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Family Friendly Gaming The VOICE of TM the FAMILY in GAMING Doraemon Story of Seasons, Moon- lighter, Pinball, Crash Team Racing and more this issue. Final Fantasy VII Remake is look- ing better! ISSUE #144 July 2019 CONTENTS ISSUE #144 July 2019 CONTENTS Links: Home Page Section Page(s) Editor’s Desk 4 Female Side 5 Comics 7 Sound Off 8 - 10 Look Back 12 Quiz 13 Devotional 14 Helpful Thoughts 15 In The News 16 - 23 We Would Play That! 24 Reviews 25 - 37 Sports 38 - 41 Developing Games 42 - 67 Now Playing 68 - 83 Last Minute Tidbits 84 - 106 “Family Friendly Gaming” is trademarked. Contents of Family Friendly Gaming is the copyright of Paul Bury, and Yolanda Bury with the exception of trademarks and related indicia (example Digital Praise); which are prop- erty of their individual owners. Use of anything in Family Friendly Gaming that Paul and Yolanda Bury claims copyright to is a violation of federal copyright law. Contact the editor at the business address of: Family Friendly Gaming 7910 Autumn Creek Drive Cordova, TN 38018 [email protected] Trademark Notice Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft all have trademarks on their respective machines, and games. The current seal of approval, and boy/girl pics were drawn by Elijah Hughes thanks to a wonderful donation from Tim Emmerich. Peter and Noah are inspiration to their parents. Family Friendly Gaming Page 2 Page 3 Family Friendly Gaming Editor’s Desk FEMALE SIDE though. Lord willing it will happen at some amounts of coverage. They are having a blast Propaganda future date. Out of Orbit seeing all these video games. Sure many of I am doing my best to keep a positive them are not out until next year. What kind I am writing this column as we are waiting on the Micro- Want to know what I notice most about E3 2019? It knocks attitude when these companies are spreading of Christmas will 2019 be without a lot of soft E3 2019 press conference to begin. The EA Press Con- my hubby, and my two boys completely out of their normal their propaganda. I am not their cheerleader. interesting video games for families? That ference was extremely disappointing. In fact it annoyed orbits. Paul works himself nearly to death helping these I am not paid to make them money. I have reminds me there is still too much of an E3 me deeply. They wasted so much time going over the same companies reach our close to nine million readers. They made them hundreds of millions of dol- focus on the macabre and morbid games. The things multiple times. What is the deal with that? Also the should pay for that hard work. They should pay for what lars in the past and they never once thought E3 focus is too deep on the hardcore haters. level of propaganda was way too high for me. They bragged gives them sales. They should be considerate of the time about us in terms of advertising and sponsor- Families are not being accurately represented over and over again how they were providing for gamers. and money of others. Do they? Nope. These companies ships. Why kill myself to make them even at E3 anymore. No wonder we feel no interest They bragged over and over again how they are listening to claim they listen, but I noticed they do not listen to the wealthier? I prefer to be honest, and genuine. in wasting so much money to fly out to Los the community. I have to take issue with that. We have told things our millions of readers have told them. So it is just I prefer to give you the best thoughts that can Angeles. There is not enough for us to spend them certain things for years and they have not done it. I another in a long line of E3 lies. Someone nicer than me save you the most money. Not make them the our time at that Convention Center until they do not believe they listen. Maybe they listen to hardcore would call it propaganda. I call it what it is - lies. most money. start to become truly inclusive. haters, and people that tell them what they want to hear. The next thing I noticed is many of these compa- My experience is they do not listen. I have told them so at nies are stretching things out. There is a good side to this God bless, God bless, E3 conferences in the past as well. and a bad side to it. The good side is we have more time Paul Bury Yolanda Bury For us here at Family Friendly Gaming E3 is a ton to work on their content. There is less of a massive dump of work. I have been to seven of them live in Los Angeles. on us in terms of content. Companies are insuring their I had to take some years off because I am sick of all the content has a higher chance of being utilized. The bad side propaganda, lies, and fakeness that is there. The industry is it means we have to work longer to cover all of it. There likes to call E3 the SuperBowl of video games. No it is not. are more days that must be reserved to focus on E3. Paul That is just more typical propaganda to help them sell more does not mind that much since he can take time off of his games. That is the real point of any E3 event. They are there day job. to sell more games. They are there for a friendly audience. An interesting theme this E3 is companies are Look at the EA Press conference this year. There were EA claiming to listen. Paul and I both expose that lie rather employees interviewing EA employees, with an audience easily. On top of that they also claim to provide for ev- of EA employees. Not much diversity there EA. Sorry for eryone. I did not notice one Christian video game in any chasing a bit of a rabbit. Back to the issues with E3. The PR of their press conferences. So they are not providing for and Marketing folks are doing and saying whatever it takes Christian gamers. Which means they are not providing for to get themselves press coverage. They will promise the everyone. See how easy it is to expose these screen readers moon as long as they get what they want. Thing is when are promoting a false narrative? Anyone publishing just it comes time to pay the piper - they forget how to use the that content alone is part of the fake news machine. Family reply button. When we try to collect on the promises they Friendly Gaming added content that exposed these com- have Alzheimer’s. We have written about their high level of panies when they tried to spew such evil, vile, and wicked cowardice and lack of honor in the past. Every time I think lies. How often do you challenge what the video game of E3 I remember it. companies tell you? Real genuine journalists would expose The plan is to go back to Los Angeles for another these facts and stand up for the truth. Real true journalists E3 in 2020. I will still see if that is the plan in January of would refuse to accept the lies. Real intelligent journalists 2020. I want to let Peter see it at least once. I want Noah would challenge these companies on their lies. Where are to see it when he gets old enough as well. It is expensive these real true genuine intelligent journalists? and much more difficult to cover it from Los Angeles. I Throughout all the streams, and arguments the keep hoping they move it closer to us at some point in the men in my life have a lot of fun. They are growing the future. That sadly does not seem very likely anytime soon Twitch streaming and Twitter feed with all of this massive Family Friendly Gaming Page 4 Page 5 Family Friendly Gaming Lesson-based EDUCATION & FUN Mission Statement Family Friendly Gaming (FFG) was cre- ated in March of the year of our Lord 2005 as the first ever Christian video game magazine. The goal of Family Friendly Gaming is to report on video games from the family view point. 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