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Way back when, Democrats such as George McGovern opposed wars of choice. And Democrats such as Frank Church exposed the CIA. It later led to an executive order – by President Ronald Reagan, of all people – that banned political assassinations.
A Democratic Congress held impeachment hearings against U.S. President Richard Nixon – partly because he tapped the phones of a few hundred Americans and, in so doing, violated their privacy rights. Back then, millions of liberals marched against the Vietnam War without blinking. It didn't matter a bit that the president at the time was a Democrat.
But look what's going on now.
As I write, we have a so-called liberal president in the White House. Yet he and his Democratic congressional allies aren't fighting the good fight. They're committing the worst crimes of anyone.
Local developer Rodney Blackwell clearly got the Davenport City Council's attention with a $250-million casino-development proposal on September 7. But from the outset it didn't appear there was any path forward for it.
The Isle of Capri (IOC) has, through October 15, an exclusive negotiating agreement with Dan Kehl's Scott County Casino company to sell its Rhythm City property. And, as Blackwell readily admits, even if it didn't, the Isle wouldn't want to negotiate with him and his partner, the Canadian company Clairvest Group.
So the city council's 9-1 vote on September 11 to table a development agreement with Kehl appeared to be little more than a delay. Kehl has said he'll complete the sale by the October 15 deadline. And the Riverboat Development Authority (RDA) – which holds the Rhythm City gaming license – on September 16 approved an operating agreement with Kehl's company. (All these agreements are steps toward actually building the casino, and beyond them is approval from the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission.)
The message of Kehl's comments and the RDA's action is that the train has left the station, and Blackwell isn't on it. As RDA Chair Gary Mohr told the Quad-City Times: "The RDA will keep its commitments. I don't know if people don't understand it or they just don't like it."
But Blackwell thinks he has a play. He said in an interview last week that he believes the city council can kill the Kehl deal, and that it further has the leverage to force the Isle of Capri to negotiate with him and Clairvest. Alternatively, the city could use its power to push Kehl to make a larger investment than the $110 million he has pledged to spend on a new casino and hotel complex. (Kehl said the three-phase development will total $200 million.)
Here's a recipe for disaster: Take a young man (or woman), raise him on a diet of violence, hype him up on the power of the gun in his holster and the superiority of his uniform, render him woefully ignorant of how to handle a situation without resorting to violence, train him well in military tactics but allow him to be illiterate about the Constitution, and never stress to him that he is to be a peacemaker and a peace-keeper, respectful of and subservient to the taxpayers, who are in fact his masters and employers.
Once you have fully indoctrinated this young man (or woman) on the idea that the police belong to a brotherhood of sorts, with its own honor code and rule of law, then place this person in situations where he will encounter individuals who knowingly or unknowingly challenge his authority, where he may, justifiably or not, feel threatened, and where he will have to decide between firing a weapon or – the more difficult option – adequately investigating a situation to better assess the danger and risk posed to himself and others, and then act on it by defusing the tension or de-escalating the violence.
I'm not talking about a situation so obviously fraught with risk that there is no other option but to shoot, although I am hard-pressed to consider what that might be outside of the sensationalized Hollywood hostage-crisis scenario. I'm talking about the run-of-the mill encounters between police and citizens that occur daily. In an age when police are increasingly militarized, weaponized, and protected by the courts, these once-routine encounters are now inherently dangerous for any civilian unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
We now find ourselves operating in a strange paradigm where the government not only views the citizenry as suspects but treats them as suspects, as well. Thus, the news that the National Security Agency (NSA) is routinely operating outside of the law and overstepping its legal authority by carrying out surveillance on American citizens is not really much of a surprise. This is what happens when you give the government broad powers and allow government agencies to routinely sidestep the Constitution.
Indeed, as I document in my book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, these newly revealed privacy violations by the NSA are just the tip of the iceberg. Consider that the government's Utah Data Center (UDC), the central hub of the NSA's vast spying infrastructure, will be a clearinghouse and depository for every imaginable kind of information – whether innocent or not, private or public – including communications, transactions, and the like. In fact, anything and everything you've ever said or done, from the trivial to the damning – phone calls, Facebook posts, Tweets, Google searches, e-mails, bookstore and grocery purchases, bank statements, commuter toll records, etc. – will be tracked, collected, catalogued, and analyzed by the UDC's supercomputers and teams of government agents.
By sifting through the detritus of your once-private life, the government will come to its own conclusions about who you are, where you fit in, and how best to deal with you should the need arise. Indeed, we are all becoming data-collected in government files. Whether or not the surveillance is undertaken for "innocent" reasons, surveillance of all citizens gradually poisons the soul of a nation. Surveillance limits personal options – denies freedom of choice – and increases the powers of those who are in a position to enjoy the fruits of this activity.
"How can you thank a man for giving you what's already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what's already yours? You haven't even made progress, if what's being given to you, you should have had already. That's no progress." – Malcolm X, 1964
In 1964, the United States was in the throes of racial conflict. Civil-rights activists were leading black Americans and their white allies in a struggle against institutionalized racism, segregation, and disenfranchisement. The situation was bleak, activists were being murdered, the government seemed deadlocked on the issue, and many were losing hope. However, the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act set the stage for a positive transformation in race relations in a country that had been plagued by racial tension since its inception.
We have yet to live up to that hoped-for transformation. Almost 50 years later, despite having made demonstrable progress on the race issue, the idea that we live in a "post-racial" society is simply a myth – a myth that was given a boost last month when the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, legislation enacted during the Civil Rights Era that was critical to the enfranchisement of black Americans living in the Jim Crow South. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Roberts claimed that times had changed since thae 1960s, and the section of the law requiring historically racist sections of the country to have changes to their elections laws vetted by the federal government was anachronistic.
Superficially, Roberts' claims ring true. Obviously Americans have made great strides in confronting issues of race since the 1960s. De jure segregation has been eliminated, minority groups have greater access to essential goods and services, and we have seen what many thought would never happen: the election of a black man to the office of the president.
