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Blog Herding: Community Edition 01/24/13
After record setting numbers last week, the amount of activity from the community dipped slightly this week, but there is still plenty of great material for your viewing pleasure. It's also worth mentioning the long running Robot in the Corner podcast created by featured blogger born4this announced its official retirement.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed:
January 14 – January 20, 2013
Number of User
Blogs: 111
Number of User
Bloggers: 55
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 12
Community Blogs:
Advertising
In The Game Industry
A robust marketing campaign can certainly influence the reception of a game once it ships and markus1142 shares a few influential
advertisements that helped persuade him into purchasing their products.
Top
10 Dualwielders
Akimbo is a term you seldom hear anymore to describe dual
wielding, but that is exactly what thegodofwine7 discusses in his colorful blog
about games that let you use two weapons at a time.
The
Video Game Industry's Most Daunting Challenge
An important topic that seldom gets discussed, Marco Polo
considers the environmental implications associated with disposing of residual
video game hardware and software when you throw them away.
25
Gamecube Games That Should Be On The Wii U's Virtual Console
The ability to play classic games on current consoles is
an important feature for many gamers like Companion Cube, who considers some Gamecube
games he'd like to see on the Wii U Virtual Console.
I
Couldn't Play A Game Like That
As gamers we often have preconceived notions about games
and genres we like and don't like, but born4this learns it isn't always as transparent as it might seem.
Top
10 Call Of Duty Missions
Love it or hate
it, there is no denying that Call of Duty is a popular series in the wide world of video
games. Join XL9 as he recalls some of the greatest levels from the different
episodes.
What
A Bust!
Deep Silver's Dead Island Riptide collector's edition
caused quite the commotion this week due to its questionable content, which
fired up ace13, a staunch advocate for the fair representation of women.
Beyond
Two Souls: More Than The Sum Of Quantic's Past?
AshaMan3000 mulls over the topic of Quick Time Events
(QTE) and how video game developer Quantic Dream incorporates them into their
games like Heavy Rain and presumably in Beyond: Two Souls.
What
The Next Star Wars Game Should Be
Paradigmthefallen ponders what elements of the Star Wars
universe should be included when constructing the ideal Star Wars game that fans of
the series have been waiting for.
Top
Ten Most Anticipated Games Of 2013
Most of us have already been calculating what games we're
interested in this year. If you haven't, Kflame210's list of games and
brief summary of each might provide a good place to start.
Shame
Is The Name
Do you have any skeletons in your video game closet? GIO
Member cerpintaxman reveals a few deep dark secrets about his past that might
make you gasp in shock when you read them.
"Social"
Gaming Used To Be Social: A Ranting
One gamer's
journey from the old-school arcade to the virtual realm of online gameplay, ADAMMWOOLLEY
discusses the changes he's witnessed in socializing with his fellow gamers.
Community Reviews:
Farewell
Commander Shepard
Nex Gen Reviews provides a thorough analysis of last
year's Game of the Year winner, awarding Mass Effect 3 high marks in every
category. Watch out for the minor spoilers regarding the divisive ending.
Everything
Old Is New Again
With the recent
release of Devil May Cry, fans of the game like FinalFantasy1026 are once again reunited with Dante, the
outlandish star of the series who always manages to get people talking about
his looks.
Still
Not Amazing But Pretty Darn Good
User reviews for sports games are rare in these parts,
but should you be interested, Kane Dragonheart offers a play-by-play look at
one of those Madden games involving teams and a ball.
Far
Cry 3: Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
With overwhelmingly positive review scores, including this one by blogman, Far Cry 3
continues to impress players with its beautiful landscapes and colorful
characters, all of which are capable of killing you.
Community Podcasts:
The
4th Floor: The Phoenix Saga Episode 1
If you thought the FCC kicked The 4th Floor
off the air, think again. TOGNick and friend Liz are back, chatting about hot
topics like their best of 2012 and all the happenings of the world.
Final
Episode Of Robot In The Corner
One of the long running community-created podcasts
shutters its doors and hangs up its microphones this week as born4this
announces the official retirement of the beloved Robot in the Corner podcast.
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 (01/14/13
– 01/20/13):
ADAMMWOOLLEY; ace13; AshaMan3000; BLiNDFATES; bombstopper;
born4this (2); Bradamantium; BRAV0 F1VE (2); Buddy Acker; Bustin; Cameron Koch;
Caudex; cerpintaxman; Companion Cube; Daniel Jones; David Chandler; Enigma;
Frosty; Gaming Warthog (7); General Mills44 (4); Glasses (2); Hawke; Jble;
Jeremy.JustJeremy; John Wrek (5); Jolt the Cynic (2); Jon Gregory aka JMan240
(2); JordanTheGamer; Kate Willaert (7); Kflame210; Marco Polo (3); markus1142
(7); Matt. Yeah, That One.; Mike (2); new traditionalist; Odoyel (2);
opposedcrow88; Paradigmthefallen (3); Rihz (2); Scopes; Sean Valjean;
Spayle303; The Destroyer (4); thecouchpotato; thegodofwine7; TOGNick;
Trenchmace (4); warlord5531; Warrior; xghost777; xl9 (8); ynoT0312Taz; Yusuke
Urameshi; ZombieRasputin; and of course yours truly...Saint.
Video Game Archives – Quote of the Week:
"I'm so old, I've been playing the same three
Nintendo games since the Chernobyl disaster, an event most gamers probably only
know from games." – Kellee
Santiago
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