5 Annoying Habits Uppity Gamers Have

Cite what they know as fact, even though they've been proven WRONG.

What I said was right! *posts link that proves what they said as wrong* (Usually an addition of a few words are used to try to make their statement to be correct all the same).

A couple of days ago in a Facebook Nintendo 3DS community, a member asked if we were excited about E3. There were several comments and I noticed someone say that Nintendo is not having an event at Best Buy that will allow consumers the chance to try WiiU games featured at E3. I commented that Nintendo is indeed having an event at participating Best Buy locations. Not long after, "K" posted:

"Grim actually Nintendo is not having an event at Best Buy."

Confused but open to the possibility of me being incorrect, I Googled and confirmed that Nintendo was still planning on setting up unreleased games to play at Best Buy. Just as I was about to respond, a fellow commenter posted another source solidifying my earlier claim. Their response was: " Well everybody is doing it, not Nintendo!" Here's the thing: It doesn't matter whether everyone is setting up kiosks at Best Buy, Nintendo is still allowing costumers to experience a "mini E3"!

The very same naysayer, claimed that Nintendo wasn't going to be at E3 at all. I told her that Nintendo will most definitely be at E3, but they will not be hosting a huge press conference like the other two console giants, Microsoft and Sony. (Also, Best Buy isn't hosting Microsoft and Sony kiosks during E3. Where she got that from I have no idea, but if you know feel free to post it in the comments). I also stated that they would be talking to a limited amount of media on June 11th, along with relaying game info through Nintendo Direct. I even went as far as listing the booth locations they had reserved at E3 (as per Shawn "Locdaborg" Jackson, who is also attending E3).

She said, " No they aren't going to be at E3! See?" and posted a link to an article on IGN, which confirmed what myself and another group member said: no big conference, smaller media coverage and games to be played at E3. When her mistake was disclosed she retorted, " That's just for business partners. Nintendo will be limiting their media and booths to business partners." I was floored.

Think their gaming friends are the end all, be all.

"All of the gamers I know would never play that game/said the game was horrible", of course, in reference to you saying that you thought the game was good or wasn't THAT bad. These uppity gamers will shove your opinion out the window, even if they've never played the game before. Their single defense is because their gamer buddies don't like it, it must be bad, therefore you don't know what the hell you are talking about. Seems legit. Lately, this line seems to always pop up in conversations about the WiiU. It never fails-- someone will invalidate another person's opinion or try to shame them for having a WiiU by saying "None of my friends have a WiiU." How does that cancel out someone else's experience? Some will even tag a friend or two, to see if they can grab a crowd in making sure you know, that your opinions are wrong as ever.

Talk down to you/try to make you feel stupid for your choice in favorite game or console.

"Yeah I like to play more sophisticated games, that game is for morons. "

You'll listen to them sing their praises of a past or current game and how they'd recommend it to anyone willing to lend an ear and then you make the mistake of sharing what you love to play and the storm arrives; your game is inferior or is made for kids! This uppity gamer will give you side eye and literally stick their nose in the air while they give you a long speech on why your game would never make it into their coveted gaming collection and anybody who plays it should be ashamed to call themselves as a gamer. God help you if the discussion is about the awaited new gen consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox ONE. Angry comments about which console is better than the other, take the place of the "adult" thought process called Agree to Disagree or simply agreeing that both consoles have their ups and downs, you just happen to have a preference in which cons you'd rather deal with.

The most prevalent group in gaming battles are PC warriors: "PC is better than everything!", "That's why I stick to PC!", "Consoles will never be as powerful as PCs!" Relax.I happen to play on both PC and console, but some people truly prefer and enjoy having a controller in their hands versus a mouse and a keyboard. Either way, we're all gamers, so what's the big deal?

Become extremely upset when you or other people don't agree with them on a game/console and then claim YOU'RE the one getting in your feelings.

