Monthly Archives: August 2016

Games and Gaming Round Table Seeking Proposals for ALA Midwinter 2017

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The Games and Gaming Round Table is seeking proposals for ALA Midwinter 2017, which will be held in Atlanta this January. Matthew Murray, who is part of the GameRT’s Program Planning Committee, made the announcement on ALA Connect:

The Games and Gaming Roundtable is now accepting conference presentation proposals on games and gaming in libraries for the American Library Association Midwinter Conference, January 20-24, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. Presenters will be required to provide either a twenty-minute presentation with Q & A or an hour-long hands on workshop.

Proposals are due September 9th, 2016.

Please include the names and email addresses of the presenters, and the title, a short description, and 200 word abstract of your proposal.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at thematthewmurray@gmail.com.

Terraria: Wii U Edition Review @ School Library Journal

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terrariaAfter beginning life on the PC all the way back in 2011, Terraria is now available for the Wii U. The side-scrolling sandbox game features Wii U GamePad support for quick item selection, and might just be the best version of Terraria yet.

Teen Librarian Alanna Graves recently reviewed Terraria: Wii U Edition for School Library Journal’s Teen Librarian Toolbox and she certainly seems to agree:

Terraria on the Wii U is hands down the best console adaption of this PC original. The GamePad allows players to make quick selections, and players who use the GamePad will feel immersed in this Minecraft-like game. While the setback is you can only use one GamePad at a time, multiplayer groups can figure out how to enjoy to game by sticking together or assigning different roles. Either way, Terraria requires teamwork and communication for success. I highly recommend this for both circulation collections and Teen Game Night programs.

Terraria is also available for a number of other platforms including the 3DS, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

This Week’s New Releases + Game News: August 8, 2016

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A handful of new games were released on retail shelves this week, but the Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is once again taking the week off because none of them stand out too strongly. But a complete look at industry news from the last seven days and this week’s digital releases can be found below.

All Links in “This Week’s New Releases + Game News” are Provided by Warp Zoned.

New Release Round-Up

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Old Issues of Nintendo Power Have Been Added to the Internet Archive

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nintendopowerUPDATE: All issues of Nintendo Power have been removed from the Internet Archive.

If you’ve got patrons interested in the history of video games, you may want to point them towards the Internet Archive and their collection of back issues of Nintendo Power. The magazine got its start in the late 80s, and quickly became a very popular publication for readers who wanted to learn more about Nintendo consoles and handhelds.

As of today, the Internet Archive has digitized more than 100 issues of Nintendo Power, which covers more than half of the magazine’s complete 24-year run. So there’s still a few holes, but every issue from Nintendo’s NES-Super NES-Nintendo 64 heyday is just a click away.

This Week’s New Releases + Game News: August 1, 2016

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A handful of new games were released on retail shelves this week, but the Video Game Librarian Pick of the Week is once again taking the week off because none of them stand out too strongly. But a complete look at industry news from the last seven days and this week’s digital releases can be found below.

All Links in “This Week’s New Releases + Game News” are Provided by Warp Zoned.

New Release Round-Up

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