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VisionTek Rolls Out Radeon R9 290 Graphics Card

2013/11/06
Jerry Paxton
Hardware News, News

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November 6, 2013, East Dundee, IL – VisionTek Products LLC, (VisionTek(r)) http://www.visiontekproducts.com, a leading manufacturer of award-winning, high-performance upgrades and accessories for PC and Apple Macintosh(r) computers, announced today the VisionTek Radeon(tm) R9 290 graphics card. Featuring similar specifications to the VisionTek R9 290X, the world’s fastest graphics card introduced two weeks ago, the new R9 290 offers up to 947MHz clock speed, 4GB 512bit GDDR5 RAM, over 300GB/s memory bandwidth to support 4K gaming with over 100 layers of effects, and compute performance that nearly exceeds 5.0 TFLOPs. With a $90 lower cost and performance that exceeds the leading competitive brand’s comparable card, the estimated $409MSRP VisionTek R9 290 is the best value in high performance graphics cards and is expected to begin shipping later this month.

Outperforms GTX780 While Costing $90 Less
To compare the Radeon R9 290 to the competition, AMD utilized two widely accepted performance testing methods: dedicated benchmarking and in-game frames per second performance. In both instances, the Radeon R9 290 outperformed the $499MSRP NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780.

3D Mark Fire Strike, the world’s most popular gaming benchmarking tool, was used to determine each card’s overall score in two demanding settings, Performance and Extreme:

3DMark Fire Strike Performance Setting Overall Score:

*         R9 290: 9039

*         GeForce GTX 780: 8692

3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Setting Overall Score:

*         R9 290: 4513

*         GeForce GTX 780: 4370

When running popular games such as Battlefield 4(tm), Crysis 3, and Tomb Raider with a 4K (3840 x 2160) display mode setting, the R9 290 delivered superior frames per second performance to the GTX 780:
Battlefield 4:

*         R9 290: 35.59 FPS

*         GeForce GTX 780: 31.45 FPS

Crysis 3:

*         R9 290: 31.02 FPS

*         GeForce GTX 780: 27.45 FPS

Tomb Raider:

*         R9 290: 36.8 FPS

*         GeForce GTX 780: 34.5 FPS

Overclocking Via Easy to Use GUI
The VisionTek R9 290 can be set to automatically run higher than the base core speed if it is operating below power, current, and temperature specification limits via the Boost State control within the easy-to-use card management GUI.

Intelligent Active Performance Management
To keep gamers playing, the VisionTek R9 290 features two automatic performance management features. AMD PowerPlay(tm) Technology adjusts clock speeds in response to GPU load for energy use efficiency. Newly enhanced for the R9 290 series of graphics cards, AMD’s PowerTune Technology intelligently manages power, voltage, temperature, and clock speeds for optimum performance and safe operation.

See What You’ve Been Missing with 4K Resolution
The VisionTek R9 290 supports Ultra HD 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution, which is 4x the resolution of 1080p. Typically, configuring a graphics card for use with a high resolution monitor must be done manually. However, AMD’s Catalyst(tm) Graphics Drivers will perform automatic configuration on select popular 4K monitors, including models from Sharp and Asus. Further simplifying the ability to use 4K displays is the card’s use of AMD Eyefinity(tm) technology which can span multiple monitors into one large panoramic display.

Hear What You’ve Been Missing with TrueAudio
With an onboard audio processing chip powering AMD’s TrueAudio technology, the VisionTek R9 290 can deliver accurate 3D surround sound within games and special audio effects like reverbs and room simulations while reducing CPU load. Now you can hear more real-time voices and situational sounds in-game with any and all audio hardware already owned.
VisionTek Radeon R9 290 Specifications & Pricing

*   Memory: 4GB 512bit GDDR5
*   Memory Speed: up to 5.0Gb/s
*   Base Clock Speed: up to 947MHz
*   Stream Processors: 2560
*   Compute Performance: 4.9 TFLOPS
*   CrossFire Support: Up to four GPUs with no interconnect bridge required
*   Outputs: 2 x Dual Link DVI, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI
*   Cooling: Single fan 2 slot
*   Bus Type: PCIe 3.0
*   3DMark Fire Strike: greater than 8000
*   OS Support: Windows(r) 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Linux
*   Estimated MSRP: $409.00