Game forums and Facebook groups/pages are teaming with folk who can't effectively discuss anything without it breaking to a full blown argument. Sometimes that argument is one-sided; you'll observe as one person responds very matter of factly and the other person (already clearly upset and defensive), misread, add words and/or take offense for absolutely no reason to what originally said. When you call them out on their dramatic behavior, they'll say one of two lines:

I don't have time for this/you're being childishIf you're a woman, they'll tell you you're being overly sensitive even if you weren't the one to get upset.

This is when you know they have no ground to stand on and have no idea how to respond.

Throw "Gamer Cred" at you.

"I've been playing games for X amount of years, therefore your argument is null and void."

Possibly the most annoying of the 5, I hate to see uppity gamers throw how many years they have been "gaming" to shut someone up-- they have no idea how old a person is nor what games they've played, yet the moment they say "Well, I've been playing games for such and such amount of years and (condescending comment here) is supposed to obliterate anything you know or play! It sucks even more when I see male gamers play the "Good Ole Boy" card at a female gamer. Surely, a woman could never have more gamer knowledge than you and her opinion should be struck from internet records! Playing games for 50 years doesn't make you a great gamer nor does it make you the Keeper of All Game Knowledge-- it just makes you a connoisseur of games.

The gaming community-- the REAL one, whether it's video or table top games, we treat each other with respect and are aware that regardless of what we choose to play in our spare time, we are a FAMILY.

G. Killingbeck is the Creative Director of Zombie Gamer Online, your one stop shop for game news, reviews and previews! http://www.zombiegameronline.com/

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5-Step ILS Landing Guide for Flight Simulator

Disclaimer: This guide assumes that you're familiar with using Autopilot controls

Trying to use an Instrument Landing System (ILS) in a flight simulator can be a daunting task if you've not tried it before, or if you're not familiar with instruments and aircraft systems however the whole process of setting up and landing a plane is very basic once you know how. I've designed a simple 5 step process which I would like to share with you.

When flying, Air Traffic Control will normally direct you towards the airport and runway you'll be landing on by telling you to fly a certain heading and giving you certain altitudes. This takes away the pressure of navigating to the airport when approaching it, giving you time to set up the plane for an ILS landing. Hopefully you will be familiar with using the auto pilot and will be flying to ATC's instructions with the Autopilot enabled.

Step 1: Gain information about the runway you'll be landing on.

ATC will tell you which runway you will be landing on. Let's say for this example you've been told to land on runway 04. There's two pieces of information you need to find out about that runway, its ILS Frequency and the Runway Heading. You can normally find these in a simulator by going into the Map and double clicking on the airport. Make a note of the frequency and heading, we'll use these in a moment.

Step 2: Make sure the plane's set to Navigate by Radio

Most planes have two forms of navigation, they can navigate by using a GPS system or they navigate using Radio frequencies. In the cockpit, there's a switch which allows you to choose between the two systems and you want to set this to "NAV" so that the plane is using Radio frequencies to navigate.

Step 3: Enter the ILS Frequency into the Nav1 Radio

Take a look at the radio stack and find the "Nav1" settings, you'll see two frequencies. One is Active and one is Standby. You can easily tell which is which because you can only change the Standby frequency. Change this to the ILS frequency you made a note of earlier then make it the Active frequency.

Step 4: Change the Omni Bearing Selector to the runway heading

On smaller planes the Omni Bearing Selector will be a dial, on larger planes it will be a knob on the Autopilot panel. You want to change this so that it's showing the runway heading. In our example we said we would land on runway 04 so the heading would be 040 (but this could be anything from 035-045).

Step 5: Activate the Approach Hold autopilot switch.

Very simple final step, just press the Approach Hold button on the autopilot and the plane will take care of the rest. As you fly in line with the runway, provided you've done all the above steps, the plane will automatically turn and line up with the runway. Also when you get close enough it will also start to descend automatically. Then when you're happy with the approach and can see the runway, you can disable the autopilot and land the plane manually.

And there you have five straightforward steps to landing a plane using an Instrument Landing System! Easy huh? If you're a more visual learner, please see this video which uses this guide.

http://youtu.be/Ji1Lpu1A120

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Does a Rubik Cube Make Your Kids Smart?

