We covered how long it takes to for breast cancer to develop. Please tune in next week to CHSR 97.9 for interview 5 with Dr. Cos. Only on CHSR Instant Breakfast!
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This Week, ICE, Alex the kidd and Trainer Red sit down to talk about game genres and a little history about them.
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Videogames can help a person relate with the world, as well as provide access to a world not yet available, or imaginary.
My guests today are Alissa Lee from the Stan Cassidy Foundation and Tyler Peacock, the host of the Gamers of the Roundtable show here on CHSR. The Stan Cassidy Foundation supports the work of the rehabilitation centre also named after its founder, by spreading awareness and raising funds to help research and implementation of recovery and coping programs for individuals with mental and physical issues. They’ve been in operation for decades, setting a standard for care as well as generating solutions for rehabilitation and support.
Alissa joined me to talk about the work started by Stan Cassidy which continues to this day, and the impact that the work has had on its clients. She also talked a bit about the use of videogames in therapy, and the need for adaptive devices to help provide access for more people.
The Stan Cassidy Foundation is creating a new fundraiser to help raise needed money for a new project called Game Changers. That project will create the first accessible gaming service in Canada, and contribute to research to help make that an ongoing success. The fundraiser is a 12-hour videogame marathon, organized by videogame journalist Tyler Peacock. The Stan Cassidy Centre has a very personal connection to his life, and he’s organizing this marathon as a way to give back for the support the Centre has shown his family.
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U101 is a radio series dedicated to providing post-secondary students with information, guidance and advice about university life. On each half hour episode we talk about life, services and opportunities at UNB, STU and generally at post-secondary institutions in Fredericton with information, guidance and advice about being a student in the city.
Episode 1 – Residence Life
Episode 2 – Student Union
Episode 3 – Counselling Services
Episode 4 – Registrar and Student Services
Episode 5 – Writing Centre
Episode 6 – LGBTQIA+ Services
Episode 7 – Accesibility
With “Mafia 3” finally on the horizon and only a few days away, being one of the most unique games to come out this year I am here to tell you 10 reasons why you should be excited for Mafia 3.
10. New Bordeaux
New Bordeaux is a re-creation of the famous city, New Orleans, which is not your typical Mafia setting, when you think Mafia you think New York (God Father) and (GoodFellas), New Jersey (Sopranos) and Chicago (Capone) and (the Untouchables). New Bordeaux definitely sounds like an interesting city in the south to get lost in and explore every square inch of.
9. Time Period
Mafia 3 takes place in the year 1968, which is a very contradicting time for American culture, music, politics, Vietnam war and the civil rights movement. Peace rallies were taking place across America at the time against the Vietnam war and to fight for equal rights when it came to race, and plenty of songs were written about these subjects as well. Everything back then was all about peace and love and harmony, (which is not a bad thing at all)
8. Vito Scaletta
Vito Scaletta makes his return, the main protagonist from Mafia 2 plays a big part in helping Lincoln Clay take down Sal Marcano. After the events of Mafia 2, Vito Scaletta gets forced to go live in New Bordeaux and exiled by the Italian mafia there, he then decides to join forces alongside Lincoln.
7. Sound Track
Mafia 3 easily has one of the most ambitious and most recognizable soundtracks on a video game to date. Staying authentic to the 60’s, Hangar 13 has brought us a blast from the past, bringing songs to the game like FORTUNATE SON by CCR, PAINT IT BLACK by The rolling stones, HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN by The Animals and LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION by Elvis Presley and so much more. From classic rock to southern jazz and blues of New Orleans.
6. DUKES OF HAZZARD driving.
Hangar 13 expressed later on last year at GamesCom 2015 that they wanted you to feel like a Hollywood stunt driver, by drifting cars around corners, hitting large jumps and outrunning police in the city and back country roads. Roaring v8 engines in cars of the time like Dodge Chargers and Gran Torino’s, you will truly feel like Bo and Luke Duke or Starsky and Hutch.
5. Combat Variety.
In Mafia 3 you have many ways you can tackle a situation, you can take the stealthy approach, going up behind enemies and doing brutal takedowns with a knife or your fist or, you can go into a situation guns blazing; having a complete weaponry in your arsenal from double barrel shotguns to C4. Which you can blow everything up and leave a trail of fire behind you just enough to watch their empire crumble or you can take the stealthy approach and make some of the guys work for you to bring in a bigger reward.
