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Blog Herding: Community Edition 01/02/14
As we ring in the New Year with the first episode of Blog Herding in 2014, one of my resolutions is to continue highlighting the best blogs of the week from our devoted team of community bloggers, who in 2013 posted nearly 4,000 blogs. May the New Year bring you many blessings and prosperity.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed: December
22, 2013 – December 29, 2013
Number of User Blogs:
33
Number of User
Bloggers: 25
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 9
Community Events:
GIO
2014 Fantasy Football League Scoreboard – The Championship Game
It all comes down to this – cerpintaxman
posts the final blog in the series announcing this year's GIO Fantasy Football
League results and champion. Congratulations to all of the players, and to the
winner.
Community Blogs:
My
Top 20 Games Of 2013
With a year that has witnessed
some of the best games in the history of gaming, it is easy to overlook some of
the less popular titles. Enuo's blog reminds us of some of the other great
games of the year.
Top
15 Happiest Songs In Gaming
Not only does xl9 share his
favorite video game "happy" songs, he also somehow managed to find videos for
every single one of them before packaging them together in this tidy little
blog.
On
Lacking Backwards Compatibility
RezidentHazard (Skeptical Inquirer) doesn't pull any punches with his
critical commentary focused on the lack of backwards compatibility in the new
consoles and the reasons why it still matters.
Essay
On Fumito Ueda's World Design
This essay by seb100172
exploring Fumito Ueda's World Design is somewhat of an enigma. It is certainly
lengthy and thorough, and has earned about 5,000 views, but still hasn't received a
single comment.
Irony
Alert: I Bought A Mac
Doctor Apozem admits he was
harsh on Mac computers, but having purchased one now, he shares his thoughts on
the platform and what it's like using one to play video games.
My
2013 Games Of The Year
It was a great year for games
and airbornebovine doesn't just pick a single Game of the Year, but instead
selects a Game of the Year for a variety of different platforms, while
providing a mini-review of each.
Top
Ten Tuesday 50 – My Top Ten Dream Games
Whether you knew Eric Watson
was working his way towards posting 50 Top Ten lists in 2013 or not, his latest episode marks this milestone accomplishment, and it happens to be
one of his best lists.
Undead
Labs Discusses State Of Decay And Disability In Gaming
LetMeGetToACheckpoint lands an
impressive interview with a representative from Undead Labs to discuss the
accessibility features found in State of Decay, their recently released zombie
survival game.
Epic
Gaming Trends Of 2013
The end of the year ushers in
plenty of discussion about different elements from the year.mArkayde
discusses some interesting trends found in a few of the year's biggest games.
Community Reviews:
No
No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch – Tacking Into The Winds Of Adventure
Tim Gruver evaluates Ni no
Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, praising it for being a video game new and
veteran fans of the Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG) genre are sure to
appreciate.
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 (12/23/13 – 12/29/13):
airbornebovine;
ajwilkie; Alex Excelsior!; Anthony D'Elia; Arkayde (2); Braydo; cerpintaxman;
Cody LaCrone; Doctor Apozem; Enuo; Eric Watson; Jack Treese (2);
LetMeGetToACheckpoint; lovemeorshootme; Noobtubin8er (3); pestulio007; Prince
of Snark Euphoric Ennui I; RezidentHazard (Skeptical Inquirer); seb100172;
The_DASHing_RockMan (2); Thomas Stensland; Tim Gruver (4);
VannahFoxTheTriforceWielder; xl9; and Zebra3.
Video Game Quote of the Week From Twitter:
"Just responded to the most touching fan
mail. It's amazing how much something as simple as a video game can change
one's life." @NoogyTweet
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