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Blog Herding: Community Edition 10/11/12
The hot topic of the week was clearly the recently released Resident Evil 6, as many GIO members took to the forums, blogs, and user reviews to voice their perspective of the game with opinions scattered across the board. If that doesn't interest you, perhaps a number of these blogs will.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed:
October 01 – October 07, 2012
Number of User
Blogs: 111
Number of User
Bloggers: 55
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 13
Community Events:
The Extra Life charity event is just over a week away and quickly approaching. If you haven't contributed yet and you're interested, it isn't too late. Contact Mojomonkey12 or Noobtubin8er for all of the details.
Community Blogs:
Medal
Of Honor Warfighter Open Beta Impressions
The beta for EA's Medal of
Honor Warfighter (the 14th installment in the MoH series) went live
a week ago and markus1142 breaks the demo down in this detailed situation
report.
A
Day In My Life: Fallout Rules
A short but clever blog by
AshaMan3000 chronicling the day-to-day events in his real life as viewed by an
avid gamer and fan of the Fallout series. Achievement Unlocked: Left the House.
MechWarrior
Online: A Preview
It certainly seems like a
number of publishers are pushing their products into the MMORPG realm, and
MechWarrior Online is one of the latest. This brilliant write up about the beta
from demax51 is enticing.
John
Marston Is A Hypocrite
Hannibal has an interesting and
somewhat controversial interpretation of the redemption aspect of Red Dead
Redemption and how John Marston's life as an outlaw continues to haunt him.
Breaking
From The Mold
Cru Hunter lists some
techniques incorporated by a select few video games to enhance the overall
experience and wonders why more games don't adopt these practices.
Top
Ten Women In Games
The issue of how female
characters are represented in video games was a popular topic this week, and
the Joyful Penguin compiles a list of ladies that you're sure to be impressed
with.
My
Fallout 4 Wishlist
Fallout is one of the few games
that people love but always seem to have a list of items they would like to see
in the sequel. Louis Marcos has some great ideas for the next Fallout game.
The
Truth Behind I Am Alive's Development Disaster
Daniel Jones delivers an
exceptional post exploring the development challenges associated with I Am
Alive and how Ubisoft was finally able to get the game published after being in
the works for years.
A
Look At GameStop's Financial Statements
Our resident accountant Noobtubin8er
puts in a little overtime examining GameStop's financial
statements before submitting a report of his findings, including some curious data
on used game sales.
Where
Did Resident Evil Go Wrong?
Hard to say whether Capcom was
prepared for the controversial reception of their latest Resident Evil game.
This blog from opposedcrow88 discusses what, if anything, is wrong with the
game.
The
Nomadic Games Journalist Interview
Perhaps you've heard of Justin
Amirkhani, the gamer that's travelling across the country visiting various
developers and gaming venues. Well, Light Gamebeast23456 scored an interview
with him.
Top
10 Gaming Fruit
The master of top ten lists, thegodofwine7
returns long enough to post one of his more unique rankings as he categorizes
his list of the best in video game fruit.
How
Much Say Should The Entertained Have?
A thought-provoking piece from
Seamoni covering a lot of ground about Bioware's challenges with pleasing their
customers and the unexpected results that can occur when meeting their demands.
Community Reviews:
Review
Of Borderlands 2
While the
reception of Resident Evil 6 might be widely contested, everybody seems to
agree that Borderlands 2
is an exceptional title and this review by RFXRage validates that claim.
More
Than An Expansion
Although it's
starting to show its age, Left 4 Dead 2 remains a popular zombie shooter from
Valve, the legendary developer that brought us Half Life and Portal. Louis Marcos revisits the classic.
The latest installment in the Resident Evil series received mixed reviews with wildly different scores. Some loved it and some did not. Check out Buddy Acker's perspective to see how he felt about it.
No
Hope Left For The Living
Out of all the Resident Evil 6 reviews posted this week, this one might be the most
comprehensive. Mike covers the highs and lows and everything in between about
the game.
Fall
Of Giants
Yet another
review for Resident Evil 6 showcasing the stark contrast in opinions, Ed shares
his thoughts on the game, and you might be able to guess which side he's on
based on the title.
Vita's
Coming Out Party
If there was
a list of video game characters that everybody loves, LittleBigPlanet's
Sackboy would be in the running for first place. Remo
Williams summarizes the PS Vita version of the game here.
A
World All Twisted, On A Rock In The Sky
Doctor Apozem provides a review
of Bastion, the critically acclaimed title known for its stunning visuals and
intriguing gameplay released last year from indie developer Supergiant Games.
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 (10/01/12
- 10/07/12):
AlexChase (5);
AshaMan3000 (3); awmace5; Black Rook; blaxarbush911 (2); Coachscorner00 (2);
Cru Hunter (2); Daniel Jones (7); David Chandler (2); demax51; Destructur25;
DJH (2); Enigma; FAMESREVENGE; Frosty (3); Ghost (3); gogamenerdkid;
GreenHawk99 (2); Hannibal; iDreamRunner; Joe Fathead; Jolt the Cynic; Jon
Gregory aka JMan240; jordanthegamer; Joshua Stephens; Joyful Penguin (2);
Juanolo; Light Gamebeast23456 (2); Long.Live.Play; lotrgeek (7); Louis Marcos
(2); Marco Polo; markus1142 (7); Mike; Necroscope7; Noobtubin8er;
opposedcrow88; playerofgames11; Proprietary-Windmill (2); Seamoni; Specter (4);
Stranger; TheBen; thegodofwine7; TOGNick; Trenchmace; Vulpes Grim; Wayne
Strickland; wayoverdue (6); xl9 (7); xMortalsyn; x-XMantisX-x; ynoT0312Taz;
YungDaVinci; and of course yours truly...Saint.
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