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Jul 10, 2014, 10:05 PM EDT
The original plan called for Cubs prospect Arismendy Alcantara to get a cup of coffee in the big leagues for a couple of days while Darwin Barney was away on paternity leave, but his big game against the Reds this afternoon has changed things.
Making his major league debut, Alcantara went 4-for-5 with three RBI and finished a home run shy of the cycle. The 22-year-old struck out in his first major league at-bat, but he hit a sacrifice fly in his next plate appearance and followed that up with a two-run double, two infield singles, and a triple. The Cubs optioned today's starter, Kyle Hendricks, down the minors after the game, which means that Alcantara will stick around at least through the weekend.
Much has been made about the Cubs' glut of offensive prospects, but Alcantara has managed to fly under the radar despite putting up some big numbers in the minors. He was batting .307/.353/.537 with 46 extra-base hits (including 10 home runs), 41 RBI, and 10 stolen bases over 89 games with Triple-A Iowa prior to his call-up. It shouldn't be long before he takes over second base for good.
- batternineyousucky - Jul 10, 2014 at 10:08 PM
- dondada10 - Jul 10, 2014 at 10:14 PM
Alcantara, Baez, Addison, Castro. Somethings gotta give.
- Tony Jewell - Jul 10, 2014 at 10:16 PM
Why? There are three OF positions, third base, SS and second base for the four of them and Bryant to play – should they all make it (it's safe to say they won't).
- dondada10 - Jul 10, 2014 at 10:19 PM
Jorge Soler and Albert Almora are gonna be in that outfield soon, too. Plus if you take a shortstop prospect and move him to the outfield you're losing a lot of value tied into his glove.
- jerze2387 - Jul 10, 2014 at 11:01 PM
@dondada I wouldnt count on Soler as much. hes been in a decent amount of trouble already between fights and team discipline, so no guarantee he gets his head on straight.
Almora is still a little way away. No guarantee either one of the 2 pans out. Its always a crapshoot with prospects anyway.
Plus, Alcantata appears to have a bat thatll fit OF profile and he'd be speedy out there, so theres still glove value
- sc334233 - Jul 11, 2014 at 2:36 AM
Alcantara CF, Baez 3B, Russell SS, Castro 2B.
- tuberippin - Jul 11, 2014 at 5:29 AM
C- Castillo
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- Rob - Jul 10, 2014 at 10:17 PM
His MLB debut was yesterday, not today. He went 0-4.
- dobe420 - Jul 10, 2014 at 10:20 PM
Alcantara CF, Baez 3B, Russell RF, and Castro SS. Even Russell at SS and Castro in the outfield could help with his fielding.
- dobe420 - Jul 10, 2014 at 10:21 PM
Bryant to DH when the unfortunately move to have all of MLB to have DHs.
- dondada10 - Jul 10, 2014 at 10:21 PM
Kris Bryant's playing third.
- jerze2387 - Jul 10, 2014 at 11:06 PM
more likely this:
3B- Russell/Olt
SS- Castro
RF- Bryant
LF- Schwarber/Soler/Almora
Im a white sox fan and hate the cubs, but that team is stacked and solid looking around 2016. they literally have a starting 8 and a whole bench of top level prospects
- jerze2387 - Jul 10, 2014 at 11:29 PM
actually, I forgot to include Mckinney in the OF and Junior Lake as a UTIL guy.
- sc334233 - Jul 11, 2014 at 2:55 AM
Russell is touted as being the best defensive SS of the bunch, so, if all make it, don't be surprised to see him there instead of Castro.
If all make it and none are traded, try this on for size:
Alcantara CF
Russell SS
Rizzo 1B
Bryant LF/RF
Baez 3B
Soler RF/LF
Castro 2B
Castillo C (perhaps Schwarber if he can stick at C, though he's likely a bit further away from MLB)
further away: Schwarber (OF/1B/C), Almora (OF), McKinney (OF), others…
I'd be surprised if Junior Lake amounts to much; .220/.249./.384 this season is not encouraging. I expect even less of Mike Olt (.149/.232/.377). Both are strikeout machines.
I'm a Cubs fan, couldn't care less about the White Sox, and yes, we agree on this: this team could very well end up being stacked and solid soon (perhaps even showing marked improvement by 2015; almost all in my hypothetical lineup could be in the bigs by sometime next season).
- jerze2387 - Jul 11, 2014 at 12:24 PM
@sc33 agreed lake won't amount to much most likely, but a position versatile end of bench defensive guy (like josh Harrison type) doesn't hurt. And Olt I've seen mark Reynolds comparisons, so those 2 types off the bench isn't bad. Not like they have starting jobs available anyway.
I just saw Russell at 3b because his bat profiles there a bit better than castros, so from a player value standpoint. Plus nobody knows yet how Castro would react to getting pushed to 3rd after having been in the bigs. Might not wanna rock the boat
But I'd like to see Schwarber stick at catcher too. Would lengthen the lineup and open an OF spot for one of the other guys
No matter how it shakes out though they have basically an entire roster of young blue chip prospects which is something quite interesting
- jerze2387 - Jul 10, 2014 at 11:09 PM
After seeing the game on TV today (it was either that or burn notice reruns..), and seeing Alcantara play and knowing how barney plays, i was thinking theres no way they can send this kid back down.
- gonderfan - Jul 10, 2014 at 11:28 PM
Darwin "Pipp" Barney.
