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Joanne Niswander: What I did on my summer vacation

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 22, 2010 - 5:04pm

My Joanne Niswander

The sun is warm, the breeze is cool, the harbor is calm, and all's well at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. I've been here for nearly three weeks now, so maybe I have enough of a feeling about the place to pass some of my observations on to you.

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Game review: Little Big Planet 2 deserves an A+

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2010 - 3:50pm

TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.Andr'e Swartley
PSN ID: lordgodalming

Little Big PlanetDeveloper: Media Molecule
Platform: Playstation 3Rating: E for Everyone

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Everybody wins with this game

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 13, 2010 - 5:44pm

TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.Andr'e Swartley
PSN ID: lordgodalming

Joe DangerDeveloper: Hello Games
Platform: Playstation Network (PS3)Rating: E for Everyone

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History from five perspectives

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 11, 2010 - 7:22pm

It's funny how family stories get told and retold in so many different versions that no one really remembers the truth. As daughter number 1 says, these variations may be "interpreted as you will". She should know -- she's a direct descendant of two families who are masters at "remembering" events in colorful variations. For some reason, though, she thought only the Steiner relatives did this until my four brothers came through with their own memories of August 11, 1956.

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Niagara still falls

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2010 - 6:06am

By Joanne Niswander

Yes, I can attest that the Niagara River continues to rush toward the Atlantic, via Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway. But what a spectacular picture the river presents as it pours over the precipice at Niagara Falls! If you've never been there, the trip should be on your "to do" list - not because it's just another tourist attraction (which it can be if that's all you want), but because there's not another sight, or sound, to match it.

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Game review: Black & White is an experiment worth checking out

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 6, 2010 - 8:02am

TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.By Andr'e Swartley

Issue #26Black & White
Developer: Lionhead StudiosPublisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PCRating: T for Teen

Few game developers have r'esum'es as diverse as Peter Molyneux, current Creative Director of Microsoft Games Europe. A few games early in his career made waves critically and commercially-Populous and Dungeon Keeper spring to mind-but he did not truly blossom as an auteur until he founded Lionhead Studios.

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