Um, hi there. You mayor may not have noticed that my activity on my GameSpot blog (and my Tumblr, for that matter) has slowed to a crawl these last few months. The reason for that is simple: I seemed to have lost my drive to write extensive articles and reviews on games. The reason for that reason, however, is a bit more complicated than that.

I'm not sure if I can fully explain my decline of interest, but so far I have it pegged down to three separate reasons. The first is a simple one: School. I'm a full-time college student in the middle of a semester, long after thepoint where the classes stop diddling around and actually throw lots of work at you. Even if I don't have that much homework, my free time has still taken a considerable hit due to classes, extracurricular activities, and all the boring stuff that comes with living in your own dorm. Less free time means less game time, which also equates to less time and reason for me to devote to blogging about games.

The second reason is a bit more personal. You see, I haven't really felt any motivation to write about most of the recent games I've played. I blame part of this on 2011 being weak in terms of its gaming lineup compared to last year, especially considering the only current-gen console I own is still the Wii. The last game I played from this year that I was truly impressed with was Portal 2, and that was all the way back in May. To be fair, I have played a bunch of old games for the first time that left a good impression on me (Final Fantasy VI, Metal Gear Solid 2, both DS Advance Wars games, etc.), but even so, I still can't seem to bring myself to extensively write about them.

Normally, whenever I write something about video games, be it a review, article, or just a lengthy forum post, there's this drive in me that keeps pushing me to write. It's this drive that makes me feel good to write about the hobby I've been heavily invested into since childhood, that I truly feel at home in this universe. For some reason, unfortunately, this drive started to fade over the summer, and I'm still not sure if I can fully explain why. Maybe I lost sight of writing something that only a few internet-goers will ever seeand even fewer will appreciate. Maybe I've just gotten incredibly lazy, who knows?

The third reason for my slow activity? Ponies. Lots and lots of ponies. It's surprising how much of my free time is now spent on discussing and digging up stuff about a show made primarilyfor young girls. It's almost like there's some kind of narcotic involved with this series. Why are these ponies so damned cute?

Anyways, I'd still like to apologize for my lack of activity. I'm going to at least try and post more gaming-related goodness here when I get the time. I make no guarantees as to how successful I'll be, but we'll see how things go.

Wow, what a way to celebrate 50 blog posts, eh?