4. Authenticity
Bringing authenticity to the 60’s was going to be tough and sometimes controversial, with the civil rights movement, discrimination, and the movement against the Vietnam war. Hangar 13 in a couple interviews last year (2015) when the game was first announced expressed how they knew it was going to be hard to tackle a game like this with your character and the time period, but they handled the issues very well.
3. Lincoln Clay
You play as Lincoln Clay (he is not your average mobster). Lincoln Clay is a biracial orphan and Vietnam veteran who grew up around the black mob in New Bordeaux. When Lincoln returns from the war he finds his family being slaughtered including himself being left for dead; Lincoln finds himself on a path of revenge against the Italian mafia (The Marcanos).
2. The Map.
New Bordeaux is split up of 10 different Districts, because of your character if you are in the wrong part of town and someone notices, the cops will be called. The districts are, Delray hollow where Lincoln grew up, Frisco Fields the high society but, with a gritty underbelly, The French Ward, The bayou,Pointe Verdun, Southdowns, Barclay mills, Tickfaw Harbor, Downtown, and River Row.
1. Building an Empire
Through out the game of Mafia 3, while you are on the mission of revenge against the Marcanos, you can take over various crime syndicates to have an income these rackets include the following, drug markets, Safe houses and getting valuable information from their lieutenants, hunting down pimps, gambling dens and cargo that “fell off a boat or truck”. Once these are taken down you can rebuild them for your self to bring in money and you can choose one of your lieutenants to run the operation.
Well there you have it, folks that are 10 reasons to be excited for Mafia 3, Remember its nothing personal, its just business. Mafia 3 is due to release on October 7th on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Written by ICE at Gamers of the Round Table.
FIFA is back with another year for more football (soccer), but this time it has been powered by the Frostbite engine. Does this make a difference to the game and does the all new journey mode hold its ground in the FIFA franchise? Let’s find out.
FIFA has risen to the surface again, with an all-new look and new mode. This year’s installment of the franchise has been designed with the Frostbite engine to allow for the story-driven journey mode. You play as Alex Hunter, a little kid playing pick-up games in a Sunday league in London, England. Time skips forward seven years, to when you are about to try out for one of the twenty premier league teams.
Once you get a grade high enough to make the team you choose which team you want to be a part of. You start off as a substitute; before each game you do some training and depending on how you perform that can determine if you are going to be starting or sitting on the bench. As you play through a few games you get bumped down into another league. Doing well in the lower league will get you called back up to the premier league. Throughout the journey, the way you respond to people can have an effect on you: if you answer a question with a cocky attitude, your followers will go up but the relationship with your manager will go down, if you answer a question cool the manager relationship will go up but the followers will go down. The way you respond to your team mates can also affect your relationship with them off and on the field. Through the course of your journey, you will see your stats increase and sponsorship deals come in as you reach a certain amount of social media followers.
All the modes from previous installments of FIFA are there, from season mode all the way to ultimate team. FIFA has done a lot of things right in this year’s installment compared to last year’s, however, the game does still struggle with some mechanics. Passing is one of them; while I am on the pitch and I want to pass it to another player it will go to another teammate that I had no intention of passing it to. As well, during a penalty kick I could not switch my keeper to automatic control, which became very frustrating.
FIFA 17 delivers exactly what I needed and wanted in a soccer game, a lot of changes for the good, an all-new story driven mode showing the ups and downs of a professional athlete, Ultimate team mode where you can build your all-star team of current players and legends from Reus to Beckham, and play through the divisions. If you are football fan then FIFA 17 is the definitely the title you want to pick up.
FIFA 17: 8.5/10
Reviewed by ICE at Gamers of the Round Table.
To rent or buy FIFA 17 go to Gameaccess.ca Canada’s largest video game rental service.
Doom (2016) Review
Alex the Kidd, Gamers of the Round Table
Bethesda and ID’s visceral collaboration, Doom throws players into a fast-paced, metal-fueled first-person shooter. With monsters and mayhem in abundance, does Doom offer anything new to the over saturated FPS market, or are fans left with another generic shooter?
