Punch and Pie

The lights are on and the monster has been unleashed…join Will, the co-founder and editorial manager of MonsterVine, as he talks about this new venture into video game journalism and outlines the launch week events! Punch and pie served.

Months of hard work and planning in the marking, this is the end result…this is MonsterVine.

Take a look around, while this is only the opening post, there is alot to be discovered at the vine. Our launch represents what video game journalism has been yearning for…bringing together writers who love to play video games and giving them a medium to express it. There has truly been alot of hard work and effort put into our rebranding and establishing our new identity, but enough of this sentimental bullcrap, its time for us to show you what we’re all about. We have a copious amount of events during our launch week, so the idea is for you to come by each day and see a different piece of our site.

Hey while you’re at it, before you post a comment, remember to check the box to sign up for IntenseDebate, you won’t regret accessing forum-like features such as a reputation system, avatars, and friends list!

Here’s what we headlined for today and the rest of the week:

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Epic Newswire Launch – Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo
Description: Witness the launch of our news format, now universal throughout all platforms, The Newswire. Get all your information gathered in one place, in one post.

Sonic the Hedgehog Retrospective
Description: To follow the heels of Sega’s newest Sonic release, Sonic Unleashed, one of our editors has written up a Sonic retrospective to talk about the progression of everyone’s favorite hedgehog through the years!

Gears of War 2 Promotional Event
Description: Watch Clan E.P.I.C. (Elite Players In Combat) members; shadowjak88, Xx Kelnozz xX, ARGANOZZ, Ox Myth xO, and Xx Bonryu xX take Gears of War 2 ‘s Horde Mode set on Insane difficulty beginning 4 p.m. EST. Expect 5+ hours of streaming goodness!

From Zack himself: For prep we are playing tons of Halo 3 and eating many tacos til GoW2 launch where we all go to the midnight launch, haul major ass at competition, then buy GoW2, beat it on hardcore and insane difficulty. Proceed to Horde mode where we practice in Hardcore til the 18th

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Inauguration of “The Vine”
Description: TWIG, ‘This Week in Gaming’, is officially renamed as ‘The Vine’, MonsterVine’s premiere video game podcast hosted by Will and Zack. Watch them engage in a opinionated, informal, and humorous video game discussion regarding the latest video game topics circulating the industry.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Gaming Reviews Blowout
Zack: Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Too Human
Don: Saints Row 2, Fallout 3
Francis: LittleBigPlanet, Infinite Undiscovery, Final Fantasy XII
Mark: Dead Space
Andy: Mirrors Edge, FIFA 09, Fracture
TBA On Other Staff Members

Description: The MonsterVine staff showcases their new review format called ‘The Final Word’ where the final verdict of the review rests on a word scale: Excellent, Good, Average, Mediocre, and Abysmal.

Friday, November 21, 2008

What MonsterVine Means To Our Industry
Description: Hardhitting editorial opinion is one of the core tenets of MonsterVine and as per benchmark, the co-founder and editorial manger William Saw has written up a piece in regards to the status of our new site as a step in a new direction responsive to the changing tides of video game industry.

First Game Night – Monster Rush
PS3: Resistance 2
Xbox 360: Gears of War 2
Description: Chill out from the plethora of the launch weeks activites by introducing the first of many game nights for the community. This time, the 360 crew will be assembling a sure to be epic Gears of War 2 multiplayer bout while the peeps at PS3 will be catering madness on a stick with Resistance 2 multiplayer.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Weekly Serial Episode
Description: Sarah, aka. SparklingBlue, continues her weekly serial episodes of ‘Pokemon Melodic Warriors.’ Sarah’s writing skills are only paralled by her intense passion for everything Nintendo. Take a read of these creative remarkable stories that blends the realm of fantasy and video games together.