Farewell.

Farewell, dear readers, the semester has finally ended, and this blog is halting to it's final end. We will no longer post any more blogs onto this blog, and thank you if you have ever read from our blog, at all for taking your free time, to deeply appreciate, what we three students have written, and worked on, I hope that you readers have enjoyed what we have tried to offer to you folks. It has already been around eighteen devoted weeks, where we have worked diligently to make a good final product, that we three freshman have worked on. If you readers have not already read the other posts saying farewell, from my two other partners, then you know enough of this class and the experiences one would go through when they participate in this class. And if you reader, have not already r4ead, or took part of this blog, we would deeply appreciate if you our following reader, looked through it and saw what our efforts have pulled us through. This is the very last blog that our group, circuit board has to offer to you folks, hope you appreciated our efforts!

See Ya

By: Azzt3ca
This is my final blog post, so yea, have a nice Christmas break and keep on gaming while pwning noobs :) .

Farewell

This is my last blog post ever. IF you want to know more about the magazine visit magcloud or issuu. Goodbye and enjoy the holidays.
By: Speed Racer

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By LASA EZINE

24 pages, published 14 DEC 2011

We, are comprised of three individuals who's goals are to inform and to entertain others by providing information about technology and how to utilize it. Technology is constantly changing for the better, and to be able to thrive in our society, one must learn how to utilize the technology efficiently and effectively. This is why we feel the need to let our readers know about technology.

Mythbusters Mishap

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     A few days ago, the famous world-renowned scientists on Mythbusters shot a cannon ball through someone’s home in California. The Mythbusters team was at a bomb disposal range in Dublin, California when they were testing out another homemade cannon. The cannon was supposed to hit large trash cans full of water but instead went over the trash cans and flew at a velocity of around 1,000 feet per second until it reach the house two miles away in a residential neighborhood.  The Mythbusters were testing out the velocity of a cannon ball from their homemade cannon when the accident occurred.  Thankfully, no one was injured in this accident except for a house, a minivan, and the image of Mythbusters.  While traveling at high speeds the cannon ball went through a cinder brick wall. Then it went through the front door of the house. Next, the ball ricocheted up the stairs through the master bedroom and out the wall where it soared into a minivan parked on the street.  The next day Adam and Jamie from the crew personally visited the family and gave them their apologies while trying to figure out how to fix the damage. Along with the house visit, Jamie tweeted about how he was thankful no one was injured. Lucky for the Mythbusters no one was hurt otherwise; they would be in a lot more trouble than they are now.

By: Speed Racer

Facebook Privacy Invaded

By Nobody

Recently Facebook has yet again let users invade the privacy of others, as on a brief glitch caught two days ago let other users see other user’s private photos. After Facebook had initiated a new plan that let users tell Facebook whether or not it included inappropriate content. Now Facebook has a new program where they pay people to report any issues regarding privacy, especially since after this incident they had regarded privacy to be the largest priority among others in the company. Once the bug had been found the people of Facebook had immediately decided to get rid of the website temporarily before the problem exploded and got worse. Although this is a pretty big deal most people including the spokesperson for the great company did not know how long the bug had been in the system. This just proves to say that, although people feel safe, and think they are helping others, they might actually not be succeeding. At least this problem was not very widespread, and not many people have noticed about it, compared to the other privacy issues that the company had been recently facing. Facebook survived the incident this time, but soon enough people will notice something much bigger. 

Black Friday Gaming Records

By: Azzt3ca
On November 25, Black Friday, there were many breaking records for the gaming department since the prices were very generous to the people. As always, the Xbox 360 broke its record of units sold in Black Friday when it was able to sell approximately 1 million units and nearly 800,000 Kinect sensors were also sold and definitely made the Xbox this year's winner in sales. Although Nintendo has done quite poorly throughout the year, there were lucky enough to have actually broken records, too. Nintendo has sold over 500,000 units of the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming system which increased by 325% from November 6 as well as over 535,000 of the long awaited game of the newest Zelda game and having their new game of their famous series of Mario Kart, Nintendo has the opportunity to survive in the gaming industry. Although the PS3 with its prices, they have not posted any sales of their profits, which leads to believe that something is wrong or correct, but who knows. The bright side for the PS3 is that its games were able to sell really well, and its not only the PS3, but also the Xbox and Wii, since some of the most highly rate games where having their prices cut by 50% most of the time.The game console market was completely dominated by Microsoft which makes up about 44% of the market itself, but the PS3 and Wii aside were also successful.
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Rumors