The Good
The fast paced action of Doom sets it apart from other games in the FPS genre. There is no time to take cover, and if you don’t move, you are guaranteed to die while enemies are around. There is a feeling of urgency and an element of unpredictability with the enemies that is absent from most games of the genre. The game encourages players to utilize its “gore kill” system by having enemies drop health pick-ups from being killed in this manner; this was a feature that could have felt tacked-on, but ultimately becomes a core combat element that can be necessary for those running low on health. The brutality of the weapons and the creativity behind their upgrade/attachments provide players with a level of strategy to handle demonic encounters; players must act quickly when fighting demons as the weapon wheel only slows the action, but does not stop it. Players are challenged with adjusting to any demonic encounter on the fly and this level of non-stop action makes for an enjoyable experience.
The snapmap game mode deserves high praise not only for its entertainment value, but also its practical applications in teaching coding. Snapmap allows players to create their own playable maps and upload them for others to play themselves. The remarkable aspect behind this game mode is the detail, size, and environmental reactions a player can create within their own map; the level of detail and control that players can put into their own creation makes this game mode a how-to for coding. Were it not for the games Mature rating (17+), Doom would be a highly recommended teaching tool for those students interested in coding.
The Bad
While there is a story present within Doom’s campaign mode, it’s less than compelling; portal to hell has been opened, close it. While the story unfolds through collectable dossiers and natural progression, there is little depth or surprises here. It’s not terrible, but it’s not great either. The online multiplayer is more of the same, in that there is little difference between it and every other multiplayer FPS mode on the market. You won’t see anything here that you haven’t seen before.
The major offender in Doom is repetition; there isn’t much more to this game other than move from one area to the next to clear out enemies. While players are encouraged to explore the surprisingly large maps, the repetitive nature of clearing out hives of demons begins to take its toll, and eventually the gameplay becomes stagnant. The level and creature designs are extremely detailed, but the gameplay never really evolves, despite having more difficult enemies thrown at you as the story progresses. Doom plays all of its cards in the first half; everything from that point on is more of the same.
Rating
7.5 – Doom brings freshness to the FPS genre that has been absent for far too long. The old-style health and armor pick-ups create a difficulty many gamers either forgot existed, or had never experienced. Fans of the series will rejoice with the fast-paced blood-bath that is Doom. While the core game becomes repetitive, the inclusion of the snapmap is an innovative game mode that is ripe with potential, and the multiplayer mode at the very least serves its purpose, despite not bringing anything new to the table. Overall, Doom is a non-stop ride through hell and back, and many gamers will be pleased by the series return to form.
If we’re lucky, we discover what really moves us at an early age, and then hold on with both hands.
My guest today is Dawson Rutledge, a young musician from BC currently visiting New Brunswick. His debut album, Today, Tonight, Tomorrow, came out earlier this year. The album was half-composed at high-school, but you’d hardly notice because the music feels years beyond that. He joins me today to talk about his passion for music, the support from family and teachers he received, and where music has taken him already.
We heard three tracks in this interview: Bullets and Bandages (from the album), Whispering Winds (live, not on the album) and Mysterious Woman (from the album).
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Track Listing: 
1.) Groenland – Distractions
2.) Top Men – No Nostromo
3.) Kirty – Dream Boat
4.) Charlotte Day Wilson – After All
5.) Sex With Strangers – Broken
6.) Jesse MacCormack – Addict
7.) Leagues – Lipstick Coffee
8.) Wishkaah – After the Fall (Before Sainthood)
9.) Hiroshima Hearts – Pistol
10.) Jessie Brown – Debt (We Ain’t Got No Money)
11.) Beware of Darkness – Dope
12.) Beware of Darkness – Angel
13.) Mrs. Hippie – Do The Kids Know?
Sick of being sick? This show is for you! We bring all the musical medication you need in order to stay remotely lucid for your drive home. Sanitizer not included! All you have to do is grab this podcast, know what music to buy, and enjoy yourself for a change. Seriously, that’s it!
No, I’m not a doctor. In fact, I had my medical license revoked!