- kennyadler1 - Jul 10, 2014 at 11:29 PM
jerze you are right….he is up to stay
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Marcus Fenix's default Gears of War face is a permanent scowl
Jun 17
// Steven Hansen
Before Gears became the big bad brolf of Microsoft franchises, it was a bit more scrappy. Fergusson was excited to be able to go back and completely change Gears' cinematics. "Back then we were under such time constraints we called them Frankenscenes," he said. Motion capture was re-used and stitched together. The dialogue in cinematics remains intact, but there are all sorts of new camera angles, zooms. Fergusson and company went back to assess, "what were we trying to convey, what did we successfully or not successfully convey," in terms of tone. The five chapters left out of Gears' 2006 360 release (they later made it into the 2007 PC release) are also being included in Ultimate. The "casual" difficulty has become the new normal and a truer "casual" setting has been added. There's still local split-screen on and offline (take notes, Halo 5) with a pillar box look to give both players a view closer to 16:9. And, as folks might be seeing in the online beta, there are dedicated servers, a spectator mode, LAN support, 19 maps, Team Death Match, King of the Hill, community designed Gnashers 2v2, and 1080p, 60fps online play. Unless you're playing on PC and want to crank it up to 4K or whatever.
And more on Gears of War Ultimate
Microsoft announced a 60fps, 1080p remake of the first Gears, Gears of War Ultimate, a couple days back. I sat down with Rod Fergusson for a meeting about the remake, which has completely replaced every single art asset, adde...
E3: First hands-on Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's The Division
Jun 15
// Steven Hansen
[embed]294064:59046:0[/embed] We sure as fuck weren't as team work oriented as Ubisoft's carefully directed demo, which will basically be the case if you aren't playing regularly with a couple pals. Quoting the developer, it's a "standard shooter" in terms of controls. Each character had a few different abilities, which later can be customized (there's a turret, remote sticky bomb, a homing mine that follows you until it finds an enemy to go after) and my character was outfitted with a shotgun that somewhat unsatisfyingly took chunks of my opponents' health bar out. Like, that's not what shotguns should be doing. But The Division is heavy on its crazy tech UI theme, and the co-op focus means it could end up something like Destiny -- kind of a boring loot fest, but fun with friends. It's cool that you're at risk of losing your high level loot if you're killed in this instance and that might make even strangers try and team up (loot is evenly split, too). There are crazy dudes with flamethrowers to worry about and "Rikers," a gang of murderous inmates escaped from Rikers Island prison, which kind of doesn't make sense given how many prisoners in the United States are non-violent offenders and probably would return to their families if released rather than into a group of murderous thugs, but, hey, gritty apocalypse. Of course there are also other players to worry about. At any moment they can go rogue and start fights between fire teams (in our demo, we all tried to kill each other), but you can also all work together and wait for an extraction out of the instance. The goal seems to be making it so your first impulse isn't to kill anyone you come across, because that just makes things harder and puts your gains at risk. The Division isn't quite for me. I don't need endless progressions, bars, and numbers to play a game. But folks who got well into Destiny might find a nice little squad-based multiplayer shooter here. But I also still have no clue how the open-world element works, as this demo might as well as have been any old multiplayer map.
Divisioning a division in Division
Tom Clancy may be dead, but The Division isn't. It's been two years since Ubisoft announced its apocalyptic "online, open-world action RPG," but I finally got hands-on at a Ubisoft event this E3. We were set up in a boiling h...
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Tom Clancy's The Division release date is March 8, 2016
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Jun 15
// Darren Nakamura
Ubisoft showed off some more of The Division at its press conference today. In the gameplay preview, a team of three makes a shaky alliance with a random group of two. They all take down some bad guys, steal their loot, and ...
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Gears of War 4 has been announced by The Coalition at Microsoft's E3 press conference, and it looks spooky as hell. No familiar faces were in the trailer, as it looks like the game focuses on all new characters. Fans of the series will be happy to know that the Gnasher shotgun, Stub pistol, and Lancer are still here. Coming exclusively to Xbox One, the release date is still unannounced.
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Gears of War Ultimate Edition coming August 25
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// Zack Furniss
Looks like the Gears of War Ultimate Edition will be here in just a couple of months. If you're itching to get the chainsaw revving, you can play it when it releases August 25. I remember being 14 and thinking Gears of W...
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Jun 15
// Jed Whitaker
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 arrives next spring, EA announced at Microsoft's E3 press conference. It will feature new characters and weapons. From watching the trailer it looks like there was a mech, and super hero ad...
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Jun 12
// Brett Makedonski
Splatoon players have been painting the town for two weeks now, and have had a heck of a time doing so. Tonight, they get one more method with which to carry out their madness. A tweet from Nintendo of America reveals th...
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Devil's Third coming to Japan this August
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Jun 10
// Jed Whitaker
Nintendo has posted the Devil's Third release date for Japan, revealing that it is coming August 4, just two months after E3. Also, it appears the physical edition will only be available on Amazon. Not much has been sai...
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Microsoft and Remedy are taking the exact same approach to E3 plans for Quantum Break that they took last year: Do absolutely nothing. The developer and publisher are opting out of the world's grandest stage in favor of...
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// Kyle MacGregor
Today, Square Enix unveiled a new online third-person shooter by the name of Figure Heads. Set in a future where meteorites make the surface of the earth uninhabitable and force mankind to live underground, unmanned robo...
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The Uncharted 4 box art is inspired
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Jun 03
// Joe Parlock
Amazon has unveiled the official box art for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and dang is it a stroke of artistic genius. The way the light plays off of Drake's back, making sure your eye is drawn directly to the litt...
