Consoleation Status Report: Murphy’s Law

It’s been a little while since I updated, I know. I’ve been battling a rather nasty bug lately and had to have my dog put down this past weekend. Murphy’s Law, indeed.

There are things going on behind the blog that are positive, though. Let me share a little bit with you, in quickie format:

• After more than 6 months away from writing, it looks like I’m going to be back in the biz shortly. I have at least one gig lined up, and another is possible. I’ll be working to set a realistic but fair schedule to fit in gaming, writing, and a social life. It’s going to take some adjustment, but I am looking forward to the challenge.
• Speaking of gaming, I’ve been doing quite a bit of that during my sick time. I just picked up Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Xbox 360 and it’s sucked me in, just like last year’s game did on the PS3. There are a few issues with this year’s game, such as a gross overcalculation for adverse weather conditions, an overly-difficult new putting system, and some questionable presentation choices… but, at its core, Tiger 10 not only brings most of what made Tiger 09 so great– but new additions like Live Tournaments and the new Tournament Challenge mode make this year’s game another tough one to put down. How much so? I downloaded Map Pack 2 for Call of Duty: World at War this morning, but never got around to trying it because I was so into my golf game.
• I’m still quite Twitter-active. While I don’t always have the time to write a full-bodied blog entry, it’s extremely easy to write 140 characters at a time. Most of my tweets are gaming-centric, but not all. Check out my Twitter feed to see what I mean.
• Lastly, thanks to Twitter, I have a new weekly feature that I’ll be bringing to Consoleation starting very shortly. Consoleation Retro Game on the Brain will tackle one game per week, talking about it and why it has such an effect on me. Some will be obvious choices, but other ones may turn you on to some titles that you may not remember or possibly glossed over. I’m hoping that this new feature will spark some comments and conversation.

So… while I’m convalescing, there is some good news for both myself and for Consoleation. I hope that you’ll enjoy the new content!