The article reads as the following on page 46 of the August 2010 Issue of Official Xbox Magazine:
Source: Gaming Clans Article written by Gary Locke in the August 2010 Official Xbox Magazine on page 44-46. Cover page has the guy from Dead Rising 2 holding the Paddle Saw.Videogames have been a common pastime for the members of the armed forced, but Terrell Pakeman found that most of the dominant military clans seemed to be for PC gamers. He wasn't a fan of the Live matchmaking's "unruly nature" and figured there had to be a whole untapped world of vets just like him who were just looking to have fun on Xbox 360.
So last September, Pakeman, an Air Force vet, decided to launch US Military Gamers, usmilitarygamers.com, in hopes of meeting more console players who share the same bond. "We all took the same oath," Pakeman says, "When you start playing with them, it's like you already known them."
Not surprisingly, the 100-plus-member clan tends to gravitate toward military-based games such as Modern Warfare 2, Gears of War, and Halo: Reach. However, Pakeman doesn't having experienced actual military combat gives you a leg up in, say, Modern warfare 2.
US military members might be recognized by a "UFMG" in their gamer tag, but it's a mostly non-competitive clan, and it's even open to civilians, just don't lie and say that you've been in the military if you haven't, Pakeman notes, as it's not really too hard to find out if you're lying.
Members are free to chat about almost anything on the clan's internet forums, but they don't exist for recruiting purposes. " We don't glorify going into the military," Pakeman tells us. "We try to serve as ambassadors."
P.S.:Im not sure when it hits stands but i can't find the article on their website.
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06-19-2010, 22:00 #1Registered User
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06-19-2010, 22:05 #2King of the Road
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awesome, thanks for getting this posted up for us all to see. I know we've all been curious as to how it would come out even since TLoG talked to them
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no problem. the funny thing is that it was my last issue.
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06-19-2010, 22:11 #4King of the Road
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lol good timing then
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ufmg wtf!! good article we are now all famous
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06-19-2010, 22:32 #6USMG Beer & Boob Judge
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Welcome to the clan and thanks for posting! Kinda sad the screwed up the clan tag, but maybe they'll post a correction.
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06-19-2010, 22:35 #7BANNED
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Re: US Military Gamers Article in the August 2010 Issue of O
WOW. People will at least see the small errors once they check us out here. BTW, I never spoke to Gary Locke so it seems Kevin Smith was doing some leg work to help him out. Great interview and great guy so no regrets. This is a testament to you guys. Let's keep it up so there's no question as to who the defacto mil squad is in the land of gaming!
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06-19-2010, 22:48 #8I run this website..
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I guess they've never heard of acronyms.
UFMG - United F*(&ing Military Gamers???
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06-19-2010, 22:54 #9Registered User
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Re: US Military Gamers Article in the August 2010 Issue of O
oh opps, yeah I missed read the part of the article that menctioned the name it was by it says, words by Kevin w. Smith. Illustrtions by Gary locke. sorry about that minor insite.
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Awesome! Congrats to all the staff that keep USMG going!
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That's cool!!! Now we need to get in a PS magazine too!!! :mrgreen:
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that is really frakk'n cool!!!
Thanks for posting the heads up.
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This is great for USMG!!!! :P
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SWEET!!!!! this is pretty outstanding. :mrgreen:
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Just want to say this is where I heard about the group. Great group of guys I played with online last night. Daddy dietrich if your on tonight when I get home about 2230 ill invite or whoever is online tonight invite on the 360. Hope to play with you guys tonight.
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yeah i will be on just send an invite
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06-23-2010, 20:05 #17Silent but Deadly....
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yep im online just send me an invite
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Originally Posted by smoke
no no.. it's Uber Force Military Gamers.. har har"Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god."
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06-24-2010, 12:48 #19Tim's Bromance Partner
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haha Uber Force
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TLOG I can't believe you never gave me a mention?
"As well as Military recruits we have civilians...and a Lady who is good at chatting but a bit crap at gaming"
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wow this is awesome. I'm totally gonna get the issue. Expect a lot of people to try and join in the near future. HAH
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I found out about this clan/website from the OXM but i dont have xbox no more so i just look at the pictures and wonder if i did the right thing lol.
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That article is how I found out about USMG. That "UFMG" was what confused me when I read it... Typos suck.
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07-02-2010, 23:50 #24USMG Beer & Boob Judge
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We're hoping to God that they print a correction in the next issue!
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Re: US Military Gamers Article in the August 2010 Issue of O
Originally Posted by THE_sXe_Brett
Thats how I found this clan as well, and I'm stoked about it, finally a clan were fellow servicemen and women can hang out and have some fun
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