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Adventures to SilverSnail
On a cold Saturday in Toronto, I ventured down to visit SilverSnail for the first time and I was blown away with what is inside. I was on a mission to buy some Gears of War Comics and action figures, so I didn’t get too distracted by all the cool stuff inside. I ended up buying a Marcus Fenix action figure along with Gears of War Comic Issues #2 and #3. Check out the pictures below.
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read moreCivilization Revolution Quick and Dirty #10
Teh Good
- Great Transition from PC to Console
- 4 ways to win a game (Domination, Technology, Cultural, and Economic).
- 16 Civilizations to choose from to play! Hours upon hours upon hours upon hours upon hours [...okay you get the point] of gameplay
Teh Bad
- Multiplayer games can take forever
- New players can be overwhelmed with the amount of tutorials and information at the beginning
- Minor obsession (not really a bad thing is it?)
Conclusion
Civilization Revolution is an addicting game on the Xbox 360. Any fan of the franchise who owns the p.c. edition owes it to themselves to try it on a console!
read moreShaun White Snowboarding Quick and Dirty #9
Teh Good
- Plenty of mountain space to go boarding
- The game looks amazing
- Plenty of potential to be a great snowboarding game
Teh Bad
- The game tells me I’m a speed demon but it feels like I’m driving Miss Daisy
- Plenty of bugs in the game (when you stand still on your board it disappears)
- Not enough challenges
Conclusion
So far I have to say I’m enjoying the game however; there are plenty of bugs in the game. The Assassins Creed open world engine really works in a snowboarding game and leaves the door open for a Shaun White Snowboarding 2.
read moreMirrors Edge Quick and Dirty #8
Teh Good
- Great level design
- The games audio really adds to the overall feel of the game
- Pulling off a flawless run or combo leaves you with a rich of adrenalin
Teh Bad
- Trial and Error
- Gun play is weak
- Levels are quite short
Conclusion
Dice has done something very different in the first person genre, where guns are a necessity to beat levels and ultimately the game. I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to give something different a try!
read morePrince of Persia Quick and Dirty #7
Teh Good
- Level design
- Easy controls allow the combos to be pulled off easily
- Platforming at its finest
Teh Bad
- The overall game isn’t that difficult
- I didn’t feel a connection to the Prince or Elika’s
- Overall length of the game didn’t seem very long
Conclusion
Prince of Persia offers great fighting and Platforming – but is it enough to warrant a purchase?…I’m on the fence, however I see no harm in a rental.
read moreAmazing 3d Pixel Art
Love!
Dotter Dotter makes pixels come to life. Check out more 3d pixel art at their website: http://dotter.exblog.jp/
read moreUGO Entertainment Acquires 1UP/EGM Being Shut Down? [Updated]
Looks like a lot of staff and the 1up show and possibly the best podcast on the internet 1up Yours have been cancelled. I’m very sad to here this, how will I know if it’s the weekend?
Here is a list of 1up/EGM staff that have been let go.
Adrian Frieg
Amy Mishra
Amy Moran
Andrea Garcia
Andrew Fitch
Andrew “Skip” Pfister
Anthony Gallegos
Cesar Quintero
Christina Rosa
CoyLou Steel
Derek Chinn
Doug Parsons
Eric Ellis
Giancarlo Varanini
Greg Ford
James “Milkman” Mielke
Jason Bertrand
Jason Wilson
Jervilyn Jaramillo
Justin Frechette
Leslie Gelfand
Marci Yamaguchi
Matt Chandronait
May Tong
Meredith Stowe
Michael Donahoe
Monique Convertito
Ndubuisi Madu
Nick Suttner
Norris Boothe
Philip Kollar
Rey Serrano
Robert Bowen
Rosemary Pinkham
Ryan O’Donnell
Ryan Scott
Shane Bettenhausen
Simon Cox
Tammy Ross
Tipler Ubbelohde
Source Joystiq. Find out more here
Hopefully this doesn’t affect any of the 1up staff as they have some tredmenous talent over there.
Here is the offical statement from the 1up Staff.
You may have heard the rumors in the past, but today the announcement we?ve all been waiting for has officially come: UGO Entertainment and parent Hearst Corporation have acquired 1UP and its associated sites GameVideos.com, MyCheats.com, and GameTab.com. 1UP and its sites now join UGO’s network of gaming properties that will reach over 40 million monthly unique visitors. UGO and 1UP representatives commented on the deal:
“Since we started UGO 11 years ago, we have served the gamer community and built a world-class online publishing platform,” said J Moses, CEO of UGO Entertainment. “The acquisition of 1UP, with its authentic voice, tenured editorial personalities and bustling user community, allows us to expand our base of quality content and represents a major step forward in UGO’s mission to become the leader in the games space.”
“We are extremely excited to join the UGO team,” said Sam Kennedy, editorial director and creator of 1UP. “Relying on UGO?s publishing platform will allow us to focus on what we do best?creating great content and ‘owning the conversation’ among gamers through our unique, authentic and definitive voice and community.”
Obviously, there are sure to be many questions as to what this deal means for the day to day of 1UP and its sites. To those, we can only say that we’ll continue to produce the very best gaming content and support the very best gaming community as we always have, only now we’ll have the backing of a fantastic publisher like UGO. Please join with us in celebrating this major news for 1UP.
Source 1up.com. More information can be found here
EGM to get the axe due to this acquisition by UGO Entertainment ?
Media business website paidcontent.org posted a story this morning with the headline “Ziff Davis sells 1UP digital network to Hearst, shutters EGM” but has since removed the piece from its website. The original content of the text is still visible using an RSS reader, and it stated,
Looking to conserve its resources for its PC Mag Digital business, Ziff Davis Media has sold off the 1UP Digital Network, its collection of video game sites, to Hearst Corp., which will fold it into the UGO Entertainment division, the companies said. In conjunction with the sale, the related print mag Electronic Gaming Monthly will publish its last issue this month. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Since finishing up its Chapter 11 proceedings last summer, Ziff Davis has sought to devote more energy to building up the PC Mag online network. Before this, Ziff Davis’ biggest step in the streamlining process involved the shuttering of PC Mag as a print product in November. As for Hearst’s UGO, the addition of 1UP’s sites is designed to further consolidate its efforts to build up content for gamers since Hearst bought the 11-year-old male-centric entertainment company in July 2007.
Source : Whattheyplay.com more information can be found here
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