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   In October, as everyone knows the iphone 4s was released with great success. Now most people although happy with the new improvements were disappointed. There had been multiple rumors going around about the release of the iphone 5 and that is what everyone was expecting at the reveal not the iphone 4s. Apple’s stocks dropped because of this but quickly regained their value. At first, there were problems and bad rumors about the 4s but they were quickly resolved also. Now the rumors about the iphone 5 are back again and consumers are ready for a launch that may not come until the summer of 2012. Early before the release of the 4s rumors were spreading around about a iphone with a four inch screen instead of the usual 3.5 inch screen. These rumors are back again. Pictures have been seen of what looks to be the screen of an iphone that is about 4 inches. There have also been reports that these larger screens are starting to be produced and shipped for assembly. Other rumors say that this larger screen will have fewer pixels per inch compared to the 3.5-inch screen. A different rumor has said that the iphone 5 will have a metal casing. Only one thing is consistent, there are going to be new and interesting changes to come of Apple’s iphones and ipads. 

By: Speed racer

Ipad Facebook App

By Nobody

Facebook has more than 800 million active users, it is a phenomenon, a pleasant surprise to all of its users, yet it is not as accessible as it should be. The iPad, an astounding creation, which many thought at first as a joke, now continues to reach towards countless pleased users. Now the two finally morph together, Facebook has finally released an app on the iPad, to be more accessible and more efficient among its users. Yet apps have come in many different shapes and forms, and creating a gargantuan business, ranging from cheap games, to travel guides, apps have become a part of our daily lives. Why would a company, especially such a dominating company wait until now, after so many years, to extend its overwhelming reach? I honestly do not know. There is an entire phone that makes it simpler to access Facebook, the HTC Status, has a button so that customers can instantly share information on Facebook. It has already been a year, six months, and seven days, since the iPad, came out, and Facebook is years old. But, on the bright side, compared to many phones, this tablet app, is much more efficient and user friendly, one can enjoy the entire Facebook experience on their fingertips.

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Leads

By Nobody

In today's modernized society we as humans depend increasingly more on technology to drive and inspire us, yet it seems like since many of us grew up with new technologies we underestimate the power that they give over us. We have always worship the CEO's and the companies, but we do not even think about the specific individuals working for us. To fully understand it's grand impact over us, we walk in to one of the lives of an underrated yet productive member of society.

Feature Lead

By:Azzt3ca

He knew what his choice was when he had the chance to buy the console. However, his younger brother got the better end of the deal and he himself made the decision. Francisco then decided that he would live with what his brother has done and get used to it. He eventually got the hang of it, but has still questioned his brother’s decision.

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    It's 2020 at three in the morning when Zach wakes up in his bed to the smell of eggs and sizzling bacon. His personal robot named CHARLIE has just entered the room holding a tray of a nice hot breakfast served seemingly cooked by a master chef. This is what most suspect to be the future of robotics but Paul D'angio of the RoMeLa lab at Virginia Tech says this will not happen anytime soon.
    In today's modern society robotics are starting to play an increasingly more important role on society as it progresses. Today most robots are seen in cars, schools, and in the military. AI continues to progress but is limited by the speed of processors and the brains of those who program them.

Google Music

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Google launches their own music site

      Wednesday Google launched their own music sharing site for the first time after two years of start and stop work. The launch went smoothly for an innovative leap but still is said to hold no ground with iTunes by some. The new site gives users free full-length previews of songs and albums for one time though. Google plus users then can also share music suggestions over the site. This shared music though can only be heard once by Google plus users while other programs such as spotify which allows users to sample whole songs for months before having them sign a subscription. Google did manage to get a few record labels to sign contracts but were not able to sign on Warner’s music label and other indie labels. Not having these labels means Google is missing a suspected quarter of the whole market. Google music is a good idea but is lacking some of the features other companies give to consumers. This puts Google at a disadvantage in the internet music market. At this time Google, music is no opponent of   iTunes but in time may prove to be a formidable opponent.