Yet looking past the veil of progress that clouds the vision of well-meaning people who believe the issue of racism has been solved, we can easily see that there are many policies and practices in America that perpetuate the inequality of races. The following is a brief rundown of the many fronts on which America continues to fail to live up to its "post-racial" ideal.


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Radical responds to closure, Prototype 2 PC still coming
Jun 29
// Jim Sterling
Radical Entertainment has responded to news of its shutdown via the studio's official Facebook page. It has thanked fans for their support following the unfortunate situation, and has also promised that the PC version of Prot...
First DLC for Prototype 2 releases
May 08
// Conrad Zimmerman
The first round of add-on content for Prototype 2 has released today on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. The Colossal Mayhem pack adds a Thermobaric Boom-Stick super power to Heller's arsenal as well as th...
Prototype 2's commercial upset my mum, but why?
Apr 25
// Alasdair Duncan
I was watching the Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich Champions League semifinal (some videogamer, right?) and during one of the commercial breaks, up popped the much-maligned Prototype 2 trailer. You know, the one with Johnny Cas...
Live show: Prototype 2 on Mash Tactics
Apr 24
// Bill Zoeker
It's Tuesday, and King Foom is ready to dig into some new games on Mash Tactics. First up is the demo for the upcoming monster-slaying adventure, Dragon's Dogma. After that is the new super-powered crusade, Prototype 2. I've ...
The DTOID Show: Rayman Origins 2 & Arkham City GOTY
Apr 23
// Max Scoville
Hey gang! It's us. Again. I'm sorry Tara's not here, but she's still at Coachella apparently. Dear lord today has been stressful and miserable. Anthony's nice enough to be a substitute guest host, but damn. Just not the same...
Review: Prototype 2
Apr 23
// Jim Sterling
Prototype 2 (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [reviewed])Developer: Radical EntertainmentPublisher: ActivisionRelease: April 24, 2012MSRP: $59.99 Alex Mercer was the epitome of an anti-hero in Prototype, but this time, he's crossed the line into undisputed villain territory. The Mercer Virus, a mutagen that once turned half of New York into crazed monsters, has been unleashed again, and Alex is the source ... or is he? Or isn't he? In Prototype 2, we play one of the victims, Sergeant James Heller, who lost his family thanks to the virus and now bears a burning hatred of Alex. Things only get worse when, upon meeting with his enemy, Alex infects James with a strain of the disease that grants him deadly powers and earns the attention of the sinister Blackwatch group -- a private military organization that is using an infested New York like a private laboratory. Quite what Alex is up to, what Blackwatch is planning, and why New York has been overrun once more, all remains to be seen. As Alex Mercer's unwilling progeny, James Heller has many of the same abilities. As with Prototype, players may freely roam New York at super speeds, with the option to sprint vertically up the sides of buildings, glide through the air, and hit the ground from any height. Yet again, our questionable hero can morph his body to generate a number of vicious weapons, earning claws, tendrils, blades, and whip arms as the game progresses. [embed]226294:43473[/embed] Combat has been refined, no longer quite so full of random difficulty spikes. While still chaotic, a very nice balance has been struck between making the player feel powerful, but not thoroughly invincible. That said, controls are still a little unwieldy, with Heller sometimes randomly targeting far-flung opponents, or leaping huge distances through the air without any clear indication of why. That said, fights are usually so sprawling -- involving dozens of opponents in the milder situations -- that anywhere the player lands is usually full of more juicy bodies to slice open. As the story unfolds, Heller will be able to pilot tanks and helicopters, as well as fling cars and other objects at ridiculous speeds. Every aspect of Heller's powers can be upgraded by investing mutation points, earned by completing objectives or finding hidden collectibles. Mutations are split into categories, such as Locomotion (running, jumping and gliding) and Power (enhancements to Heller's bodily weapons). Each of these categories have multiple skills to unlock, similar to Fallout's "Perk" system -- they even have descriptions and cartoon icons in exactly the same way -- and can have some firmly entertaining influences on the game. As well as mutations, Heller can upgrade his general abilities by leveling up in the traditional manner. Each time Heller evolves, players can invest a skill point in various attributes, such as health, regeneration, shapeshifting and more. He can also improve his vehicular and weapon skills by targeting specially marked enemies and absorbing them. All told, there's an almost overwhelming amount of customization and improvement that players can make to Heller, and by the end of the game, he'll be literally leaping over buildings in a single bound, slicing huge foes in two, and practically flying from the rooftops. Absorption yet again plays a major part in Heller's journey, for both regeneration and deception. Any human in the world can be grabbed and ingested, either stealthily or forcefully, allowing the sergeant to take their form and fool the opposition. Many missions involve walking into military bases disguised as a soldier before slowly eating one's way through the building and acquiring a certain target. Heller can "hunt" targets through the city by clicking the left stick and following a pulse that the soon-to-be victim relays back to Heller's position. This feature can also be used to determine which enemies can be seen by their allies, and which can safely be consumed without anybody noticing. Unlike Mercer, Heller cannot point out enemies and pretend they're him, a great trick which would make soldiers panic and shoot an innocent man. The loss of this skill is a great tragedy, as it was one of the more fun aspects of the last game. Fortunately, Prototype 2 offers us a new toy that is almost as delicious, and consistently hilarious. The Bio Bomb plants a sample of the virus in a person's neck, causing that person to scream and draw the attention of anybody nearby. In a few seconds, the victim will then be pierced by multiple tentacles that spray from his or her body, latch onto nearby objects (and humans) and drag everything back toward the torse at such a rapid pace that it liquefies all living tissue caught in the crunch. Not only is this a great way to draw eyes away from the player, it's also a tremendous amount of sociopathic hilarity. Prototype 2 answers a number of criticisms the first game had. Boss fights, for example, are more dynamic and aren't prone to artificial difficulty. Infected monsters, hulking super soldiers, and humans with the same "gift" as Heller are waiting to provide a decent challenge, with a combat system that makes a good use of blocking and dodging to create something more fluid and less luck-based than the last game. It's