ll right, you’ve waited long enough. The next big cover story is Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. It’s basically a third-person action game for Xbox 360 and PC with a full co-op play option, intuitive squad tactics, and a hearty online multiplayer component. Expect a few surprises from the developer that brought you Hitman and Freedom Fighters.

We also dug deep into the controversy surrounding the ESRB in our feature, “The Ratings Game.” The hearing of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection in Washington on June 14 put both the ESRB and the FTC in the hot seat for their handling of the Hot Coffee incident. We found out what the ESRB, politicians, and family groups all had to say about the fallout.

And for all of those N64 Turok fans out there, we looked into Propaganda and Buena Vista’s next-gen battle to bring the series back to its former glory days. Headed to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the new Turok has three main connections to the previous series: it’s an FPS, the main character is a Native American named Turok, and there a lots of scary dinosaurs. Besides that, the story continuity is in no way connected to the older games.

Also look for previews on games like Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria, Battlefield 2142, Shadowrun, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, and Madden NFL 07.

And be sure to check out this month’s Game Informer Unlimited for all kinds of expanded interviews and media content when it launches later tonight.