Game Informer Issue 174

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: Free Advice (Andy McNamara give some advice on what Sony can do to better compete with the XBOX 360)
  
• Dear GI (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
  
• The Council of Rock (Article that explores the future ambitious of Rock Band)
  
• Leipzig Games Convention 2007 (Report on all the news and game reveals from the German games convention)
  
• Grand Theft Auto IV Delayed (Rockstar announces that GTA IV is delayed until sometime next spring)
  
• The Real Guitar Hero (Interview with legendary guitarist Slash)
  
• A Taste of Gran Turismo 5 (Sony announces GT 5 Prologue to be released for free)
  
• Everyday Developer (Article that looks at indie game Everyday Shooter, developed by Jonathan Mak)
  
• Top Ten: Scariest Moments in Gaming
  
• Price War! (Microsoft drops price on XBOX 360 consoles)
  
• Gamers (Spotlight on Billy Wolf, 2006 Madden Nation champion)
  
• How A Game Is Made (A step-by-step look at how a game is create, using Rainbow Six Vegas as an example)
  
• The Wrath of Kane (EA announces expansion pack for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars)
  
• Interview: Warren Spector (Interview with the famous developer, known for games such as Deus Ex, Thief, and System Shock)
  
• Classic GI (A look back at the Resident Evil franchise)
  

Cover Story: Dead Space (PS3, 360, PC)(Extensive look at one of EA's brand-new IPs that aims to evolve the horror genre with the aid of the brand new generation of hardware)

Project Origin (PS3, 360, PC)(A look at the new sequel to Monolith's successful F.E.A.R., which unfortunately cannot include F.E.A.R. in the title due to Vivendi Universal owning the name)

Previews:

• Halo 3 (360)
  
• TNA Impact (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2)
  
• Wet (PS3, 360)
  
• Viking: Battle for Asgard (PS3, 360)
  
• Rock Band (PS3, 360)
  
• Rage (PS3, 360, PC)
  
• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
  
• Hellgate: London (PC)
  
• Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PS3, 360, PC)
  
• StarCraft II (PC)
  
• Lost (PS3, 360, PC)
  
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (PC)
  
• Dementium: The Ward (DS)
  
• Folklore (PS3)
  
• Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
  
• Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising (PC)
  
• NBA Live 08 (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PC)
  
• NBA 08 (PS3)
  

Multiplatform Reviews:

• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2)
  
• Stuntman Ignition (PS3, 360, PS2)
  
• FIFA 08 (PS3, 360)
  
• Skate (PS3, 360)
  
• NHL 2K8 (PS3, 360)
  
• NHL 08 (PS3, 360)
  
• Medal of Honor Airborne (360, PC)
  

PlayStation 3 Reviews:

• Heavenly Sword
  
• Warhawk
  
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
  

XBOX 360 Reviews:

• Fatal Intertia
  
• Stranglehold
  

PlayStation 2 Reviews:

• Wild Arms 5
  
• Soul Nomad & The World Eaters
  

Nintendo Wii Reviews:

• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
  
• My Sims
  
• Dewy's Adventure
  
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008
  
• Madden NFL 08
  
• Boogie
  
• Alien Syndrome
  

PC Review:

• World in Conflict
  

Nintendo DS Reviews:

• Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  

PSP Review:

• Casltevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
  

Quickie Reviews (Small, one-paragraph reviews):

• Warriors Orochi (360, PS2)
  
• Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (PS3, 360)
  
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (Wii, PS2)
  
• Dragoneer's Aria (PSP)
  
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes (PSP)
  
• Hot PXL (PSP)
  
• Worms Open Warfare 2 (DS)
  
• Drawn to Life (DS)
  

Secret Access (Cheat Codes and Strategies):

• BioShock (360, PC)
  
• Surf's Up (PS3, 360, Wii)
  
• Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's (PS2)
  
• All-Pro Football 2K8 (360)
  

Retro Reviews:

• Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls (SNES)
  
• Tactics Ogre (PS)
  
• Base Wars (NES)