still incredibly anarchic, and sometimes hard to follow, but it's definitely an improvement. Similarly, side missions are now much more involved. An entire set of optional quests involve Heller taking out key Blackwatch personnel and disrupting the faction's plans. While prone to repetition and some infuriating glorified checkpoint races, these missions are worth doing and they don't feel quite so inane as the out-of-context athletic games that Mercer was expected to undergo in Prototype. For added rewards, players can hunt black box recordings and eliminate field operatives hidden throughout the city, earning new mutations for their efforts. While Mercer's brand of silly challenges are not in the "proper" game, they have been preserved in the game's purchase incentive, RadNet. RadNet is unlocked via a code found in new copies of the game, and will drip feed a new set of challenges to the player each week. Such challenges involve jumping off buildings and smashing the ground to take out static targets, racing through rooftops within a time limit, or tossing barrels into an incinerator while soldiers try to stop you. These challenges unlock new upgrades, or award extra video content and Avatar/PlayStation Home goodies. However, having had access to seven weeks of content, I have to say that I don't find any of the RadNet missions fun. They're pretty much the same meaningless distractions that annoyed me in the first game, and I found myself more than happy to ignore most of them. At the very least, it's fair to say that this is one pass code that is very optional, mostly because it doesn't provide much in the way of entertainment. The main game is more than enough amusement, and will provide at least a solid ten hours to get through the main story, with plenty of extra distractions -- and a New Game Plus -- left over. With the power to hide in plain sight, slice through limbs using multiple bodily extensions, steal guns, throw cars, and pilot both tanks and helicopters, there's a great sense of variety to the game. Almost all the abilities of the last game have been retained, with extra new powers such as the summoning of a pack of loyal monsters that tackle multiple opponents or focus on a single target. There's loads to do, tons of upgrades to earn, and three distinct zones of New York to explore, all affected by the virus in their own unique way. All that said, the game still drags toward the end. Heller can do an insane amount of stuff, but the missions themselves are all fairly uniform and there are few surprises once you've done all that can be done, with plenty of game left to get through. It's always entertaining to jump onto a roof from ground level, and instantly parkouring through the streets by holding down a single button is strangely entertaining, but one does it so much that it becomes almost fatiguing by the end. Similarly, combat can be so overwhelmingly rampageous that it almost feels like too much. There's nowhere to go from Prototype 2's starting point, no crescendo to build to, because it already started on maximum. There's a consistent level of awe, but it's a static level, and definitely wears a little thin toward the end. One clever way in which this repetition has been combated is with the splitting of New York into the three aforementioned zones -- the yellow zone, green zone, and red zone -- each with their own special atmosphere. The yellow zone is an oppressive place where people are being herded like lab rats, and live at the mercy of Blackwatch's double-edged protection. The green zone is relatively untouched, with people trying to go about their normal lives despite the military presence and attacks from mutants. Meanwhile, the red zone is a place of all-out war, with total devastation and violence in the streets. The zones are a great way to keep the game fresh, and even though players will be doing the same things in all three of them, the change of atmosphere is certainly welcome. A few issues from the last adventure return, such as a control scheme with so many options that Heller won't always do what you want. It can be quite irritating to have him pick up and throw a barrel when you wanted to consume an enemy for health. It's also a pain to have Heller running up walls when you just wanted him to sprint on the ground, due to the context-sensitive nature of Heller's locomotive powers. The player can sometimes feel ironically powerless, unable to get a grip on a character who will fight with unpredictable results. It's certainly better than the last game, with a targeting system that at least doesn't lock onto the wrong thing quite so much, but there are some notable moments of exasperation to be had. Still, Radical manages to pull out all the stops at the end for one climactic rumble that I shan't spoil, but is worth getting to. The game's story is also quite intriguing, with a protagonist who feels more rounded than Mercer was as an antihero. As for Mercer himself, I still feel a little disappointed that the game refuses to give him more personality than he has. As an antagonist, he's certainly bumped up the charm a little, and he is presented as a formidable and even seductive foe, but I feel like so much more can be done with him. Hints about his motivation are given throughout the game, providing some opportunities for a truly interesting character that Radical seems disappointingly reluctant to take. Though I always felt Mercer had the potential to be a truly enthralling personality, it seems I shall have to wait yet again for that potential to unlock. Prototype 2 is far more polished, varied, and ultimately superior to its predecessor. It falters due to us having already seen a lot of what it can do in the last game, and the sheer consistency of the chaos means it never reaches new heights and can drag on a little, but it nonetheless provides a gratuitous binge of bloodthirsty mayhem that should amuse anybody looking for a solid power fantasy. While not quite as fresh as the last installment, Prototype 2 is a laudable step forward for what I hope becomes a continuing series. I feel that the Mercer Virus, its victims, and those that seek to use it, have a lot more to offer, and after this entertainingly homicidal helping, I'm looking forward to whatever may come next. Simply put, Prototype 2 is your number one choice for anybody who wants to inflict abject biological horror on an entire army of helpless individuals who are nonetheless just nefarious enough for you to feel justified.
Last generation, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and Second Sight had the ill luck to release at the same time, despite sharing an otherwise unique concept. Games involving psychic powers and telekinesis were few and far bet...
Prototype 2 shows the power of revenge (and Johnny Cash)
Apr 16
// Jim Sterling
Prototype 2 is almost upon us, and it needed just one more thing to complete the pre-launch hype -- an "emotional" trailer with suitably melancholy music. It's an old trick, but I still find it effective, so this live-action video featuring Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" is okay by me. The game launches on April 24 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and I'm very much looking forward to it.
