Thursday, November 18, 2010

Black Ops Package





LEDE: VIDEOGAMES, A TEN BILLION DOLLAR A YEAR INDUSTRY. WITH A HOBBIE THAT AIMS AT EVERYONE FROM KIDS TO PARENTS ITS NO WONDER THAT SOME GAMES ARE NOW MAKING HEADLINES. DAILY IOWAN TV'S MITCH AVERY SHOWS A NEW GAME THAT IS IN EYE OF GAMING COMMUNITY AND IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF BEING ONE OF THE BEST SELLING GAMES OF ALL TIME.

WALK INTO GAMERS ON 201 SOUTH CLINTON AND YOUR PROBABLY LOOKING FOR ONE THING CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS. A FOLLOW UP TO CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE, HAS MANY FANS EXCITED AND READY TO SEE WHATS IN STORE.

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THIS GAME SETS ITSELF APART FROM OTHER FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS SUCH AS HALO BY GIVING FANS A MORE REALISTIC VIEW OF WARFARE.

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AND IT SEEMS THAT THE GAME IS LIVING UP TO ITS HYPE. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE GAME BEING RELEASED IT HAS SOLD OVER 7 MILLION COPIES, THATS OVER 360 MILLION DOLLARS IN SALES. ALREADY SETTING A RECORD OF MOST SOLD TITLE IN A SINGLE DAY.

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AND IT DOESNT SEEM TO BE LETTING UP. JUST A COUPLE DAYS AFTER---- GAMERS CAN HARDLY KEEP THE black ops IN STOCK. BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE BLACK OPS AND THE CALL OF DUTY SERIES WILL KEEP STUDENTS IN THE STORES AND OUT OF THEIR BOOKS. MITCH AVERY DAILY IOWAN TV

TAG:YOU CAN GET CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS FOR PLAYSTATION 3 OR XBOX 360, AND IT ALSO HAS AN ONLINE MULTIPLAYER COMPONENT.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Reaction to 21 Ordinance







LEDE: VOTES ARE FINALIZED AND THE 21 ORDINANCE STAYS IN EFFECT. DAILY IOWAN TV'S MITCH AVERY SHOWS US HOW THE IOWA CITY COMMUNITY IS TAKING THIS MIXED DRINK OF VICTORY AND SORROW.

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DESPITE STUDENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE ORDINANCE THAT STARTED IN JUNE, DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY FOR THE MOST PART WILL STAY 21 AND UP. AND THE ELECTION RESULTS WERE STARTLING FOR SOME STUDENTS.

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AND WITH THE ORDINANCE NOW IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOCIAL LIFE AT IOWA, BUT ALSO THE SURVIVAL OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

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BUT THE IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL THINKS BARS WILL BE JUST FINE. WITH THE OPTION OF THE SPILT BAR VENUE, THEY ENCOURAGE BAR OWNERS TO BE CREATIVE AND START PURSING OTHER AVENUES TO MAKE MONEY.

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THE IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL ALSO SUPPORTS STUDENTS GOING TO THE POLLS AND SUPPORTING SOMETHING THEY BELIEVE IN BUT SOME STUDENTS STILL THINK--SOT--MITCH AVERY DAILY IOWAN TV.

Tag: THE FINAL VOTE WAS 52 percent to 48.