Seriously, check out some wicked tunes:
Playlist:
miesha & the spanks – Motorin’
JPNSGRLS – Bully For You
Dorothy – Raise Hell
The Pack AD – Gold Eyes
Bella Clava – I’m Sick / Bitter, Jaded & Dumb
Sleep Machine – Higher and Higher
Like A Motorcycle – Hands
Beneath the Grid Music – Fit For Rivals – Agent Orange
Matchless – King’s Ransom
Mokomokai – Diesel Wild Stallion
A Primitive Evolution – Who’s Your Maker
Hands Off Gretel – Bad Egg
Spinnerette (album) – Ghetto Love
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To be a poet is a condition, not a profession. – Robert Frost
This weekend is the 13th Annual UNB Poetry Reading Weekend, and my guest today is Jenna Albert, a Master’s Student in Creative Writing at UNB. We talk about the impact poetry has, both in her life and to people in general, how she came to discover poetry and choose it over law, and she shares one of her poems to be published soon.
The UNB Poetry Weekend runs October 1 and 2, and features a number of different readings during three presentations each day, at 11am, 2pm and 8pm in Memorial Hall at UNB. These are free, and people are welcome to take in one or all of them!
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The undead wish to feed on flesh; the living just want to feed..
My guest today is Stephanie Durelle, one of the organizers of the Fredericton Zombie Walk. The walk happened last weekend on September 24 to good success, raising money and collecting non-perishable goods for those in need. In the interview, we talk about some of the zombies she’s seen in past walks, the plan for the event, and the prophetic concern that there might be some street scheduling issues with the massive Shriner’s Parade on Saturday.
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Sometimes, life can be learned by playing a game.
My guest today is Matt MacLean, the UNB Mental Health Strategist. He’s offering a different choice to reach out to students for socialization and engagement: board games. It’s also a clear passion of his. We talked about the nature of games, his favourite games, and what games can do for students (and non-students).
You can join Matt for board games every Thursday night at 5pm at the Milham Room at the Harriet Irving Library.
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It’s expensive to be an artist on the way up…
My guest today is Jessie Brown, the lead singer and writer for the band of the same name. Her powerful voice comes from Halifax, but she’s going on a tour called “We Ain’t Got No Money To Tour”, which is the subtitle of their brand new single, Debt. We chat about the changing sound over the years, the recent album recording which they are working to afford to release, and the cost of being a band.
Catch Jessie Brown at the Capital on Saturday, October 1 at around 10pm, alongside Mrs. Hippie and Electromagnetic Blues Band.
The first track is Deep Down Below from their 2014 release Act II: Decisions album. The second track is DEBT, the single release from the new album coming this year.
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This week ICE, Alex the kidd, sit down to talk with Chris Waddell about his experiences at EA working in the mo cap studio. After the interview ICE and Alex talk about Tokyo Game Show.
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Please tune in next Thursday, October 6, 2016 for Part 5 of Cancer Understood with Dr. Paul Cosman. Only on CHSR 97.9 , Instant Breakfast!
Various types of cancer discussed today with Dr. Cosman, Cancer Understood on Instant Breakfast.
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In an interview with PlayStation lifestyle at Tokyo Game Show, Joel Emslie of Respawn Entertainment was asked if the sales of the first installment had any effect to move the series multi-platform.
Joel replied with “That decision is one that was out of our hands—the EA decision with Microsoft.” Emslie said. “We would always like these to be multiplatform. The more consumers that can play ’em, the better. It’s not about money. It’s about the audience base, which is important.”
COO Dusty Welch reiterated with “We would have loved to have been with PlayStation from the beginning. But I think Joel made a good point earlier, which is that Titanfall 2 is a really refined, robust, well-balanced game, so we’re excited that the PlayStation audience, seeing it for the first time, is getting an incredible, highly-rated game.”
Titan Fall 2 will swing into action October 28th on PlayStation, Xbox One and PC.
EA sports newest installment of the FIFA series is out today on consoles and PC. What are critics saying about this game lets find out. With some new features like the story driven the journey mode, which seems to be the highlight this year. With some major improovements this year compared to last years installment.