Batman Arkham City Review

By: Azzt3ca
Batman Arkham City was released on October 18 and is the sequel for Batman Arkham Asylum which is developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. This game has been noticed to be in development even when Arkham Asylum was still being developed since there was a hidden easter egg that showed a map of something called Arkham City within Gotham. The main story is based around Batman's imprisonment in Arkham City which is a super prison five times bigger than that of Arkham Asylum. This game has been receiving universal critical acclaim, making it one of the most highly rated games of this year. Arkham City's gameplay involves stealth and predator tactics besides hand on hand combat and the usage of gadgets is also included. Fortunately, most of the gadgets from Arkham Asylum are already unlocked from the beginning and is also introducing new gadgets as well. The story is a year after the events at Arkham Asylum and the super prison was left to Hugo Strange, which is one of the main villanous protagonists of this game besides the Joker. The Joker doesn't do a lot since he's been stricken with some sort of disease which is slowly killing him. New to the "series" is the ability to use another playable character, which is Catwomen who also has her own plot within the main plot of the game. The graphics, gameplay, and story are all enhanced greatly since the last game and should receive a 9.5 out of 10.
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The Next Generation of Grand Theft Auto

By: Azzt3ca
Its been four years since the last Grand Theft Auto game (GTA IV) and fans have been waiting for another masterpiece from Rockstar North and Rockstar Games. On November 2, the debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto V was released on YouTube and has left a lot of unanswered questions for many people. Fans were amazed that this video wasn't just another trolling, fake video, but this new open world action-adventure game will be set a fictional city called Los Santos in the state of San Andreas, which is based on modern-day Los Angeles and Southern California. Although Rockstar North didn't develop Grand Theft Auto III, it has risen the expectations of many people since the GTA games are coming along every so often. And it has since its been ten years since GTA III, the gameplay, graphics, and story have greatly improved since GTA III into GTA IV, so fans are expecting the same action of crafting the best out of GTA IV, and improving for GTA V. Another similar game to the GTA franchise is the Saints Row franchise which has shown promise in the upcoming game, Saint Row The Third. Developers/producers of Saint Row The Third state that they are not afraid of the release of GTA V next year, but since both games haven't been released yet, no one is sure what is the potential of these games. Another rumor was that GTA V was to be a launch title for the next generation of consoles, which would be the "Xbox 720", "PS4", and the Wii U.

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 has been long anticipated after the widespread success of Call of Duty: Black Ops, and of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, and now on November 08, 2011, fans do not have to wait anymore. Yet many among many have wondered whether or not this game would bring back previous satisfactions, brought back from earlier games. What fans have commented on, gives us good news of the game, and although the plotline to the finale may have been short, it seems as if it is well worth it. Creative Strategist Robert Bolling, had planned to make this game more engaging for single and multiplayer. He had noticed that in the previous games, most players would only focus on one of the two excellent choices, he has chosen with these games to make them more interlinked into each other. One other thing is that instead of choosing traditional locations such as Afghanistan, the game seems to be reaching towards a wider range, reaching from Manhattan, London, to even Berlin. The gameplay as always is thrilling with endless action, providing the gamer to go through endless excitement, throughoutt the entire game. Until the next game users will be greatly satisfied with the newest edition.

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New 4s causes big hype.

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     Recently the new IPhone 4s has been covering websites all over the web. One major topic of discussion was the supposed low battery life reported by consumers. Apple made no comment on these accusations of battery life below the specs. Consumers began to speculate on the causes of these problems. Suggested problems include the new program siri draining the battery or the GPS system sucking up power tracking your every movement. These problems have been shot down though after consumer reports gave the thumbs up on the 4s’s battery life after rigorous testing. One other problem that is more important is the IPhone bug in Apple’s mobile OS.  This bug has many serious threats to the user and the device. For starters, the bug opens up the possibility for hackers to gain access to information on the phone. This information includes people’s photos, contacts, and texts by taking over apps on the device. The hack or bug allows the hacker to change and take over the code in the apps, which go undetected by apple. Apple has said that they are working on a solution to the problem but have made no comment on the issue.  The security and trust that has been bestowed on the app store may fall as hacks and bugs may turn consumers away. 

