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Gaming with Gil
Video gaming news from Bakotopialand's resident expert - INAUGURAL EDITION!



By Gamestor Gil, Bakotopia.com contributor

It all began in 1977, this was the year that gave us “Saturday Night Fever,” “Star Wars,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and, unfortunately, it was the year Elvis Presley died (or did he?).

But what I remembered most, of 1977, was when my dad swung open the front door and hollered “look what I have!” Immediately, my eyes and mouth matched the wide open front door. You see, it was a brand new Atari 2600 with a cartridge of this little unknown game called “Pac-Man.” This was the defining moment of my video game career. This was when “Gamestor Gil” came into existence.

I am both honored and excited about my first inaugural column in Bakotopia magazine.

The purpose of this article is to educate, inform and entertain you regarding the “world of video games.” Since I specialize in the video game console business (PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and “old school” video games) I will stick to this genre.

According to the Entertainment Software Association (www.theesa.com), 69 percent of American heads of the household play computer/video games. Sixty-two percent of American video game players are male and 38 percent are female. The average age of American video game players is 33. In plain English - we play a heck of a lot of video games!

In this issue, I want to focus on what you can look forward to for the next two weeks on some of the most popular game releases with a shortened list:

Week of May 26 (Stinker Week)

• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: (Xbox360 / PS3) The Strogg are back! And they will take the fight directly to Earth, so you'll play as either the human defenders or the Strogg aggressors across a series of maps set in locations all over the planet. Online gaming only.

Week of June 1

• The Incredible Hulk (X360, PC, PS3, PS2, DS, Wii)
Release Date: June 5 - Bruce Banner and his mean, green alter ego are back for more destruction.

• Ninja Gaiden II (X360)
Release Date: June 3 - Ryu Hayabusa returns in the ultraviolent follow-up to the 2004 Xbox resurrection of Tecmo's classic series.

• GRID (PC, X360, PS3, DS)
Release Date: June 3 - GRID is the latest installment in the Race Driver series. It will take you around the globe to race in all kinds of competitions.

• Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy (X360, PS3)
Release Date: June 3 - Play through Jason Bourne's transformation from deadly government operative to wanted rogue agent.

• LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (PC, PSP, X360, WII, PS2, DS, PS3) Release Date: June 3 - Indiana Jones makes his way into the LEGO universe.

Upcoming events:
• A Call of Duty 4 Tournament will be held on May 31, 2008 at 11 a.m.

• A Halo3 Tournament will be held on June 7, 2008 at Gamestor East Hills Mall, 3000 Mall View Road.

• Gamestor Gil can also be heard live Tuesday mornings on KRAB 106.1 FM with Meathead, Rocky Nash and Francis at 9 a.m.

E-mail feedback, questions and comments to: gil@gamestor.com with“Bakotopia” in the subject line.

Story also printed in Bakotopia magazine, issue 29, 5-29-08

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