Every parent would want his child to have the best education possible. For most parents, good education spells future success for their children. Introducing kids to play as a way of learning can rouse their interest in the alphabet, numbers, colors, animals, and others things. Exposing children to education at an early age will activate their hidden talents and help propel them to future success.

Books are good tools for learning. However, kids can sometimes find books rather boring that after they finish reading it, they just place it inside the shelf to accumulate dust, never to be read again. There is one toy however, which only costs a few dollars, but engages kids to think-not just plain thinking, but analyzing.

The Rubik's Cube was designed by Erno Rubik in 1974 as a device to help young students learn and understand three-dimensional geometry. Little did he know that his little cube would soon become the world's best-selling toy; 35 million pieces having been sold since the start of its mass production. The Rubik's Cube is a cube with different colors on every flat surface. It is a game of algorithm and logic. The idea is to make each surface of the cube a solid color. This part is the most extremely challenging. A standard Rubik's Cube measuring 3X3 can present 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible scenarios, but there is ultimately one solution for all these scenarios.

What can a Rubik's cube possibly teach your child? Your child's first lesson, and one which he can use later in his life, is the virtue of patience. For a beginner, solving the Rubik's cube can take hours, weeks, months, or maybe even never, except if the person playing is a super genius. The world record holder by the way, who is also a super genius, is Yu Nakajima of Japan, completing the puzzle in just 8.72 seconds!

Your kids will also learn logical reasoning and discipline from playing with a Rubik's Cube. Your child's brain will be subconsciously trained to think systematically and logically as he analyzes each twist and turn of the cube. Discipline is what keeps him playing. Without discipline and patience, an average player would throw the toy away from utter frustration.

If you would like your child to have a bright future with building structures like an engineer or an architect, for example, then introduce him to the Rubik's Cube early in his childhood. The design of the Rubik's Cube alone will leave him analyzing and imagining, making his brain do mental pushups.

Playing with a Rubik's Cube boosts your child's spatial intelligence. But what exactly is spatial intelligence? Spatial intelligence is the ability to visualize the mind's eye. It is the ability to solve problems of navigation, visualization of angles, scenes, faces and recognition of finer details. Like a potter or sculptor, a player can visualize the end-result of every twist and turn of the cube.

Would you deprive your child of this valuable learning tool when you can very well afford it?

For more helpful guides on how to solve a Rubik's Cube, you may go online and visit http://www.rubiksplace.com/.

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A New Play on Zombie Games - Battlefield UNDEAD

Ever wanted to defend your friends and family from a horde of zombies? This is your chance.

Battlefield LIVE becomes Battlefield UNDEAD when the zombies march toward Halloween.

Be a hero and save the world form Apocalypse and a horde of zombies.

Horror will be unleashed in the rainforests of the Gold Coast hinterland.

Battlefield LIVE is an exciting outdoor laser skirmish game.

It is more fun than paintball, there is no paint and no pain. Game inventors Peter and Nicole Lander have been running sessions at Thunderbird Park for 10 years and have now introduced Battlefield Undead.

Nicole says the first session booked out in 15 minutes.

It is Team "Zombies" versus Team Defenders or "Survivors".

Zombies start with 3 hit points, Survivors start with 5 hit points.

Survivors are initially armed with a rifle gun class ideally a Dragunov SVD.

Zombies have SMGs or Pistols, gun class and weapon emulation irrelevant.

"It was great. Zombies armed with infrared gaming guns upgraded with special sounds effects started their attack from the secret medical research centre," Nicole says.

Complete with awesome sound effects the new Zombie Tech enables gamers to play out as series of post apocalypse Live-Plays.

"Bold survivors confront the zombies with infrared gaming guns. Their mission is to battle through the jungle village to the police outpost for weaponry upgrades," said Nicole.

Survivors must battle their way through the zombie horde to receive the police outpost to get an amour upgrade, i.e. upgrade to 7 hit points.

This zombie game can run for up to 10 minutes which is the time the chopper will arrive to extract living, even infected players from the zone of contamination.

The game ends if all defenders have been turned into zombies.

The infrared weaponry on the battlefield is award winning and incorporates the patented Small Arms Transmitter Receiver (SATR) technology.

