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Blog Herding: Community Edition 04/25/13
The community's blogging activity is cyclical, with periods of high and low output. Despite another week of relatively low yield, there are still some great blogs and user reviews for you to enjoy. If you're at all interested in writing about video games, this is a perfect time to join the team of GIO bloggers.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed:
April 15 – April 21, 2013
Number of User
Blogs: 50
Number of User
Bloggers: 41
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 8
Community Blogs:
Nintendo
Direct 4/17/13: My Impressions
Apricot responds to the latest
episode of Nintendo Direct with discussion focusing on the Nintendo 3DS and
upcoming titles featuring some of your favorite characters like Mario and
Donkey Kong.
Why
Journey Is One Of My Favorite Games
Journey was released nearly a year
ago to great fanfare. A year later gamers like VannahfoxTheTriforceWielder
are still boasting about the amazing experiences it provides.
A
Woman All Gamers Should Know
DrJoeystein takes a moment to
promote Top Score, a podcast hosted by Emily Reese that's dedicated to interviewing
famous video game composers and the music scores they create.
Who's
Playing Those Games Without Fighting?
Paulina Masson takes a look at
the demographics of what gamers play and what platforms they
playon with results that might very well surprise you, but probably not.
Tearing
Through The Machine Age In BioShock Infinite
David Chandler discusses the
influences behind BioShock Infinite and the similarities between it and Metropolis, a silent film from the
1920s, which Infinite seems to borrow heavily from.
What's
In A Name?
Prince of Snark Euphoric Ennui
I lives up to his name with this snarky piece that takes a handful of games and
renames them with titles that more accurately describe the content or theme of
the game.
The
Original Metal Gear – Time For A Facelift?
With dozens of games spanning
the past 25 years, the iconic Metal Gear series marches on. Marco Polo
wonders if it isn't time for the first few games to be modernized on current-generation hardware.
No
Taxation Without Video-Game Representation!
Most adult, tax-paying gamers
are aware of the significance associated with April 15th and Tim
Gruver highlights in humorous fashion the impact Tax Day has on a few different
video game personalities.
Community Reviews:
Injustice
Review: Great Combat In A Decent Game
Kflame210 awards the DC
universe-inspired superhero fighting game respectable marks with his review of
Injustice: Gods Among Us, a game where you can finally have Batman and Superman
battle it out.
Aliens
Infestation Review
Edward Roivas provides a great
review of a less-than-stellar game with his analysis of Aliens: Infestation, a 2D
side-scroller for the Nintendo 3DS you may or may not find entertaining.
Zombiu
Review – Survival Of The Fittest
If you're in the market for a new
Wii U game, chances are you've considered picking up ZombiU. Before you take the
plunge, fancy a look at this review from Craigaleg to see if you're still
interested.
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 (04/15/13
– 04/21/13):
Ali Rapp;
Apricot; AshaMan3000; Benzion; brainraider1; Captain Super; Chaos is Beauty;
Cru Hunter; Daniel Campbell; David Chandler; Dim; DoZo; DrJoeystein; footthumb;
General Mills44; Ghost; Jeremy Sturgill; John Wrek (3); Jolt the Cynic;
JordanTheGamer; Josh Straub (2); LetMeGetToACheckpoint; Luis E. Morales Falcon;
Marco Polo (2); Nito (Carson); O'Dell Harmon; opposedcrow88; Paulina Masson
(2); Prince of Snark Euphoric Ennu; Prince of Snark Euphoric Ennui I;
schmidtyfro; The Destroyer (2); The_DASHing_RockMan; thegodofwine7 (2);
TheSniper; Tim Gruver (3); Tren Frost; VannahfoxTheTriforceWiel; Vergil;
Vincent James; and xTheCrowing.
Video Game Archives – Quote of the Week:
"I think
that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince
ourselves that we have to act more like adults." – Shigeru
Miyamoto
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