Activision opens Prototype 2 merchandise store
Mar 15
// Jim Sterling
As much as I loved Prototype, I had no idea it did well enough to get a sequel. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least. Now, I find out it's a big enough deal to get its own clothing line? Was I asleep when that happene...
GDC: Quantic Dream shows off new prototype video 'Kara'
Mar 08
// Casey Baker
Yesterday at a Quantic Dream's GDC session about motion capture called, "Virtual Actors and Emotion in Games," David Cage revealed a new prototype video in the vein of 2000's "Casting Call" for the future of motion capturing....
Prototype 2's Supersoldiers sound delightful
Feb 24
// Fraser Brown
Making a supersoldier is tricky, just look at all the failed attempts to make another Captain America. In Prototype 2, Sgt. James Heller will be facing a whole army of them, so color me impressed. Using a new strain of the Bl...
Preview: Ripping sh*t up in the first hour of Prototype 2
Feb 16
// Dale North
Prototype 2: (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 [Previewed])Developer: Radical EntertainmentPublisher: ActivisionReleased: April 24, 2012MSRP: $59.99 Prototype 2's hero, James Heller, is pissed. From the game's very beginning cutscene he's already pissed. Who could blame him? He's at work but really hates his job, is dealing with a serious case of post-traumatic stress disorder and is stuck in a disease-ridden New York City (now called New York Zero.) Oh, and his whole family died as a result of the disease outbreak. But wait, it gets worse! The guy he blames for all of this, Prototype's main character Alex Mercer, shows up out of nowhere and blows up a vehicle that Heller and his co-workers are riding in, killing everyone but Heller. It seems that Mercer is there to see Heller and begins taunting him, forcing him to follow through the wrecked streets, past the bodies of his friends. And then, shit meets fan: Mercer hits Heller with the bad stuff, turning him into another morphing, superhuman killing machine. Worst. Day. Ever. Now Heller is a walking weapon and a morphing arsenal, and that makes it feel really good to play as him. Like Prototype's Mercer, Heller can rip anything and anyone to shreds, run up any wall, jump from rooftop-to-rooftop, and most importantly, make really deadly and bloody killing things come out of his limbs. The difference here is that Heller does it better. Smoother. Cleaner. Fancier. While I could never quite get over Prototype's loose and slightly sloppy movement, aiming, and targeting, this sequel shows that the folks at Radical have put a good amount of work into the control and feeling. In my book that's a great first impression. Another difference is that Heller is all about these powers, and it feels like he really wants to put them to good use. He's angry and ready to do some damage, and that anger grows as he learns more about his former employer and the people behind the outbreak that killed his family and ruined New York. The more he learns the madder he gets, so it's good that he has so many ways to vent has rage. Given that the game gradually introduces the player to new fighting mechanics and abilities, the first hour or so of play only had me doing basic attacks, working up to ripping at baddies with claws near the end. That was fun, but there's so much more to get your hands dirty with. Thankfully, Activision also had a fully armed Heller ready in a separate demo where I could test out all of his abilities in NYZ's Red Zone, the quarantined section of the city that holds in all of the infected people. This was a delight. A new quick-access circle menu lets the player quickly assign abilities to buttons, with two different abilities equippable at one time. I loved slashing the shit out of everything in sight with the whipfist, or getting all Hulk hands-y with the hammerfists. Blades and claws are always a delight, especially when you can spin around like a fucked up ballerina and cut anything near, as with the former. My favorite weapon had to be the tendrils, which are bio-tentacles that fly out from Heller's arm in all directions, ripping everything to shreds. Using these, I had no problem pulling helicopters out of the sky. I also enjoyed the secondary attack ability that lets Heller inject a poor bystander with explosive goop and then fling them like a huge, fleshy grenade. I took down tanks this way! With the first hour being really heavy on story and mechanics training, I don't feel like I can speak much to how the story will unfold. Unfortunately, I only got to play through the first mission before my play time was cut short. In this mission Heller follows up on an intercepted message that lets him know that diseased specimens will be released in a city park as a sort of test. To prevent that from happening, Heller goes to the site and tries to block the specimens from getting out into the city. It was a fun mission that involved a bit of stealth, some weapon use (missiles taking out a tank) and finally killing the sub-bosses to earn the first ability, claws. I laughed out loud when one of the NPCs screamed, "He's got fucking claws!" It seems that story progression will heavily lean on Heller's ability to send out a sort of sonar wave to find enemies, eventually leading him to the main enemy, Mercer. This will likely be used alongside the returning consumption mechanic. Heller can consume anyone to take on their ability and see their memories, though in this game players will have to be careful as it seems that someone out there is onto him and this ability. The story is definitely going somewhere, though. Even in this first hour, through the people Heller consumed, he could see that there's far worse people out there than Mercer. Even though Mercer turned Heller into a killing machine, it could be that someone else is to blame for the outbreak and killing. I'll give it to you straight: when it comes to the dark, super-powered antihero sandbox games, I've always been more of an inFAMOUS guy. It's not that I didn't enjoy the first Prototype, but inFAMOUS seemed to fit me bit better, and its follow-up was a blast. But, with what I've seen of Prototype 2, it feels like Radical could win this second round. It's already clear that the control is better, and there's at least a hint an improved story, so I'm feeling good about this. I'm looking forward to finding out for sure this April.
At a press event last week Activision pointed us to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 kiosks, telling us to have at it. They let us go nuts with the full first hour or so of Radical Entertainment's Prototype 2, uninterrupted, for the first time. Nice. I got a drink, ate some cake pops, and settled in for my first taste of this ragey, f-bomby, power-trippy sandbox follow-up to the 2009 original.
Prototype 2 Collector's Edition announced in new trailer
Feb 15
// Brett Zeidler
With news that should surprise no one, Activision has announced today that Prototype 2 will be getting a collector's edition called the Blackwatch Collector's Edition. $79.99 will net you a pretty good amount of extra conten...