A History of Performance Innovation
Outperforming other GPU powered brand graphics cards is nothing new to VisionTek. By choosing AMD as its exclusive GPU partner, VisionTek has enjoyed a history of establishing new standards of performance capabilities from its graphics cards:

*   In 2008, the AMD powered VisionTek Radeon 4000 series was the first to exceed one TFLOPS.
*   In 2009, the AMD powered VisionTek Radeon 5000 series was the first to exceed two TFLOPS.
*   In 2011, the AMD powered VisionTek Radeon 7000 series was the first to exceed three TFLOPS.
*   In 2012, the AMD powered VisionTek Radeon 7970 GHz Edition card was the first to exceed four TFLOPS.
*   October 2013, the AMD powered VisionTek Radeon R9 290X was the first to exceed five TFLOPS.

“There’s nothing on the market that can touch the Radeon R9 290’s price/performance value proposition,” said Mark Bilson, Executive Vice President of VisionTek. “It will even challenge the GeForce TITAN which costs $550 more. Then add in all the automatic performance management and user configurable operation options and you have an instant hit that will surely resonate with gamers of all levels.”

For more information on the new VisionTek Radeon R9 290 graphics card, or the existing VisionTek graphics card line, which includes the six recently announced VisionTek R7 and R9 series cards, visit: www.visiontekproducts.com<http://www.visiontekproducts.com/>.

Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag PC Gone Gold

2013/11/06
Jerry Paxton
News, PlayStation 3 News, Windows PC News, Xbox 360 News

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SAN FRANCISCO — November 6, 2013 — Today, Ubisoft® announced Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ for Windows PC has reached gold status and will be available for sale on November 19, 2013.

Three editions of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag will be available for PC:

  • The Standard Edition, available as retail or digital formats.
  • The Deluxe Edition, a premium edition including the game, as well as bonus in-game content including new locations to discover and explore, additional customization items and a new adventure starring Aveline as the main character.
  • The Uplay Deluxe Edition, an exclusive digital package including all the contents from the Deluxe Edition, plus an additional in-game pack, Pride of the West Indies. This bonus content is exclusive to the Uplay Deluxe edition, available for pre-order here: http://shop.ubi.com/ac4deluxe

The Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition are both available in a digital PC download format. Players who pre-order the PC download version of these editions will get additional in-game bonus contents. The Uplay Deluxe Edition is only available in digital format.

A Season Pass is also available for PC, including a package of downloadable contents, for a 20 percent savings off the regular unit price of these DLC to be released until March 2014. Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Season Pass can be pre-ordered here: http://shop.ubi.com/AC4SeasonPass

Players who pre-order Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Uplay Digital Deluxe Edition from the Uplay Shop will be granted an additional 25% discount off the Season Pass.

Ubisoft and NVIDIA have worked closely together to create a fully optimized version that runs on GeForce GTX graphics cards. The result is that gamers with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics card will get an Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag experience that features a wealth of NVIDIA’s advanced gaming technologies such as TXAA and more. The extra performance means more immersive gaming including life-like environments, realistic combat and spectacular, cinematic visuals.

“NVIDIA engineers work with their Ubisoft counterparts across the globe to ensure that PC games are the best they can be – and ‘Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag’ is a great example of that,” said Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of Content and Technology at NVIDIA. “We’ve integrated advanced, PC-specific technologies into the game to give mood and depth to scenes and bring buildings and landscapes to life. The end result is an unparalleled visual treat, and set to be an absolute PC blockbuster.”

Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag will feature several NVIDIA Technologies: God Rays – which allowed Ubisoft Montreal to paint beams of light that illuminate a scene from above, horizon-based ambient occlusion + (HBAO+) for more detailed and realistic shadows around objects that obstruct rays of light, percentage-closer soft shadows (PCSS) for more lifelike contact hardening shadows, and temporal anti-aliasing (TXAA) for smoother edges. With the addition of enhanced 4K textures, there’s never been a better time to take to the high seas.