By: Speed Racer

Another Accusation?

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Mark Zuckerberg, the young age CEO of Facebook, has been under hot water before with complaints about privacy issues, but also with the movie the Social Network, which led many to believe that he has very selfish goals and intentions. Now this may happen again, as there are claims reporting that he is more dishonest than many believe he truly is, in fact these claims are pretty huge, a man by the name of Paul Ceglia, claims that Mark Zuckerberg had in fact deleted many e-mails regarding the two of them having a friendship, and the claim that the man owed half of Facebook. But to avoid controversy the CEO had avoided these, but in turn has made his efforts counterproductive since now he is being claimed to have deleted e-mails from his Harvard e-mail account. In fact Paul claims that Zuckerberg had agreed with Paul, and had signed a contract with a man that he would gain a good portion of Mark’s income since the two of them have supposedly worked together for the creation and design, of the overwhelming, and dominating website known as Facebook. In fact there are dozens of e-mails that support the man. Will Mark Zuckerberg survive these attacks?

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The Future of Portable Gaming

The PS Vita will be releasing next year in North America & Europe on February 22. This eight generation hand held console will be the Nintendo3DS's rival as it too has been releasing descent games. The PS Vita has two analogs sticks like the PS3 controller, a 5-inch OLED multi touch touchscreen, and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and optionally, 3G. The Vita also has LiveArea software which succeeds the XcrossMediaBar and impresive core/graphics processors. This device will be able to be backwards-compatible with any PlayStation Portable games that are digitally released on the PlayStation Network via the PlayStation Store. Not only does it have dual analog sticks, but also a rear touchpad, sixaxis motion sensing, three-axis electronic compass, front & back cameras, and obviously a d-pad. The PS Vita will be released in two different versions, one model with the normal Wi-Fi capabilities at $249.99, and the Wi-Fi plus 3G model at $299.99. Now on to more upcoming software for the Vita, games such as Uncharted, Killzone, Wipeout, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, Call of Duty, and many others will be releasing right after the Vita does. In addition to being backwards-compatible, it will also support PlayStation Minis, PlayStation Suite games, PSOne classics, videos, and comics from the PlayStation Store. Other special features that the Vita will include are apps such as Facebook, Skype, Twitter and others will be downloadable from the PlayStation Store.

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By: Azzt3ca

The Flexibiliity of the Future

               Nokia just recently had a press release for their new flexible screen, which will be featured on mobile devices soon. The screen can be twisted like a piece of plastic. This twisting motion can actually control actions on the device such as zooming in or out. This new feature when combined with a touch screen in my opinion combines nicely to make an easy to use device that is durable. Devices with this flexible screen will be more durable as I said because they could bend and twist absorbing the force of an impact for example if you dropped it on the floor. Instead of getting cracks all over your screen, you would be able to pick up your device and keep going without worry. These are not the only uses for a flexible screen, as parts continue to get smaller and screens become more and more flexible imagine what could come. There may be flexible screens that can roll out from pocket sized to a tablet or phones that have screens, which can fold out into a tablet. The possibilities are practically endless. As technologies advance you may even end up with fabric, which has a screen embedded within so all you have to do is look at your arm, and talk to a person for say. As more and companies and corporations begin to research these screens innovations will continue to come out fueling the human need for more.

By: Speed Racer

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The Conformity

How many of you out there want the newest best and greatest in all things technology. Apple who has been at the lead of innovation that has fueled the sensation of wanting everything technology may now fall. With Steve Job dead what will happen to Apple, will they fall in line with all the other technology companies? Dell, Intel, and AMD, some of the bigger companies, are all doing the same thing, low innovation and putting out boring products that apple made three years ago. All of these companies are the conformity and Apple but specifically Steve Jobs were on the frontline of breaking this conformity but now that he is dead what will happen? Will Apple fall in line with this conformity? Steve jobs coming up with all the new ideas such as the iphone and ipad, now dead, will the new CEO continue on his legacy and keep the company alive. So far, technology has traveled along an exponential curve but with jumps in that curve. Apple has always been the first one to take that jump but others have always followed. As other companies catch up do you believe Apple will make make another jump or is someone else going to make that jump for them? 

