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Friday, Aug 22, 2008

Yes, you are reading this correctly, I just posted a GameSpot blog. Don't expect this to be a common occurence though, because Giant Bomb's blog system kicks the crap out of GameSpot's in every conceivable way and then some. This is not an opinion, it is a fact.

Anyways, I am simply posting this to say that after a few days of coming here I can't ****ing stand the way GameSpot looks. I honestly think it looks terrible. The actual site redesign itself looks fine, I got used to it pretty fast. But the colours, holy **** who designed this ****.

I mean come on... YELLOW? ORANGE? GREY? BLACK? holy crap for god's sake. Yes, I am aware of the fact that the old GameSpot dark version used similar colours, but it is mostly the tone of them. The fluorescent yellow really kills it for me. I know this is extremely negative but for the first time in ever since I can remember I have actually gotten a headache from looking at a website. I used to hate the light version of GameSpot but I had to switch to it now because I freaking can't stand the way the dark version looks......... ugh

I'm not normally one to instantly jump the gun on site redesigns, I usually try to stay fairly open minded about them and let it sink in... but man... the dark site... looks... terrible.

/cynical random and slightly annoying blog post that serves no useful purpose whatsoever other than to complain and make myself look like a complete whiny crybaby asshat.

Category: Opinion
Posted by KnightsofRound, 8:46pm
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Saturday, Jul 26, 2008

Ever since the whole Jeff Gerstmann incident, I felt angry and annoyed about what happened. I had grown accustomed to seeing a bunch of really cool editors talk about games, and give me opinions and views on gaming that I respected. Ever since that incident and the exodus of the editorial staff horde, GameSpot has felt like a barren wasteland, and a shadow of its former self.

I actually left this site for a while, but due to the fact that I had almost zero friends on Gametrailers, and the fact that my friends list on there seems to be shrinking by the day, I decided to come back to GameSpot after I had deleted all of my blog posts and reviews - I was ****ing pissed, trust me. It was more than just a simple rebellion though, I still am not really pleased with how GameSpot reacted to the whole situation and it is my personal opinion that a large portion of the GameSpot editiorial team is significantly lacking and leaves a lot to be desired. There are still a few notable people like Ricardo Torres, and Kevin VanOrd who continue to post great content on this site though, and I respect both of them for it.

That being said, the owners of this site or whoever is in charge of it seems to have been neglecting it ever since Greg Kasavin left. There are still numerous bugs and glitches that annoy the living crap out of me with the blog system. For example, you can't even say "CIass" or "StyIe" without having to bypass it with symbols or using a capital i (like what I just did).

Anyways I don't want to ***** endlessly, and I do not want to turn this into some sort of crybaby post.

All I am saying is that for the time being I am done with this GameSpot blog. I have made a ton of great friends on this website and the majority of them have Giant Bomb profiles, and have been posting there. There are still a few people that I consider good friends on GameSpot that I have not seen on Giant Bomb yet, I think you guys know who you are, and I strongly suggest you to check out the site, or send me a friends request if you already have an account.

I am still going to come on GameSpot because there is still some decent editorial content posted here, and I don't like to just limit myself to 1 website for game videos and stuff. Just don't expect anything out of this blog anymore.

You can view my most recent blog post, MK vs. DCU Part I - Mortal Kombat Character Analysis by clicking that link.

You can also Add me as a friend through this link, but I am not accepting random friends requests. Leave me a message or something if you want to be friends and I do not know you already.

Anyway, it is time to begin the Exodus of the GameSpot user horde that can finally take place. Giant Bomb feels right. It feels right listening to Jeff, Ryan, Brad, and Vinny on the Bomb Cast. It feels right seeing them in video reviews.

So this is KnightsofRound continuing the quest for the gaming Holy Grail on another website, hope to see you guys there, it's been fun, but it's time to move to on.

Category: Other
Posted by KnightsofRound, 9:48pm
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Monday, Jul 21, 2008

For those of you who are still unaware, Giant Bomb is live! I am very impressed with the site so far, but it is still in its very early stages. I think with time this site is only going to get better and better. I like that fact that it is primarily run on user-generated content and pages, so it reminds me a lot of GameFAQs when it first started out before it was gobbled up by GameSpot and C.NET.

But yeah... I will keep this blog short because I'm simply just posting this so people can add me to their friends list on Giant Bomb. I have not made any decision about whether I am going to "permanently" relocate to that site, so you can still expect me to post blogs on GameSpot as well. I think what I am probably going to do is simultaneously post my blog posts on GameSpot, Giant Bomb, and Gametrailers (which I stopped doing out of lazyness, and having almost virtually no friends there).

Anyways you guys can add me on Giant Bomb and you can also add me on Gametrailers if you have an account there as well.

That just about covers it, I'm off to bed now, but I hope to see you guys there!

Category: News
Posted by KnightsofRound, 5:46am
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