Early Prototype 2 buyers to get 'Radnet Edition' upgrade
Jan 31
// Jim Sterling
Activision is one of the few big publishers to shy away from putting online passes in its games, but with Prototype 2, it would seem the company is definitely looking to maximize brand new purchases. Early adopters of the ga...
Prototype 2 getting 'Hardened Steel' Best Buy bonus
Jan 27
// Jim Sterling
If you pre-order Prototype 2 at Best Buy, you'll be getting your hands on the "Hardened Steel" bonus. From what I can tell, this bonus almost breaks the game by making Heller near-invincible whenever he gets into a military ...
Prototype 2: Better side missions, expanded gameplay
Jan 11
// Jim Sterling
"The predatory stealth aspect of the game is definitely still an integral part of the experience. This has now been expanded with new sensory abilities that allow you to read the environment around you and find targets to consume," detailed Matt. "The goal has been to put much more control into players' hands, allowing them to find their own targets in the world without us having to mark them on the mini-map. "One of the most interesting aspects of these improvements is how they've been folded into a brand new feature we're calling Black.Net. This is Blackwatch's secure, encrypted communications network which contains details of all of the various operations and experiments that Blackwatch and Gentek are carrying out across the three Zones of the city. By hacking into this system via communications vehicles throughout the city, the player learns the identities of the key operatives associated with these missions and, by hunting down and consuming them, opens up brand new missions within the world." When talking to those who have played Prototype, I think the sorest point that a lot of them had was with boss fights and the "attack spam" methods with which they were fought. Hammering the same repeated attack commands to drain an enemy's lengthy health bar isn't much fun, so it's a good job that Radical is more than aware of the problem. "'Attack spam' was a pervasive issue in the first game that affected not just bosses, but pretty much every combat encounter you found yourself engaged in. One of our biggest challenges for Prototype 2 has been to make the battlefield much more readable and give the player to tools to deal with every eventuality without reducing the sense of over-the-top chaos that was such an epic and cool defining feature of the first game. I'm really happy with what we've achieved and the game as a whole has benefitted enormously from the changes. "We've definitely heard and addressed the concerns around repetition that surfaced from the first game. It hasn't just been about adding more gameplay options, either. We've really worked hard to ensure that missions have a much more diverse range of narratives, span unique areas, contain unexpected twists and are much better paced and presented experiences for the player." Radical seems to really know what worked in Prototype and what did not, which is a great sign. If the studio implements all these improvements fully, then I reckon this is going to be one of the 2012's best.
If gamers had one lasting complaint about Prototype, it's that the gameplay could get pretty repetitive. Side missions were particularly galling, featuring drab time trial exercises that felt like petty wastes of time. While ...
Prototype 2: A more engaging, funnier protagonist
Jan 11
// Jim Sterling
"The decision came out of one of our early design meetings," revealed Matt. "We were just throwing out ideas about where we could take the sequel after the events of the first Prototype when one of the guys said 'You know what? We should just kill Mercer.' The room was suddenly bursting with energy, excitement and debate around the idea and that made me realize that we had the seeds of something really special. In the end, the premise was just too exciting to pass up. "This decision also allowed us to execute on the idea that the Blacklight Virus is the true star of the series. Part of the appeal of the Prototype universe is the fact that it allows us to go anywhere in the world, release the virus onto a completely different person, have it express its effects in a completely new ways and experience how this new protagonist uses these abilities to achieve their own goals and desires." It sounds like promising stuff. The virus and the Blacklight military group tracking it down were far more intriguing than Mercer himself turned out to be, and the world Prototype was set in happened to be rather engaging. If James Heller can be a more likable protagonist within that, then Prototype 2 is definitely on the right track. Keep an eye on Destructoid for more from our Prototype 2 interview.
Destructoid has been chatting to Radical design directer Matt Armstrong about the studio's upcoming sequel, Prototype 2. I'm a fan of the original, but fully admit it had some flaws, and I wanted to see what improvements were...
Prototype 2 GameStop pre-orders get 'Butt Kicker' power
Jan 06
// Conrad Zimmerman
Radical Entertainment announced today a pre-order bonus for Prototype 2, available to customers who lay down their cash in advance at GameStop. In exchange for your consumer confidence, you'll get a code to unlock the "Butt K...
Welcome to NYZ with this new Prototype 2 trailer
Nov 18
// Jim Sterling
The latest Prototype 2 trailer details the three "zones" of New York. The city has been sectioned off into three areas -- green, yellow and red. The further you get into red, the more the infection has affected the city. Eac...
Prototype 2 comes to iOS with Protoslice
Nov 04
// Jim Sterling
Prototype 2 is getting some extra promotion in the form of a free iOS games. Protoslice is a puzzle game in which you have to move Sgt. James Heller's mutant virus blades out of the way of a panic button without getting cut. It doesn't look all that hot, but it's free! I think you should watch the video above, whether you get the game or not. It's incredibly dynamic.
Prototype 2 trailer takes us to the Red Zone
Oct 17
// Jim Sterling
A new CGI trailer has surfaced for Prototype 2, getting us all in the mood for some murderous action. In the video, Sgt. James Heller takes out a squad of baddies and some mutated freaks with his super virus powers. It's pre...
Radical Entertainment talks Prototype 2 at gamescom
Aug 20
// Daniel Carneiro
As a guy who lives in a city that used to be divided into two areas by a wall, it intrigues me very much to see how the storyline of Prototype 2 is developping. I had a chat with the studio head of Radical Entertainment abou...
Prototype 2 screens are full of sharp, pointy things
Aug 19
// Jim Sterling
You want screenshots for Prototype 2? No? Tough bollocks, son, you got 'em anyway! There's plenty of death and destruction in these images, as James Heller chews through half a city with his mutant virus arms. Fire, claws, knives, there's basically everything you need to commit your favorite brand of genocide. I am so stoked for this game.