By: Speed Racer

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Battlefield 3 Review

Yesterday, Battlefield 3 was released and with well over a million copies sold, this FPS shows promise in what it does. When bought new, the game included the map pack 'Back to Karhand' which hasn't been released yet but will be available for free for those who are buying this new. The presentation of the game is amazing with its new engine, Frostbite 2, which delivers one of the best graphics ever on any game. The campaign isn't as amazing as expected since the story was pretty much cliched and didn't have any depth to it. It also seemed that the friendly AI wasn't as smart as the enemy AI when you would get in trouble, especially when playing in the hardest difficulty. The co-op campaign is a bit better since it enables you to bring a friend to play in the campaign, but only a few of the missions. Now to the multiplayer, which is definitely the best aspect of the game itself since it has improved from the last Battlefield. The online multiplayer has included new modes like Rush, and for the first time ever since Battlefield 1942, team deathmatch. New game mechanics like suppressing fire will blur and reduce the accuracy of the person getting shot at, but there are still some glitches that interfere with the multiplayer, which can be patched if detected. The ranking up in Battlefield is great, customization for classes has improved, incredible graphics, impressive sound and great gameplay, so in my opinion, Battlefield 3 gets a rating of 9 out of 10.

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By: Azzt3ca

Jeff Bezos A New Revolutionary?

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Now that Steve Jobs has passed away the inspiration in the tech business lately has been decreasing, he took steady control, and in his last years dominated the industry leaving an undeniable mark in the industry. Somebody needs to take his place before the industry begins to falter and Jeff Bezos might be suitable to take over his place. The CEO of Amazon is definitely not as well known as the other giants’ in the industry, such as Larry Page, and Bill Gates, but the more people learn about him, the more he resembles the genius. Steve Yegge “Accidently” let loose information about his business tactics since he used to work for Amazon (but now works for Google). According to his report, Jeff Bezos is a control freak, and has an obsession with keeping all of the products and information a secret from the Media and the public. Both men obviously to get as far as CEO in a business are geniuses and are not easily impressed by other people’s ideas and accomplishments. Hopefully with the lost of such a visionary he will inspire the new age of technology. Evidence, and some find this controversial is the Amazon Fire Kindle which many believe will be a gigantic success.

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Will Modern Warfare 3 Triumph?

Besides Battlefield 3, the other highly anticipated fps of this year will be released on November 8. Since the dispute of Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, the corporation enlisted the services of Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software for the development of MW3. It is true that the actual graphics of the game itself don't show signs of improvements since Modern Warfare 2, but the developers have been able to listen to the community and their suggestions. The suggestions that Infinity Ward and Activision were able to take seriously were to remove Commando, OMA, and various other perks from the multiplayer and also to add "gun perks" which were like "extra" attachments. The most obvious new feature this game brings is Survival, which is similar to Zombies from Black Ops, but seems to be more of a challenge since its like shooting at zombies, but with guns. The marketing that Activision did was mainly the ads that would always build "hype" and "excitement" for the game itself since Activision doesn't allow betas for Call of Duty games. The huge impact was the Call of Duty: XP event that took place in Los Angeles, CA from September 2nd-3rd since it offered many opportunities  to play the actual MW3 multiplayer and Survival mode. Will Modern Warfare 3 be able to make history again like its predecessors have done in the past, or will its features not be good enough to compete with Battlefield 3.

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By: Azzt3ca

Which computer?

