Features:

• The Way The World Ends (And the way Halo ends, for Bungie at least, is with a beginning, as Spartan-IIIs touch down on planet Reach)
• The Odd Couple (Tecmo steps out of its confort zone and takes aim westward with thirdperson shooter Quantum Theory)
• On The Shoulders Of Giants (We talk to Game Republic's Yoshiki Okamoto about his two new projects, and what he's sacrificed to get them made)
• Rhythm Attraction (Music games have come a long way since PaRappa. We grab instruments and tune in to the world of beat-matching)
• Big Man (They say games are for kids - and here's how Martin De Ronde's OneBigGame aims to help children's charities)
• The Winners Of 2009 (How gaming defied the financial slump to record a prosperous year)
• Army Moves (We talk to the head of EA Montreal about its new focus on HD action)
• Agenda Politics (Hi-Rez Studios on jetpacks, big guns and new ways of making games pay)
• Twisted Logic (Indie game-maker Phil fish explains the thinking behind brainteaser Fez)
• United Gaming (A look at Fun, Inc., a book that sets out to explore videogames' potential)

Including Previews of:

• Heavy Rain (PS3)
• Kane & Lynch: Dog Days (360, PC, PS3)
• Ruse (360, PC, PS3)
• Global Agenda (PC)
• Dead Space 2 (360, PC, PS3)
• Split Second (360, PS3)
• Calling (Wii)
• Mag (PS3)
• Deathspank (360, PC, PS3)
• 100 Manton No Barabara (PSP)
• Senko No Ronde Duo (360, Coin-Op)
• King Of Fighters: Sky Stage (360, Coin-Op)

Featuring Reviews of:

• Army Of Two: The 40th Day (360, PS3)
• Dark Void (360, PC, PS3)
• Darksiders (360, PS3)
• Torchlight  (PC)
• Alien Breed: Evolution (360)
• Half-Minute Hero (PSP)
• Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (PS2, PSP, Wii)
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii)
• Max And The Magic Marker (Wii)
• Tatsunoko Vs Capcom (Wii)
• Starship Patrol (DSi)