For a limited time, buyers of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, 780 Ti, 780, 770, 760, 660, 670, 680, and 690 from participating retailers and e-tailers will receive a complimentary copy of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag in addition to Ubisoft’s other blockbuster title, Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Details can be found at www.GeForce.com/Pirates

For more information on Assassin’s Creed, please visit: assassinscreed.com and facebook.com/assassinscreed.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Over $1B in Day One Sales

2013/11/06
Jerry Paxton
News, PlayStation 3 News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox 360 News, Xbox One News

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Santa Monica, CA – November 6, 2013 – Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that the company sold more than $1 billion of Call of Duty®: Ghosts into retail stores worldwide as of day one.

“Call of Duty is by far the largest console franchise of this generation,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. “More people have played Call of Duty this year than ever before, logging four billion hours of gameplay. And in the last 12 months, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II, including its digital content, generated more revenues than any other console game ever has in a single year. Although it is too early to assess sell-through for Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s launching a ta time when the franchise has never been more popular.”

Millions of people are already playing Call of Duty: Ghosts online. Since its release yesterday, Call of Duty: Ghosts has moved to the #1 spot as the most played game on Xbox Live, according to Microsoft. Additionally, Activision confirmed that on the Xbox 360 videogames and entertainment system from Microsoft, average player sessions for Ghosts have been longer than either Black Ops II or Call of Duty®:Modern Warfare® 3, during the same time period.

Call of Duty: Ghosts launched at 15,000 midnight openings around the world. Fans around the world shared their excitement in social media, with Call of Duty-related terms trending an astounding 20 times globally on Twitter in the last 24 hours.

“Ghosts is an amazing game which ushers in the next generation of Call of Duty. The team at Infinity Ward has delivered yet another epic thrill ride in the campaign, and what I think is our best multiplayer game yet,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. “This is the must have launch title for the next generation of consoles, and we expect Call of Duty: Ghosts to be the most successful launch title for the Xbox One and PS4 by a wide margin. In fact, according to GameStop, Call of Duty: Ghosts is their most pre-reserved next gen title.”

Woojer Allows User to Feel the Sound of their Games

2013/11/06
Jerry Paxton
News, Tech News

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New York, NY, USA – (6th November 2013) – Today, Woojer Ltd. announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of its augmented reality haptic device, which transforms any audio signal into silent, harmonic tactile sensation that can be felt throughout the body. Based on patent-pending technology, Woojer will literally allows gamers, music lovers and entertainment enthusiasts to “Feel the Sound”. 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1382889335/woojer-feel-the-sound

“We spent the past two years optimizing Woojer’s technology to ensure a fully immersive experience, and are now launching on Kickstarter to fund production, which means backers will be the first to experience and own a Woojer. Unlike other crowdsourcing campaigns, you will not have to wait a year or two for delivery, you will get to experience Woojer this spring,” said Dr. Neal Naimer, who is responsible for product development at Woojer.

Woojer is unlike anything currently on the market. In contrast to competitive haptic devices that are cumbersome or stationary, the matchbox-sized Woojer is capable of delivering an audio experience that is substantially immersive and completely silent. It is compatible with any audio source and any headset, and it does not require downloads, software or updates – it’s just plug ‘n’ play. The device is not only ideal for music lovers, game players and consumer electronic enthusiasts; it’s capable of bringing any multimedia to life for the hearing impaired.

“At present, personal audio experiences are based solely on hearing. As a consequence, virtually all the rich low frequency sensation is lost. Woojer captures all the lost low frequency sensation and literally allows you to feel the sound. It’s like having your own portable movie theater, or being at a rock concert. Imagine the implications for video gaming and other multimedia experiences. The experience is so engaging, and so totally immersive, users tend to lower the audio levels, thus making it safer for your hearing,” said Mor Efrati, the inventor of Woojer.

HOW IT WORKS

Clipped onto the clothing in one or more places along strategic meridian bodylines, Woojer convinces the brain that the entire body is experiencing high acoustic sound via perceptual inference. Woojer’s technology transforms any audio signal into harmonic tactile sensation that traverses through the skeleton and nervous system to the brain, thereby allowing users to literally feel the sound.

