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In the first LittleBigPlanet, if you could create something that wasn’t a second-rate Mario level, you were heralded as one of the finest minds of your generation. In LittleBigPlanet 2, someone’s already made a Command & Conquer clone.

That’s right: in LittleBigPlanet, you made levels. In LittleBigPlanet 2, you create entire games. How do we know? Because the latest issue of Game Informer’s leaked the lot.

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The June issue of Game Informer’s starting to hit mailboxes, and one GAF user has posted up some of the review scores for you.

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In the latest issue of Game Informer, the mag has put up a list of its top 50 games of 2009.

Read below the break to see if your favorite made the list. We bet it did.

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Game Informer’s confirmed that Bungie’s Halo: Reach is its next cover, ending speculation on the matter this week.

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Game Informer executive editor Andrew Reiner just confirmed that Fallout: New Vegas is not the magazine’s next cover.

A forum post on Gamespot today dropped what appeared to be a wealth of detail on the game, as well as saying the semi-sequel was GI’s next pin-up.

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RelyOnHorror’s posted up a ton of detail on Dead Space 2 from a subs issue from the latest Game Informer, apparently confirming that the sequel’s set three years after the first game on a large space station named Sprawl.

The second title’s to push the horror element more, with Isaac facing seemingly impossible situations and bosses. The developers talk about “better pacing” in this respect.

Isaac can now drift through space if he jumps too far away from a surface, and can alter direction while floating. Obviously, he can fire weapons like this as well.

The magazine says Sprawl is an “organic, haphazardly constructed, long-term place that’s built around the remaining shards of one of Saturn’s moon-The first planet-crack ever. Like any real city it is not all built by one person. Some stuff was built up, and some areas, corporate areas, government areas, and public areas.”

It makes the Ishimura look tiny, and includes residential features such as shopping malls, schools and churches.

And yep, this time Isaac’s going to speak. And there’s something called a Javelin gun (don’t tell IW). And there are dead, lipless babies trying to claw you to death.

And multiplayer? Apparently the following is teased: “All I can say is it’s really fun, and you’ll get to strategically dismember your friends.”

There’s loads more through there. Thanks, EvilAvatar.

Game Informer celebrated passing 200 issues recently, so to celebrate, they compiled a list of 200 games, which they think are the best games of all time.

The Legend of Zelda for the NES was the winner, followed then by Super Mario Bros, Tetris, Grand Theft Auto III and Half Life 2.

We’re absolutely sickened though that Metal Gear Solid 3 is near all the way the bottom though at 191. Sickened.

Find the top ten below, with the full 200 at Nintendo Everything.

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Game Informer’s published a list of quotes uttered by a man in the Game Informer offices while testing Tony Hawk RIDE. The game’s out in the US today. If you’re a Tony fan, you might want to look away now:

• “Wait, that’s not… d*** it. Seriously? I didn’t even do that trick!”
• “Oh god! A bunch of people just died! Whooo, SKATEBOARDING!”
• “Ugh. This board is just horsecrap. (sigh) Horsecrap.”
• “Wait, what? Was that a joke? lol skateboarding, I guess.”
• “What is taking so long? How long does it take to load a bad game?”
• “I go Super Saiyan. My hair turns blonde, but my beard doesn’t”
• “I don’t know how they expect people to do this s***.”
• “Last time I did that exact same motion, I did, like, a quadruple kickflip.”
• “You will have no idea what you are doing. I promise.”
• “And…I landed in the dumpster. That’s, uh, that’s called the triple-kickflip-dumpster.”

Apparently, these “seem pretty representative of the experience as a whole.” Their words. Not ours.

It’s out in Europe this week. Thanks, GoNintendo.

Game Informer’s gone on the record to confirm Epic Mickey as a Wii exclusive.

Confusion arose after the mag said the game was only coming to Wii in an online teaser for its next cover, then altered its article to remove the claim.

Apparently, the team was trying to save the info for the mag’s release. Unlucky.

The issue’s out next week.

Here we go. As noticed by GoNintendo and Wired, Game Informer has altered its Epic Mickey teaser page to remove a claim that the game is a Wii exclusive.

The original claim of Wii exclusivity for the Junction Point project raised more than a few eyebrows, especially given the incoming spring release of Sony’s PS3 motion tech and the game’s “artwork” nature.

There’s the dream: cling on to it. A press event’s being held for the game in London on October 28, so we should know more then.

