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TABLE OF CONTENTS

April 2009

• Who is Chuck Greene? And Why is He So Good At Killing Zombies?
  Dead Rising 2: 7,000 Zombies and Plenty of Chainsaws
  by Brian Crecente
• A Tale of Tale of Tales
  The Path For Art Games
  by Leigh Alexander
• Drama!
  How Not To Address Homosexuality In Gaming
  by Mike Fahey
• DS Gets An A
  Nintenducation – A New Take On Edutainment
  by A.J. Glasser
• Hi, My Name Is Phil And I'm Independent
  Going Indie: Fez Creator Phil Fish's Moment Of Clarity
  by Brian Ashcraft
• Looking Back At Looking At 2009
  Virtual Reality: The Year Twenty-O-Nine In Video Game History
  by Mike Fahey
• A Brief History of History
  Can Games Handle History?
  by Luke Plunkett
• The Video Game Capital of the World
  A Claim to Fame, in the Dodge City of Video Games
  by Owen Good
• Way Off Broadway
  All That Jazz: Video Game Musicals
  by A.J. Glasser

REVIEWS

• Edge Micro-Review: Elegance, Cubed
• BattleForge Review: Collectible Card-Time Strategy
• Rhythm Heaven Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Metal Gear Solid Touch Micro-Review
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena Review: Fumbling In The Dark
• Ninja Blade Review: Ninja Tragic
• Company Of Heroes: Tales Of Valor Micro-Review: Unconditional Surrender
• The Godfather II Review: The Don Does No Favors
• Demigod Review: Aspiring To Godhood
• Excitebots: Trick Racing Review: ***********
• Zeno Clash Review: Not One For Your Father (Or Mother)

PREVIEWS

• Dexter iPhone Preview: Dexter Does Interesting Things
• Battlestations Pacific: Lets You Win the War With Japan
• Prototype Preview: My Type of Game
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine Preview: Claws of War
• Preview: Spore Galactic Adventures – The Cake Is a Portal
• Saw Preview: Condemned or Dragon's Lair?
• MySims Racing Preview: It's What Mario Kart Wii Should Be
• Rock Band Unplugged Hands-On
• Top Gun iPhone Preview: Bringing Back The Cold War
• Hands-On With Uncharted 2 Multiplayer, 3-Player Coop
• Star Trek D-A-C Preview: Boldly Going Where Others Have Been Before
• Dark Void Preview: Break Neck Speed
• Resident Evil Archives Preview: Survival Frustration
• Spyborgs Preview: Why Waggle
• Fate: Unlimited Codes Preview: Fight
• MotorStorm: Arctic Edge Hands-On: From The Land Of The Ice And Snow
• Tekken 6 Preview: When Pigs Fly
• Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao Preview: An Eyes-on Experience
• Bionic Commando Multiplayer Preview: Can't Get the Swing of Things
• Street Fighter IV Preview: PC Fighting
• The Munchables Preview: Eat It!
• Klonoa Wii-make Challenge Preview: Yep, It's Challenging
• We Cheer 2 Preview: Now with 40% More Male

WELL PLAYED

• DSi Inspires Fiscal Responsibility
• Spore Creator Wants to Make Toys Fun Again
• Adult Gaming on the DS: The Chinatown Conundrum
• What Ails The World's Biggest Gaming Platform?
• Capcom Goes West

COVER

• Capcom's Dead Rising 2 - Designed by Michael McWhertor