Hello, Lovely Internet People

When reading any blog, I feel there are a few questions to ask. Questions like, “Who the hell even is this dude?” “Why should I listen to him?” “What is this blog even about?” Or maybe you don’t ask those questions, and that’s just me. In either case, I intend to answer them anyways.

So, let us start with the basics: what is this blog about? This, like so many others, is a blog about video games. I know what you may be thinking; “Great, some other nerd going on about how great his killstreak was last week.” Thankfully, this is not one of those blogs. Those blogs, in my opinion, are stupid. It is one thing to talk about why a game is good or bad, but it is something else entirely to use your blog just to brag about how great you are. If you feel so inclined to share those achievements with the world, at the very most, one should just lightly pepper the blog with self-congratulations, while spending the majority of it on other, more pertinent topics. As such, this blog will have a good deal more than that. Unlike those, this blog will have more substance. I intend to discuss things like why people should not blame video games for violent tendencies, why online gaming is actually good for helping people socialize, and the like. I may have a review here and there, but I won’t devote entire posts to talking about how fantastic my Gamerscore is.

As to whether or not you should listen to me, that is entirely up to you. However, here are some reasons I would listen to me. For starters, if not the most hardcore gamer, I have been playing games recreationally since I was eight years old. I have not stopped since. I have played handhelds, consoles, and some pc. Currently, I play Xbox 360, Xbox One, and one mmo on my pc. Even if I cannot always afford the newest games that come, I do try to stay current on what is happening in the gaming industry. I have always loved it, and always will. Additionally, I worked for a large video game retailer on and off for several years. For legal reasons, I will not specifically name the company. I mean, you know how sensitive these large corporations are. As such, it was my job to know what was going on in the beautiful world of video games. More times than I could count, I would have conversations with parents about violence in games, what is appropriate for age groups, what will be good for their children, and why getting a specific game for their child would be beneficial. In short, many of the conversations I had in the past will be the topics of a few of my blogs.

In the end, whether or not you continue to read this blog is entirely up to you. If my style of writing is not to your taste, I understand. Some other good blogs to check out would be Kotaku, IGN, and GameSpot. If you do decide to follow this blog, I think that is pretty rad, and I hope you enjoy. Later folks.