ISSUE: 203Content
Full cover:
Features:
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Letter From the Editor: Decisions That Matter (Andy McNamara discusses how the choices in the original Mass Effect will affect what happens in the sequel)
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Feedback (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
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Missing In Action? (A look at some of the franchises that have not had a recent entry)
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Honored Indies (A look at the top games from the Independent Games Festival)
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Dimensional Dilemma? (Article on 3D in gaming and whether it will catch on with consumers)
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Exploring The Meaning Of Your Favorite Character’s Name (A look at the origins of some popular character’s names)
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Afterwords: Bayonetta (Questions answered by director Hideki Kamiya)
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All Ages (Grading the parental controls of each current-gen console)
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Impulse (A look at downloadable titles Toy Soldiers, Scrap Metal, Risk: Factions and Rage of the Gladiator)
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Top Ten: FPS Multiplayer Maps
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Is Duke Really Dead? (Article that examines the closing of 3D Realms and what that means to Duke Nukem)
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Massive (A look at the new Star Trek MMO from Cryptic Studios)
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Interview: Shuhei Yoshida (Interview with the senior vice president of product development for Sony Online Entertainment)
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Classic GI (History of film noir in gaming)
Cover Story: L.A. Noire (PS3, 360)(Extensive look at the new detective noire game from Team Bondi and Rockstar that takes facial capture technology to the make level in order to build in-game characters with movements far more life-like than have ever appeared in gaming before)
Previews:
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God of War III (PS3)
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Nier (PS3, 360)
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Brink (PS3, 360, PC)
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Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
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LEGO Universe (PC)
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Lost Planet 2 (PS3, 360, PC)
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Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (PC)
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Red Steel 2 (Wii)
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Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (PS3, 360, PC)
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Metro 2033 (360, PC)
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Split Second (PS3, 360)
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Super Street Fighter IV (PS3, 360)
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Mega Man 10 (PS3, 360, Wii)
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Major League Baseball 2K10 (PS3, 360, Wii, PC)
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MLB 10: The Show (PS3)
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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PS3, 360)
Multiplatform Reviews:
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Mass Effect 2 (360, PC)
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BioShock 2 (PS3, 360)
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3, 360)
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Dante’s Inferno (PS3, 360)
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Aliens vs. Predator (PS3, 360)
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Puzzle Chronicles (DS, PSP)
PlayStation 3 Reviews:
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Final Fantasy XIII*
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White Knight Chronicles
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Heavy Rain
XBOX 360 Reviews:
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Tropico 3
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Blood Bowl
PC Review:
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Divinity II: Ego Draconis
Wii Review:
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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Nintendo DS Reviews:
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Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
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Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
PSP Review:
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Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
The Score (Short, one paragraph reviews):
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Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond (PS3, 360)
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Divinity II: Ego Draconis (360)
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Star Ocean: The Last Hope – International (PS3)
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Data East Arcade Classics (Wii)
*Due to circumstances beyond their control, the XBOX 360 version was unable to be reviewed.
Full cover:
Features:
- Letter From the Editor: Decisions That Matter (Andy McNamara discusses how the choices in the original Mass Effect will affect what happens in the sequel)
- Feedback (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
- Missing In Action? (A look at some of the franchises that have not had a recent entry)
- Honored Indies (A look at the top games from the Independent Games Festival)
- Dimensional Dilemma? (Article on 3D in gaming and whether it will catch on with consumers)
- Exploring The Meaning Of Your Favorite Character’s Name (A look at the origins of some popular character’s names)
- Afterwords: Bayonetta (Questions answered by director Hideki Kamiya)
- All Ages (Grading the parental controls of each current-gen console)
- Impulse (A look at downloadable titles Toy Soldiers, Scrap Metal, Risk: Factions and Rage of the Gladiator)
- Top Ten: FPS Multiplayer Maps
- Is Duke Really Dead? (Article that examines the closing of 3D Realms and what that means to Duke Nukem)
- Massive (A look at the new Star Trek MMO from Cryptic Studios)
- Interview: Shuhei Yoshida (Interview with the senior vice president of product development for Sony Online Entertainment)
- Classic GI (History of film noir in gaming)
Cover Story: L.A. Noire (PS3, 360)(Extensive look at the new detective noire game from Team Bondi and Rockstar that takes facial capture technology to the make level in order to build in-game characters with movements far more life-like than have ever appeared in gaming before)
Previews:
- God of War III (PS3)
- Nier (PS3, 360)
- Brink (PS3, 360, PC)
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
- LEGO Universe (PC)
- Lost Planet 2 (PS3, 360, PC)
- Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (PC)
- Red Steel 2 (Wii)
- Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (PS3, 360, PC)
- Metro 2033 (360, PC)
- Split Second (PS3, 360)
- Super Street Fighter IV (PS3, 360)
- Mega Man 10 (PS3, 360, Wii)
- Major League Baseball 2K10 (PS3, 360, Wii, PC)
- MLB 10: The Show (PS3)
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PS3, 360)
Multiplatform Reviews:
- Mass Effect 2 (360, PC)
- BioShock 2 (PS3, 360)
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3, 360)
- Dante’s Inferno (PS3, 360)
- Aliens vs. Predator (PS3, 360)
- Puzzle Chronicles (DS, PSP)
PlayStation 3 Reviews:
- Final Fantasy XIII*
- White Knight Chronicles
- Heavy Rain
XBOX 360 Reviews:
- Tropico 3
- Blood Bowl
PC Review:
- Divinity II: Ego Draconis
Wii Review:
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Nintendo DS Reviews:
- Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
PSP Review:
- Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
The Score (Short, one paragraph reviews):
- Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond (PS3, 360)
- Divinity II: Ego Draconis (360)
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope – International (PS3)
- Data East Arcade Classics (Wii)
*Due to circumstances beyond their control, the XBOX 360 version was unable to be reviewed.
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