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Blog Herding: Community Edition 02/23/12
Clearly the hot topic this week was Mass Effect 3 and the whirlwind caused by the world premiere of the trailer and demo. This week also marks one of the highest numbers of blogs to be showcased in the Blog Herding feature.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed:
February 13 – February 19, 2012
Number of User
Blogs: 91
Number of User
Bloggers: 68
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 14
Community Events:
Frag
Fest March 4th
Sheriff Warbuff and Alek389 are still scheduled to host a
special Frag Fest event featuring Halo Reach and a number of custom maps and
game modes. Less than two weeks until the big day, so sign up now.
Community Blogs:
Observations
Of A Gamer Dad
What happens when gamers grow up and start families? This
blog by Tactical Rash, a former regular who vanished only to reappear recently,
provides a brief glimpse at life as a grown up gamer.
The
Review Controversy – Getting Old Yet? Evidently Not
Hist muses about how some gamers react when a game
doesn't get the score they think it deserves and those that are beating a dead
horse by continuing the debate. Anybody else thinking, "I see what you did there."
Dark
Souls: They Don't Make 'Em Like This Anymore
The brutality of Dark Souls claims another victim as Masterassassin
posts his thoughts on the exceedingly difficult and unforgiving gameplay that
most current generation games seem to lack.
Motion
Control: Needing To Move (Forward)
Most gamers seem fairly leery of motion-based devices like Move or Kinect, but there are those, like BreadLoser, who appreciate what
these peripherals are trying to accomplish.
Finding
Value In Free Demos
Gamers typically play demos to experience a snippet of
the full game prior to actually purchasing it, but there are other reasons that
make demos worthwhile, as discussed in this post by tonyadpx.
Excitement
Is Reaching Critical Mass
There were quite a few similarly themed blogs inspired by
the Mass Effect 3 demo, and this one by markus1142 sporting a clever title is
definitely one of the best.
Mass
Effect Multiplayer: What To Know (Demo Version)
A thorough analysis of the soon to be released Mass
Effect 3 exploring the multiplayer component showcased in the demo, provided
courtesy of Jon Gregory aka JMan240.
The
10 Video Game Commandments
Taking a break from his
traditional top ten list blogs, thegodofwine7 doesn't stray too far from blogs
with ten in the title with this humorous piece on how we should conduct
ourselves as gamers.
2012:
An Incredible Year For RPGs
This blog by xghost777 is
certainly not the first by someone from the community talking about this being
the year of the RPG, but it's definitely one of the best. Take a look and see
if you agree or not.
The
Blog Of Shame: Legendary Games I've Never Played
Blogs about games we've played
are common; blogs about games we're sad to say we've never played are not. Stranger
does just that when he admits he hasn't played some of the industry's
favorites.
Happy
(Early) Valentine's Day Borderlands!
Sure, Valentine's Day was so
twelve seconds ago, but this heartfelt love letter to Borderlands from trap_the_clap27 is still a joy to read and worth a spot on this list.
Online
Games Journalism
With so many different bloggers
posting content at Game Informer, certainly there are some searching for a
career in the industry. This post by indiejones provides some great pointers as
well as challenges facing bloggers.
Long
Live The King
Weekly photo blogs highlighting
hot titles by Shootist2600 are being a common feature around here and this week
is no different as he focuses his efforts on Kingdoms of Amalur.
Reckoning
Impressions: It All Adds Up
It almost seems like if gamers
weren't focused on the Mass Effect 3 demo they were playing Kingdoms of Amalur.
Vurtax shares his thoughts on the game some are saying is up there with the
likes of Skyrim.
Community Reviews:
User
Review Herding – 02/15/12
Back from a week off, SamuraiZero
returns with a collection of user reviews worth your time, including ones for Gotham
City Impostors, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls,
Final Fantasy XIII-2, and much more. Support the community and take a look.
Video
Review: Gotham City Impostors
A popular piece in what might
be the newest trend; Cody Gilley takes a turn at posting a video review for the
newly released Gotham City Impostors.
Community Podcasts:
Armchair
Gamer Podcast: Season Two Episode One
The latest installment of the
AGP is a solo effort by Light Gamebeast23456, and on the show he talks about
various topics from the industry, including Outland, Zynga's growing legal
troubles, and the passing of a great video game artist.
Robot
in the Corner Podcast: Episode 2-20
The crew returns like clockwork
with Dean sharing his thoughts on the Shank 2 demo; Titus
sharing his impressions of the Gotham City Impostors demo; and them collectively
talking about the latest trailer for The
Amazing Spider-Man movie.
Don't forget to send your feedback, recommendations, and community events in to my personal Game Informer account located here to ensure this feature continues to provide the content you're eager to read.
Happy Blogging!
Your friendly neighborhood blogging community (02/13/12
- 02/19/12):
Andrew SiNiSTER; Biggy Phatts (panewman83); blaze6106; Boo (2);
born4this; BreadLoser; Buddy Acker; christopher; Cody Gilley (3); crimsonbrony;
Cru Hunter; Destructur25; DLT (2); Doctor Apozem; DoctorNight; DrJoeystein;
falconIZE; frog2011; gamer2486 (2); gamerchild (2); GoldvsSilver; Harvester of
Sorrow; Hist; ImNickson (2); indiejones; insectopod; Jack; Jack, The Quixotic
Gamer; Jake S; Jon Gregory; Kid Ica; Knapptime; Light Gamebeast23456;
markus1142 (2); Masterassassin; Matt-boy; my pants are on fire; Nate77; Noe
Ramirez; o_JMan240_o; Oni no Tenshi (2); Orochi Assassin LEVON; PonstoryGames;
rekoin (2); SamuraiZero; Shooterboy23; Shootist2600; Sora3Ben; SpiderRyno (2);
Still_Insane22; Stranger (2); supersnake; Tactical Rash; The Handheld Tank; The
Legendary Ewok King (2); The Trombogon; thegodofwine7; Thejourneyman66;
tonyadpx (2); trap_the_clap27; Vurtax; wayoverdue (6); xghost777; xl9;
xXBourne07Xx; YepImAPersonWaving (2); ynoT0312Taz; and of course yours
truly...Saint.
Video Game Quote of the Week:
"Given time, even a monkey can write Shakespeare." – Colonel
Hakha, Killzone
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