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Nude, nippleless boy in the official Splatoon manga
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Jun 02
// Jed Whitaker
A recent issue of CoroCoro Comic -- a popular monthly manga magazine in Japan -- included an official Splatoon manga. The manga serves as an introduction into the world of Splatoon and its multiplayer mode Turf Wars. Besides ...
Review: Shooter
Jun 02
// Nic Rowen
Shooter (Book)Released: June 2, 2015MSRP: $5.00 Shooter is a collection of essays from recognizable names in game criticism speaking on a wide range of topics related to games that involve some kind of gunplay. Some chapters take a deep dive into the mechanical and technical details that make shooters what they are. Steven Wright's "The Joys of Projectiles: What We've Forgotten About Doom" for example, laments the rise of "realistic" modern shooters and how their largely interchangeable hitscan assault rifles have abandoned many of the mechanics that made early FPS games so pleasurable and skill testing. Others are more personal, such as Gita Jackson's touching reflection on how Counter-Strike could be seen as a microcosm of the (seemingly one-sided from her self-deprecating perspective) sibling rivalry she shared with her brother. Shooter strikes a great balance, it never gets so bogged down in technical minutia that it feels like a lecture in game design, but has enough mechanical grounding that it doesn't just become a series of anecdotes either. The games Shooter examines are varied and numerous. Of course genre forebears and trendsetters like Doom, Half-Life and Call of Duty are discussed as you would expect, but there is plenty of attention paid to less bombastically popular titles as well. Genre-defying shooters like Red Orchestra 2 with its brutally unforgiving depiction of realistic combat, and the insidious darkness of Far Cry 2, which sets aside the typical rationales for heroic violence to make the player complicit in something unsettling, get entire chapters dedicated to them. It's a great technique. By examining the few games that step outside of the bounds of typical FPS conventions and power fantasy dynamics and figuring out why they feel so different, it is easier to pinpoint the standard tropes and expectations of the genre that have become so ubiquitous that they are nearly invisible. Perhaps the greatest praise I can give to Shooter is that it made me reexamine and reflect on my feelings about a few games. When a piece of criticism grabs you by the collar and demands you take a second look at something, you know its doing it's job right. Filipe Salgado's chapter on the intentional ugliness and barely contained chaos of Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days almost made me want to play through the game again with a fresh set of eyes -- eyes more willing to see past the clunky mechanics and thoroughly unlikable protagonists to scan for deeper meaning. Almost anyway (this is still Dog Days we're talking about). At its best, Shooter feels like a lively conversation with some very smart people who enjoy, but expect more from, their trigger happy games. Its snappy, intelligent, and occasionally funny. At it's worst, the book veers into the pretentious. At times, it feels less like a conversation and more like an awkward dinner party dominated by a lecturing windbag everyone is too polite to interrupt. Thankfully these rough patches are few and far between. The rest of the book is well worth putting up with the occasional eye-rolling turn of phrase. Mostly though, Shooter feels important. The industry needs more "capital C" Criticism to unravel the subtext and ideas behind the games we love. Games mean something. They impart messages, communicate ideas, either by conscious choice on the part of their developers or by the assumptions they make -- the casual omissions and things taken for granted. We have to start examining these ideas in a mature, intelligent, and yes, academic way. Shooter isn't the first example of this kind of criticism in games writing of course; there have certainly been other books written, and articles penned (on sites like Destructoid, I might add) that dive into these waters. But, it is still very much a nascent field. Video games are a young medium, and we haven't had time to establish a critical tradition like film and literature has. We need to cultivate these voices; the generation of writers that will talk about games in a serious manner in the coming decades. What better way to stake a claim in this new field than to gather a variety of exceptionally talented voices to talk about and critically examine what is generally considered gaming's dumbest, most developmentally arrested genre? The thrill of shooting a Cyber-Demon with a rocket launcher may be obvious and simple, but there is a lot to unpack when you take a closer look.
Looking at life down the barrel of a gun
Shooters seem simple. You step into the shoes of your typical tough guy space-marine or mercenary and empty clip after clip into the faces of Nazis, or aliens, or alien-Nazis from the vaguely disembodied gun bobbing up and do...
Splatoon ranked mode, new stages, and Zapper available in Europe
Are you a high ranked kid or squid?
Jun 02
// Laura Kate Dale
Are you a kid or a squid who has been furiously playing Splatoon since launch in the hopes of unlocking that new wave of content for the game? If you're in Europe you're in luck, as a bunch of new content is being added to th...
Rise of the Tomb Raider
New Rise of the Tomb Raider trailer shows off highly unsafe climbing practices
Full reveal at Microsoft's E3 briefing
Jun 01
// Darren Nakamura
Lara Croft reaches the top of the ice wall after a probably-should-be-dead experience. She has several carabiners attached to her belt. Why didn't she use them on her way up? Granted, it wouldn't have helped if all of her an...
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Earth Defense Force 2 strikes Vita this autumn
Go back to space!
May 29
// Kyle MacGregor
Everyone knows about Earth Defense Force 2017. For many of us, it was our first introduction to Sandlot's series of campy shooters, which involves saving the world from giant alien bugs. But that isn't where EDF got its star...