"While there is the thrill of playing laser skirmish in the forest, gamers also need tactics and to work together to rid Tamborine of the zombie scourge," said Nicole.

"To add to the scare-factor we encourage gamers to come in costumes." said Nicole. "When we ran our pilot Zombie Games our crew wore Lab Coast splattered with fake blood instead of their regular camo outfits."

This October all that stands between the zombies and world apocalypse is a few hundred brave souls with a couple of hours to kill and some spare cash to burn. The zombie outbreak will be limited 100 gamers for each morning and afternoon session.

Stop the zombies, enlist now.

Battlefield LIVE / Laser Skirmish runs entertaining combat missions in more than 38 countries. The Thunderbird Park battlefield is the company showcase.

Laser Skirmish has won numerous awards including the Premier of Queensland Exporter of the Year Arts and Entertainment Award.

Further details and photographs can be obtained via Nicole Lander, Marketing Commanding Officer (+1) 818 567 1601 or nicole@battlefieldsports.com

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Great PS3 Games for Kids That'll Spark Creativity

Because the holiday trips will definitely be here before you realize it, parents are going to need anything to keep their children engrossed by having something that's academic. Soon there will be a lot of affairs to carry out like gift buying, fixing up your home, and also prepping for the seasonal entertainment.

The little ones could be kept occupied simply by accommodating them via recommended Playstation 3 games for youngsters that contain zero coercive or erotic material. The outcome would certainly be hours of enjoyment relished that includes games which offers creative imagination as well as discovering hence making PS3 games a beneficial venture amid spare time.

A worthy game for kids that enhances children's creativity would undoubtedly be Create by Electronic Arts. The rating is E which makes things totally suitable for young children in contrast to additional PS3 games. Technically, it is certainly a huge sandbox through which kid's are able to make varying Rube Goldberg style formations. The main mission of the game is to become innovative by producing contraptions or frameworks working with sandblocks.

A couple of alternative PS3 gaming alternatives that come strongly acclaimed with respect to children is without a doubt Monopoly Streets and Family Game Night. They're also on offer throughout additional gaming systems which includes the Nintendo Wii as well as the Xbox 360.

Monopoly Streets is without a doubt a very fun game that can be played smoothly on a console without having missing out on the fun from standard Monopoly. Traditional Monopoly could be a little bit prolonged and extended at times but the PS3 edition keeps you locked in wishing for much more.

Surely, teens would undoubtedly consider Gran Turismo 5 as one of leading Playstation games due to the fact that absolutely nothing exceeds the anticipation of electing from among the loads of rides that comes along with the game. It is truly still looked upon as one of the top driving replica games that delights thousands of players globally.

In the event that your youngster is a dreamer who prefers to eventually be an engineer someday and also get their hands on putting together their own automobiles, Mod Nation Racers perfectly meets the bill.

The game is a platform-jumping title and a kart-racer constructed out of old fashioned styles. Having said that, components pertaining to the game must not be challenged considering that teenagers will have the ability to apply these instruments that can be utilized to institute their own individual courses, characters, and vehicles.

Further, their creations could be placed on the internet so various members have the ability to provide feedback. With respect to that are just starting to play Playstation 3 games, I'd strongly recommend The Sly Collection as an incredibly good choice when it comes to PS3 games for youths. It'll allow them to effortlessly control the character which contains platform-jumping plus stealth. It is simple yet thrilling which prevails as another highly ideal Playstation game for youngsters.

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Three Tips on How to Win Words With Friends Game

Do you want to excel in playing Words with Friends game? If you do, here are some tips to help you improve your scores. These include learning the proper rack management, hooking style, and counting technique. Most successful players are using these techniques to get high scores.

Maintaining proper rack management is essential to your success in this game. You need to keep a balance between your consonants and vowels. If your rack contains all consonants or vowels, it will be very difficult for you to create longer words. But if you find yourself having more consonants or vowels, try to use it for your advantage by making use of your opponent's tile.

For example, if you get mostly consonants just search the game board if there are any vowels available so you can put consonants after the vowel. You can also make use of swapping options to eliminate consonants. Bear in mind that using this option will forfeit your chance to play so seldom use this technique.

