Game Informer Issue 168

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: Dear Microsoft Points: You Are Stupid (Andy McNamara laments Microsoft’s continue use of the digital currency)
  
• Dear GI (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
  
• The XBOX 360 Reborn (Microsoft announces new XBOX 360 model that will include a bigger hard drive)
  
• Top Ten: Video Game Twists
  
• The Exit Interview (Interview with Doug Lowenstein, the outgoing president of the ESA)
  
• The State of the Art (Discussion with Cory Barlog, director for God of War II, Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima, Todd Howard, leader of Bethesda Softworks, and Cliff Bleszinski, responsible for Gears of War, on the issues that will affect the future of games)
  
• Counting Up Video Gaming’s Moneymakers (A look at the top selling franchises, IP that exist outside of gaming, and the top-selling games of all time)
  
• The Content Microsoft Doesn’t Want You To Have (A look at the process and restrictions involved in putting content on the XBOX Live Marketplace)
  
• EA’s White Council on Hold (EA announces Lord of the Rings rpg is postponed indefinitely)
  
• Interview: Kudo Tsunoda (Interview with the general manager of EA Chicago)
  
• Classic GI (History of James Bond video games)
  

Cover Story: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3)(Having found massive success with both their Crash Banidcoot and Jak series, Naughty Dog now looks to develop a more mature and realistic title that looks to follow in the steps of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider)

Spider-Man 3 (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, GBA, PC)(In anticipation of the third movie, Treyarch prepares its first Spider-Man game for next-gen consoles)

The Saboteur (Next-Gen Consoles)(Having proven themselves with the likes of Mercenaries and Star Wars, Pandemic now looks to bring players into the city of Paris during the Nazi occupation to allow players to fight the Germans in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower)

Game Infacer (GI’s annual parody feature with fake news and reviews)

Previews:

• Unreal Tournament III (PS3, 360, PC)
  
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (360, PC)
  
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  
• Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
  
• Stranglehold (PS3, 360, PC)
  
• Sega Rally Revo (PS3, 360, PC)
  
• Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (PSP)
  
• Hellboy (PS3, 360, PSP)
  
• Ratatouille (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, GC, PSP, DS, GBA, PC)
  
• Godzilla: Unleashed (Wii, PSP, DS)
  
• Juiced 2: Hot import Nights (PS3, 360, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
  
• Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS)
  
• Dewy’s Adventure (Wii)
  
• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC)
  

Multiplatform Reviews:

• The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (360, PC)
  
• Armored Core 4 (PS3, 360)
  
• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC, Mac)
  

PlayStation 3 Reviews:

• Formula One: Champion Edition
  
• MotorStorm
  
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  

PlayStation 2 Reviews:

• God of War II
  
• MLB 07: The Show
  

Nintendo Wii Reviews:

• SSX Blur
  
• Wii Play
  
• Sonic and the Secret Rings
  

XBOX 360 Reviews:

• Guitar Hero II
  
• UEFA Champions League 2006-2007
  
• Fuzion Frenzy 2
  

PC Reviews:

• Supreme Commander
  
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
  

PSP Reviews:

• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
  
• Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
  
• 300: March To Glory
  

Nintendo DS Reviews:

• Spectrobes
  
• Lunar Knights
  

Game Boy Advance Review:

• Final Fantasy VI Advance
  

Quickie Reviews (Short, one paragraph reviews):

• Lumines Plus (PS2)
  
• Arena Football: Road to Glory (PS2)
  
• Chulip (PS2)
  
• Shining Force EXA (PS2)
  
• Burnout Dominator (PS2)
  
• Dance Dance Revolution Universe (360)
  
• Samurai Warriors 2: Empires (360)
  
• Capcom Puzzle World (PSP)
  
• Sid Meier’s Pirates! (PSP)
  
• Pogo Island (DS)
  
• Chili Con Carnage (PSP)
  
• The Warriors (PSP)
  
• Brain Buster Puzzle Pak (DS)
  
• Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja (DS)
  

Secret Access (Cheat codes and strategy guides):

• Supreme Commander (PC)
  
• Eragon (PS2)
  
• Reservoir Dogs (PS2, XBOX)
  
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (Wii)
  
• Chicken Little: Ace in Action (Wii)
  
• NBA Street Homecourt (PS3, 360)
  

Retro Reviews:

• Sonic Blast Man (SNES)
  
• Skies of Arcadia (DC)
  
• Um Jammer Lammy (PS)