   By: Alex Speed

              In today's world, computers are the Kings and we are their peasants. There are many computer companies out there today and everybody has their own preference on which "King" they prefer. Now I myself am not sure about whom I prefer right now but many are set dead fast. The main companies consist of Dell, Apple, Acer, HP, Toshiba, and Alienware. Now even though people have their preferences some companies are better than others are, some specialize in different things, and they all have strengths and weaknesses. For example, Alienware even though being considered a strong company that makes great graphics computers but they come at a high price not just money but they also break a lot, run hot and loud, plus their customer service is below par. Dell in general just makes crappy computers. Hp makes good computers for cheap along with Acer. Apple now making very good CPUs is very expensive and lacks the GPU or programming to support PC games.

Leave your opinion on which company is the best.

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Why rare earth metals matter

By Nobody

Rare earth metals, although are not the most well known substances, are extremely important for technology today, in fact we use rare earth metals to create computer memory, DVD's, batteries, cell phones, car converters, magnets and lighting and much more. The problem though is that the United States depends dangerously high on China's production of rare earth metals, and the United States barely creates it's own. One of the largest rare earth metals providers, Baotou Steel, has decided to halt productions after the prices for these metals have priced substantially. The Chinese government wants to increase prices to improve “supply and demand” costs, has made sure to increase it’s economy. In fact China is very close to having a monopoly over the world, with approximately 97% of these vital rare earth metals being created there. And with an explosion of need to gain these metals, as the average human depends more and more on technology, the Chinese government has an unique economic edge, over the rest of the world. With this unpredictable move how will countries react, especially the United States, which has constantly have had a declining economy? Will this push the United States, and other countries to finally produce their own rare earth metals?

Youtube's Good and Evil Side

YouTube was created in February 14, 2005 and has been able to become one of the most successful websites on the Internet by having many videos uploaded and the billions of view the site gets every day. But with such good aspects of it, there's always consequences with such "power" that can be acquired from such a site. What YouTube has done incorrectly is that the site doesn't really do anything when a user has been able to upload copyrighted content up to their channel such as movies, TV series, ads, or music videos. Sometimes when someone is blamed and caught for uploading inappropriate or copyrighted, the user is, most of the time, innocent! One of the most revolting features of YouTube are the comments that user can enable when he/she uploads a video. Theses comments are notorious and YouTube "harnesses the stupidity of crowds as well as its wisdom. Some of the comments on YouTube are "make you weep for the future of humanity just for the spelling alone, never mind the obscenity and the naked hatred" as said by Time magazine in 2006. The site does have good in it since it has made it easy to upload and share videos among friends and family through out YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, or any other sites. It also gives the opportunity to average people with talents to get recognized and sometimes end up having a partnership, especially in gaming since, for example, Machinima is the largest gaming community channel that is fueled by many of the most entertaining gamers in the world. So, in the opinion of many people, YouTube is simultaneously the worst and best thing to happened to the Internet.

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By: Azzt3ca

Indie Games

Indie Games

By: Speed Racer

I would assume everyone reading this is familiar with the major game titles and companies. For example, you have Nintendo and the all famous Mario Kart, Modern warfare, Black ops, and the list goes on. But what people don’t realize is that there are other good games that are considered Indie games. These games are produced by independent developers such as Mojang, the producers of minecraft, which has been a huge success.  Many of these indie games are for the PC but the games found on Xbox live would also be considered indie games. Now Mojang is not the only Indie game developer there are others such as New Star Games or Artix Entertainment. These games in my opinion are less known but can be better than the mass produced games because there is no cocky head strong developer behind the company but instead a developer who wants to keep the gamers happy.  Steam is one of the largest supporters of Indie games along with just downloads off the internet. Steam offers many games for sale around $10 for the Indie games and can offer up to $50 PC games for sale and download. So if you are every looking for games check the Steam store. 

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A Tribute to Steve Jobs

        On Wednesday, October 6th, 2011, at age 56 Steve Jobs passed away seven years after he had received surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer. For those seven years, he had continually been fighting the cancer, and on August 28^th had decided to leave Apple behind to Tim Cook. He had died peacefully at the comfort of his home, with his loving family. For generations to generations Steve Jobs brilliant ideas and approaches will continue to inspire and motivate great people. Instantly, after his death the world reacted heavily to his passing away. His death is still continuing to generate countless leaders and innovators, such as Barack Obama, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates, Larry Page and many other inspiring leaders to pay their tributes, to the great Co-Founder of Apple, and until recently the CEO of apple. On the Apple website users will find, the following statement posted in his honor “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.”   