Very Quick Tips: Splatoon
May 28
// Chris Carter
General tips: Try out every weapon in the game. Too intimidated to play online with it? Go to the shop to give it a trial run in the training course. Play whatever you want, but know that early on, there will be a lot of rollers out there to deal with. Talk to the cat in town every day for the occasional bit of free gold. Try to recharge your ammo by going into ink constantly. If you can get somewhere by way of your squid form, do it. There are lots of advanced tactics in this game, but one is done by inking the ground quickly below you, squid morphing, and jumping away from your opponent. Repeat as many times as necessary. In the campaign, you can press any level to instantly super jump to it -- it's really useful for getting around quickly, and I didn't even realize it until the very end. Turf War: This sounds self-explanatory, but when you're playing Turf War, look for a special (grenade or super attack) that can earn you more turf. For instance, the Splash Wall is a great defensive tool, but other powers will help you actually cover more ground. You always want to be taking turf, even while taking out enemies. Later on in a match, look around for areas that haven't been covered yet. It's safe bet that the enemy team hasn't even realized that this place exists, and likely won't return to it as the match ends. Always watch the GamePad map after a death. Is your ally deep into a base with lots of uncovered ground? Tap them to super jump to them. Mash the screen (gently) in case they die -- you'll jump over there anyway if you tap in time. You'll learn to see certain weapons on the map by the pattern they lay down. For instance, it's easy to spot a roller going in a straight line, switching the territory color. Learn to spot them and stay away if necessary, and get to higher ground. Ambushing people on walls is a great tactic to stay alive if you're outgunned. While running around a corner, quickly ink the wall and stick to it. Most players won't suspect an aerial attack from behind. Don't have enough time at the end of a round after a respawn? Paint objects quickly in your base. You won't have time to super jump or get to any useful location. Splat Zones: Always get to the zone immediately, but create at least one path back. If you have nothing to do and your zone is more than covered, consider ruining the other team's path towards their spawn. It'll significantly slow them down when returning. There are a lot of items here that particularly shine in Splat Zones, like Splash Walls. Use these to block off choke points and prevent enemies from rushing into your zone.
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Review: Splatoon
May 27
// Chris Carter
Splatoon (Wii U)Developer: Nintendo EAD Group No .2Publisher: NintendoReleased: May 29, 2015MSRP: $59.99 Players will start the journey as a measly level one squid in Inkopolis. You should learn the layout in roughly 20 minutes. It's not huge, but it has a lot of character, mostly due to the fact that other players are littered about the townside. No, this isn't quite like a Phantasy Star Online lobby with live players running around, they're more like static NPCs that draw upon the character's avatar, style choices, and Miiverse postings. If you're not keen on walking everywhere to play a specific mode, an easy-to-access map is located on the GamePad -- perfect. There is one annoying thing about the hub world -- the news station. Every so often at certain intervals, a fake "news" show will play, interrupting whatever you're doing. It displays the next set of levels that are up for multiplayer, and any other relevant events that are happening. A lot of you will probably think it's cute, and it is a neat idea, but sometimes they're literally repeating the same phrases on the same stages I've seen multiple times over -- it's not a dealbreaker, I just wish I could just skip through it. Shops, however, are anything but annoying, as I'm a full-on fashion addict. Whether it's the shoe, shirt, or hat boutique, I'm usually inside of a [digital] brick and mortar location ready to spend all of my cash on clothes I will never wear. These items are mostly cosmetic however, and even though they do have some stats attached to them, they're negligible at best. So if you aren't down with the idea of amassing clothes, you probably aren't going to be spending a lot of time in Inkopolis. [embed]291959:58680:0[/embed] It also must be said that the story mode isn't really linked to the hub world, which is mostly for multiplayer. Any acquisitions from the hub are strictly used in online play, though you can unlock some weapon blueprints in the campaign and you'll get a few bonuses to bring back after you complete the story. In other words, think of the single-player narrative as a staging grounds for playing online. The levels themselves are very well designed, and in line with a 3D Mario game -- which is definitely a compliment. There's a lot of variety found in every single stage, with mechanics like geysers, invisible paths, moving blocks, and a whole lot more. Gimmicks never outstay their welcome, and just as you've started to master a concept, Splatoon moves on to the next one. The pacing is superb. Boss fights aren't exactly innovative, as they all boil down to "kill the giant weak point three times," but they are fun to play. They remind me of less inspired Mario Galaxy or 3D World fights, even down to the enemy models. All in all you'll go solo for roughly 30 levels, which should last you 10 hours -- a little less if you rush, a little more if you go for all of the collectibles (which do a great job of worldbuilding, by the way). So how is the game actually played? By inking everything in sight, of course! Well, sort of. In the campaign you'll have access to just the Splattershot, which is like a rapid-fire rifle. You'll use your colored ink to defeat enemies and create paths, which can be crafted on most surfaces on the ground and most walls. By holding the L trigger you'll instantly morph into a squid-form, which isn't capable of attacking (outside of a special super ability), but can traverse quickly in ink. You'll have to master the art of offense as a kid and defense as a squid to really grasp what Splatoon has to offer. Other weapons essentially mirror other shooters (Splat Charger is a sniper rifle of sorts, there's also a grenade launcher and a light machine gun) outside of the Splat Roller, which is utterly unique. In my mind it's easily the most fun weapon to play with in the game, as you'll roll your way to victory, painting the town as you run and destroy enemies along the way. It seems broken at first glance, but it's actually pretty balanced, as skilled snipers and nearly anyone with a gun can counter it from high-ground, all the while earning points online (which I'll get to in a minute). Outside of the story mode there's also "Dojo," which is strictly