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Review: EDGE - VGBlogger.com

It is difficult to say how the developers made a game about a white box appealing, but they have done so. VGBlogger credits this feat to the attachment of a living legend’s name and story, but others might say that it is a result of catchy tunes and a decent amount of clever levels to tackle.

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Two Tribes 2001-2019 Mega Pack Unveiled By Super Rare Games

A Two Tribes 2001-2019 Mega Pack physical edition for the Nintendo Switch has been unveiled by Super Rare Games, a company specializing in bringing indie titles to physical media on Nintendo Switch in limited collector editions.

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Swords & Soldiers Review (The Gamers Lounge)

Today we are going to break out the poison darts and throwing axes for a bit of friendly skull-splitting with Swords & Soldiers for the Nintendo Switch a side-scrolling Real-time strategy game from Two Tribes’ and Ronimo Games. Let's see how this stacks up against the classic ideas of an RTS.

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EDGE is a VR Game That Prepares Teachers For A School Shootout

Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment or EDGE is the U.S. Army and Homeland Security Department's $5.6 million VR simulation program, that has played a prominent role in the training of fire departments and police agencies and how they should respond to school shootings.

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360ICE2313d ago

Good old US. Always treating the symptoms -- never the disease.

“With teachers, they did not self-select into a role where they expect to have bullets flying near them. Unfortunately, it’s becoming a reality,” Griffith said. “And so we want to give them that chance to understand what options are available to them and what might work well for them.”

How about, instead of this, start requiring training in storing and using guns to require a gun license. And if you fail to safely store the gun, and it ends up in the wrong hands, you go to jail for negligence.

THRASHMOUTH2313d ago

As a firearm owner, I can agree with this.

InMyOpinion2313d ago (Edited 2313d ago )

Death Breath ftw!

mafiahajeri2313d ago (Edited 2313d ago )

I completely agree, but then there's the black market which is a thriving business in the US...

There's an old Arabic saying that roughly translates to "preparing the medicine before the strike"

The context being: You know you're gonna get striked, so you set up some BS counter measures so you don't get blamed later, thats the medicine part. Why not prevent the strike before it happens? Isn't that the whole point?

There's also a fine line between being brave and being stupid, the wrong move in inexperienced hands could make the situation x10 worse. Ask any cop.

I got into a fist fight the other day on the side of the street, it was stupid of me to go down and face two guys by myself. But turns out they were pussies and the driver got an ass whipping hell never forget.

I was lucky though, he had his window down the whole time I was tuning up his face, and he was trying to reach for his knife the whole time. I was satisfied with the beating and left. People got out of their cars trying to cool down the situation and the guy immediately drove off.

I tried opening his door, which he locked upon seeing me approach his window, but it escaped me at the time that I could have opened his door from the inside. These are the kind of stupid no brainer things you don't realize only after the situation ends, and then it's too late.

Point being trying to be a hero is dumb when the odds are stacked against you, and in the case of school shootings the odds will always be against you.

In my case I wouldn't have brought my fists to a knife fight if I had known beforehand that he had a knife. I would have came down with a weapon to, or drove off.

These people are asking teachers to spontaniously react to a student whipping out a GUN, sounds like a recipe for disaster...

mafiahajeri2313d ago

Everyone has a plan until they get shot in the mouth...

If you've been in a situation that requires quick thinking before you know you can never be fully prepared. It's easy to say I'll do this and that but this isn't a game it's real life.

Casualties are bound to occur if you don't prevent these incidents before they occur.

A vr experience that teaches staff to spot weapons and security at school doors would have made more sense.