Hey guys, and welcome to a special edition of my blog. For those of you who aren't aware, this is my fiftieth blog entry for Giant Bomb. It feels really weird writing these words, because I've never maintained a blog like this before. I'd attempted to establish a blog back in the days of Gamespot, but gave up after I realised the community would be near-impossible to penetrate. Back when Giant Bomb launched ten months ago, and I typed out my introductory blog, I hoped that I would be able to find my footing within the community and attract a small audience who would enjoy reading my musings. While I'm well aware that I don't enjoy the fanbase and readership of fellow Giant Bombers like Sweep and Dalai, I'm incredibly grateful to all the people who take the time to read my blogs and offer their own views. You've made me feel integrated within this brilliant online community full of awesome people.
Anyway, enough of the mushy stuff for now. Plenty of time for that later. On with the BlogDay Extravaganza!
Retrospective: Looking Back On The Blog
While trying to decide on something exciting to write about to commemorate the occasion, I decided to leaf back through some past blogs in search of inspiration. Looking back on them now, I find it nearly impossible to believe that I've written this much in the last ten months. If it's taught me anything, it's that I'm a lot more passionate about both games and Giant Bomb than I initially thought. I've written about everything, from what I love about games, to the games themselves, to community matters, and pretty much everything in between. So, to commemorate this milestone in my own blogging history, I've decided to share some of my personal favourite blogs with you.Half-Life: Discovering Gaming Greatness
Blog HEREAn account of my first ever experience with a Valve game. The start of the first of two beautiful love-affairs that have begun since I joined Giant Bomb, the other being Bethesda.
My Top Five Moving Moments In Games
Blog HERE - SPOILER ALERTAfter experiencing the poignant ending of Half-Life 2: Episode Two, I decide to compile this list of the moments in gaming that moved me the most.
DanK Should Have A Face!
Blog HEREA community-based blog/musing in which I decide to settle with a permanent user icon.
The Christmas Mega-Blog! Part Three - The Significance Of Story
Blog HEREMy love of games comes together with my love of writing to express my views on the importance of good storytelling in video games.
Sinners And Saints
Blog HERE - SPOILER ALERTAfter enjoying most of Saints Row, something completely changes my opinion of it and prompts me to write this comparison between it and Grand Theft Auto IV.
2008 In Review
Blog HEREA belated look back on my gaming experiences in the year of 2008.
Canis Canem Edit: Discovering Gaming Greatness
Blog HEREAfter going back to an overlooked Rockstar classic, I explain why I think Canis Canem Edit is superior to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in almost every respect.
DanK's Top 30 Games List
Part One HERE Part Two HERE Part Three HERE Part Four HERE Part Five HERE Part Six HEREdankempster jumps on the list bandwagon and compiles a charter of his favourite thirty games of all time.
How To Get Your Girlfriend Into Games: Dead Space Edition
Blog HEREMy girlfriend and I find the perfect way to spend a romantic evening together - strategically dismembering Necromorph limbs!
A Very Special Thanks
Like I said earlier, the Giant Bomb community is the sole reason I've made it this far. If you guys didn't take the time to read these blogs and share your own views with me through the comments you leave, I wouldn't have any motivation for doing this. You really are the reason I've maintained this blog for the last ten months. So thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for sticking with me. Thanks AgentJ, Al3xand3r, AndrewGaspar, Arkthemaniac, atejas, BiggerBomb (your readership is greatly missed, buddy), Billabong81, BoG, brukaoru, Bucketdeth, Claude, crunchUK, c1337us, daniel_beck_90, Disgaeamad, ElectricHaggis, Gizmo, Hamz, Hexpane, jakob187, Jayge, Jensonb, Kush, Lies, LordAndrew, Manachild, MasterOfPenguins_Zell, MattyFTM, Maxszy, Meowayne, natetodamax, oldschool, Otacon, PenguinDust, Pepsiman, PowerSerj, Puppy, RandomHero666, Red, RHCPfan24, Rowr, ShadowKiller, sidescroller, Sir_Ragnarok, Soap, SuperMooseman, Sweep, TheGreatGuero, The_A_Drain, ThomasP, xruntime, ZeroCast, zhinse, and everybody else who's ever read and/or commented on my blogs. In addition, thanks to you for reading this commemorative edition of my blog. Join me and raise your glass in a toast to the next fifty.DanK
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