Latest Prototype 2 trailer gets you up to speed
Aug 17
// Nick Chester
Activision's released a new trailer for Prototype 2, detailing the history of Blackwatch. Don't know what Blackwatch is? Watch the video. It's detailed. They've done some bad things that have resulted in terrifying monsters....
Prototype 2 gets 'Evolution of Awesome' trailer
Aug 16
// Jim Sterling
With a trailer that's called itself "Evolution of Awesome," I was expecting a bit more from Prototype 2's marketing department. Instead, we get that Valkyries tune with a slow-motion image of James Heller jumping toward a he...
Get in the Game: Become a character in Prototype 2
Aug 05
// Dale North
My mind is always blown at these kinds of promotions. It could be seen as risky to open up the playing field for anyone to become a character in your game. What if they're really scary or strange? Do you want that in your gam...
Prototype 2 dated for April 2012
Jul 20
// Conrad Zimmerman
Remember a couple of years ago when we were all talking about Infamous and Prototype? Those were good times. Sadly, the pair of super-powered open world games couldn't make their schedules come together for a remat...
See Prototype 2's devastating tendrils in action
Jul 15
// Nick Chester
I've been itching to string up bodies, body parts, and cars like Christmas lights all over New York City since… well, about five minutes ago when I watched this new Prototype 2 trailer. In it, developers detail the ga...
It's the Prototype Facebook game you've been waiting for!
Jun 22
// Nick Chester
So now there's a Prototype Facebook game, everyone!Radical Entertainment has launched //Blacknet for the social network, modeled after the in-game Prototype 2 interface which shares its name. Players will team up to "hack" in...
Prototype 2 has a Father's Day message for you
Jun 17
// Jordan Devore
I promised myself that if the powers that be continued pumping out Prototype 2-themed cards for every single holiday, I'd make sure we posted them all. And, it looks like they're actually following through. F*ck! So here you are, fathers everywhere. Enjoy (?) this ridiculous image.
E3: First impressions of Prototype 2
Jun 05
// Hamza CTZ Aziz
Prototype 2 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC)Developer: Radical EntertainmentPublisher: ActivisionTo be released: 2012 Black Watch, the powerful private military force hired by the government, rules the Green Zone with an iron fist and anyone that gets in their way is swiftly taken care of. It's in the Green Zone that developer Radical Entertainment ran a live demo of Prototype 2. Visually and gameplay wise, everything looked largely the same. It did seem like the fighting mechanics have been streamlined as I never saw a radial menu pop up when Heller switches abilities. There are new abilities, of course, and you can expect plenty of returning ones such as the wall running and the long distance jumping stuff. As for the some of the new abilities, one that was shown off was called the Bio Bomb. Heller infects a soldier and causes dozens of spikes to pop out of the poor sap a few seconds later. Another was a new passive ability called Sonar that sends out a wave that will highlight a target for Heller once it's bounced off them. Lastly we saw the Weaponization ability which has Heller ripping off a weapon from a vehicle -- in this case a missile launcher from an APC -- and using it against his targets. Heller will receive new mutations (perks) and we can expect a wide variety of them this time around. One that was shown off boosted Heller's air dash powers. The monsters are meaner and bigger than ever and there's plenty of them to go around. Heller will come across numerous lairs around the city which are underground areas full of baddies. You'll have to kill everything in order to clear the rooms; they reminded me of self contained "Horde"-like arenas. There was some more to the demo presentation, but nothing worth mentioning. Basically, Prototype 2 is looking a lot like the original but with more weapons and monsters. The presentation ends by teasing the gigantic, screen-filling monster you see in the image above throwing cars at Heller like they're children's toys. So far I'm not too sold on the game. I definitely want to see more of Prototype 2 and get some real hands on to see how well it handles this time around. I also want to see if anything has been done about the story structure. I liked the first Prototype, but found myself quickly moving on to the next game due to there being no reason to keep me pushing through.
Main protagonist of Prototype 2, Sergeant James Heller, was given a second chance at life after being infected by the The Blacklight Virus. He now shares Alex Mercer's powerful abilities but unlike Alex, Heller embraces hi...
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One more for the gold, and seemingly nothing that can prevent it.
This US men's Olympic basketball team might not slow down until it's standing at the center of the medals platform again.
Kevin Durant scored 19 points, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony added 18 apiece, and the US powered its way back to the gold-medal game by beating Argentina 109-83 this morning (NZ time).
The US will play Spain on Monday morning (NZ time), a rematch of their victory four years ago for the title in Beijing.
The Americans have said they believe this team is better than that squad, and they are certainly more potent.
In the third straight Olympic semifinal between the US and Argentina, the Americans kept pulling ahead only to see the Argentines climb back in - until James and Durant finally put them away for good.
Manu Ginobili scored 18 points for Argentina, which needs to beat Russia on Sunday in the bronze-medal game to medal for the third straight Olympics.
Argentina hung around until early in the second half, just as it did Monday in the final game of pool play.
And just like that night, the Americans hit them with a wave of dunks and 3-pointers in the third quarter that turned it into a romp.
While not quite as explosive as their 42-17 period in Monday's 126-97 win, this one had just as many highlights.
Ahead by only four after Ginobili opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer, the Americans pulled away with James' strength and Durant's shot.
Durant made two 3-pointers in an 8-0 spurt that pushed the lead to 13, and when Argentina got back within eight, the NBA's MVP and runner-up teamed up to blow it open.
James had a basket and drove for a powerful dunk while being fouled. Durant followed with consecutive 3-pointers, and James tipped in a miss and suddenly the lead was 19, 72-53, with 1:30 left in the period.
It became a runaway in the fourth when Anthony hit three 3-pointers in 42 seconds, the American bench spilling onto the floor as he strutted back to midcourt after the last one made it 93-64.
The US beat Spain 118-107 in the Beijing final, pulling away after leading by just four with about 2 1/2 minutes left.
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Chapter 10: How the Night Office Is to Be Said in Summer Time
From Easter until the Calends of November
let the same number of Psalms be kept as prescribed above;
but no lessons are to be read from the book,
on account of the shortness of the nights.
