It seriously isn’t a surprise to anyone that GTA V is still a favored topic this week, and there were certainly a great deal of blogs inspired by the sport. But there have been also plenty of other blogs you could find just as entertaining.

Blog Herding Stats:

Period Reviewed: September 30 – October 06, 2013
Number of User Blogs: 54
Number of User Bloggers: 36
Number of User Blogs Herded: 10

Community Events:

Extra Life 2013 is simply across the corner. Game Informer’s online community volunteer coordinator Zachary Pligge posts a couple of blogs in regards to the event including Update #3  and the Prize Blog.

Game Informer Online 2014 Fantasy Football League Scoreboard – Week 4
The GIO Fantasy Football League scores another update from cerpintaxman, who gives us a play-by-play review of each of the action before concluding with the league’s current standings.

Community Blogs:

Will We Ever See Bad Company Again?
While Call of Duty and Battlefield continue jockeying for position within the realm of contemporary shooters, Juanolo XI wonders if and when we’ll see the return of the men from Bad Company.

Games That Make the Wii U Worth Owning
The Wii U continues to receive lots of criticism about its loss of titles but Jack Treese takes an opposite approach along with his blog targeting games that make Nintendo’s latest console worth owning.

The Walking Dead Sparked My Love for Telltale, But . . .
Jeremy Sturgill has a definite fondness for Telltale’s The Walking Dead series but that does not mean he’s unwilling to show some missteps within the latest installment, 400 Days.

Drunk On Video Games
A great blog from seb100172 you really ought to read to realize, exploring the concept that playing games in excess can diminish the total experience and joy you possibly can otherwise feel when taking a while.

GIO Member Herding Part 58 Of XX…
A fan-favorite series returns after a long leave of absence. Thegodofwine7 takes over the helm of Member Herding, a feature spotlighting a member of the community with a personal interview.

The Top Ten Government Shutdowns In Video Games
Tim Gruver injects somewhat humor within the not-so-funny crisis currently affecting we all as he lists his favorite government shutdowns from various games while reminding us that it can be worse.

My Top Ten Moments From My XCOM Live Stream
Another Tuesday and another top ten list from Eric Watson, this time capturing his top ten moments from the extremely popular turn-based strategy game X-COM. Video included.              

The Ladies Of Dynasty Warriors: Introduction
Normally multi-part blogs aren’t featured here, but Azure Moon’s blogs highlighting female characters from Dynasty Warriors stand on their lonesome. Check up on the second here.

Mind Blown: The Grand Theft Auto Series
Another gamer satisfied with the Grand Theft Auto experience, Servant of God discusses some of the games in the series and what makes them so special.

Video Games And The Struggle With Satire
Whether you compromise, disagree, or may also comprehend David Chandler’s latest musing continues to be seen, but it’s as interesting because it is educational and certainly worth reading.

Community Review:

Grand Theft Auto V – Do I Even Want a Tagline?
No question about it: Grand Theft Auto V is destined to be probably the most memorable games of 2013. The most recent installment in Rockstar’s open-world series continues to rake in impressive review scores, like this one from Jack Treese.

Community Podcasts:

After a shortage of podcasts, the Jacked Up Indie & Mojo show floods the airwaves this week with not one or two or maybe three podcasts, but four.  Click for Episode 19, Episode 20, and Episodes 21 & 22.

Don’t forget to send your feedback, recommendations, and community events in to my personal Game Informer account located here to ensure this selection continues to offer the content you’re wanting to read.

Happy Blogging!

Your friendly neighborhood blogging community (09/30/13 – 10/06/13):
Alex; Azure Moon (2); Boyzby; cerpintaxman; David Chandler; DJH; Eric Watson (2); General Mills44 (2); Gorow the Driller; Jack Gardner (3); Jack Treese; jackson stone; Jeremy Sturgill; John Wrek (2); Juanolo XI (2); Luis E. Morales Falcon; M. Sourman; Marco Polo; Michael Merchant (2); Mike; MSF codforlife (2); NO MAN (2); Oni no Tenshi; Paradigmthefallen (2); seb100172; Servant of God (2); StonedMagician (2); Super God Emperor Hawke; TeddyAssassin33; The Rolling Gamer; thegodofwine7 (2); TheSniperXI; Tim Gruver (2); Timothy Repasky; and WolfPackOf2; xl9 (4).

Video Game Archives – Quote of the Week:
“Art is humanity screaming ‘We matter’ into the uncaring abyss.”  – Markus “Notch” Persson