a one-on-one offline affair, with one player using the GamePad, and another the Wii U Pro Controller. Your goal is to pop 30 balloons, and you'll have the ability to choose from every basic weaponset as well as five arenas. It's fun, but extremely limited, and felt like a momentary distraction from anything else. It was really disappointing once we realized that we can't play together online on the same console. As for the amiibo-centric mode, the only figure I had access to was the Splatoon Boy for the purposes of this review. It keeps the high going from the campaign, mostly because it is the campaign. Each figure features the same levels, but with a new weapon -- in the Boy's case, a Splat Roller. The rewards are mostly gold, with some cosmetic items and the rare weapon variant. So is it worth $35 to pick up the lot? Based on the Boy, I'd say "no," but it's a nice extra. Try the story first, and if you are really itching to play it multiple times, grab them.The main attraction of course is online play. The entire draw of Splatoon is simplicity in this regard. Matches are short, and they don't feature voice chat. In other words, even if you get spawn camped or dominated, matches are only a few minutes, and you don't have another team taunting you along the way. The core mode you'll be playing right off the bat is Turf War, which is a lot like Tony Hawk's Graffiti gametype -- kills don't matter, and the more you paint the battlefield your color, the higher your score at the end. Your personal score is how you level-up online, earn gold for clothes, and unlock the right to use new weapons. I enjoy lots of shooters, and in my mind, Splatoon has easily carved its own little niche around them. It's a more relaxing affair, both in terms of the zen-like qualities of the paint, and the online experience in general. It's refreshing to be able to try out new loadouts without fearing that they might not be viable, and the maps are fairly easy to learn as they are symmetrical. Don't worry though, there's plenty of room for advanced tactics, which the playerbase is already experimenting with just based on the Global Testfire events. My favorite trick that I discovered while playing online is to paint a wall while running from someone, quickly hide as a squid, and leap out from above as they turn the corner. Ranked play by way of the Splat Zones mode, unlocked at level 10, can be a respite from constant Turf War matches. Based on the current XP gain, it should take roughly a day's worth of playing to unlock, and although Nintendo automatically enabled it for my build of the game, a "certain amount of players" will need to reach 10 to play it. It's basically King of the Hill, with more of an emphasis on zone control and kills than Turf War. Your objective is to score as many points as possible while owning a point on the map, keeping everyone else out of the area. It's pretty great, but sadly, these are the only two current online modes. Nintendo has revealed that more are in the pipeline (Rainmaker and Tower are already confirmed), but for now, you'll have to deal with just two. Online play was smooth for me during the past two weeks of testing on pre-launch servers. I've played well over 100 games, and there were only a few sessions that were dropped during matchmaking. Once the game arrives we'll provide a launch-day report of the server situation, but for now, it's been wonderful. There are a few hangups with the way this component was designed though. When you're in the queue for a round, you can't quit -- not even with the home button. It's a bit odd, especially if you realize that you need to handle something in real life, as your only option is to turn the Wii U off. Additionally, you can't switch up your weapons while you're waiting for a game to start, as you can only do that in the previous menu. Also, after a match is completed, if you hit "yes" to quickly start a new match, you cannot change your loadout there either. It's odd, as nearly every other shooter allows you to do so, and it breaks up the pacing to constantly drop games (that you can't quit) to go try a new style. No voice chat actually isn't a big deal to me in unranked Turf War as it's going for a more casual type of gameplay, but it really should be an option in Ranked play. After all, Nintendo set up a grading system that sees your rank drop if you lose. I'd appreciate the ability to at least communicate with my team. Lastly, there's nothing implemented currently for AFKers (I guess Nintendo is relying on short matches to eventually weed them out), and there are limitations in the current build in regards to playing with friends. After matching up and playing a few games, the game will switch you around on opposite sides every so often. An update is coming later this year will allow friends to play together consistently -- odd. None of this really bothers me all that much, but I can see some of these problems being major issues for a lot of you out there. The thing that mostly bothers me about online play is that there's only a handful of maps and two modes at the moment. In some ways, Splatoon's online component is disappointing, and the lack of so many features will likely push other shooter fans away. But most of those shortcomings can be forgiven in my mind because of how damn fun it is. As a shooter it's refreshing, and as a 3D platformer it's up there with some of Nintendo's greatest creations. You'll quickly forget about the fact that you're playing Turf War over and over as you squid down an alley, leap across a gap, and shoot enemies in the air as you fall. All Nintendo needs to do is keep supporting Splatoon, because the foundation is fantastic. [This review is based on a retail build of the game provided by the publisher. Nintendo also provided the Squid Boy amiibo.]
A splash hit for Nintendo
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Splatoon Rabbits
The kids in Splatoon could have been rabbits!
I'm a rabbit now, I'm a squid now
May 20
// Jed Whitaker
In the latest of Nintendo's Iwata Asks series, the producer of Splatoon revealed that at one point in development you'd play as a rabbit instead of kids! Perhaps they changed it because "You're a rabbit now, you're a kid...
[Spoilers] Splatoon timeline partially revealed through unlockables
Not what I expected
May 17
// Jonathan Holmes
The image above is not the official Splatoon timeline. It's a goof created by a fan. Still, it shows that some people are already invested enough in the game to start pondering where it fits in the larger Nintendo universe, d...
Nintendo is putting on another Splatoon Global Testfire event
Saturday May 23
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// Chris Carter
During the last Nintendo Direct event, it was revealed that Splatoon would host a limited-run "demo" called the Global Testfire. It turns out that this demo was actually an online-only, specifically timed beta test of so...