Gamespot: 9/10
“The Journey is engaging enough that it’ll be interesting to see how it’s developed next year, but right now, it’s not the reason to buy FIFA 17. That remains a combination of still-excellent fundamental gameplay (on a par, at least, with Pro Evolution Soccer 2017’s much-improved showing) and Ultimate Team, the game-above-the-game to which PES still has no serious answer. Put together with an improved Career mode and best-in-class presentation, and FIFA 17 is still out in front–even if its lead has been cut this year.” — Nathan Ditum
IGN: 8.4/10
“For all that FIFA promises something for every football fan, from the casual observer to the full-kit fanatic, I still find myself wishing that EA Sports would spend a little more time focusing on the basics. You could probably create the perfect football game by letting Konami handle everything on the pitch, with EA Sports responsible for everything off it. But FIFA plays well enough that the gains elsewhere–in terms of licensing, authenticity, and big-match atmosphere–more than compensate for those shortcomings. For my money, PES is still ahead where it counts most, but The Journey gives FIFA something unique and rewarding. If you can afford it, this year it might just be worth getting both.” — Chris Schilling
Forbes: 8.9/10
“Aside from the missing customization, this is easily the best and most complete FIFA ever. There are other areas with minor issues, but nothing worthy of mentioning in the negatives section. Tightened gameplay, improved visuals and The Journey make this a monumental achievement in the series and it reestablishes the series as the King of the Pitch, yet again.” — Brian Mazique
Game Informer: 8.75/10
“The Journey isn’t the be-all-end-all of FIFA 17. It’s a good start that adds to the game despite its flaws, while the title is anchored by the overall gameplay and other modes. Solving the riddle of how to blend player agency seamlessly with a well-crafted story remains a tantalizing prize, one that will pay off handsomely when attained.” — Matthew Kato
Stay tuned for our Review on Monday, October 3rd, on chsrfm.ca
Activision has announced the full details on the up and coming “Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare” beta.
Exclusively on the ps4, the beta will begin on October 14th, at 10 am PT and 1 pm ET. It will be closing again on October 17th but, Activision has not confirmed this. The beta will re-open on October 21st for PS4 and Xbox One, closing on the 24th of October.
The beta will only be available to those who preordered the game on either console if you have already preordered the game you can redeem the code now, Unfortunately for the PC gamers out there will not get the opportunity to play the beta.
For those who are interested in the new installment of the “Call of Duty” Franchise, Infinite Warfare is available November 4th and is now available for pre-order.
From all of us here at Gamers of the Round Table, Happy gaming, and game with honor.
You can follow along on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rosiesjukejointchsr/ for real time track listings.
RIP Buckwheat Zydeco
Track Listing:
1.) MSTRKRFT – Playing With Itself
2.) Bear Mountain – Give It Up
3.) Young Galaxy – Ready To Shine
4.) Royal Canoe – Walk Out On The Water
5.) Royal Canoe – Holidays
6.) Bud Rice – Maybe Tomorrow
7.) Last Hologram – The Lans
8.) The Veils – Low Lays The Devil
9.) TUNS – Back Among Friends
10.) July Talk – Now I Know
11.) Like A Motorcycle – High Hopes
12.) Lead Mule – Parts & Labour
13.) Ross Neilsen – City Of Regret
On today’s episode, we feature not one, but TWO double shots. I’m allowed to break my own segments! I even got permission! But yes, Sleep Machine and Like A Motorcycle both have some great albums out, so I figured I’d show them both off. We also feature some never-played-before albums for everyone to listen to, and give you some real good tunes to break the law / speed to. Please don’t.
Or go ahead and do it.
Playlist:
The Pack AD – Los Angeles
Lionsault – Running Wild
Bloody Diamonds – Tough Love
Dorothy – Gun In my Hand
Sleep Machine – Animal High / Danger
Beneath the Grid Music – Fit For Rivals – Gave It Away
Hands Off Gretel – Queen Universe
Tequila Mockingbyrd – I Smell Rock N Roll
Like A Motorcycle – High Hopes / Punk One
Shades of Sorrow – Soul Hyperdrive
Tsunami Bomb – No One’s Looking
Gorillaz – Empire Ants
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This week, Ice, Alex the kid and Trainer Red sit down to talk about game delays and express their thoughts on them.
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Cancer Understood with Dr. Paul Cosman. Please tune in!
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