Game Informer Issue 225

Full cover:

Features:

• Letter From the Editor: Change It (Andy McNamara discusses the stereotype that gamers are fat and how to change that)
• Feedback (Reader Letters, Responses and Artwork)
• Arrested Development (Article that looks at motion gaming and whether it has managed to live up to the expectations)
• Rockstar’s Dan Houser Comes Clean About Max Payne 3 and Game Writing ( Extensive Interview with the vice president of creative at Rockstar Games)
• The Return of Infinity Blade (Interview with creative director Donald Mustard)
• What’s Happening at Capcom? (Article that looks at the difficulties currently plaguing the high-profile Japanese publisher)
• Advanced Tactics (Overview on some of the more strategic military shooters on the market)
• Impulse (A look at downloadable games Guacamelee, Shank 2 and Warp)
• Afterwords: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Questions answered by producer Eiji Aonuma)
• Afterwords: Battlefield 3 (Questions answered by general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 vs. Battlefield 3: The Aftermath (Overview on the results of the holiday showdown)
• Massive (A look at the French-developed MMO Wakfu)
• Top Ten: Video Game Assassins
• Interview: Ken Rolston (Interview with one of the developers on Kingdoms of Amalur)
• Classic GI (History of I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream)

Cover Story: South Park (PS3, 360)(Although not a stranger to the world of gaming, past attempts have failed to properly translate the series into game format, so this time the creators of the show plan to be directly involved with the development being done by Obsidian)

The Witness (PC, iOS, Consoles TBD)(In-depth look at the next game from the creator of Braid)

Grand Theft Auto V (TBA)(Article on the next entry in the GTA series, which plans to return players to the city of San Andreas)

Previews:

• SSX (PS3, 360)
• A Game of Thrones (PS3, 360, PC)
• Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS)
• Spec Ops: The Line (PS3, 360, PC)
• Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3, 360, PC)
• Devil May Cry (PS3, 360)
• Lollipop Chainsaw (PS3, 360)
• Gotham City Impostors (PS3, 360, PC)
• Sniper Elite V2 (PS3, 360, PC)
• Dirt Showdown (PS3, 360)

Multiplatform Reviews:

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3, 360, PC)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3, 360)
• Assassin’s Creed Revelations (PS3, 360)
• Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS3, 360)
• Jurassic Park: The Game (PS3, 360, PC)
• WWE ’12 (PS3, 360)
• GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (PS3, 360)
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PS3, 360)

XBOX 360 Review:

• Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

PC Review:

• Minecraft

Wii Review:

• Fortune Street

Nintendo 3DS Review:

• Mario Kart 7

The Score (Short, one paragraph reviews):

• Kinect Disneyland Adventures (360)
• Stronghold 3 (PC)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5–7 (PS3, 360)
• Otomedius Excellent (360)
• Raving Rabbis: Alive & Kicking (360)
• Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter (PC)