Category Archives: Newsletter
Weekly Video Game Newsletter–Issue 6
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The latest edition of the Weekly Video Game Newsletter is finally up.
In this Issue:
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Video Game Sales Recap for December 17th, 2011
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Year in Review: Q1 Recap
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Review of Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony for 2011
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Adventure Island (NES) Review
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Centipede (Arcade) Review
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Decimation X (Xbox Live Indie Game) Review
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) Review
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Space Invaders (Arcade) Review
From now on, game reviews will appear in the newsletters first and then eventually be published on the website. Reviews will start appearing on the site again starting on New Year’s Day.
The next issue will be published on Saturday, December 31st, 2011. In that issue, this site’s games of the year list will be published. That list will appear on the site on Sunday, January 1st, 2012 (as per tradition).
PLEASE NOTE: There was an error with the review score for Donkey Kong Country. As much as I love the game, I cannot give the game the full five-star treatment for some of the issues associated with the game (the biggest one being that trying to complete the game 102% is next to impossible unless you get help from an outside source or have hours to kill to test every pit and make blind leap-of-faith jumps). The score should have been four stars. I’m sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Don’t worry though, there is a five-star video game review coming up soon. Because of linking issues, I will not be making a change in the newsletter during the short term but when I eventually make a page on the site just for the newsletters, I’ll change the review score in the newsletter when I archive the newsletter there.
Weekly Video Game Newsletter – July 7th, 2011 – Issue #5
It’s finally up. The latest issue of the Weekly Video Game Newsletter looks at what came out of E3 and just how messed up the video game industry is at this point. There is also analysis of the video game sales for June 25th as well as a quick review of all the Game Boy games currently available in the 3DS eShop Virtual Console. This issue closes with an analysis of all the Zelda games to be released in the last ten years.
Weekly Video Game Newsletter– August 20, 2010–Issue #4
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Here’s the latest issue of the Weekly Video Game Newsletter. It’s actually been several weeks since the last one was published so I included a bunch of sales figures and release dates from the weeks missing on top of all the info about the stuff that came out this week and how well (or horribly) stuff sold the week of August 7th (courtesy of VGChartz.com).
Weekly Video Game Newsletter–Vol. 3
Well, it took much longer than I anticipated but here’s the latest edition of the Weekly Video Game Newsletter. I should be back to having it as a weekly feature. I already have several things written for next week’s issue so it shouldn’t be a problem unless something comes up like it has the last couple of weeks.
Inside you’ll find a full review of the E3 conference that took place a few weeks ago. I also voice list the games to keep an eye out for. There are also several reviews and Hall of Fame write ups, a look at Rockstar games throughout the last couple of years, and an analysis of the first week of sales for the two biggest games of the year so far: Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Red Dead Redemption. It’s a whopping 20 pages so there’s plenty of material to feast on.
The Weekly Video Game Podcast will be up on Tuesday. I spent way too much time fighting with the columns to work in Microsoft Word for the newsletter. The podcast is looking to be around 90 minutes long and is very light on E3 nonsense. It’s definitely going to be good stuff.
The Weekly Movie Podcast will be up Tuesday night supported by three movie reviews (of movies that are still in theatres!!!).
Madness Brewing Weekly Video Game Newsletter #002
The second issue of the Weekly Video Game Newsletter is now up. It’s a bit heavy at 12 pages although that’s nothing compared to next week’s issue now that the site is back up and running as I’m working on several interesting articles. I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to split next week’s issue in two and release another issue in later this week. It all depends on how busy I am.
Here’s what’s in this week’s issue:
Video Game Reviews
- Monopoly (PSP Mini)
- Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
Hall of Fame Inductees
- Duck Hunt (NES)
Other Features
- April Sales Figures
- Game of the Year Candidates from January 2010
- Results of First Round of Video Game Hall of Fame Voting
- Other Assorted Nonsense
Madness Brewing Weekly Video Game Newsletter #001
Well, it almost drove me insane between the editing issues and the podcast but the first Weekly Video Game Newsletter is out. I apologize in advance if there are any formatting issues as Word was giving me a major headache. The feature article for this week’s issue goes over all the big titles that are supposed to be released in the second quarter of 2010 (April through to June). There are also several reviews and Hall of Fame write-ups that were already featured on this site so you can take them with you to read on the go if you have a Kindle or some other e-book. There’s also a really interesting look at just how bad Sega’s sales have become. People complain about the Sonic games but it looks like all their games are garbage.
The newsletter is free of charge. The next issue will be published on Wednesday and will be a weekly fixture on the site. It is in PDF format so you can take with you on an e-book or a Kindle, read it on your computer screen, or print it off and read anywhere you want.
If you have any questions or comments, send them to madnessbrewing@gmail.com
Madness Brewing Weekly Movie Newsletter #002
It’s a bit late unfortunately but it’s finally up. The second issue of the Madness Brewing Weekly Movie Newsletter is available for download. There are two feature articles this week: one concerning the possibility shifting heavily towards 3D movie development, and the second talking about video game movie adaptations. It’s really interesting how the core subject matter of the two articles contrast against each other. On one hand, you have 3D movies that proving to be quite profitable while on the other hand you have video game movies that have been one disappointment after another.
On tap for Friday is an article about how Blu-Ray discs are already on the way out and how Sony is the company that’s leading the charge to kill the platform. There will also be several movie reviews included in the upcoming issue.
The newsletter is free of charge and starting this week, will be published every Friday. It is in PDF format so you can take with you on an e-book or a Kindle, read it on your computer screen, or print it off and read anywhere you want.
If you have any questions or comments, send them to madnessbrewing@gmail.com
Madness Brewing Weekly Movie Newsletter #001
The very first issue of the Madness Brewing Weekly Movie Newsletter is up. It’s a double issue (16 pages) full of Oscar news and reviews. There’s a play-by-play of the ceremonies plus commentary. There’s also an article about the controversy surround a producer for The Hurt Locker, and his illegal campaign to solicit votes. Another article in the newsletter looks at the rivalry between Avatar and The Hurt Locker and how it ended up being the only battle people cared about going into the show. Also, reviews of all ten of the best picture nominees are included plus a review of last year’s winner, Slumdog Millionaire.
The newsletter is free of charge and is going to be published weekly. The next issue will be up on Saturday and, after that, will be a regular fixture on the site every Friday. It is in PDF format so you can take with you on an e-book or a Kindle, read it on your computer screen, or print it off and read anywhere you want.
If you haven’t had a chance yet, I also did a podcast about the event.
If you have any questions or comments, send them to madnessbrewing@gmail.com
