February 2010 print contributions

March issues are already sneaking into stores (see previous post), but I don’t have all of mine yet, and furthermore, still haven’t updated with my February issue contributions!

I had a chance to do a pretty big review for the February 2010 issue of Official Xbox Magazine: I reviewed Darksiders for the issue, and you can find the two-page review on pages 82-83. I also reviewed PopCap and Square Enix’s Gyromancer, the 1/3-page review of which is found on page 85. Over in GamePro — which, by the way, looks really great following a visual makeover and fresh new editorial focus — I have a brief review of LittleBigPlanet for PSP on page 86 (also available online).

In the February 2010 issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine, I contributed a two-page spread about Sony’s adhocParty, a free program that lets you play offline-only PSP multiplayer games over the Internet through a PS3 and Wi-Fi connection. The printed article, which spotlights several games worth playing via adhocParty, is found on pages 12-13, though one note: the intro paragraph looks like it left editing a bit vague, and seems to imply that adhocParty is solely responsible for bringing Internet play to the PSP. Not true, of course — many games for PSP support Wi-Fi Infrastructure play, though a large majority don’t. Just a bit vaguely worded, but the focus of the article remains true.

I also have quite a bit of work in the February issue of Nintendo Power. They put together a feature that compiles 50 previews of the year’s upcoming games, and I had the opportunity to write four of the previews: Deca Sports DS (pg. 48), Major League Baseball 2K10 (pg. 65), Puzzle Quest II (pg. 69), and Flip’s Twisted World (p. 69). Additionally, I wrote a one-page article for the Community section on page 94 about a cosplayer who put together some swell homemade costumes, including several inspired by The Legend of Zelda series.

Barring changes, I should have articles in five magazines next month — three I’ve already seen (Mac|Life, GamePro, and PlayStation: The Official Magazine), but I’m pretty certain I’ll have stuff in the others, as well. Will update when I have all of them — and hopefully before I start getting April issues!

My feature article, 25 iPhone Games That Should Rock on iPad, picks out some of the best-selling and most-loved iPhone/iPod Touch ways and speculates on how they might be improved for, or take advantage of, Apple’s upcoming iPad tablet device.

This is my first article to be published on MacLife.com, but not my first work for Mac|Life as a whole. I have an iPhone game review and other app-related article in the March 2010 issue, which just hit stores, and another app review in the forthcoming April 2010 issue. I’m really excited to be writing for Mac|Life for a variety of reasons: I love print, like writing for outlets outside the traditional game enthusiast spectrum, get to work for a great editor who I’d previously worked for at another outlet, and really enjoy doing iPhone stuff. Also, I’m pleased to see that the feature got a little Digg love (224 diggs at the moment)!

My preview of EA Sports MMA, a mixed martial arts fighting game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, for Official Xbox Magazine. I wrote this preview following an event held outside Chicago in November, and it’s also featured in the January 2010 print issue.

What They Play recently launched a new recurring feature called “M-Rated Swap” that offers a suggestion of a game that could be played instead of a hot new “Mature” rated title, and I put one together for Army of Two: The 40th Day. My suggestion? Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. While a very different game on the surface, both require teamwork and strategy, but Ghost Recon does it with less gore and salty dialogue.

GamePro editor Tae Kim invited Mitchell Dyer and I on his weekly video show, The Verdict, to discuss our Army of Two: The 40th Day review. Mitchy and I called in on Monday, with our call used as the voiceover for the video. I have very little podcast experience, so I’m surprised I didn’t completely botch this.

My review of Army of Two: The 40th Day, a co-op shooter for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, for GamePro.com. Our review, rather — since it’s a co-op focused game, my good pal and fellow freelancer Mitchell Dyer and I split up the reviewing duties, playing through the campaign together and using a conversational approach for the article. Also slated to appear as the lead review in the March 2010 issue of GamePro magazine.

Ten 2009 Games You Might Have Missed is a feature article for MSN.com’s Game On site that spotlights 10 quality, overlooked favorites from last year. This is my first article for MSN.com, who hosts Game On in cooperation with IGN.

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