The rumours are true – Epic Mickey exists. Game Informer just took the wraps of it’s next issue: the game’s on the cover.

It’s also confirmed it is a Wii exclusive.

And Disney’s just sent out invites to a press event happening in London on October 28 for the “announcement of an iconic new game”, which has a massive droop of ink sliding down. More at IGN.

It’s official: we’re fucking pumped now for this. Go nuts.

Game Informer has put up a shot of its November cover on its website, and it looks suspiciously like Mickey Mouse.

Looking at the image properties, it clearly states “mickey-cover-spash.jpg”, so the suspicions are correct.

So far, all that is known about the new Mouse game is its codename, Epic Mickey, and the hint that instead of the happy-zany adventures we’re used to from Mickey and Co., it will be a darker and more steampunk-style world.

Also, there are some screens from the game, according to Gamesonsmash, here, and they look rather intriguing.

Rumors state that it may be a Wii exclusive as well, but it looks like we’ll all find out when the new GI hits stands with its new redesign this month.

Game Informer has posted its exclusive preview of Max Payne 3 over on its site.

It has many, many pages to it, but within the contents you will find out why the former NYPD detective is in Sao Paulo, and how it still has noir feel to it.

Art director Rob Nelson was also on hand to discuss the pressures of working on such a popular series

“It’s a tricky thing, because you’re taking this beloved franchise that we didn’t do originally,” said Nelson. “You have to maintain the elements of it that are special and that people remember, but you also have to evolve. We’re not Remedy, but we have a lot of respect for what they did. We’re definitely looking back and trying to maintain every element that clicked with people eight or nine years ago and make it have the same impact now.

“We’re used to having franchises that people expect a lot from and have a lot of pressure attached to them. We’ve learned to go with our gut and trust our instincts.”

More through the link.

Heavenly-Sword.nl’s posted the first images of Ninja Theory’s Enslaved.

It’s 150 years in the future and features a muscular man fighting robots. Obviously.

These are photos of a Game Informer article, but they’re good enough for now. Watch for decent scans later in the day.

Game Informer’s lifted the lid on its next cover – it’s Crackdown 2.

The mag’s second eclusive is a first look at Enslaved, Ninja Theory’s new game.

The ed guys were heavily teasing this earlier this week.

Someone had better get busy with the scanner. Do want.

Over on Twitter, the guys from Game Informer are teasing folks with hints about the new issue’s cover story.

So far, what we know is that the game is a sequel, Xbox 360 fans will be thrilled, there will be two exclusives inside – one announced, and one unannounced which is a multi-system title.

Here are the tweets:

• Andy McNamara: The cover: it’s a sequel

• Andy McNamara: Got the new issue in the office this morning. Cover looks hot. Xbox 360 fans will be delighted by this one. Lots of good stuff inside.

• Andrew Reiner: Paging through the new issue. Two huge exclusives (one announced, one unannounced) for readers to dive into. Any guesses?

• Andrew Reiner: The unannounced game is multi-system.

We hate being teased, just tell us or release the issue already.

Also, the guys are toting the mag’s redesign for the November issue, which is set to hit mailboxes and newsstands in October.

Hit the links for yourself.

The latest issue of Game Informer‘s dropped what appears to be a near-complete set-list for The Beatles: Rock Band.

Back In the USSR and Taxman are both on it. This may mean we’ll have to buy it.

Get the lot from Joystiq. The game’s out on September 9.

Game Informer’s lifted the lid on its August issue, revealing a world exclusive Rage cover.

“We’ve got tons of exclusive dirt on the post-apocalyptic title, including plenty of gameplay details and loads of screens,” says the mag’s blurb.

It’s worth noting that EA made a big play with Rage in Leipzig last year, so the timing of this may well fit in with the fact gamescom takes place next month in Cologne.

Fingers crosses, anyway. Hit the link for a hi-res image.

Game Informer’s going to drop two “huge” exclusives today, the magazine’s promised on its Twitter.

Nothing could be bigger than Bony Tony’s plastic skateboard, and we can therefore only assume that this is somehow incorrect.

A plastic scooter with no wheels? Warm the edge of your seat right now.

Game Informer’s next cover is Modern Warfare 2, as you can see here.

The mag’s got ten pages of it, as well as six pages of DJ Hero. Acti-tastic.

There’s a nice bit of art through there. No date on when the issue’s actually out, though.