I'd Like Everyone to Follow Holygrenade!

If you were a fan of Volatile Mode, I appreciate your support. It was the ultimate pleasure to come on here and rant about the video game business, and to meet some brilliant people with similar aspirations. I haven't updated this blog in a long while, and the reason being is I'm hard at work on my site Holygrenade.

It's what I tried to achieve with VM but I slowly realized I have no power over my content. More importantly, I have no ownership over my content. All of that is owned by Google as put on display by that dreaded two week ban for hosting a damn giveaway. Having my own site gives me an identity and establishes me as a credible writer and journalist. And also as someone who genuinely adores games enough to write about them at length on a daily basis.

I see this blog still has a number of subscribers, many more than on Holygrenade. Maybe VM has more traction under the Blogger banner. Regardless, I ask you all to head over to Holygrenade.com and let's connect! You can follow via twitter or Like it on Facebook for instant updates, or follow via RSS if you're an avid blog reader. Everyone is welcome!

I want to create a conversation. And I wish for all of you to be along for the ride. So if you were a fan of my work, I politely and eagerly ask you to head over to the new site and invest time in the content. It's been a long road, but Holygrenade turns a year old in June and I want some friends to celebrate with. Maybe with a giveaway or something.

Cheers guys. :D

Holygrenade Update #7

Update number seven!

http://holygrenade.com/2012/10/what-the-lucasfilms-disney-deal-means-to-gamers/ - After Disney bought Lucasfilms, what the deal means for Lucasarts and other Star Wars properties.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/10/congrats-gearbox-youve-got-a-hit-on-your-hands/ - About how Borderlands 2 had massive success.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/11/mirrors-edge-2-development-wavering-on-fan-interest/ - About Mirror's Edge 2 and how it deserves a fan campaign.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/11/doritosgate-the-symbiotic-relationship-between-game-journalism-and-pr/ - Again, more on "Doritosgate" and video gaming journalism.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/11/assassins-creed-3-review-the-end-is-nigh/ - My Assassin's Creed 3 review.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/11/how-does-game-informer-get-all-those-exclusive-deals/ - Grand Theft Auto 5 and other exclusive deals.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/11/the-oddity-of-22cans-molyneuxs-flair-for-the-curious/

http://holygrenade.com/2012/11/where-video-game-reviews-tread-dangerously/ - When video game reviews stir the shitstorm.

Holygrenade Update #6

Hey guys. Almost three months ago was the last update, and it seems like forever. Over on Holygrenade I've made significant changes in not only the content offerings but in the design department as well, and I hope you check it out. I'll be doing this updates far more regularly (probably weekly) at least until Holygrenade matches the numbers for VM.

I encourage you to go over to Holygrenade and subscribe if you like my stuff. Every post on this blog henceforth will strictly be updates for the other. Cheers.

All these posts are from my updated direction, not including ones from before the shift. Hope you enjoy!

http://holygrenade.com/2012/10/the-real-effect-of-metacritic-on-the-gaming-industry/ - How Metacritic has affected the industry.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/10/the-problems-of-promotion-in-games-journalism/ - About "Doritosgate" and various issues within video game journalism.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/10/another-case-of-games-journalism-and-its-wrongful-conduct/ - Expanding more on the previous idea.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/10/life-after-three-where-assassins-creed-goes-from-here/ - What Ubisoft should do after the open-ended Assassin's Creed 3.

http://holygrenade.com/2012/10/some-grievances-of-gaming-journalism/ - Games journalism was a big topic for me, what can I say?

Holygrenade Update #5

Hey guys, Jeff here. This update is for my new blog, Holygrenade. I implore you to come check out the new site; it's the same old Volatile Mode, just something more permanent. You know, where Google doesn't outright own my content. :)

For those subscribed by RSS feed, here's a direct link to the new site's feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Holygrenade. If you have any problems, tweet me at @JeffHeilig.

Anyway, here are links to my most recent articles:

1. Five Ways to Fix Mass Effect 3's Multiplayer

2. Star Wars: The Old Republic: What Free-to-Play Means Going Forward

3. The "Interactivity Gallery" of Minecraft

4. Pandas Could Actually Save World of Warcraft

5. Zynga's Fall From Grace

6. The Bourne Legacy Film Review

7. Sony Plays Hardball With New "Crossbuy" Initiative

8. Borderlands 2 and All Those Delicious Guns

Cheers guys. Jeff out.

Holygrenade Update #4

1. One Hour Worth of Battlefront 3

2. Hey There, Digital Friends

3. Consoles Aren't Disappearing Any Time Soon

4. OUYA: The Future of Console Gaming

5. Slender Doing Horror Right For Free!

6. Battlefield 4 is Official: Anyone Surprised?

7. Dear Esther Review

8. The Media's Conduct in Video Game Reporting