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Will Battlefield 3 Triumph?

One of the most anticipated games of E3 2011 is just around the corner of being released. On October 25, Battlefield 3 is going to make history with its newly enhanced technology by using their new Frostbite 2 engine to create more realistic and advanced destruction, sounds, and graphics. The game will also be using a new type of animation technology called ANT, which is usually used in EA Games like FIFA, to make the soldier animation more realistic. The release date was obviously placed almost near Modern Warfare 3's release date, which is November 8 since both are top competing FPS series. Battlefield is really desiring to take down the Call of Duty series with its upcoming game since EA planned to spend $100 million on marketing. The good aspect about EA is that they were nice enough (and probably smart enough) to release a beta for the game which is the demo of the game before it releases. The smart thing about the beta is that DICE (EA Digital Illusions CE) will be able to perfect the game itself before it releases by the feedback that they receive from the people who have been able to get their hands on the beta. So, will Battlefield 3 be able to outperform Modern Warfare 3, or will it break down, since the beta does not give us all the information we need to conclude if it will fail or not.

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The Culture of Gamers

 In this world there are three different types of gamers. You have your hardcore Xbox and PS3 gamers, your PC gamers and of course the Nintendo gamers. All of these types of gamers are in a constant competition against each other always trying to be the best. For example Nintendo is releasing the WiiU which is more portable with a Xbox style controller in an attempt to attract more hardcore games. The hardcore gamers and Nintendo gamers are constantly crashing diverging and have many similarities and differences. However PC gamers are a bread of there own. They use completely different controls, programming, and are in general different types of people in general. They see the other gamers as in a way of being stupid and incompetent. They themselves are divided within the category itself based on what game you play and how well you can play it. These people are extremely active on forums and very nerdy  in terms of anything to do with a PC games and conventions. I guess what I'm trying to say is that you just can't call someone a gamer you have to be more specific.

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Facebook's New Layout Leads.

On September 21st millions of lives were changed, something that nobody was ever expecting to happen, Facebook yet again got a new layout. Now with even less privacy options, and more useless information being spurted out everywhere.

Facebook used to be the soical networkiin site that people barely knew about, people did not have to worry about their privacy, people did not need to be bombarded with information, people could be happy with the simple format.  But now that has changed, Facebook is the world’s leader in social networking, with around 65 million users, but now, users privacy's are easily being invaded, and most users are unhappy with the changes.

Around 90% of all colleges use Facebook, to gather information about incoming students, and now it has become even easier for people to know what you are doing in Facebook. 65 Million people need change.

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The Pros and Cons of Gaming - Opinion Leads

Lead Type - Startling Statement
Lead -  You may believe that gaming is just a waste of time. That it is the cause of all the violent acts in society since children to adults have been influenced by these games. But recently, a certain group of gamers were able to find a clue to the cure for AIDS. This gamers were using an online game called Foldit, which looks likes Tetris and the player has to fold proteins into certain shapes.

Lead Type -  Contrast and Compare
Lead -  In the 1980’s, right when the gaming industry was booming, there was once simple great games that were easily accessible and rarely anyone would argue which were better. 20 years after, gaming industries were now creating different game series, such as Call of Duty and Battlefield so they can compete with each other. The term “fanboys/girls” was then used more frequently , which were people leaning to one side of the gaming “war” and would mostly be bias against the game they were hating

Lead Type - Direct Address Lead
Lead - Imagine yourself playing your favorite video games like the other 100 million gamers in the U.S. and also having the knowledge of how much of the game actually influences you. You may not notice it, but the games themselves are not a complete 100% waste of time since you yourself can acquire many helpful aspects of the game that can be beneficial to you.

By: Azzt3ca

Alienware a Scam? Opinion Piece Leads

Alienware a Scam?

