2010/mar - gamers newspaper
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March 2010 GAMERS NewspaperTRANSCRIPT
FREE Vol 4
Issue 3
March 2010 * Gaming Articles, Monthly Editorials & Remarkable Stories
Celebrating Over 2 Years in Publication!!!
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Jack R Stewart [email protected] Columbus, OH 43216
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Contributing Authors Contributing Websites Other Supporters
Icv2.com James Henry - MidOhioCon
midohiocon.com
Gamerscircle.net YO! Games
yogamesonline.com
Gamingreport.com The D20 Girls Project
d20girls.com
Gamepolitics.com Main Street Comics and Games
mainstcomicsandgames.com
Reuters.com Nekoblitz Furry Social Community
Nekoblitz.com
destructoid.com
Many Other Online source were used, if we forgot one. Please in-form us and we will make sure to
correct it in a future edition.
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Sony has officially revealed its PlayStation 3 motion controller, and it's not called the ru-mor "Arc." Nope, it's PlayStation Move. The controller will be offered in a number of flavors to consumers. The Move controller itself will be offered as a standalone product for those that already own the PlayStation Eye, which is require to use the controller. A "started kit" will also be made available, which will include the controller, the Eye, as well as a game; Sony is shooting for this kit to come in at under $100. In its promo video, Sony showed off some of the game's software which included a wide range of games, including: a dancing title; table tennis; a bare-knuckles gritty fighting game; a sword and shield game not unlike that seen at E3 last year (with graphical up-grades); a light-gun style shooting game; Electronic Arts' upcoming Tiger Woods title; up-dates for Little Big Planet and Eye Pet; and the upcoming SOCOM 4. Also revealed is a nunchuk-style second controller Sony is calling the "sub controller." A representative from Zipper Interactive showed off the use of this secondary controller, which will be fully supported SOCOM 4.
GDC: Sony Reveals motion controller as ‘Playstation Move’
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Gamers, Inc. (www.gametraderohio.com) a local hobby games supplier is hosting a community games day and demonstration event to raise money for
South Street Ministries
(http://southstreetministries.org/South_Street_Ministries/Welcome.html) of Akron. Grace Summit Community Church (www.gracesummit.org) , located at 2960 Bailey Rd in Cuyahoga
Falls is where the two day event will be held.
Gaming events and demos begin Friday March 26th at 5pm and go until 10pm. Saturday March 27th events in Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, Star Wars miniatures, Settlers of Catan, Monopoly and other traditional board games will occur from 10am until 10pm. Participants are encouraged to learn a new game, or find one amongst the various demo games that will
be provided.
A five dollar ($5) donation is asked from each person participating each day to go towards South Street Ministries’ works in Akron. A check for the donations will be delivered Easter
Sunday.
If you'd like to participate, either in the games or by making a donation please contact Mike Jundi, Owner of Gamers, Inc. We are accepting donations of money, games and/or door
prizes for the event.
Contact Gamers, Inc. by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 216-469-5283.
For more information on the great work South Street Ministries does in Akron see the arti-
cles below:
http://www.akroneur.com/stories/2008-05-31.html
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-163016020/south-street-ministries-shines.html
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/2586222
http://www.eagle-
ministries.org/Ministry%20Allies/South%20Street%20Ministries/southstreet.htm
http://wanderingreverend.blogspot.com/2010/03/south-street-ministries.html
Hope to see you at GamesFest 2010!
Mike Jundi
Owner—Gamers, Inc.
GamesFest 2010 March 26th and 27th
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‘USA Today’ Profiles ‘Rotten’
Rotten is a zombie saga set in the American West in the 1870s, except it isn’t, since creators Mark Rahner and Robert Horton are careful never to use the “z” word, which would be an anachronism. The innovative, genre-bending comic book series, which is drawn by Dan Dougherty and published by Moonstone, received a lengthy profile by John Geddes in USA Today. Geddes notes that Rahner and Horton’s Rotten is a serious saga that eschews campy humor and sets its action in a precisely deline-
ated historical period.
William Wade and J.J. Flynn, the two chief protagonists of Rotten, are special agents commissioned President Rutherford B. Hayes, who won the office thanks to a back room deal and in spite of the fact that his opponent Samuel J. Tilden received more votes. Wade is a Civil War veteran who has been pressed back into service with a
stop-loss order (another echo of the 21st Century that gives this saga additional resonance). Certainly the work of filmmaker George Romero (Night of the Living Dead) is apparent in Rotten, though Rahner and Horton have an “evolutionary” approach to the undead, with some of the zombies having far greater powers of locomotion than others. The X-Files is also a major influence on Rotten. Sent to investi-gate a “terror crisis,” Wade and Flynn don’t have a clue at first, but gradually they begin to unravel a sci-ence-laced conspiracy. The writers have deliberately chosen a stripped down cinematic narrative style that doesn’t cut any corners. There are no thought balloons or narrative boxes in Rotten. Readers see what Wade and Flynn encounter and have to puzzle the story out with them. The seventh issue of Rotten is due out from Moonstone in July along with the trade paperback collection of
the first six issues.