Splatoon commercial
The worst part of the '90s are alive in this Splatoon commercial
Kidz Bop is better
May 13
// Jed Whitaker
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// Chris Carter
The demo is out today
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Best Buy
Nintendo confirms Best Buy exclusive Wii U Splatoon bundle
On May 29 for $299.99
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This might be what Star Wars Battlefront's first- and third-person views look like
Have it your way
Apr 20
// Brett Makedonski
Striking while the iron's hot, EA's already released the first developer diary for Star Wars Battlefield, which was announced last week. The video's full of the type of information that should make any series fan giddy: DICE...
We got a first look at gameplay from the new Star Wars Battlefront
Apr 17
// Mike Cosimano
[embed]290584:58214:0[/embed] Star Wars Battlefront (PlayStation 4 [previewed], Xbox One, PC)Developer: DICEPublisher: Electronic ArtsRelease Date: November 17, 2015 During the preview event, we were shown what DICE claims was pre-alpha PlayStation 4 gameplay. It all felt too staged to be a live match, but there was just enough roughness to the visuals that I could maybe buy it. The gametype we were shown was called "Walker Assault," which was not explained in depth but seems to be an asymmetrical mode similar to Battlefield Hardline's "Heist." The Empire has an AT-AT, and the Rebels are activating Uplinks to summon Y-Wing bombers so they can destroy the AT-AT? Maybe? It wasn't explicit, but that's what I took away from both the match & the pre-rendered trailer we were shown. The Endor map also feels too detailed; there's too much going on visually and it feels like the camouflaged Rebels will have an enormous advantage. The other major thing I took away from the gameplay video was how much it looked like Battlefield, even with the Star Wars trappings. That's not to say it's a re-skin of Battlefield 4 or anything; it's just that the game looks almost exactly like how you'd expect a hypothetical Battlefield Endor game to look, right down to the experience gain. Battlefront gives you a 25 point bonus for a headshot, eh? That sounds familiar. Even the gun sway animation feels like a holdover from the recent Battlefield titles. However, all of that changes in third-person. For me, Star Wars Battlefront has always been a third-person shooter. It looks like players will be able to switch at will between the two modes of play. Heroes and villains will make a return, as we saw at the end of our demo when Darth Vader showed up and annihilated the player character. Boba Fett will also be playable, because this is a Star Wars thing. There's currently no word as to the rest of the game's roster, but I'd have to imagine some of the new characters from The Force Awakens will make an appearance. If DICE insists on gametypes with limited respawn tickets, a super-powerful character laying waste to an enemy team would certainly reduce average match times. One thing we didn't see was any specifics how ship-to-ship combat would be implemented. The reveal trailer included footage of dogfights, but I am very concerned by the lack of space combat gameplay being shown. I remember when I realized I could break into the enemy ship and sabotage it from within in the original game. How cool that would be with the 40-player count DICE is citing for Star Wars Battlefront? In fairness, there is a criminal lack of dogfighting in videogames these days in general. At this point I'll take just about anything I can get, especially if the fights are accompanied by that iconic TIE fighter scream. At the end of the gameplay demo, Battlefront design director Niklas Fegraeus took the stage to discuss some of the more technical aspects of the game. He showed off something called Dolby Atmos 3D, which just amounted to slightly better sound rendering. I bet if you've got a surround sound system or some killer headphones, that'll make you a very happy person. Most of my online gaming happens with the volume off and a podcast on in the background, so an otherwise indistinct difference in sound just didn't grab me. What I did find interesting was the mandatory part of the conference where the licensor talks about how much they love the licensed product and how faithful they want to be. When it came time for DICE to visit the Lucasfilm archives, they incorporated a technology called Physically Based Rendering -- PBR for short. As Fegraeus put it: "You have a [physical] object, you take a bunch of pictures and then a special software converts it into a digital object." The models we saw looked fantastic, and that level of detail was certainly visible in the demo. I was also quite taken with the new "partner feature," an option in multiplayer that allows two buddies to form a tag team. In-matches, you will always spawn near each other and you can always see where the other person is on the map. Outside of the match, if one of you is playing and the other comes online, you'll automatically be matched up. As somebody who doesn't make very much use of clans in console shooters, it's possible all of these features have been well-tread already, but to me this implementation felt new and fresh. But the most impressive aspect of this feature for me was the unlock sharing. If you get access to a sick gun before the other member of your tag team, they get access to it as well. This is both a cool way to make sure your team is perpetually strong while making the game accessible to more casual players. It's the best kind of change -- the kind that has no real downside -- and I'd like to see it pop up under a different name in a Call of Duty or Battlefield somewhere down the line. If competitive multiplayer isn't quite your bag (and if that's the case, why do you care about this game?) there will be missions inspired by battles from the film series that can be played solo or co-op (either online or local). One such mission is a free add-on entitled The Battle of Jakku, and takes place before the events of The Force Awakens, setting up the desert planet seen in both of the film's teaser trailers. The latest iteration of the Frostbite engine seems well-utilized, but it's somewhat difficult to tell if I was being tricked. Although I firmly believe the match was choreographed to hell and back, the visuals had just enough jank to them that I also believe the game will absolutely look fantastic upon release. Now, will it hit the benchmark set by the demo? Not likely, but we know DICE can make a fine-looking console game. This is all somewhat irrelevant: how pretty the game will be is not the sticking point here. When you consider just how god damn broken Battlefield 4 was, I was genuinely surprised our demo didn't even nod at that ever-present sting. At time of writing, the DICE panel at Star Wars Celebration has not occurred, so there's a chance the team will still address the wampa in the room. But even if they manage to address it in a way that feels satisfactory, will that be enough to rake in the pre-orders? I think DICE has a solid core here, partially in thanks to its experience with multiplayer shooters. I've never played a bad Battlefield from a design standpoint (although I'm sure the comments will tell me otherwise), so there's no way I was going into Star Wars Battlefront expecting a mechanical disaster. My apprehension comes from the remaining blank spaces. Will this game be able to pay tribute to its predecessors and the franchise without letting reverence smother progress? And -- more importantly -- will the game work on day one? Neither of these questions can be adequately resolved before copies start getting out, but I think it's reasonable to get your hopes up just a little. As long as we've got space battles, everything will be fine. ...there are space battles, right DICE?