Instead of those three lessons
let one lesson from the Old Testament be said by heart
and followed by a short responsory.
But all the rest should be done as has been said;
that is to say that never fewer than twelve Psalms
should be said at the Night Office,
not counting Psalm 3 and Psalm 94.
The gentleness of St. Benedict, his considerate thoughtfulness is
again apparent here. Another principle comes to mind, as well. The
Office is important, but it revolves WITH us to a certain extent. It
is the axis our day turns on, but that axis may be shortened by the
season. There are circumstances under which even the Work of God
itself changes for us. Was humanity made for the Sabbath, or the
Sabbath for humanity?
Put another spin on this and you will find, especially if you are an
Oblate, that St. Benedict intends at least some aspects of his
monastic program to adapt themselves to the environment in which the
monastic lives. Do not wear yourself out trying to make the very
square peg of a relentless monastic life fit into the intractably
round hole of a life in the world.
Don't try to make your kids (or spouse!) understand that you are
going to be monastic, no matter whether they are or aren't. For one
thing, if you in any way diminish your primary vocation, like
marriage or parenthood, you are not going to be monastic at all!
For another thing, such tactics might drive them even farther from
the faith you hope to share and instill in them.
The key to our struggle is obedience and humility, not control of others.
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Mumbai: The benchmark 10-year government bond yield zoomed to a five-year high of 9.25 percent Monday after rupee plunged below 63-mark and on the concern that liquidity tightening steps by Reserve Bank will continue for some more time, said treasury officials.
Analysts said higher supply of debt into the market every week has also led to tepid demand for bonds by the market.
The 10-year government bond yield shot up to 9.25 percent today, the highest since August 2008 as the rupee breached the psychological level of 63-mark. The bonds closed the trade at 9.23 percent.
The currency fell to an intra-day low of 63.30 before closing at 63.13.
"The rise in bond yield is a combination of fall in the rupee, over-supply of debt and RBI's liquidity tightening measures," said Ananth Narayan, co-head, wholesale banking, Standard Chartered Bank India and South Asia.
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"There is collateral damage to bonds. Nobody in the market is confident," said Vijay Sharma, executive vice president at PNB Gilts.
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Last year he received his 13th Pro Bowl nod despite missing four games with a foot injury. This season, after tearing his right triceps on Oct. 14, there was a strong possibility he wouldn't be back.
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"We knew we wanted to make the playoffs in order for Ray to have a chance to come back," safety Ed Reed said. "He's that engine, that motor that's going to go all the time. He understands what the offense is trying to do to you when you're talking about the run game. He's calling out plays before they even happen. That's what you really miss when Ray is out."
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I'm a HIV positive young man on treatment (Atripla) with undetectable viral load. Last night during anal sex with a man in high risk group, the condom broke. He was the insertive partner. Unfortunately we did not notice the condom accident immediately but I don't think I had any bleeding or trauma although this is hard to say. My question is how much I should be worried about catching Hep C (I'm vaccinated against Hep B). I'm really freaking out that I might have been infected with Hep C. What do you suggest that I do? I really appreciate your opinion.
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With some protection of the condom before breakage and no obvious trauma and no mention of other genital ulcers, you will probably do fine.
However, I still would recommend HCV RNA testing at about 4 to 6 weeks to confirm with antibody testing later. You just want to stay on top on this, since treatment of acute infection (if it occurs) is very successful.
I would also be certain that you are vaccinated against Hepatitis A as well. You didn't mention this vaccine.
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That connection is being reinforced on Friday, Jan. 31, when Armitron is one of the official sponsors of ESPN's 10th annual Super Bowl Party, called "ESPN the Party."
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Search efficiency in E. coli with "weakened" CRP sites. Mean ROC curves for the Ri search method trying to locate CRP binding sites on the E. coli genome, using the original, asymmetric and mirrored collections of CRP. The plot is scaled to encompass a 1/10 true to false positive ratio for CRP (2100 false positives). The Rsequence profile of the original, asymmetrical and mirrored CRP motifs is shown in the inset.
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San Diego Zoo Gets Funding To Help Save Northern White Rhinos
- March 2
The zoo, which is home to one northern white rhino, was awarded $110,000 by the Seaver Institute to fund whole genome sequencing.
Sea Lions Struggle Along The California Coast
- Feb. 18
Malnourished sea lion pups are turning up at rescue centers all along the West Coast. Federal officials say the problem will likely get worse before it gets better.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 12
- Feb. 12
Carlos reminded me he was far from an anomaly, as tens of thousands of service members continued to return home from combat, forever altered by what they had seen and experienced in war. He wanted the people who read the blog posts I wrote to know this. That was why he told me his story.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 11
- Feb. 12
Carlos told me he and Logan had been to only one public sporting event since returning from Iraq. It was another Padres game, and the experience drained him.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 10
- Feb. 11
Carlos said he knew Logan had a better sense of smell and hearing than he did, and trusted Logan to alert him of any danger – be it real or imagined - which allowed the Marine veteran to relax, even if only a little bit.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 9
- Feb. 11
Carlos, who served in the Marines as a leader, teaching fellow Leathernecks the tools they'd need to survive in the war zone, decided to become a full-time trainer at Freedom Dogs, teaching Marines with PTSD how to survive their war wounds.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 8
- Feb. 10
When Carlos first started attending training sessions at Freedom Dogs, he felt he didn't fit in. Big reason: Carlos was afraid of dogs. He didn't like them, and he believed they didn't like him. In the tough, gang-infested Chicago streets where Carlos grew up, dogs were treated more as weapons than pets.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 7
- Feb. 10
A critical care nurse and veteran's daughter named Meribeth Russell started Freedom Dogs in 2006. Russell got the idea when she participated in a hospital study that found obese children who were able to bond with a therapy dog had an easier time losing weight.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 6
- Feb. 9
Without the distractions of combat, symptoms of PTSD began plaguing Carlos's everyday life. He began to drink heavily to blot out the depression and anxiety he was feeling. And the guilt.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 5
- Feb. 9
In the days following the suicide car bombing in 2004, Carlos didn't feel angry. He didn't feel frightened. He didn't even mourn the men who were so brutally killed that day. Carlos didn't feel anything at all. He was completely numb.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 4
- Feb. 6
There was a shyness about Carlos, despite his intimidating appearance. Muscles earned from years of required physical fitness bulged under his black shirt, his sleeves pushed up to his elbows to reveal a maze of tattoos covering both of his forearms.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 3
- Feb. 6
I first met Carlos Cruz in 2012, two weeks after he officially retired from the Marine Corps. It took quite a few email exchanges to nail down the time and day of our meeting. One of the most marked symptoms of the Traumatic Brain Injury Carlos suffered in the suicide attack is his inability to remember small details.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 2
- Feb. 5
The force of the explosion knocked Carlos unconscious. When he came to, he had momentarily lost his hearing. The chaotic world before him was silent, but the facial contortions of the Marines who had survived told him that they were screaming in horror.
