Hello Everyone!

Hello everyone.  I'm Mike DeAngelo from That's Entertainment.  This is going to be the place to be to find out all about my current thoughts on the video game industry.  A few of you may remember me from my videos on YouTube, but it became too time consuming and it just wasn't rewarding enough - despite the fact that I really loved the community that I had at the time.

First, a little backstory.  The reason that I dropped off of the face of the planet was to put some work into my other big passion.  I have been writing a book series since I was seventeen, and it went into full tilt in May of last year.  I needed to focus on that primarily, and give it the best shot it had.  Fortunately, the book, available on Amazon in both eBook and paperback, has seen very good reception.  I sold many more than I thought I was going to, and my support system has been great.  I have another blog that I've been keeping up on, if you'd like to see what I've been up to: http://michaeldeangelo.blogspot.com/

However, I've missed doing the That's Entertainment reviews and news.  When I dropped off the grid, I spent a lot of time getting back to embracing games the way I used to.  When I was reviewing the games, it was difficult to enjoy them fully.  I had to play games differently than I intended to, in order to get the best footage.  I would speed through parts, or linger on others for too long, and eventually, the reviews started to feel like a job that I wasn't getting paid for.

The second big detriment to reviewing the video games was the financial burden to me.  At the time, I wasn't making diddly squat at my job.  I was getting worked to the bone, and while That's Entertainment solidified me, and kept me sane, it also sapped away the only chance I had to be an adult with my monetary means.

But here's the cool part.  I can write up a review for a game without any problem.  It won't hinder my enjoyment of the final product at all, because I can go at my own pace.  If you're willing to be patient, and read one of my reviews a week or so after it comes out (and assuming I had the money to buy the game in the first place), I'll have a review up for the games on this blog.

I'll also be talking about the newsier side of things on this blog, which is something that I really didn't feel comfortable doing on the YouTube channel.  In the upcoming weeks, you'll be able to read my opinions on the Wii U, the PS3 slim, and the upcoming holiday rush.

Finally, a little side note.  By this point, even if you didn't know me before, you know that I'm really big on games.  I can announce that I've been working on my own for a while now, and it should - fingers crossed - be ready to release around March 2013.  It'd be a nice casual game that can open up to a more core crowd, but we'll see what happens.  I'll be sure to announce more when I can.  When the game comes out, I expect some of my old community to tell me what they think about my game.

That's it for now.  I'm glad to be back, even if it is in a completely different capacity.  I feel like this will be a nice segue back into the swing of things, but you never know what might happen in the future.

Until next time!