Shout out: Into casual or retro games? caders.com

Sorry for not writing as much, but I have been busy on several project. One of them is a group dedicated to casual and retro gaming. This group is called caders. If you have a chance, visit the Facebook group and sign up. You can get there now by putting this web address in your browser: http://www.caders.com

In the future, that URL will redirect to a full member website. Also, I am less likely to be on here as I work with the CADERS group.

Shout out: Kevin Butler is awesome!

I am referring to the VP of whatever is need for an ad for the PS3, Kevin Butler. You can count me as a fan of this ad campaign by Sony (and Kevin Butler). Go on YouTube or Google to find the video clips of the ads. Everything but the Boom spot cracked me up (Butler is SO much better when he is in a non-agreeable position with the person he is talking to).

Also, if you are on Twitter, you can follow THE Kevin Butler here:
http://twitter.com/thekevinbutler

Shout out: Play boardgames?

I will go on record here of saying that one can get a large degree of enjoyment playing boardgames. The world of gaming is bigger than the electronic version. I have gotten more enjoyment out of some really good boardgames than I have out of a number of videogames. To explore the world of boardgames, check out this site:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com

Games like Carcassone, Puerto Rico (my favorite boardgame), and Settlers of Catan have entertained people for many playthroughs. Also abstract strategy games like Blokus and the Gipf series also entertain. If you do have an interest in abstract strategy games, visit the IAGO website: http://www.iagoweb.com

Shout out: If you would prefer negative...

Goes to 11 isn't planning on saying anything negative about anything. Here is strictly positive posts, and reviews and comments. However, I know some would want negative comments, so here are a few people who cover videogames who are excellent in what they do, and also have useful insights. I am sure people here know them, so this is said more for an expression of my opinion than sharing stuff people don't know.

First person/reviewer I want to make mention of is Zero Punctuation. Ben "Yahtzee" Crenshaw does review for the Escapist website now:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation

Zero Punctuation focuses on reviews of modern era games.

The second I want to make mention of is The Angry Videogame Nerd. Google him for the clips. His stuff looks at games from the past. He is on target with analysis, and ruthlessly negative, and generates a lot of laughs for me.