Purdue Music Gaming Club

The Crowded Basement

Alex — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:11:42 +0000

If you’ve been to the basement of Beering on a Thursday night in the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably noticed a huge crowd of people packing the hallway wall-to-wall. To address some confusion, I’ll just clarify that they’re not us, they’re a fire hazard the BGR training people. Due to some logistical issues, our rooms are scattered around theirs instead of being right next to each other like usual. So, to help you guys find the correct rooms, we’re marking each of ours with a game sign.

The BGR group is usually out by 8-8:30. If they’re in your way, just politely push past them.

Spring Callout Details

Alex — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:03:36 +0000

What: PMGC Spring Callout

When: Thursday, January 28th from 6-7 PM

Where: Beering 2290

Pizza: Of course

Stop in for Rock Band, DJ Hero, DDR, and all those other music games we play.

First Meeting this Semester

Alex — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:20:11 +0000

Ladies and Gentlefolk,

I have been informed by our presiding overlord that we WILL in fact be meeting this Thursday (01/14/09) at our normal time and place. I’ve also heard a rumor that a certain Rock Band accessory we’ve not seen before may be in attendance, so if you’re into that sort of thing you should probably show up.

PMGC wants YOU

Alex — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:25:49 +0000

Every once in awhile, I like to take a look at this site’s analytics page to see what search terms are bringing people to our humble little page. What I’m seeing appears to suggest that there are some people finding this site that (gasp) aren’t members of the club!

So, this is a humble appeal to you nameless wanderers: Come visit us next semester. “But Alex!” you say, “I’d love to come and play DDR, but I need to read through the Twilight books just one more time!” Nonsense. I assure you, our company is far superior to such drivel.

Perhaps you’re almost on the verge of showing up, but your crippling social anxiety is preventing you from taking the plunge. You needn’t worry about that: Studies show that 73% of our new members are hilariously inept when it comes to public gatherings involving more than 4 people and a case of Mountain Dew. Further studies show that 92% of those social misfits made a complete recovery and are now charming, witty, and attractive members of society.

So please, you owe it to yourself. Come have some fun with us next semester.

Final Meeting of the Semester

Alex — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:33:14 +0000

In case you didn’t see the newsletter, this Thursday (12/10/2009) will be our final meeting of this semester. Please don’t show up during finals week, you’ll only be greeted by a cold, empty hallway.

Bio Section

Alex — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:37:54 +0000

Greetings, fellow melodious gamers.

If you didn’t happen to see the email I sent out around 4 AM this morning, I’m working on expanding the site a bit and am in the process of creating a Meet the Club section. This section will contain short bios of our members, and if you’re interested in participating I encourage all of you to either reply to the email I sent, or fill out the little form on the page I linked.

It’s Survey Time!

Sage — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:25:49 +0000

Have you attended the Club at least once this semester? If so, PMGC wants YOU! …to take this very short survey about this year’s Club meetings. This is your chance to tell us what’s right and what sucks! Topics include game choices, how we should spend your dues, the quality of Challenges and Theme Nights, and general miscellany. That’s a good word, “miscellany”.

They See Me Pollin’

Your feedback is appreciated. And delicious.

Halloween Party

Alex — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:51:22 +0000

This week’s meeting is our annual Halloween party, so feel free to show up in costume. We’ll be providing a bunch of snacks, but as always, please be extra awesome and bring a little something to share (ie, a bag of chips, a 2 liter of pop, a dozen cookies, etc). For those of you who are still in the dorms, this is an excellent chance to use those dining dollars (assuming you have any left).

I’ll be posting pictures as soon as I get them.

Group Photo Fall 2009

Alex — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:43:28 +0000

Click for full size.

Man, we look awesome. Special thanks to David for lending us his L33T camera skillz. Also, big thanks to MTV for sending us that shiny new Rickenbacker you see in the front row.

If you missed the meeting and wanted to be in the picture, sorry, I’m not that great with Photoshop. Just be sure to show up next time we announce a photo shoot.

Rock Band DLC – Week of 9/22

Sage — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:47:16 +0000

Sage is actually posting, what the christ! Here’s this week’s DLC announcement:

Hey everybody,

If you got the newsletter you are already in the know, but for the sake of getting everybody on the same page – next week’s DLC is Pearl Jam’s new album Backspacer. This one has an interesting release schedule – it will be on 360 this Sunday to coincide with the release of the album, the 22nd on Wii, and the 24th on PS3 per usual. We also have a track from Megadeth and a track from The Fratelli’s coming for PSP. Enjoy!

Pearl Jam is an American band that became one of the precursors of alternative rock after forming in Seattle in 1990. Made up of Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Matt Cameron, the band has sold more than 60 million records around the globe. The band hit mainstream success after the release of its 1991 debut album, Ten, which sold 12 million copies worldwide. Ten became available for download in the Rock Band Music Store day-and-date with the reissue of the album March 24, 2009, and has sold more than 850,000 song downloads to date.

The band’s ninth and latest studio album, Backspacer, will be released in stores Sept. 20 and will be added to the Rock Band Music Store for Xbox 360 on Sept. 20, for Wii on Sept. 22 and for PlayStation 3 on Sept 24. Pearl Jam is touring in promotion of the new album from August through October in the United States and Europe.

In addition, Pearl Jam will offer a special edition CD set at Target stores nationwide that will include the Backspacer album disc and a code that enables owners of the special edition to download the entire album for Rock Band or Rock Band 2 gameplay for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The tracks will be imported into participating fans’ Rock Band libraries and be accessible to all game modes, including solo, band play, online multiplayer and instrument vs. instrument.

Available on Xbox 360 (Sept. 20), Wii (Sept. 22) & PlayStation 3 system (Sept. 24):

• “Gonna See My Friend”
• “Got Some”
• “The Fixer”
• “Johnny Guitar’
• “Just Breathe”
• “Amongst the Waves”
• “Unthought Known”
• “Supersonic”
• “Speed of Sound”
• “Force of Nature”
• “The End”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

I’ve purchased the bold tracks from that list. As usual, let us know if you want to see any of the others.

In my opinion, the album is all right, but it’s no Ten. I’m interested in what everyone else thinks, because we’re still set to get a huge Pearl Jam project next year. They’re a good band and all, but their sound seems to be wearing a bit thin. We’ll see, I guess.