Welcome to the Carnival of Video Game Bloggers #5. I’m honored that I was asked to host this month’s edition.

Starting things off we have some news. Sharde26’s The Slag Report brings us the Starcraft 2 Announcement. After reading about Starcraft 2 I’m pretty excited to play it.

For the Do-It-Yourself Gamer Chris Lettieri presents an Arcade Building Overview posted at Build A Home Arcade Machine. He claims that, “By reading this simple overview you will gain a good understanding of how all the parts and pieces come together to create your very own arcade cabinet.” Personally, I’m not really a Do-It-Youself kind of guy, but with these instructions I might have to give it a try.

For those of you thinking of getting a Wii because everyone keeps talking about how cool they are MC presents I don’t think I like the wii… Is there something wrong with mii? posted at Cappycom. He makes a good point. If there is not a game that really pulls you in and gets you hooked what good is it?

Joe, John, and Greg brings us a four part discussion on Video Games as Art over at Fantastic Blognanza. They point out that is is part of a series on the nature of video games as art, including a sociological angle. After reading the post I’m interested to see the other three parts.

If you’re an avid gamer you probably play whenever you can. With all of the portable gaming devices available that means one can play just about anywhere. Brian Da Silva takes a look at Console vs. Portable Gaming (Keepin’ It Real!) on his blog Real Gaming Reviews.
He brings up some great points about both types of systems.

Gianfranco Berardi looks at one of the most important aspects of a game in Stories Aren’t That Important? Well, Sorta at GBGames – Thoughts on Indie Game Development.

Keeping things in perspective, James Nicholls presents It’s Only a Game on Gaming Legends. I know a lot of Fanboys who would not agree, but this has some great points.

Finally, we’ll wrap this carnival up with a couple top ten lists.

Over at A Top Ten List Everyday to Jumpstart Your Knowledge Ybother presents Top 10 Classic Game Remakes. He says “It is the summer holidays and many people have plenty of time on their hands. Some of us are stuck with laptops and can’t play the huge blockbuster games that require hefty graphic cards. Why not try these classic open source remakes? The underlying gameplay has already been proven and the graphics are updated to a presentable and playable level. Everyone of these games listed here were best sellers of their times and many of us hold great memories of these games.” Good points.

Or, if you don’t want to try classic titles The Free Geek presents Top 10 Free Online Games of All Time at The Free Geek.

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