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

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

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.

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.

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.

Picture this. It's Memorial Day and the annual parade route rolls right past your house. A slew of people will be walking past your house. What do you do? Half of the Steiners take advantage of the opportunity to market two of the bicycles ousted from the family stock. Within minutes they were snapped up.

Now picture this. It's 11:30 a.m. and the husband casually announces to daughter number one that the Legion is having a Harlan's chicken bbq. Never one to turn down Harlan's, she is in the car before words are out of his mouth.

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

Issue #25
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Platform: Playstation 3
Rating: E for Everyone

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