person shooter Binary Domain.

Set for release on February 24, the sci-fi tale has been developed for PS3 and Xbox 360 by Toshihiro Nagoshi, the creator of the Yakuza series.

Binary Domain puts players in the middle of a battle for mankind’s survival in a robot-invaded Tokyo in the year 2080.

This year’s new Assassin’s Creed will be the biggest game in the series so far, Ubisoft say.

It is understood that it will inject new life into the series, featuring fresh lead characters for the first time since 2009.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has high hopes for this Christmas’ title, and dismisses the notion that annual instalments in the series are diluting the brand.

“Assassin’s Creed is an incredible franchise and there are a lot of expectations that it will continue to grow. We are pleased with our continued success so far: in the US, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations was a Top Ten title for the entire calendar year, which shows that the demand is definitely there,” Guillemot said.

“We think that delivering regular instalments and expanding the brand to other platforms will continue to satisfy the demand, while at the same time attracting new fans.”

Feral Interactive today has released Tropico3: Gold Edition for the Mac.

It is now available online for direct download from a variety of digital partner sites worldwide including http://www.feralinteractive.com and the Mac App Store. The game is also available for download and review by approved media.

Developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media for Windows, Tropico 3: Gold Edition is a re-imagining of the classic construction and management simulation Tropico.

EA continues its unique approach to Mass Effect 3 DLC with news of free in-game content being bundled with an upcoming hardback art book.

A Dark Horse blog post reveals that anyone who pre-orders The Art of Mass Effect Universe, priced at $26.91 or just over £17, before February 20 will receive bonus content for multiplayer consisting of ‘character boosters’ and a Collector Assault Rifle.

This one got our heads spinning with sheer delight! We were planning on using an egg pun or two here, but the official announcement has pretty much cracked them all (wheyy!)..

Dizzy® Returns In An Egg-Shell-Hen-T Arcade Eggventure For iOS & Android — Friday, 9th December

We’re not yolking — Dizzy is back!

After two decades, Dizzy, the iconic 8-bit cartoon eggventurer has been resurreggted in this HD iOS/Android* eggdaptation of Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk. Dizzy returns complete with his iconic red boxing gloves and trademark somersaults as he ventures forth in an eggventure packed with collect-and-solve puzzles in a magical cartoon world.

The Cursed Crusade launches you back to the time of the Fourth Crusade during the early 13^th Century.

It all revolves around co-operative combat, putting an Army of Two style focus on you and your partner battling your way through various stages together while using all manner of weapons, from swords and maces, to axes and spears. The combat is bloody, gory and the finishing moves can be extremely gruesome. Beheadings and impalings, anyone!?

Serious Sam 3: BFE  -  Beta Preview

When playing a Serious Sam title, players have come to expect more carnage than you can shake a sledgehammer at; the newest installment in the franchise, Serious Sam 3: BFE, is no different. During beta testing I found myself loving every satisfying splatter, blood spray, and explosion.

This game makes most shooters look like a walk in the FPS park, and it’s hard to wipe a grin off your face as you mow down wave after wave of ill-tempered baddies. I was once told that to enjoy life you need to ‘embrace the chaos’; well, to enjoy SS3 you need to not only embrace the chaos, but own it.