Blog Herding: Community Edition 11/27/14

Many of you will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day today and even if you're not, hopefully you have something to be thankful for. I'm thankful we have a community of bloggers who post original content each and every week. It was a bountiful week with plenty of blogs to feast on. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday.

Blog Herding Stats:

Period Reviewed:  November 17 – November 23, 2014
Number of User Blogs: 55
Number of User Bloggers: 31
Number of User Blogs Herded: 10

Community Events:

Game Informer Online Fantasy Football League Scoreboard – Week 11
According to cerpintaxman's weekly GIO Fantasy Football League highlights reel, it was a low-scoring week which really helped tighten the standings in preparation for the playoffs.

Community Blogs:

Game Development Can't Go On Like This
Several recent big-name releases have been plagued with technical issues, leading Doctor Apozem to publish this blog addressing the matter and his thoughts on how to fix it.

What I'd Like To See In Just Cause 3
The official announcement of Just Cause 3 made a lot of gamers happy and it sounds like cerpintaxman is one of them. He takes a moment to outline a few ideas he would like to see in this new game.

Amiibo Early Impressions
Nintendo launched its first set of Amiibo, their interactive figurines similar to Skylanders and Disney Infinity figures. TheAnimeGamer describes the experience using them here.

How Much Will The Holiday Damage Sony And Microsoft's Brand Image?
TimSedai examines a potential issue that might arise with holiday sales already being advertised now, especially with some of the deals on console bundles being advertised by Sony and Microsoft.

F2P Friday – F.E.A.R. Online
Craigaleg makes it two for two by posting another video this week, spotlighting a different free-to-play game with this installment showing off F.E.A.R. Online.

Community Discussion: November Edition
MightyMagikarp collaborates with quite a few members of the community for the latest episode of Community Discussions, a periodic feature that asks a question and collects the responses.

The Pressure Of New Content
Writing with his normal flair, whovian223 (the blogger formerly known as Hist) muses about how he normally never buys collector's editions until a particular game he likes released an updated version.

Untapped Potential: The Hero Of Winds
Thomas Stensland returns with another chapter of Untapped Potential, a feature where he explores the narrative from one of The Legend of Zelda games to see what untold mysteries might still exist.

Far Cry 4 Impressions
The Destroyer didn't think he was all that excited about Far Cry 4 but he bought the game anyway and seems to be enjoying it so far. Check out his quick analysis of the game.

My Inquisitor
Eric Watson acknowledges he is a huge fan of the Dragon Age series and describes the choices he made, including race, gender, class, and specialization, when creating his inquisitor.

Community Reviews:

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Review: A Sparkling Gem
A solid review of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for the Nintendo 3DS courtesy of Enuo, who awards the game an impressive score of 9.5 out of 10 and claims it's a dream come true.

Super Smash Bros. For Wii U Review – The King Stays The King
Many gamers have enjoyed Super Smash Bros. ever since it released on the Nintendo 3DS, but now the Wii U version is out. If Raging Searchers review is any indication, it is really good.

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Happy Blogging!

Your friendly neighborhood blogging community (11/17/14 – 11/23/14):
Buddy Acker; Captain Planet; Caudex; cerpintaxman (3); Christopher A. Franklin; Craigaleg; Daniel Jones; Doctor Apozem; Enuo (3); Eric Watson; Jonathan Harrison; Josh Wagner; KillerRabbit; Kriandis; LocoGuy107; Lukedoc321; MightyMagikarp; MTRichardson01; Raging Searchers (3); rebekah (3); StonedMagician (2); SWAD42 (2); The Destroyer (7); TheAnimeGamer; thegodofwine7; Thomas Stensland; TimSedai (2); Uesugi-dono; whovian223 (2); xboxliver2012; and yours truly...Saint.

Video Game Quote of the Week From Twitter:
"I hope when I die all my possessions fall off me like loot in a video game." ‏@maxlavergne