It’s official: Portal 2 is coming
Valve's awesome tease is finally coming to its conclusion,
and it's now confirmed that this was all a giant leadup to
the announcement of Portal 2. Valve has sent out a press
release officially announcing Portal 2 for the upcoming holi-
day season. Get ready to spend your Christ-
mas/Hanukkah/Kwanza/Islamic New Year/December break
with Chell and your companion cube!
I said it before, but I want to say it again. Other game developers -- take some cues from Valve the next
time you want to make a major announcement. This Portal ARG was an absolute masterpiece.
Game Informer has some details on the game which will be in the upcoming April issue. Also keep an eye
on their Portal 2 hub, as they'll slowly be releasing information there over the course of the month..
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When BioShock launched in 2007, it felt like a breath of fresh air to many gamers. A brand-new IP with a fantastic story and an interesting sandbox-style approach to com-bat within a linear format, it was a damn fine game. Superb, even. So good, in fact, that many considered a sequel completely unnecessary. Whether or not BioShock 2 is required isn't for us to decide. We're here to tell you whether or not BioShock 2 is good. With some huge shoes to fill, 2K Marin certainly had its work cut out for it and BioShock 2 is in an unenviable position as the first fol-
low-up to one of 2007's most critically acclaimed games. Does BioShock 2 do BioShock justice? Does 2K Marin manage to fill the shoes passed down to them by Irrational Games, or is there too much space left empty? Read on as we review BioShock 2. Despite the plot's weaker elements and the fact that it clearly cannot match the original game, it's still an engaging and interesting story for the most part. The themes of forgiveness and the pursuit of utopia are put across very well, especially thanks to a slightly more interesting use of moral choices. While the Little Sister "Save or Harvest" plot is wearily redone, there are slightly more meaningful choices found through-out the game that have an impact on the way the story concludes. While the plot may be a touch inferior to the original BioShock, the same cannot be said for the gameplay. At worst, it's almost exactly the same, which means it's automatically a solid, versatile and fun shooter. However, the decision to put players into the role of a Big Daddy opens the combat system up. Delta is far more capable of holding his own in a fight than Jack Ryan. In fact, battles against Big Daddies are far less dangerous affairs, and most players should be able to tackle the tougher enemies without the same fight/die/resurrect repetition of the first game. That said, BioShock 2 is no cakewalk. New enemies, such as the muscle-bound Brute Splicers or the Rumbler Big Daddy, provide plenty of challenge, while the much-lauded Big Sisters present some very tense, scary battles indeed. BioShock 2 starts off a little too frustrating. It's stingy with cash and items, and the first few stages will feel like a struggle. However, as the game progresses, players will access so many toys and so much stuff to play with that they'll be spoiled for choice. The game becomes a playground of carnage by the end of the adventure, and it's impossible to see all that BioShock 2's combat has to offer on the first play. BioShock 2's single-player campaign trades in some narrative quality for superior gameplay, and it's a fair trade in-deed. No, BioShock 2 may not feel like a fantastic follow-up to its predecessor, but it still feels like a part of its universe. It also throws in its own memorable set pieces, and quite a few terrific characters. Alex the Great is a particularly brilliant new addition to the cast, although I don't want to give away any more about him than that. Perhaps the worst that can be said of BioShock 2 is that it lacks the "wow" factor of the original. Much of the fun of the first BioShock came from exploring this brand new world, and finding out how it became a fallen dystopia. We already know that about Rapture now. Much of the charm, much of the mystery, has been removed, and there's nothing 2K Marin could have done about that. Ultimately, BioShock 2 is a great sequel to a superb game. It can't quite step into its father's shoes, but it does a solid and commendable job in its many impressive attempts.
Score: 8.5
REVIEW: Final Fantasy X111
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Close to a year in Development, We are looking for Female Writers to Help contribute to the up & coming D20 Girls Magazine. This Magazine will consist of everything from a female gamers' perspec-tive... Game Reviews, Top 10 lists, Anime, Fashion, Dating Advice, etc...
And regular picto-rials on the D20 Girls! This maga-zine is for both Men & Women Gamer s ! Bu t unlike the crap some 'industry gi-ants' have tried to put out before, this will not be all pink & fluffy with how to get top scores in Baking Mania. But real gaming from all you bloodthirsty females out there! We need ideas from Writers, Re-viewers, and Pho-
tographers...
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