Even The Devil Can't Fool A Dog - Part 1
- Feb. 4
Carlos Cruz was part of a three-vehicle convoy patrolling the scorching, silent Iraqi desert. Carlos, a Marine lance corporal at the time, was in the rear of the convoy, lying down in the back seat of a Humvee. The only protection he had from outside attack was a Kevlar blanket covering his body, and sandbags pushed against the window. The Humvee itself had no armor.
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Dogs are helping troops coming home from war through their darkest days. Home Post's multi-day series called "Even the Devil Can't Fool a Dog" will focus on how a Yellow Labrador Retriever named Logan is helping Camp Pendleton Marine Corps veteran Carlos Cruz battle post-traumatic stress disorder.


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Nothing special. Just a basic Golden Corral. They do offer a 10% discount if you are staying in the hotel next door.
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Nothing special. Just a basic Golden Corral. They do offer a 10% discount if you are staying in the hotel next door.
Nothing special. Just a basic Golden Corral. They do offer a 10% discount if you are staying in the hotel next door.
My wife and I visited this place for breakfast. We ordered to breakfast buffets with water, because we could get juice off the breakfast bar. The total came up to almost $20. I could not believe it was that expensive.....and they did not have steak on the bar either. The bar was composed of a bunch of pastries and bread... More
As far as a Golden Coral goes, it's a decent place Friendly server and good food selection. It's not anything fancy for sure but you're in the wrong place if you're looking for that. It's honest regular food and they're pretty good at it. No complaints.
If you are going to claim on National TV you are the best buffet you better be good. This location has lousy food and the buffet area was equally as nasty. The food literally looked like it had been sitting there all day. Even the rolls were cold, some areas weren't refilled so the serving trays had dried up food... More
Ate here on a Saturday night at 7 p.m. The server was very friendly and attentive. That could be because there was only 5 people eating at the time. The food on the other hand was horrible! Everything was dry and or baked to the pan. The butter was even frozen. I would steer clear of this Golden Corral. I... More
This facility in Kinston goes out of their way to accomodate your needs. Food is always good. Very family oriented.
Can't say too much good about any Golden Corral so that should start this one out easily. The food all tastes the same usually. The salad bar at the Kinston location is generally missing stuff and or has old brown lettuce. Stick with the wings and tea if u go there
This was a great place to walk to from the hotel. They offered a very good selection of food. We ate until we couldn't anymore. The staff were kind and attentive to our dining needs. I would highly recommend this facility to anyone looking for somewhere to eat. You certainly get your monies worth!!!
My family and I use to eat here all time. It was our favorite steak house with buffet. Sadly, we will not be returning. First of all,after Ms Jean passed away they only have 1 really good waitress(brenda). We love her. She should be in charge of the place. Last time we went the food was not up to par....I... More
i went on a busy day and they took at least 2 hours to bring us our food...under staffed and the waitresses were not at all friendly
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NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds (42-40) continued their offensive hot streak to their third-straight victory, a 6-4 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs (43-40) on Sunday night at Greer Stadium. The win clinched another home series victory for Nashville, which is now 6-1-3 in home series during the 2014 series.
The Sounds were paced by outfielder Jeremy Hermida, who went 3-for-4 including a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth that proved to be the game-winning hit. Hermida finished the four-game series against New Orleans going 5-for-11 with a home run and 3 RBIs.
The Sounds got the back-and-forth affair started in the bottom of the first when Jason Rogers knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly before Hunter Morris blasted a homer to right field. The Sounds are now 23-1 at home when scoring first this season, and Morris is now hitting .344 (11-for-32) in his last eight games.
New Orleans answered with a run in the top of the second on a Kyle Jensen double, and then tied the game in the top of the third when pitcher Brad Hand hit a home run.
Nashville briefly took the lead again on a Sean Halton single in the bottom of the fourth, but the advantage wouldn't last long as Zephyrs reliever Jesus Sanchez knocked in two runs on an infield single in the top of the fourth. Nashville later tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on a Hector Gomez triple.
The Nashville bullpen again shined behind starter Michael Blazek, as Kyle Heckathorn, Brent Leach, Dustin Molleken and Jeremy Jeffress combined to allow just one earned run in 5.1 innings of work. Leach picked up the win after pitching 1.1 clean innings while striking out three. Jeffress earned his first save of the season after retiring the Zephyrs in the ninth.
The Sounds moved into second place after the victory are now just a half game back of the Zephyrs for first place in the division.
The Sounds will now open a four-game series with the Memphis Redbirds at Greer on Monday at 7:05 p.m. RHP Mike Fiers (6-3, 2.53 ERA) will make his return in a Nashville uniform against Zach Petrick (4-3, 4.48 ERA). Jeff Hem will have the call on 102.5 The Game.
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