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Prepare to right swipe
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Speculation inbound!
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This was a lovely place to stay. The breakfast was very nice. Take some time to spend at the hotel. A mini vaca inside of your larger vacation. The furnishings are lovely and so much fun to have tea by the fire places.
Thank You Cindy. There's something lovely about a hotel that has comfortable places to sit by a lit fireplace. So happy we can deliver this experience for our guests. Hope you're return again to San Francisco and the charming Queen Anne Hotel.
This was my first time staying here, which is next door to where my mother-in-law lives. It was such a comfortable and easy place to stay. The service was exceptional, clean rooms, quiet and easy in and out parking. The included breakfast has something for everyone including make your own waffles with lots of toppings. I will continue to stay...
KimRae9350... Thank you. We are (almost) at a loss for words from your most kind review. There's (almost) a sense of sadness, for other SF hotels, that you refuse to stay elsewhere and only here... at "The fabulous "Queen Anne"... With a stiff upper lip, we will soldier on... knowing that you love us and are returning again. Please have...
Very quiet considering in the middle of the city. Comfy bed. Sheets a bit rough. Very pleasant staff. Reasonable parking charge. Coffee available 24/7. Continental breakfast in large breakfast room (typical cereal, muffins, bread, waffles, hard boiled eggs...). Lovely old antique furniture throughout. Parlor for hanging out with a gas fireplace.
Sidney I... Thank you for making our day. Even though it wasn't 100% perfect you still granted us 5 out of 5. We're going to send our sheet tester (me) to find out if there is a deficiency with the fabric softener. Or maybe it was a batch of brand new sheets that feel firmer than others. In any case......
The Queen Anne's attention to detail and period furnishings make this a wonderful travel experience. We were there during the Christmas Holiday and the decorations were out standing. I understand there is a "resident" ghost but we missed him/her when we were there
th1jamie You've made our day! Thank you very much for your 5/5 review of the Queen Anne. Yes, Miss Mary Lake is friendly spirit, according to hundreds who have encountered her. She was a much loved Teacher who ran the girls finishing school here when it opened in 1890.
very nice Victorian hotel My second visit and stayed here both times and will definitely stay again. Only downside there was no AC in room. Nice selection for breakfast. Comfortable beds. Parking across the street at a very reasonable rate. Good walking distance to Japan town or bus to anywhere felt very safe for 2 women traveling for girls trip
Thank You Pam, Glad you enjoyed your stay. Please know we always have electric fans available by request. By popular demand, fresh air has won out over air conditioners. San Francisco is pretty cool or cold as rule, due to the fog and winds off the ocean. Our large bay windows open wide to let in a nice breeze.
Nice and charming hotel located in quiet, clean and beautiful area of San Francisco not far from Japan town. Hotel is beautiful Victorian style building with nice vintage furniture and décor. Seems that old lift of Queen Anne is a time-machine that takes you to another era. And it is really interesting experience.
We have easily reached Painted ladies landmark...
Zhamilya... You've truly made our day! Thank you for the wonderful 5/5 review and lovely photos. We're especially thrilled how you discovered the magic of our unique elevator. Where else can you find a hotel with such a wonderful "Time Machine"? Please come back to us again one day!
The Queen Anne is a beautiful hotel. The hotel is furnished with Victorian antiques in the lobby and the bedrooms. The service is excellent. Bus routes nearby take you all over the city. The only drawback is there is no safe in the room for valuables but you can use the hotel safe. The location is near Japan town The...
Thank You Rockdoc7, We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Did you discover "Sophie's Crepes" in Japantown... They make 'em right in front of you and they're ohhh so good!!
Cookies and Sherry were nice but view from room terrible
Blankets on bed so heavy you couldn't move !
Asked for a taxi and they called a town car with no meter and driver was nice and polite but wanted six dollars more than the trip was normally ... Who knows what would have been charged if I didn't know...
Thank you PCYC869, We're very sorry to learn that you were disappointed. Our top priority is assisting our guests. Our luxury towncar driver provides free rides on weekday mornings and is never summoned for other fee-based rides unless a guest request is made. Please accept our regrets if there was a misunderstanding. It's best to not get into a vehicle...
We stayed at this hotel for four nights. A great welcome by John. Throughout the days we were greeted by the best staff of any hotel I have ever encountered.Roberto,Viska, Mike, Mar and John were very upbeat, pleasant and were happy to assist with any questions we had from traveling about the city to making suggestions and reservations for dining....
