5,000 Posts And Counting!!!

Technically, this is post #5,008. The actual 5,000th post is this one about synchronized dancing mascots in Japan.

Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our Tumblr followers for all the likes and reblogs. As of this writing we have 113,770 followers and we’re averaging around 5,000-7,000 new followers each week. Craziness!

Also, huge thanks to everyone who regularly chimes in in the comments section and on our Facebook page. You know who you are. Reblogs are always nice, but we really dig interacting with you guys on a more chatty level.

We have big things in store for 2013 and you’ve probably already noticed a few changes like the new addition to our staff and swanky new video content that we’ll be rolling out on the reg.

Even more awesomeness is on the way. Look out.

Thanks everyone. Albotas <3’s you.

Sincerely,

Robby “brownkidd” Weiss, your fearless editor-at-large.

A Little Bit On Our New Look

As some of you may have noticed over the weekend, we change up the site layout. We’ve received several notices from you guys about problems with the previous theme’s loading issues, so we hope this new theme remedies the situation.

Along with the new look, we’re also changing up our posting style to deliver more bit-sized nuggets of awesome each day. Don’t worry, we’ll also be doing some lengthy editorial stuff as well which will be indicated by it’s bigness on the site’s front page - much like this very post.

We’re still having a problem with getting the Disqus comments to show up correctly, so if any web-savvy readers wanna’ help us out, we’re using the Stacky 5 theme and really have no clue how to properly tweak it. Email brownkidd@albotas.com if you feel like lending a hand.

Anywho, hope you all dig the site’s new layout and direction. We have some killer original content lined up for the future. In the meantime, stay tuned and stay awesome!

-brownkidd

Virgin Mobile Names Us ‘Influencer of the Month’

In case you needed proof that we’re kind of a big deal, multi-fasquillion dollar corporate giant Virgin currently has our little blog listed as one of their Influencers of the Month on their Virgin Mobile Live Facebook page and we’re also one of their 25 Obsession Worthy Blogs! We finally made it, momma’! There’s also a brief interview with your fearless editor-at-large, yours truly. Check it out here.

Big thanks to all the loyal Albotians and the rest of the Albotas crew for keeping this site fresh to death on a Monday-thru-Friday basis!

Over 9,000 Followers Strong!

Sorry, I just had to put that up. Thanks to all of you wonderful followers. Hope you’ve been enjoying all the awesome stuff we’ve been posting. I continue to be surprised at how there’s no shortage of it in sight. That being said, I’m sure some of you have your own amazing work that you’d like to share. Feel free to send it our way and we’ll make sure to write a post about it.

- Mark (a.k.a. PixelDrip Gallery)

It’s Albotas’ 2000th Post!

At least it is if you don’t count the years’ worth of posts sacrificed to blog hell during Albotas’ transition to tumblr. Here’s to another 2000!

Tumblr Error Image Soothes My Rage

Tumblr breaks so often that the auto-complete text in my address bar says “We’ll Be Back Shortly” rather than “Tumblr.” They recently replaced the all too familiar error message with a drawing (courtesy of The Oatmeal) of “tumbeasts” wreaking havoc on their servers. Very cute.

2,000 Followers! MATHEMATICAL!

Seriously, thanks dudes. And big thanks to freshmustache for being our 2,00th follow. You’re totally a little bit on the awesome side in a big way.

Oh, and I drew this with my fingers using an iPad app called Adobe Ideas. ;)

Thanks again to all of you! Now go tell your friends how rad we are!

Reblog This Post To Win A Paul Frank iPod/iPhone Speaker Dock!

Okay, so it’s been a few months since we switched from WordPress to the almighty Tumblr and we’re diggin’ it. We like you guys. And not just because you like us, but because you’re cool peoples.

To show our love and appreciation for our Tumblr followers, we’re giving away a Paul Frank Julius Dance Machine iPod/iPhone Speaker Dock (which we previously featured here). This thing normally goes for $100, but it can be yours for free!