For more information about Woojer, please visit the Kickstarter page:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1382889335/woojer-feel-the-sound

BandFuse: Rock Legends Complete Track List Unveiled

2013/11/06
Jerry Paxton
News, PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

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Campbell, CA — November 6, 2013 — Realta Entertainment Group announced today the complete, legend-loaded set list for its highly anticipated BandFuse: Rock Legends, the music video game where legendary rockers transform players into real-world guitarists, bassists and vocalists.

“Each and every song was handpicked for this game,” says Jeff Marshall, Director of Artist/Label Relations and Content Licensing at Realta Entertainment. “BandFuse provides players with the ultimate rock experience; not only can players learn to play the songs they know and love, but the game also challenges experts and n00bs alike to become better musicians.”

Filled with 55 songs from classic and current rock hits, BandFuse: Rock Legends offers a rich tapestry of impeccably selected songs for fans to play.

Songs From In-Game Legends

  • Slash “Black From Cali”
  • Bootsy Collins “Rock Bandit”
  • Five Finger Death Punch “The Bleeding”
  • Lynch Mob “Wicked Sensation”
  • Mike Ness/Social Distortion “Bad Luck”
  • Zakk Wylde/Black Label Society “Overlord”
BandFuse: Rock Legends Set List:
2000s
  • Stellar Revival  “The Crazy Ones”
  • Halestorm  “Love Bites (So Do I)”
  • Red Fang  “Wires”
  • Shinedown  “Devour”
  • Bullet For My Valentine  “Tears Don’t Fall”
  • My Chemical Romance  “Welcome to the Black Parade”
  • Wolfmother  “Woman”
  • All American Rejects  “Move Along”
  • Children of Bodom  “Are You Dead Yet?”
  • Fallout Boy  “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down”
  • Modest Mouse  “Float On”
  • The Strokes  “Reptilia”
  • The Distillers  “Drain the Blood”
  • Maroon 5  “Harder to Breathe”
  • Blink 182  “All The Small Things”
  • Coldplay  “Yellow”
  • Incubus  “Drive”
  • Nine Days  “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)”
1990s
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd  “Blue on Black”
  • Blur  “Song 2”
  • Duncan Sheik  “Barely Breathing”
  • Sublime  “What I Got”
  • Alanis Morissette  “You Oughta Know”
  • Bad Religion  “Infected”
  • Pantera  “I’m Broken”
  • Blind Melon  “No Rain”
  • Dream Theater  “Pull Me Under”
  • Pearl Jam  “Alive”
  • Faith No More  “Epic”
  • Jane’s Addiction  “Been Caught Stealing”
  • Megadeth  “Hangar 18”
  • Testament  “Souls of Black”
1980s
  • The Pixies  “Here Comes Your Man”
  • Living Colour  “Cult of Personality”
  • Grateful Dead  “Hell in a Bucket”
  • Ratt  “Round and Round”
  • Billy Idol  “Rebel Yell”
  • Modern English  “I Melt With You”
  • The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
  • Brian Setzer  “Rock This Town”
  • Rick Springfield  “Jessie’s Girl”
  • Rush  “Limelight”
  • Judas Priest  “Breaking the Law”
’70s & ’60s
  • Foreigner  “Hot Blooded”
  • Blue Öyster Cult  “Godzilla”
  • Cheap Trick  “I Want You to Want Me”
  • Heart  “Barracuda”
  • Kansas  “Carry on Wayward Son”
  • Santana  “Black Magic Woman”
Coming to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, BandFuse: Rock Legends will be available in all major North American retailers November 19, 2013.

Seamlessly connecting real guitars, basses and microphones to game consoles, BandFuse: Rock Legends empowers players to jam to a fully unlocked library of 55 hit songs from rock to metal and punk to funk. The game’s exclusive four-player co-op mode enables players to play music together by connecting two guitars, one bass, and a microphone simultaneously, providing each player with detailed feedback from the BandFuse: Rock Legends analytics engine.

BandFuse: Rock Legends is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and will be published by Mastiff in North America on November 19, 2013 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems. In Japan, Hamster will publish the game on December 19, 2013. A European publisher will be announced soon. To learn more about BandFuse: Rock Legends, please visit www.bandfuse.com, ‘Like’ it onFacebook, and follow the game on Twitter for all the latest news and updates.