Thank you Geri686... We are so proud that you feel we provided the best staff/service of any hotel and delighted that you had a fabulous time! We're just a little confused by the across the board rating 3/5 rating? Is it correct?
This was our 5th or 6th time there, and we always get the same room. Love the decor, the friendliness of the staff, and the location. Easy to get to town with their town car service, and it is close to buses going in all directions. The Fillmore has loads to do as well. But, the breakfast is still all...
Thank you Kimba_UK... We're honoured that you return to us many times. We've added a lot to our continental breakfast and looking for ways to make it even better!
Tell me more about the myth of the ghost or was it a powerful SF witch that inhabited the building long before it was a hotel. I stayed in the building in 1972 when it was a rooming house and heard stories about its previous occupant-the witch. I have not thought much about it but stumbled upon the hotel and something about a ghost. I would love to hear more or be directed to a source so that I can learn more about this myth. thanks
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`Balance of Terror' Lurks in South Asia
Barber, Ben, The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - This South Asian nation of 130 million seems bound to follow India and build its own arsenal of nuclear weapons in defiance of U.S. entreaties, senior officials, diplomats and analysts said Friday.
"We have the informal makings of a South Asian balance of terror," said Information Minister Mushahid Hussain.
"We have completed our nuclear tests and our missile tests - it's irreversible, the genie is out of the bottle," he said in an interview.
Even so, Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott arrives here tomorrow to pursue U.S. efforts to end the arms race between India and Pakistan. He talked with Indian leaders in New Delhi last week.
"We are looking forward to constructive discussions," a foreign office spokesman said.
"Comprehensive" talks with Mr. Talbott on a 13-point agenda would cover "concerns" of both sides, the spokesman said. "We hope there will be a meeting of minds and a better appreciation of each other's position."
But a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Islamabad had serious reservations about signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) that Washington wants Pakistan and India to sign.
Retired Lt. Gen. Nishat Ahmad, a senior defense analyst, said "weaponization" - building bombs deliverable by plane or missile - seemed unavoidable after Indian nuclear tests forced Pakistan to bring its own nuclear weapons out of the cellar in May.
"We are still nonweaponized, and if India gave us a chance we'd keep it that way, but I don't think India will let us," said Gen. Ahmad, president of the Institute of Regional Studies, a think tank reflecting senior army views.
"Pakistan intends to build 20 to 30 nuclear weapons - I have that from nonofficial sources," said Gen. Ahmad in an interview Friday.
The U.S. ambassador in New Delhi, Richard Celeste, said Thursday that U.S. diplomacy and sanctions may not be enough to stop nuclear weapons production in South Asia.
"We certainly are on the edge of an arms race," he said in an interview. "The two countries have tested and stated their desire to produce some nuclear weapons. The question is how much restraint they are willing to accept."
Islamabad officials were jubilant at news that Washington was moving to lift sanctions. President Clinton signed a bill Wednesday to resume U.S. grain subsidies and Congress moved to allow presidential waivers of other economic sanctions that followed the nuclear testing.
"There was good news from Washington today," said Mr. …


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30 year old woman | Denver, CO, USA | Seeking men 28-38 within 50 miles
I'm a health buff. I try to stick to organic foods and say no to chemically induced sugar highs. I'm more the Yoga type--you know, strengthen and lengthen and center yourself type of stuff...and I take my vitamins :-) Let's see...I love to talk philosophy and think it's a shame the powers that be are no longer employing philosophers...seems idiocy is now on the trend. I'm bold and brazen but quiet. I know it's a weird combination but they work together strangely enough. I'm cautiously optimistic and incredibly flawed. I believe forgiveness is divine, but forgetting is even more divine. I'd rather look at a person as a whole rather than by a single incident. I try to practice that. I find doing things that expand my knowledge most fun: traveling, cooking classes, dance lessons (though I haven't done any yet), art lessons. I love history and I love to sight see, even where I live. Some people say I'm easily entertained. I say good for me then.
Alumni connections , Camping , Coffee and conversation , Business networking , Cooking , Dining out , Gardening/Landscaping , Hobbies and crafts , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Performing arts , Playing cards , Playing sports , Religion/Spiritual , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Video games , Volunteering , Wine tasting
Aerobics, Basketball, Billiards / Pool, Bowling, Hockey, Martial arts, Other types of exercise, Running, Swimming, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines, Yoga
I exercise 5 or more times per week.
The aquarium, the zoo, blue bird, Mercury Caf?, the park, my desk.
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
I love the Big Bang Theory even though I don't understand 3/4 of what that Sheldon says. I love sour skittles. I love walking, but not in the cold. I love to read and write. I love to teach (adults that is, I'm not smart enough to teach kids)
I like to do lots of stuff with my free time. I'm always trying new things.
Little Women (and I was not a fan...classics these days, geez)
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|What she is looking for
|5'7" (170cms)
|5'10" (177cms) to 6'6" (198cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|About average, Athletic and toned, A few extra pounds, Stocky
|No preference
|No preference
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Never, Social Drinker, Moderately
|Political / Govt / Civil Service / Military
|No preference
Technical Writer/Editor and Training Specialist
|I'll tell you later
|$35,001 to $50,000, $50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000, $100,001 to $150,000, $150,001+
|No preference
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they live at home (2)
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|No preference
|White / Caucasian
|No preference
I'm half German, a quarter Irish, and a quarter Native American.
|Christian / Protestant
|No preference
I'm highly spiritual and philosophical
|No preference
|Bachelors degree
|Some college, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral