Game Informer Issue 169

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: Three Million Gamers Can't Be Wrong (Andy McNamara discusses how, despite the so-called death of print media, Game Informers continues to have a 3 million+ subscribers)
• Dear GI (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
• Sony Comes Home (Sony announces new social service, PlayStation Home)
• Where Are they Now? (A look at some games that have seemingly vanished)
• Behind the Glass: GI Looks In on Focus Groups (Article that looks at how focus groups affect game development)
• Top Ten: Weapons
• Life After Warcraft (An overview of the line-up of upcoming MMOs)
• Whole Lotta Halo 3 (Microsoft reveals Legendary and Limited editions for Halo 3)
• Interview: Randy Pitchford (Interview with the CEO of Gearbox Software)
• Classic GI (History of the Fallout series)

Cover Story: Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, 360)(Extensive look at the first GTA set to release on the new generation of consoles and Rockstar's plans to send players back to Liberty City)

All-Pro Football 2K8 (PS3, 360)(A look at the new football title of Visual Concepts and the company's plans after EA signed an exclusive deal with the NFL)

Previews:

• Forza Motorsports 2 (360)
• Warhawk (PS3)
• Stuntman: Ignition (PS3, 360, PS2)
• Manhunt 2 (Wii, PS2, PSP)
• LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
• Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
• Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Wii)
• Touch the Dead (DS)
• Dirt (PS3, 360, PC)
• Mass Effect (360)
• Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
• Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PS2)
• Super Paper Mario (Wii)

Multiplatform Reviews:

• TMNT (360, Wii, PS2, GC)
• Virtua Tennis 3 (Ps3, 360)
• Medal of Honor: Vanguard (PS2, Wii)

PlayStation 3 Reviews:

• F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon
• The Godfather: The Don's Edition

PlayStation 2 Reviews:

• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Dawn of Mana

Nintendo Wii Reviews:

• Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
• Cooking Mama: Cook Off
• Kororinpa: Marble Mania
• Wing Island

XBOX 360 Reviews:

• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
• Earth Defense Force 2017

PC Reviews:

• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
• Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
• Silverfall
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

Nintendo DS Reviews:

• Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales
• Cake Mania
• Wario: Master of Disguise
• Meteos: Disney Magic

PSP Reviews:

• Marvel Trading Card Game
• Call of Duty: Roads to Victory
• After Burner: Black Falcon

Quickie Reviews (Small, one-paragraph reviews):

• Meet the Robinsons (PS2)
• Singstar Pop (PS2)
• The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Wii)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Wii)
• M.A.C.H. (PSP)
• Lost in Blue 2 (DS)
• Coded Arms: Contagion (PSP)
• Full Auto 2 (PSP)
• Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits (DS)
• Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (DS, PSP)
• Honeycomb Beat (DS)

Secret Access (Cheat Codes and Strategies):

• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (PC)
• SSX Bur (Wii)
• Capcom Puzzle World (PSP)
• EA Replay (PSP)
• The Warriors (PSP)
• Supreme Commander (PC)

Retro Reviews:

• Pilotwings (SNES)
• King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (PC)
• Tecmo Super Bowl (NES)