Welcome Our Newest Writers, Ky and Bridget!

Hey fans of Golgotron. Please welcome our newest writers, Ky and Bridget.

My name is Ky and I’m really excited to start writing for Golgotron. I’ve always loved writing, but not so much about myself. I’m your typical self-proclaimed gamer/nerd and currently a programmer in Chicago.  I love most games but RPGs, Action/Adventure, and FPSes are definitely my favorites (even if I’m not quite that good at some of them).  Currently I’m addicted to WoW and playing through Mass Effect 2 for the first time to gear up for the release of 3.

I’ll be writing recurring features here on Golgotron, mostly about games and community related topics. If you want to say hi, you can follow me on Twitter @explodedsoda.

Hello everyone. My name is Bridget, and I’m made of geek. I have been addicted to games and other entertainment media for most of my life. I have struggled with this, but ultimately accepted it. I hope to tear down the wall of perceptions of how female gamers should look or act or what games they play. Viva Pinata is awesome whether you’re 5 or 50, and Halo is epic regardless of gender!

I worked at game retailers for a couple of years and I’ve toured with Wizard World running tournaments, so I have seen my fair share of the “no girls allowed” environment. Along the way though I did pick up a few comic book obsessions and have built a small library of Zombie Survival books because, frankly, you can never be too prepared.

Golgothoughts – Developers, Please Stop Listening To Fans

Once again, Capcom is being pushed in a direction they did not want to go due to pressure from “fans”. This is how we ended up with Street Fighter IV instead of an advancement from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. This is how we ended up with Final Fantasy IX instead of an advancement from Final Fantasy VIII. This is how we ended up with Final Fantasy XIII-2, and now this is where we are getting Resident Evil 6.

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Golgothoughts – THQ Needs More Things Like CheapyD DLC

The rumor going around about THQ looking to sell to a Chinese investment company and canceling their 2014 lineup is probably true. I mean, how many years can you get by with WWE and Warhammer games being your flagship franchises? It’s a shame really, as I only came to respect THQ in the last year after finally getting around to Darksiders, and thoroughly enjoying WWE All-Stars and Saints Row: The Third. They’re also publishing the Obsidian-developed South Park game which looks fantastic, so hopefully they hold out as long as they can. I really think if they just focused more on what people like and less on collecting IPs to publish and lose money on, THQ could complete the turnaround they started early last year.

For now, revel is the wonder that is the CheapyD homie in Saints Row: The Third.

Golgothoughts – Street Fighter Is Older Than Crack

The Street Fighter franchise turns 25 this year, which got me thinking about what didn’t exist when Street Fighter hit arcades in 1987.
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Golgothoughts – Capcom Should Have Never Closed Clover

First, a little background. The closure of Clover Studio by Capcom a few years back was seen as a bad idea in the view of many video game enthusiasts. Having only scratched the surface of their potential, they developed the fantastic Viewtiful Joe, God Hand, and Okami, before getting the boot from Capcom. Put simply, the team splintered off and ultimately Platinum Games came from that closure, and has since given us some of the more memorable and unique gameplay experiences with Bayonetta, Vanquish, Mad World, and Infinite Space. They’ve even been tapped to work with Kojima on the next Metal Gear Solid game.

So why bring this up now? Go play the Asura’s Wrath demo and tell me Capcom isn’t missing Clover Studio right about now.

Golgothoughts – Nothing Rhymes With Voldocock

How is it perfectly acceptable to advertise Ivy’s ginormous hams for Soul Calibur V, but when Namco tries to diversify their offering with a little Voldo codpiece they get flooded with complaints and threats? Oh right, it’s because tits.
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Golgothoughts – Kid Just Jams For A While

I loved Bastion. I walk around narrating my own boring life now and it automatically seems more adventurous; not that eating week old pizza and Matrix-dodging STDs isn’t adventurous, mind you.

“Kid tells her he’s putting on a jimmy hat, but his pappy didn’t raise no fool.”

[Check out the full soundtrack here.]