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Blog Herding: Community Edition 06/20/13
The post-E3 hoopla continued this week as Microsoft announced new policy changes for Xbox One. Take a break from the madness with this collection of creative and entertaining blogs authored by Game Informer's online community.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed:
June 10 – June 16, 2013
Number of User
Blogs: 100
Number of User
Bloggers: 72
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 11
Community Events:
Extra
Life 2013 – Team GIO
A Public Service Announcement reminding viewers Zachary
Pligge is the coordinator of Team GIO for this year's Extra Life charity event, scheduled for November 02, 2013. Contact him for all of the details.
Community Blogs:
The
Most Hilarious Glitches I've Experienced
If you've played video games for any length of time you no doubt have encountered an occasional glitch or two, some of which can be
rather humorous. The Destroyer discusses some of his funniest glitches.
Grand
Theft Auto V Multiplayer Wishlist
Andrew Marcos thinks about the upcoming release of Grand
Theft Auto V and touches on the one component we haven't heard too many details
about: multiplayer.
Top
Ten Songs In Video Games (Worth Singing)
Two popular blog themes around these parts are top ten
lists and video game music. Combine the two and you get a blog like this from
Jeremy Sturgill, listing his favorite songs from video games.
A
Question Of Talent
A provocative piece from someone with experience in the
video game development business, Brother Turkey talks about raw talent and the
impact it has on creativity and originality.
Top
10 Mines In Gaming
Say mine to a gamer and they're likely to conjure up
images of landmines or mineshafts. This latest top ten list blog from xl9
is about the latter, a popular setting in many of our favorite video games.
Gaming
With A Baby-Boomed Dad
When maxmaher originally posted this blog about his dad's
gaming influence in his life it was just in time for Father's Day. Even
days later it's still worth reading.
My
Top 10 Favorite Skill Tree Characters
The ability to customize a character through the use of
skill trees can result in quite the variety of unique characters, and RFXRage
shares a list of his favorites.
4
Things I Would Like To See In Dragon Age 3
A shorter list (and blog) than you would've expected from
thegodofwine7, who considers a couple of features he'd like to see incorporated
into the next episode of the Dragon Age series.
Has
Buying New Games Become Charity???
Marco Polo takes on the challenging issue of used games
with a bold, yet thought-provoking perspective that could ruffle a few feathers,
but that doesn't mean there's not a measure of truth to it.
What
I Want From Next-Gen Games
A next-generation console-neutral blog from firedude3663
addressing a few simple features he would like to see incorporated into all
systems that would likely improve the overall experience.
Why
Snake's Voice Needs A Change
When it was announced Kiefer
Sutherland was tapped to be the new voice of Big Boss in the next Metal Gear
Solid game, many fans were furious. DesertOcelot explains why it was time
for a change.
Community Reviews:
A
Fate Worse Than A Zombie Bite
Zombie games are a dime a dozen
so finding one worth your time and money can be a chore. This review of
Deadlight provided courtesy of Paradigmthefallen may make the search a bit
easier.
Just
Because You Can, Means You Should
Austin Goetz describes the
ridiculous but fun gameplay contained in Just Cause 2, which he enjoyed so much, he awarded the game an impressive 9.0 out of 10.
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 (06/10/13 – 06/16/13):
Alex; Andrew
Marcos; Andrew Ryan; Anthony D'Elia (3); Arnulfo Hermes; AshaMan3000; ATOMIC
(4); Blake; BLT; Blue blood outbreak; Bony4D; Bradamantium; brainraider1 (2);
Braydo (4); Brother Turkey; Buddy Acker; Cameron Koch; cerpintaxman (2); Clear
Sarcasm; David Chandler; DesertOcelot; Drym Shyuan; Enigma; Eric Watson (2);
firedude3663; Fry0127; Gamemaniac3434; General Mills44; indiepassion_dave;
Jacen; jackson stone (2); Jangle; Jeremy Sturgill (2); Joe Clark; Joshua
Bowers; Juanolo; Kayla Herrera; Kflame210; KingOfFighters; Kyle Wadsworth (3);
LetMeGetToACheckpoint; LuckyKoopa11; Luis E. Morales Falcon; Marco Polo (3);
maxmaher; Mike; mkfan123; musicalham; NO MAN; Rabid Chipmunk; RezidentHazard
(rides again); RFXRage; Robert Hansen; Romars; sastgamer (2); Servant of God;
ShadowDragyn; shmahadle; Skybreaker34; Solid Shoob; TGM; The Destroyer (2); The
enemy gate is down; The_DASHing_RockMan; thegodofwine7; TheSniper; Thunder
Warrior; Tim Gruver; WarHawke (2); wayoverdue (2); xl9 (2); and yours
truly...Saint.
Video Game Archives – Quote of the Week:
"Every
once in a while, game development is as fun as it's supposed to be." – Casey
Hudson
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