CWF Game Cast

I’m sure that the title of this article has befuddled the regulars. Maybe you did a double take to make sure you’re at the CWF Game Cast where we discuss gaming…not music. Yep, the URL is wargamingforums.com so you must be in the right place. Then, why are we talking about Robby Roadsteamer and a CD release?

Ever since our podcast in 2006 we promoted anything local. We promoted local game stores, local gaming groups, local gamers, and local musicians. We’ve promoted Chester French, which started in Cambridge and have since been featured in the HBO hit series Entourage and are now signed by a major label. We’ve promoted Matthew Ebel who has created original compositions for Ikea, Bud Light, Crayola and local podcasts like the Manic Mommies. We are now happy to promote Robby Roadsteamer who is a regular on WBCN at night with Hardy.

Robby hit the Boston music scene running and received wide coverage on VH1 for his hit single I Put a Baby in You, which is one of my favorite songs he’s done. He is now stunning everyone by releasing yet another album, his 3rd in 9 months, and his 2nd acoustic project. The album is titled The Most Pretentious Album Since Axl’s, alluding to Axl Rose.

This album will be shared at Great Scott’s in Allston on February 25th at a CD listening party. If you’re at least 18, available 8pm on the 25th, and have $8 you must head to Great Scott’s and hear Robby’s new album. To commemorate the occassion we are proud to share his official trailer with you. Additionally, Robby will be featured, with his permission, in our Music to Game By segment on Thursday’s podcast. We will play a song from his previous acoustic album LRP for you.

Robby has a unique style blending his love of 8-bit video game systems, aka the NES, mini-golf, Boston, and music. I dare you to find another musician like Robby who loves doing what he does as much as he does. You can always get more information by going to Robby’s official website at Roadsteamer.com. Plus, you can hear Robby co-host WBCN with Hardy on Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 7pm. Be sure to send him some great Instant Feedback. Last but not least you can buy Robby’s albums at Newbury Comics, on iTunes, or his online store.

By way of disclaimer I must state that I am a member of Robby’s official Streamsteamer team that helps to spread awareness of his musical talent. I have not received any compensation for writing this article and my involvement with his street team has not influenced me to write this article.

written by ^Raven^

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Events, Music to Game By, vids, youtube.

I had intended to share more photos from the big…scratch that for redundancy….to share more photos from the Apocalypse Mega-Battle, yeah I know another redundancy, held at Battleground Games in Abington. Instead I have something better!

What could be better than pictures taken by Commissar Grey as he’s known on the BG forum? Apocalypse music? Apocalypse slideshow? Apocalypse podcast? The answer to all those questions is no although several podcasts have been devoted to Apocalypse with the most recent being CWF-2008-1-17 Apocalypse Photos and Combat Storm Downloads.

I have video of the event taken by store owner Derek Lloyd. He just posted it on Youtube last night and I had a helluva time finding it. Many thanks to my friend Murf for the link. Without further adieu CWF Game Cast is proud to share Warhammer 40K Apocalypse Megabattle at Battleground 2008. Enjoy!

written by ^Raven^

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40k, apocalypse, Battleground Games, New England Game Stores, video, youtube.

Minicast with ^Raven^ as your host discussing Apocalpyse Photos and Combat Storm Downloads. Please note Go Go Gadget Bat-o-ry was replaced with “Civilization And Its Discontent” also by Matt Searles due to technical difficulties. My apologies for this and for the disparity in the podcast. Civilization And Its Discontent starts at 8:50 and ends at 12:06.

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1) Theme, Zombie by Devin Anderson (Electronic)

2) Thursday January 17, 2008, CWF GameCast features Apocalpyse Photos and Combat Storm Downloads.

3) Our Website = www.wargamingforums.com

4) Apocalypse Photos

Apocalypse Pics from Battleground Part 1

Apocalypse Pics from Battleground Part 2

5) Music to Game By Check Out “Go Go Gadget Bat-o-ry” by Massachusetts’ own Matt Searles. Go Go Gadget Bat-o-ry was replaced with “Civilization And Its Discontent” also by Matt Searles due to technical difficulties. My apologies for this and for the disparity in the podcast. Civilization And Its Discontent starts at 8:50 and ends at 12:06.

6) Combat Storm Downloads

Combat Storm Articles on CWF

Combat Storm Video on Youtube

7) Closing comments, next cast will be Thursday January 24, 2008.

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9) Our Website = www.wargamingforums.com and it has all the shownotes and updates

Next cast will be Thursday January 24, 2008.

written by ^Raven^

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40k, apocalypse, Battleground Games, Combat Storm, Music to Game By, New England Game Stores, Plastic Army Men, video, youtube.

So you are one of the people who downloaded the free building pack. Now, you can use some help assembling that bad boy. Its basically straightforward but a tutorial can iron out the kinks. Luckily Dave Reiter, lead designer of Combat Storm, has created a Youtube video tutorial for the building kit. It spends roughly 8 minutes to assemble the middle eastern building. But, the other items are assembled with the same method.

If you haven’t gotten it yet remember you can download the free building pack. This pack lets you make one middle eastern building, barricades, and a stone wall. Print it out a bunch of times and you have a small town. You need the FREE Acrobat Reader from Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the building pack. I have version 8.1.1 for Mac OS X Leopard and the building pack shows perfectly!

Once you have that all printed out, be sure to follow the directions in the building pack, you are ready to watch the tutorial shown below.

written by ^Raven^

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Combat Storm, Plastic Army Men, video, youtube.

There’s always tons of discussions on gaming as entertainment and usually a lot on the issue of violence in games. Every game has it to some degree, no matter how indiscernible, but most notably discussion focuses on video games. When Grand Theft Auto came out people were upset over shooting cops, running over people, and buffing health by having sex with a prostitute. If you look back far enough I’m sure people were upset that Pac-man ate the dots.

However, games are more than simple entertainment. They in fact are great educational tools, even the US military uses FPS and air simulators to train its troops, and much more. Libraries have embraced games as a way to bring teens and children into the library. This exposes teens to the games they love and much more. They can learn how to program games of their own, read fiction similar to the game, watch films and listen to movies that inspired the games. Most importantly, they can use these games as a way to interact with others their age and form bonds they may otherwise not form.

The Nintendo Wii is a prime example of gaming as a community experience. Wii Sports, which ships with the game, is geared as a group activity. In the Youtube Vid below, created by friend and librarian Beth, librarians are experiencing Wii Boxing so they can operate it for teens in their own libraries.

Next time you think video games are just for children think of this vid.

written by ^Raven^

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Computer/Video Games, People, video, youtube.