Month: July 2015

• July 30, 2015

  Casual Gamers Don’t Ruin Games…Overly Competitive Ones Do…

  

  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the words casual paired up with the word dirty. As if playing a game casually is a bad thing… What’s going on here? I think the issue lies in the very definition of casual gaming itself. It would seem that it depends on who you are. […]
• July 30, 2015

  Hero Mode: Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare – Episode 2: We Take Care Of Our Friends….

  

  Al-Asad has just executed the President on national television! We’ll let the Americans handle the trouble in the Middle East…our informant Nikolai is due to be executed and is running out of time…Nikolai isn’t just an informant, he’s a friend…and we take care of our friends…. Hero Mode Time! Music credit goes to Epsilon Not…check […]
• July 29, 2015

  Gamer VS Love: The Ultimate Boss Battle

  

  When it comes to gaming… I’ve taken down Dragons mid flight.. I’ve scaled the backs of towering colossi in order to defeat them… I’ve fought crime lords hand to hand on top of burning buildings… I’ve been in fights that decide the fates of entire planets…with enemies with overwhelming power… My most difficult challenge? Love! My goals […]
• July 28, 2015

  Indie Games: The Savior of Gaming Culture?

  

  Since I’ve posted my thoughts on AAA gaming, let’s have a lot at the other side of the fence, and have a look at Indie gaming. Indie (or independent) gaming has been on the raise in the past 5-10 years, and has seem major growth in popularity. Indie games basically means, a game that’s developed […]
• July 25, 2015

  Hero Mode: Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare – Episode 1: This is how it begins…

  

  Here it is! Enjoy! This first episode doesn’t have a ton of game play…but it helps set the stage for what is to be an amazing action packed story spanning 3 blockbuster titles. I’m crazy excited to share this experience with you all, and can’t wait to get started on the next episode… Music credit […]
• July 25, 2015

  Let’s Play Series Coming Soon: “Hero Mode”

  I read a post recently on The Mohan Magic’s blog about Modern Warfare 2. It inspired me to have my very first let’s play series be on the Modern Warfare Series! I captured some footage this morning, and It’s processing as I blog now. Can’t wait for my very first episode to go up! This is […]
• July 23, 2015

  “AAA” Gaming Titles: Quantity V. Quality And It’s Affect On Gaming Culture

  

  AAA gaming titles and its affect on gaming
• July 23, 2015

  Gaming Storefronts: A Dying Industry?

  

  I never actively thought about this until this morning, when I was in the car with my fiancee driving to work. We pulled into a shopping center (which are in abundance out here in Vegas) so she could hop out of the car and grab us some coffee. Still half asleep, my eyes lazily explored […]
• July 21, 2015

  Winning! Accomplishing Objectives…From A Gamer’s Perspective

  

  How many times in your life have you been given a mission, objective, task, or goal to achieve? The correct answer should be many… and how many times have you found accomplishing these tasks challenging? If your answer is never… congratulations! Stop reading now…and if your answer is always… well you just might be in […]
• July 18, 2015

  Hello world!

  

  First post! What up everyone I go by Nero The Hero, I love gaming and watching Let’s Plays…so I decided to start my own YouTube channel and a blog to go with it! Ideally I’ll be hosting my let’s play videos on here as well for people to watch. I’ll be posting some video of […]