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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sept/Oct 2009

Kid And Play

Gaming Before Chemo, A Child’s Escape

by Owen Good

Star Power

Four Out Of Five Stars: How User Ratings Will Boost Your Xbox Experience

by Blake Snow

$40 For That Old Thing?

How Used Games Are Priced

by Mike Fahey

Visit Scenic New Mombasa

Halo 3 ODST Multiplayer Tour: Bungie Will Be Your Guide Today

by Matt Cabral

Gimme A D!

In Defence Of Sports Games

by Luke Plunkett

Gaijin Works

Want To Work In The Japanese Gaming Industry? Here’s How

by Brian Ashcraft

I Love Your Top!

Kotaku’s Fall Fashion Special

by AJ Glasser

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Pieces of You: Rebuilding Myself On Consoles

by A.J. Glasser

Minority Report

The Non-White Gamer’s Experience

by Owen Good

The Other Con

Asia’s Other Game Convention: Singapore Shines in September

by N. Evan Van Zelfden

The Art & Science Of Short Shorts

How To Dress A Tokyo Game Show Booth Lady

by Brian Ashcraft

Missing In Action

Where Are All The “Next Gen” Games?

by Luke Plunkett

REVIEWS

NCAA Football 10 Review: Be True to Your School

Space Invaders Infinity Gene Micro-Review: Evolve or Die

Fat Princess Micro-Review: Let Them Eat Cake

Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta Micro-Review: The Final Frontier

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Darklord Micro-Review: A Horrifying Thought

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Micro-Review: It’s Gonna Take You For A…Yeah

The King of Fighters XII Review: Still Royalty?

SingStar Queen Review: Play The Game

G.I. Joe Review: Now We Know

Art Style: Precipice Micro-Review: But What If It’s Art?

TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled Micro Review: “We’re Really Hip”

Madden NFL 10 Review: Slow and Steady Wins the Game

Ashes Cricket 2009 Review: Middle Of The Order

Shadow Complex Review: Genre Upgrade

NFL 2010 Micro-Review: Season on the Shrink

Red Faction: Demons Of The Badland Micro-Review: British Girls On Mars Go Wild

Resident Evil 4 Mobile Edition Micro-Review: Learning to Read With Zombies

Batman: Arkham Asylum Review: The Dark Knight Is A Bright Light

Wolfenstein Review: Occult Following

Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station Micro-Review: A Curious Experiment

Trials HD Micro-review: Tribulations

Guitar Hero 5 Review: Do The Evolution

Defense Grid Micro-Review: Mmmmm… Raspberries
The Beatles: Rock Band Review: Blisters On My Fingers

Gamer Movie Review: More Second Life Than Counter-Strike

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Review: My Cup of Tea

Contra ReBirth Micro-Review: The ReBirth Of Challenge

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Review: A Fawful Good Time

Scribblenauts Review: Embrace Your Inner Geek

Trine Micro-Review: The Fat Knight

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Review: It Takes Two, Baby

WET Review: Swords, Guns and Flawed Fun

Persona PSP Review: This Time It’s Persona

Mini Ninjas Review: Hitman: Lunch Money

Halo 3: ODST Review: The More Vulnerable Edition

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up Review: Heroes And A Half-Smash-Bros.

Muramasa: The Demon Blade Review: Hot Springs Eternal

Need for Speed Shift Review: Switching Gears

PSPgo Review: A Peek Into the Future of Gaming

Zuma’s Revenge Micro-Review: Bridging The Mom And Son Gap

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review: Fortune Shines on Drake

Madden iPhone Micro-Review: The Biggest Small-Time Football

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PREVIEWS

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Preview: To Fire The Ion Cannon

Guitar Hero 5 Wii’s Roadie Battle Preview: Bring On the DS

Mario And Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Preview: Luigi Controlled with a Rear End

Brütal Legend Multiplayer Preview: Mazel Tov, It’s An RTS

The Beatles: Rock Band Preview: Story Mode, Beatles Beats & Beyond

Fairytale Fights Preview: The Brothers Grimm Never Looked So Gory

Wet Preview: It All Happened So Slowly

Battleswarm: Field of Honor Preview: Choose Your Genre

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Preview: Better Than A Blue Shell

The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces Preview: Guileless, But Not Innocent

Ju-on: The Grudge Preview: Hide All But One Of Your Wiimotes

Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga Preview: Making The Jump To Home Consoles

Red Faction: Guerrilla PC Preview: PC Gamers Get Best Version (If Their Rigs Can Handle It)

Order Of War Preview: Almost Everything Is In Order

Fighting Fantasy Follow-Up Preview: Fear My Stylus

Dreamkiller Preview: What Dreams May Die

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Preview: Sex Is Not The Motivation

Contra Rebirth Preview: Surprise, It’s Tough!

Star Trek Online Preview: Boldly Going Places

Bit.Trip Void Preview: The Stick’s Turn

South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play! Preview: Yellow Snowballs Added

Axel & Pixel Preview: It Looks Like Nothing Else

Nostalgia Preview: The Winds Of Staying The Same

NHL 2K10 Preview: Zamboni Smackdown

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time Preview: Floor Of The Year

The Warriors: Street Brawl Preview: Go Home To Play

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Multiplayer Preview: War Is Hell. And Mostly Colorless.

Army of Two: The 40th Day PSP Preview: A Fixed Perspective

Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier PSP Preview: A Blast From The Past

LittleBigPlanet PSP Preview: PSP Platforming At Its Cutest

Undead Knights Preview: Tag! You’re A Zombie!

GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony Preview: Crimes For The Crazy Rich

Tetris Preview: Adding and Subtracting From A Classic

Petz Preview: There’s Some Strategy Here

LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Driving Segment Preview: Smash! Crash! Rehash!

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Preview: Split Personality Gameplay

Wii Fit Plus Preview: One Fat Slice Of Cheese

DJ Hero Preview: Gonna Need A Bigger Lap

PixelJunk Shooter Impressions: An Improving Flow

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LIVE

QuakeCon Coverage

Gamescom Coverage

Blizzcon Coverage

Penny Arcade Expo Coverage

Tokyo Game Show Coverage

COLUMNS

Well Played

The Real Video Game Danger: They’re Too Safe?

QuakeCon Faces a Crossroads

Video Gamers Get Their Woodstock

A Reignited Console War Means A Happy Holiday For Gamers

Could Gaming Soon Overshadow Music in Seattle?

The Problem With Reality

Bakugan: Contender to the Pokemon Throne?

Tokyo Game Show Slump Casts Shadow Across Industry

Stick Jockey

Sports Ads: Everything You Want in a Video Game – and Less

Madden Launch Returns to Its Roots – for One Weekend Only?

In a League of Your Own, Where Your Word is Law

The Art of Calling an Unseen Game/a>

In the Preseason, 2K Sports Reports First

So I Went to a Fight, and a Video Game Broke Out …

Where Madden Plugs a Gap, Another Sees a Running Lane

What Makes a “Real” Sport in an Unreal World?

Leigh Alexander

Bang Bang, Is Creativity Dead?

Why We Love To Hate Activision – And Might Be Wrong

tim rogers

The Everything Disease: A Forensic Analysis of the Popularity of Pokemon

Stop Telling Me What To Do!

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