Swann Unveils New High-Definition Network Security Cameras

2013/11/05
Jerry Paxton
News, Tech News

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Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – November 5, 2013 – Swann Security, the global leader in security monitoring solutions, announces upgrades to its line of network security cameras. The SwannEye HD™ Plug & Play (SWADS-455CAM) security camera is packed with features for 24/7 home and business security. The SwannEye HD™ Pan & Tilt (SWADS-445CAM) security camera is an easy-to-setup, HD remote viewing surveillance system with a powerful pan and tilt camera.

“The demand for easy-to-setup and easy-to-use security systems for homes and small businesses has been overwhelming,” said Jeremy Stewart, Swann’s VP Global Marketing. “With the new SwannEye HD™ cameras, we are able to provide an easy and powerful security monitoring system paired with a user-friendly app so you have the tools you need to actively monitor and protect your home or office.”

Both the Plug & Play and Pan & Tilt cameras record and save 720p HD video and 1280 x 720 HD pictures. Both cameras feature memory card slots (MicroSD for the Plug & Play and SD for the Pan & Tilt) so recordings can easily be transferred to computers or other devices. Additionally, images and video can be saved directly to your smartphone or tablet via the SwannEye HD™ app. For added control, the 350 degree horizontal and 100 degree vertical motion of the Pan & Tilt camera can be remotely controlled by your smartphone or tablet via the SwannEye HD™ app.

By downloading the free SwannEye HD™ app, smartphone and tablet users can stream live video or view recorded videos and photos via any iOS, PC or Android device. Providing users with the peace of mind that their home or business is safe, the SwannEye HD™ app also sends an e-mail notification when motion is detected by the cameras. Syncing the camera with your smartphone or tablet is made easy and network-free using a unique QR code that comes with each system.

For added nighttime picture and video quality, both cameras include on-board infrared LEDs. The Plug & Play has 12 light sensor-activated LED’s and the Pan & Tilt has eight. Both cameras include built-in microphones so you can hear every sound and conversation happening in real-time or during video playback. Additionally, the Pan & Tilt camera includes an audio input jack and speaker to communicate with intruders via your smartphone or tablet’s microphone.

In addition to the camera, ceiling/wall mounting hardware, theft deterrent stickers, a power adapter and network cable for stable network connectivity are included in the box.

Available

The SwannEye HD Pan & Tilt retails for $179.99 and the SwannEye HD Plug & Play retails for $129.99. Both cameras are available at Fry’s Electronics and www.swann.com.

Rise of Venice Beyond the Sea Add-On Announced

2013/11/05
Jerry Paxton
News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

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November 5th, 2013, Ridgewood, NJ – Stock a crate of your finest Chianti vintage on board your vessel and prepare to set sail once again. ‘Beyond The Sea’, the first major add-on for the acclaimed economy simulator Rise of Venice, is about to take you to distant new lands in which to trade luxurious goods and exert your influence in. From Marseilles to Portugal, the add-on provides players with a whole new challenge by expanding the game world with 13 cities to explore and trade with.

Also included are all new residence missions and challenging new Doge tasks, which will see your family playing a more significant role in your position and plans. ‘Beyond The Sea’ also allows players to command a completely new class of ship – the NAO: the famous ship type in which Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

‘Beyond The Sea’ will be available to download for Windows PC from Steam and other digital portals on November 21st for $19.99/£14.99/ €19.99.

Features of ‘Beyond The Sea’:
  • 13 new cities from Marseilles to Portugal expand the game world by 50%
  • Residence missions: family members contact the player with tasks to earn special benefits
  • Doge tasks challenge even the most experienced players. Can you triumph in trade war with Venice’s archenemy Genoa and its allies?
  • New ship type: command the famous NAO ship class
  • Numerous improvements and optimizations based on Rise of Venice player feedback

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Interview with Matt from Evike

2013/11/05
Jerry Paxton
Action Sports, Airsoft News, Articles, Interviews, News

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Recently, we got the chance to send some questions over to the face of Evike.com, Matt! You may know Matt as Evike’s Youtube host as well as event host at their various gaming events around the country. Matt has been in the airsoft game for a long time and has seen a lot of trends come and go in the sport. So, we would like to thank Matt as well as Eddie over at Evike for making this interview possible.

