Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 232

Contents

Editorial

Letters

Press Start: Murder in Akihabara (story of a killing spree that took place in Tokyo’s Akihabara shopping district on June 8, 2008), Call of Duty: World at War (PS3, Xbox 360), Skate 2 (PS3, Xbox 360), Afterthoughts on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3), A Day in the Life of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, 5 Lives with Hideki Kamiya, No Work & All-Play (EA Sports “All-Play” label for the Wii), Diablo III (PC), The Big Ones (Call of Duty: World at War (PS3, Xbox 360), Resident Evil 5 War (PS3, Xbox 360), Resistance 2 (PS3), East meets Rest (Western developers talk the changing gaming landscape), Return of the Game (developers making games for Apple’s Iphone), Trifecta (Infinite Undiscovery, The Last Remnant, & Star Ocean: The Last Hope (all for Xbox 360)), Rumor Mill, Coming Soon (Silent Hill: Homecoming (PS3, Xbox 360), FaceBreaker (PS3, Xbox 360), LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Xbox, PSP, DS))

Special Feature: Bayonetta (PS3, Xbox 360)

Special Feature: The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Japan

Special Feature: Japan’s Wayward Son – Interview with Kenji Eno

Special Feature: Wanted Dead or Alive – Interview with Tomonobu Itagaki

Reviews:

·         SoulCalibur IV (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360)

·         NCAA Football 09 (Xbox 360)

·         Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360)

·         Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns (DS)

·         Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)

·         PixelJunk Eden (PS3)

·         Too Human (Xbox 360)

·         Bionic Commando: Rearmed (PS3, Xbox 360)

·         1942: Joint Strike (PS3, Xbox 360)

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