What Is SmashPad? Bloggers Wanted! Learn More!
October 24th, 2008 | Written by Anthony Perez | Topic: Uncategorized
SmashPad is the official blog of Gamer 2.0, an independent videogame publication headed by 8 year game journalism veterans, Anthony Perez and Amadeo Plaza. With a small, but dedicated and very talented staff (We love you guys), they have slowly been growing for some time. To read some user comments about the site, click here. For more about what Gamer 2.0 is check out this post.
With that said, SmashPad aims to be a better gaming blog than all others out there. We have no interest in regurgitating press releases as “news,” as is the case at almost every major gaming site and blog. What we want to do is put the news in context and offer real opinion on the happenings in gaming. So if news hits that Miyamoto doesn’t like violence in games, then we’re not just going to post it with a couple of humorous lines rattled off by the author. Instead we’re going to deliver a post like this: What Miyamoto’s Statement on Violence Says About Gaming. With thoughts such as:
I usually cringe when people talk as if violence will lead to the downfall of society, but I do agree with Miyamoto’s point. Videogames should be doing more than champion violence in hopes of getting people excited and invested in a game. What games have been able to achieve even better better than some films, is a visceral experience that pulls players into the action. Films excel in getting their viewers to invest their emotions into the experience. That is a response most games have failed to replicate.
What is so exciting is to see the potential that’s already been exhibited by so many games. Games likeMass Effect and Shadow of the Colossus are good examples of games that pull players into a very emotional experience. What they exemplify is the potential for games to progress in that emotional direction in starkly different ways. Mass Effect does so with its grand story and hours worth of dialogue, while Shadow of the Colossus does so almost purely through gameplay and no dialogue.
Those are the kinds of stories we want you to read. We want to give you well reasoned and well written views on the gaming industry.
We’re currently looking for dedicated videogame enthusiasts who would love to share their voice. You can do so by formally joining the SmashPad staff which comes with the benefits of an official recommendation for any future work you may pursue, contacts in the gaming industry, and the opportunity to join a widely read and highly respected gaming blog. If you’re interested, please e-mail me at aperez@gamer20.com.
If you aren’t interested, you can still make posts as a user that we will proofread and approve if it meets our standards. If you would like to post to the blog as a regular user, you can do so here.
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