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State of the Coalition
So what has the United Gamers Coalition been up to since we celebrated 10 years of existence last July? Gaming of course!
Halloween is coming and that means zombies are walking. It seems UGC has a fascination with these dead guys.
Call of Duty World at War and the zombies that come with it has been a hot game the past few months. Bolt action, round in the chamber, and other gametypes have kept this game alive. Some of the zombie mods actually allow for modern weapons as well. It seems COD5 has it is sometimes called, has become a staple of the United Gamers Coalition. Joining other such games from the past such as Medal of Honor and Left 4 Dead.
I mentioned zombies for CoD5. Yes, zombies. It seems the undead never die. One of the hot new games that members of UGC have been playing recently is the popular Dead Island. If you have something against zombies, and most of us do, then you will love the way you can deal with these dead walkers. Knock their arms off, kick their teeth in, jump on and destroy their heads. All of this can be accomplished in this bloody fun game.
Keeping the zombie thing going, we cannot forget about Minecraft. UGC started messing with this building block of a game late last year and it is still going strong. A lot has changed with Minecraft in the past year but the fact remains that the game is fun. A true sandbox.
Zombies are not in all games. Warlight is a game that is zombie free and involves placing and using armies. It is based on a game style such as Risk. You know, the board game where you try to conquer the world? Instead of conquering the world, you can simply conquer a nation or a province or a state. Many possibilities designed around your own power hungry ways. It is a turn based game that can be played for about an hour with friends or take days to weeks with friends and others all trying to gain dominion over the assigned areas of play.
Black Ops remains a game played by a few members but it seems it may be dying out as a main game for UGC. Call of Duty 4 has been revisited and could become a regular game as it did before. However, new games on the horizon could be the end of Black Ops and CoD4. We have a member who is dedicated to the revival of Earth and Beyond and we still have others who are scattered about the gaming universe as well.
So what will we be talking about in 3 months? 3 months from now will be mid January. I don't claim to be able to see into the future but I do believe that the hot topics will be Battlefield 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Currently we are focusing on Battlefield 3 with plans to host a server. The game shows promise but only time will tell. Soon after, Star Wars: The Old Republic will be released and some will have to choose between these two games and other games. I sense that Minecraft may finally die out after being with UGC for a year. It will be hard for it to compete with BF3 and SW:TOR. Then again, we have been playing old games consistently for a long time now. Who knows, UGC could be playing Delta Force Extreme in 3 months. I wouldn't bet on it though.
So we are still here, playing the games we love and some games we love to hate. After all, we are the United Gamers Coalition!
GAME ON!