All you have to do is follow us and reblog this post. One lucky winner will be picked at random and announced by noon EST this Friday.

NOTE: We will ONLY ship within the U.S. Sorry foreigners. We still love you.

TUMBLR TUESDAY!

A little late on TUMBLR TUESDAY this week. My bad.

This week we’re recommending Words & Pictures, the Tumblr blog of the creator of the Pokémon comic LETTERS FROM AN ABSENT FATHER, Maré Odomo. Over on his blog, you’ll find the artist’s random thoughts, comics, and lots of rad Pokémon art. He’s currently doing a Pokémon Postcard Project where he’ll draw any Pokémon for you on a 4x6 postcard sized piece of Bristol board. And if you’re worried about the art getting messed up in postcard form, you can ask to have it put in an envelope.

Here’s some sick Pikachu and Zangoose postcards Maré recently did:

Order your own postcard right here for just $20 and be sure to follow Maré Odomo on Tumblr and recommend him to Tumblr’s “Personalities” directory!

Have a suggestion for who we should recommend next week? Let us know through our handy-dandy little question form thingy. And as always, feel free to recommend us to Tumblr’s gaming directory!

Check out our past Tumblr Tuesday recommendations right here.

Tumblr Tuesday!

You know what time it is, kids! This week we’re recommending THE MOST IMPORTANT GAMES CRITIC OF ALL-TIME. It’s a very tongue-in-cheek blog that uses lots of fancy high-brow words while poking fun at games journalism.

Here’s a few of my favorite terms that I’ve spotted on the front page:

“I don’t do vanity; I do profundity.”

“I believe the majority of RPG and action games developed in Japan are too dependent on  multitudinous tropes to be noteworthy.”

“Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is easily the definitive shooter—first or third—of this generation thusfar, and one of the most important games of this millennium.”

“I’m the Michael Jordan of games critics.”

And then there’s the amazing introductory blog post, which I’ll post in it’s entirety below since I know you’re all too lazy to actually click a link to read it:

Forget Kotaku.

Forget Destructoid.

Forget Tim Rogers.

Forget Jeff Gerstmann.

Forget Giant Bomb.

Forget IGN.

Forget 1UP.

Forget GameSpot.

Forget Eurogamer.

Forget GameSpy.

Forget UGO.

Forget Joystiq.

Forget that Zero Punctuation guy whose name I don’t even know.

Forget Jim Sterling.

Forget all of the hacks because I’m going to elevate meaning and authenticity of gaming criticism to another stratosphere imminently.

If you like video games, gaming journalism, and laughing, definitely check this site out. Special thanks to Kyle from Good Game Get for recommending this one.

Have a suggestion for who we should recommend next week? Let us know through our handy-dandy little question form thingy. And as always, feel free to recommend us to Tumblr’s gaming directory!

Check out our past Tumblr Tuesday recommendations right here.

byronb:

#001-Bulbasaur. Let’s start this off with a flying Bulbasaur

Everyone be sure to follow Byron Buslig (aka the creator of This Serious). He’s going to be drawing and posting up ALL the Pokemon!

And if you haven’t already, check out our interview with Byron right here!

[Since Albotas.com has recently made the voyage from WordPress to the Tumblrverse, we’ll be taking a look at the Tumblr community and recommending one rad Tumblr site each and every Tuesday.]

This week, we’re recommending good game get! because they’re full of all the geeky gaming awesomeness that we love, like this post from contributor Aaron. M. Fitzwater about how he made Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima smile by bringing a mega rare Metal Gear Solid novel from the 80’s to one of his signings.

There’s also this sick Dragon Quest 9 box art made by the site’s creator Kyle Wallace:

So, head over to Goodgameget.com, follow them on Tumblr, add them to your bookmarks and RSS feed, and definitely give them a recommendation because they deserve it.

If you know of any awesome Tumblr sites we should recommend, let us know! And if you haven’t already, be sure to recommend Albotas to Tumblr’s gaming directory. We’re new to this Tumblr thing and any help spreading the Albotas gospel would be greatly appreciated.