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Blog Herding: Community Edition 11/08/12
The big news of the week, besides the fact the presidential election is over and we all survived, is Halo 4 shipped and is receiving an overwhelming amount of positive reviews. Now that you can breathe a sigh of relief, check out some user-submitted blogs and let life get back to normal.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed:
October 29 – November 04, 2012
Number of User
Blogs: 113
Number of User
Bloggers: 73
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 11
Community Events:
Know
Your Game Informer Editors Quiz
Tim Gruver compiles a simple test comprised of 10
multiple choice questions to gauge how well you know (or think you know) the
Game Informer editors.
Community Blogs:
They
Have Differences
PlayStation All-Stars Battle
Royale hasn't even released yet but has already been compared to Smash Bros.
Brawl. Amarok compares and contrasts the two in this blog that summarizes their differences.
Halo
And Its Great Journey
With the release of Halo 4 upon
us, Hannibal discusses the road to success and how fan reception will determine
the fate of the latest installment, which was created by a new
developer.
An
Underused Setting
Video games have taken us to
locations around the globe (and beyond) but AshaMan3000 has an infrequently
used spot he feels would be a location that certain games could benefit
from.
Overview
– Assassin's Creed III Limited Edition
If you're wondering what comes
in the AC III Limited Edition and whether it's worth it or not, this blog by BLiNDFATES details the contents of the collection.
PS
Vita – A Thing Of Brilliance
Codyeo just picked up the
Assassin's Creed III Liberation Bundle which includes a white Playstation Vita
that he puts through the paces before posting his thoughts about it.
Five
Things I Want To See In The Next Xbox
Details about the successor to
the Xbox 360 are still pretty much non-existent but that doesn't stop Wayne
Strickland from sharing his thoughts on what Microsoft's next generation console
should offer.
Clouded,
The Force Is
News of Disney acquiring
Lucasfilm for a whopping $4 billion spread across the planet faster
than Han Solo making the Kessel Run. Cru Hunter discusses how the merge
might affect gamers.
Vitrified
06/15/1961
Cave Johnson and the
corporation he built from the ground up is shrouded in intrigue and mystery, leaving Stranger reminiscing about Aperture Science's deep dark projects from
Portal 2.
My
Call Of Duty Breakup
With the looming release date
of Black Ops II, some gamers are staking their allegiance to the series while
others, like Cameron Koch, are electing to boycott this next installment.
On
Second Thought
With games
like Skyrim and Fallout, it's easy to immerse yourself into the imaginary realm
of these fantasy worlds. RFXRage cautions why life in these places wouldn't be as perfect as
it might sound.
A
Top 10 Of The Fourth Kind
Be it movies or video games, trilogies are becoming the norm. But there are plenty of series with more than 3
entries, and thegodofwine7 ranks his favorites here.
Community Reviews:
Assassin's
Creed III
John Wrek
evaluates the latest installment in the Assassin's Creed story with this
extensive review capturing the key details before awarding the game a near
perfect score.
New
Super Mario Bros 2: Fun, But Unoriginal
A solid
review from ad0234 for New Super Mario Bros. 2, who also suggests that just
because it doesn't compete with some of the other classic Mario games doesn't
mean it isn't still fun to play.
Evil
Never Dies – (Video Review)
If the mixed
views associated with Resident Evil 6 have you puzzled, Craigaleg's thorough
write-up and detailed video shed some light on the latest installment of
Capcom's highly regarded series.
XCOM
Enemy Unknown Review: Wanna Feel Like MIB?
X-COM: Enemy
Unknown is a remake of the classic turn-based strategy game of the same name,
and newcomer to the series bombstopper delivers an insightful
look at what a rookie should expect.
Studio
Liverpool's Swan Song
Reviews for PS Vita games are fairly
rare around here, but here's one from Remo Williams for Wipeout 2048, the
futuristic racing game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Studio
Liverpool.
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 (10/29/12
– 11/04/12):
ace13; Alex Beyer
(2); Amarok; Andrew Marcos; Apricot; AshaMan3000 (3); awmace5; BLiNDFATES (4);
BRAV0 F1VE; C3; Cameron Koch; cerpintaxman; Chris Mrkvicka; Cloud33113; Codyeo
(2); Cru Hunter; dadarkheart; Darkeon; David Chandler; Delancey The
Procrastinator; Destructur25; DJH; Drop Dead; ElGato; FAMESREVENGE; Frosty (3);
Ghost (2); GoldvsSilver (2); Hannibal; Idostuff; John Wrek; Jolt the Cynic; Jon
Gregory aka JMan240; jordanthegamer (4); Josh Wagner; Joshua Bowers; Joyful
Penguin (2); Kid Ica; killjoy115; Level Headed Gamer; lotrgeek (7); Magnus the
Historian; Marco Polo (2); Marina Saturday; MasterZeRo (5); Mike; Nolan Swart;
Noobtubin8er (2); Oni no Tenshi; Paradigmthefallen; RFXRage; Ric White; Rich;
Romars202129; shadowBack (2); SneakaFew; sorryjzargo; stayedstar; Stranger; The
Destroyer; The Invertroid (2); The Monster Hunter; thegodofwine7;
theLast_Knight; Tim Gruver (4); Tren Frost (2); Ucantfindme (2); Wayne
Strickland; wayoverdue (2); xl9 (3); xTheCrowing (2); YungDaVinci; and of
course yours truly...Saint.
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