**Been a gamer since Dec. 25th 1988.**

• 21Apr 13

  My LEGO The Lord of the Rings Review

  

  For those that are interested, click here.

  • Posted Apr 21, 2013 8:18 pm GMT
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• 14Apr 13

  My Reasons for Voting for GameSpot to Win a 2013 Webby Award

  

  The Webby Awards have been around since 1996 and award "Excellence on the Internet".  This includes online film, websites, and other media.  For those that don't know, GameSpot has been nominated once again for the prestigious Webby Award in the Games-Related category.  GameSpot has been nominated before and won recently back in 2009 (some of you, like myself, have the emblem for voting).  Instead of just blindly telling you to vote, I figure I would list the reasons why I'm going to vote for GameSpot this year.

  1.) The Community

  I have made many great friends on this website and this is partly due to the user-friendly interface.  I've seen my fair share of glitches that pop up from time to time but overall I personally like the look and feel of the community.  User blogs and reviews are readily accessible, the new comment features are really nice, and helpful Community Managers (Jody and Synthia) are always bringing some fun activities for us to enjoy.

  2.) The Live Events

  Another feature that really shines on this website are the coverage of live events.  Whether its E3, Comic-Con, GDC, PAX, etc., GameSpot does an excellent job in bringing all the news, videos, and other information right to our fingertips.  One notable event is E3.  I've been watching E3 via GameSpot since 2007 and every year keeps getting better and better.  Last year not only did we get all the conference and game coverage but we were even getting other inside coverage around the event like the Zombie Apocalypse obstacle course, which the GameSpot staff participated in, located nearby to the convention center.  Every year it just makes me feel like I'm right there too enjoying in on all the fun things E3 has to offer.

  3.) The Reviews

  Now I know for some people this is a very touchy subject.  For me, GameSpot is the first place I go for gaming reviews.  As a user reviewer on this site I enjoy reading other user reviews but I wanted to talk about the official GameSpot reviews.  In my opinion, most of the GameSpot reviewers do a very good job.  My favorite reviewer has been Kevin VanOrd for quite sometime now.  GameSpot doesn't sugarcoat games and give them lofty scores for nothing, which I see a lot with other critics like Game Informer and IGN.  I know that if a game gets a high score on GameSpot that I know it's going to be a excellent game and vice versa with not so good games.  Now I know that reviews are personal opinion and all that but I just wanted to express my opinion for the reviews on GameSpot.

  

  Well that's my plug for GameSpot getting my vote for a 2013 Webby Award.  These Webby Awards are a big deal and I encourage those out there to get out and vote.  Hopefully, our very own GameSpot can take home the crown once more!  If you would like to vote in the Webby's click here.

  • Posted Apr 14, 2013 5:33 pm GMT
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• 30Mar 13

  Monthly Gaming Blog: March 2013

  In an effort to blog a little more, I've decided to start (and hopefully keep doing) a monthly update blog.  Well, here it goes.

  Games

  Bioshock Infinite

  

  I'm currently playing Bioshock Infinite and I'm really enjoying it so far.  The story is dark and twisted and I've been enjoying the scenery and characters in this unique world.  I'm really digging the whole Steam Punk vibe too.  The shooting mechanics are decent and the Vigors (special powers) are really fun to use.  I'm still very early into the game because I haven't met Elizabeth yet.  I hear that she is a bit mysterious.

  Tomb Raider

  

  I finished Tomb Raider about a week ago (my review is here) and it was such a fun game.  Watching the transition from college graduate to full-on adventurer was awesome.  It's been a while since I've played an action adventure game and this was a wonderful purchase.  Lara Croft is a great heroine and I can't wait for the sequels.

  Sports

  NCAA March Madness

  Did anybody else fill out a bracket for college basketball?  I did and I've been enjoying watching these games.  I'm not a big basketball fan but the NCAA tournament is so much fun to watch.  It's been a while since my Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have made it back to the tournament but I still like to watch.  This year my final four picks were Gonzaga, Duke, Syracuse, and Kansas.  Unfortunately, I only predicted 1 out of the 4 with a possible 2 if Duke wins tomorrow against Louisville.  For those that have a bracket, how are you doing?

  Bowling

  For the past couple months I've been playing in a bowling league again with my brother and a couple friends and it's been a blast.  I've been bowling since I was 5 years old and have enjoyed it ever since.  I haven't bowled a 300 yet but today I bowled my new highest game ever.

  

  Not too shabby.

  Funny Video

  I watched this YouTube video recently and couldn't stop laughing.  The video editing is so good too.  Enjoy!

  • Posted Mar 30, 2013 8:47 pm GMT
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