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!