You also need to learn how to become a hooker. Hooking refers to a strategy wherein you add a letter to the start or end of a certain word to create a new word. Hooks are very powerful because when you place it on the right tile, it can help to increase your score. For example, adding S to DOG word will create a new word DOGS which will give you an additional point. Keep in mind that the best time to hook is when your opponent is using words that have mostly power tiles like X, Z, Q, J and K.

Lastly, you need to master the proper counting technique. Keeping track of the letter distribution is very useful to bring the game to your advantage. It may seem to be hard work but it is obviously helpful.

As an illustration, if you are trying to get near a premium square like TW and you spelled theDOG word vertically and then the SEA word horizontally, you can see that S letter may connect with DOG to form DOGS. For you to make this strategy work, you must ensure that your opponent does not have any S or blank tiles because they can use it to connect with the word DOG and then use the premium square against you.

If you need more help, you can use the online tool called Words with Friends Solver to give you a solid idea and technique on how to effectively play this word game. There are many tactics that you can use to bring this game into your advantage. Exploring these techniques will help you to increase your points.

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Aircraft Flight Simulator Games - Software and Hardware

You may have heard about the flight simulator peripherals. With the assistance of these hardware, you can really have an authentic flying adventure in front of your PC or Mac. If you are looking around for the best RC (radio-controlled) flight sim, at that point you need to really devote some time comprehending the numerous attributes of different software and hardware that are accessible in the market. One of the most convenient things about the RC flight simulator is that you can have the flying adventure and at the same time, learn from it without going bankrupt. This is the reason why many people who are into the aviation industry have a tendency to like studying the fundamentals of flying via flight simulators.

Flight simulator components such as yokes, joysticks, controls, pedals and so on can be connected to your desktop computer. Some RC flight sim suites enable you to maneuver the aircraft with the keyboard. A lot of these games are readily available in the market and current releases have featured an array of new amazing attributes such as astonishing graphics.

Some of the most realistic sim programs come with a lot of new graphics and world scenery such as waterways, villages, towns, paths, roads and mountains. You can even fly over your own home and create your own world landmark, new buildings, and even a brand new continent. You can also design rivers, lakes, plains or add railroads and new airports to the already existing thousands of airports to the games. You can literally change the entire world with some flight simulation programs.

The real purpose of any type of flight simulator suite is to provide the end-user with the magical experience of soaring the skies as an aviator. The gamer can undoubtedly make the whole process of learning fairly simple since most of these software are meant to provide a user-friendly experience for the gamers. Furthermore, the user has the choice to treat the game as a training devise if he/she truly wants to study how to fly. The user needs to have access to the most technologically advanced flight sim programs if he/she really desires to understand the craft of flying in the virtual as well as the real world. The serious user must look at these kinds of simulators a lot more like training equipment than simply a computer game. For these reason the user must be cognizant of the fact that if they are serious, hardcore gamers and/or pilot trainees, they need to avail themselves of the best kind of flight emulator peripherals such as yokes, rudder pedals, joysticks and so on. However, as stated above, you can successfully fly many flight simulators using the keyboard alone.

You can make use of the yoke to lift the plane and drop it and you can use the joystick to pivot and control the aircraft. The rudder pedals, meanwhile, allow the gamer foot control of the craft. So when it pertains to picking the right flight simulator you must make the correct decision because there are plenty of them being released in the market every once in a while. The one that you choose must in fact fulfill your every need and meet all your desires. Many of the models available in the market right now concentrate a bit too much on the glitz of the graphical presentation but they leave many end users with a sour taste in their mouth as far as the realism of the flight experience is concerned. And this is why the serious user needs a simulator which really makes them feel like they really have been up there in the cockpit piloting an aircraft.

Therefore if you really have the wish of sitting in the flight simulator cabin and savoring the close-to-real-life take off of your aircraft, at that point you really must go for the appropriate kind of RC flight sim and if you're really, really serious about it, you must also go one step further and avail yourself of the best hardware in order to train yourself as an aviator in the real world.

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