Lead type: Twist
Lead:
Alienware, the greatest of all computer companies extolled by all review sites. The best in CPU and GPU combinations built for optimum performance and aesthetic appeal. This company is the most famous of all graphic computer companies with the best reputation. However this is not true. Alienware was once those many things but is now below average. The former company, now owned by Dell, is seen as a incompetent company who’s computers are considered by some as heaven or by others as hell.

Thesis:
Alienware the once great company is now considered by most as overpriced for the computers you get with bad customer service and many hardware problems.

Lead type: Description
Lead:
Alienware, owned by Dell, is considered by most as a pathetic excuse of what was once a marvelous company. The computers produced by Dell’s Alienware are aesthetically appealing with the sleek designs and flashy lights. These computers are considered by many as overpriced for the performance you get when compared to other companies such as HP. these computers encounter many hardware problems which are not solved due to poor customer service.

Thesis:
Therefore, Alienware the once great company is now considered by most as overpriced for the computers you get with bad customer service and many hardware problems.

Lead type: Question
Lead:
How could one take a once marvelous company and turn it into a incompetent pathetic excuse for a graphic gaming PCs? The once almighty Alienware brand has fallen on the chain of computer companies after being bought by Dell. This company is now lowered its standards for products and refuses to help those who pay for a thousand dollar computer.

Thesis:
Alienware the once great company is now considered by most as overpriced for the computers you get with bad customer service and many hardware problems.

by: Speed Racer

You Know You've Been Playing To Much Minecraft When...

By: Speed Racer

You go outside and punch a tree
You think your brother is a zombie
You try and dig a mine in you basement
You dig a basement to make the mine.
You try and open up your inventory
You punch a pig with your fist
You eat raw pork
You eat raw steak
You eat raw chicken
You type in the air while sleeping
You make a tower of dirt to get to the top of a tree
You think you can jump off a skyscraper into a pool of water and survive
You think sleeping resets your spawn
You think you can respawn at your bed
You believe water can't evaporate
You try and smelt sand in your oven
You make a wooden pickax in your garage
You think cars are a figment of your imagination
You try to find the T key when talking with your friends
You see Endermen in your dreams
You put dirt on the ground and expect it to form a block
You believe in Portals to Hell
You try and double tap to run
You try to make TNT
You try and blow up your house and build a new one
You try and place torches on the wall
You believe one day is 10 minutes long

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Amazon's Fierce New Tablet

By: Nobody.

Amazon has recently upgraded their Kindle, and many believe that it will be a great success, with good reasoning of course. The most surprising thing about the new Kindle is that it will be cheaper than most of the other Tablets trying to compete against Apple's iPad. At only 199$, the Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet has an entertainment based layout, for those who like to watch videos, read books, and listen to music. But the issue is unlike the Apple's iPad, the Amazon Kindle, can not give owners a variety of different apps. Depending on the preferences of the owners the Kindle might be too small, but is made to be more portable, than the average tablet. Amazon will also be functioning with the cloud, which provides room for users, to not depend on it's miniature 6GB, internal hardware. The cloud will also be useful as it is how all Fire Kindle users will rely on internet. Amazon may have just produced another tablet that will not be able to compete to Apple's might iPad, but from what I know the Amazon Kindle seems to be near perfect, and may not fir every user's preference, but I will look forward to the release of this amazing tablet.

The Real Side of Violent Gaming

By: Azzt3ca

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People think that violent, bloody, or sexual games are to blame when a kid, teen, or even adult has committed a crime that was based on whatever game they were "influenced" by. It is true that the content that these violent games contain is not suitable for young children, but kids and teens under the age of 18, which is the age of the M rating on games, keep on buying them. I'll be honest, I too play M rated games even though I'm 15, but that's only because my parents are able to trust me. That's why I think that the people who are to blame are the parents, since the publishers/developers aren't the ones to blame  since that is their job by the way, to create video games of all genres. The parents should be able to teach their children to not get influenced by this games and to not mimic the actions that are committed within the game. A lot parents might disagree with me since they are just blaming their children or the producers of the game. Sure they are addictive, but that's when the parents fail at teaching the child to not get so addictive that it interfere with their other activities such as academic, athletic activities and even affect their mental and physical health.

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