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Q) Hey Matt, you are a well known figure in the airsoft world. Tell us a bit about your background: How you got into the sport, how long you have played, your involvement with Evike, etc.

I’ve been playing airsoft for about 12 years now. Originally I played with friends in their back yards, then started playing at Airsoft Playground, which is now Tac City North. I’ve always been more of an CQB oriented player, but as I do more and more events for evike, I find myself having to adapt my playing style to a more “outdoor” mindset. I started at Evike purely by chance I suppose. Their previous Youtube personality (Brandy Grace) was moving onto bigger and better things with her career and there was a spot that needed to be filled. I had been shopping at Evike for quite some time, and had made a few friends that worked here. They suggested for the owner to bring me in, and as I had some background in acting and improv work, I guess it was a perfect fit!

Q) Do you have a favorite airsoft field here in SoCal?

It’s difficult to say I have a favorite. There are fields I miss, like Zipper Factory and Killhouse. And there are fields I call “home” like airsoft playground. But I think my current go-to’s are SC Village and ITS Stops, which is a training facility in San Diego.

Q) Can you give us the rundown on your typical airsoft load out. Equipment and gun favorites, etc?

I have a custom made vest and battle belt by BeaverTac, which takes the best parts of the Mayflower APC and the Shellback Tactical Banshee, and combines them into a great package in Ranger Green to fit my needs in terms of carry capacity and size. For mag pouches I use HSGI Tacos and various other HSGI, Blueforce, and BeaverTac pouches. Primary weapon of choice for me alternates between my VFC HK416 with a custom Pro-win 8mm gearbox that I built years ago, still running strong 😉 or my VFC SCAR-L, with a G&P 8mm gearbox. For a secondary, I use a full custom Tokyo MaruI Hi-Capa that I converted into a lightweight STI 2011 platform, combining tactical functionality with IPSC “like” accessories to help with speed and in-game effectiveness.

Q) What’s more important to you: Rate of Fire or FPS?

For a long time, being an older-school airsofter, rate of fire was the goal. The faster you went, the more rounds you could lay down range, the more pain you could inflict on your opponent. I have learned over the years though, that a well placed single shot is far more effective than a huge volley of fire. So i’d have to say that FPS (to a point) and accuracy are more important.

Q) What hurdles do you feel that airsoft must jump to become more widely accepted?

Teaching airsofters to respect airsoft guns and to treat them with the same care and amount of safety that they would with a real gun. And then in turn, educating the public on how safe and responsible people are that actually PLAY the sport. The actions of the few and the irresponsible cannot and SHOULD NOT reflect upon the hundreds of thousands of players who behave responsibly and that understand that airsoft guns are not toys.

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Q) Are you currently on any airsoft teams?

I was on a team for a long time, and since most of my teammates have retired I am currently just playing as part of the “Evike Team”.

Q) Do you have any comment regarding the banning of the Green Mountain Rangers team from all Lion Claws events?

You’re playing a sport that replicates and pays homage to the “real thing”. If you choose to attend a military simulation event, you should be prepared to simulate real military behavior, and that means following orders from those in charge. But that’s beside the point. Every military service member and well as law enforcement officer should demand a certain level of respect, whether you’re in the service or not. These people have given and ARE GIVING their lives on a daily basis to allow us all to continue living in the comfort that we do. And to disrespect any member of the service, especially one so decorated, is absolutely unacceptable. And that’s all I have to say about that.

Q) What advice would you give a person who wants to start playing airsoft?

Start small. There’s no need to buy everything ALL AT ONCE!!! Build your arsenal and your load over time, give yourself a chance to get used to every piece of kit, and every weapon. It will make you far more effective. Also remember, Referees and Airsoft field personnel are there to keep you safe. I know their decisions can sometimes be frustrating, but keep your cool, accomplish your mission, and have fun.

Q) Do you have anything to promote or any additional comments you would like to leave our readers with?

“In addition to…” 😉

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Once again, we would like to thank Matt for taking the time to answer our questions. You can checkout Matt over at Evike’s Youtube channel and their main online store.