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Gaming's dirtiest words

We investigate 23 of the industry's most taboo utterances

Words: Ben Richardson, GamesRadar UK

Hard Drive
The heavy, expensive thing that you bought a console to avoid having to use.

"What? So I bought this 20GB hard drive for my 360, and I can only use 60% of it?"

In Game Advertising
Responsible for turning gruff assassin Sam Fisher into an Airwaves-chewing, face-cream using knob, In Game Advertising is the reason videogame industry money men wake up panting with pleasure in wet sheets.

"In Game Advertising, gentlemen. It's the future of exploitation!"

Inspired By
Specifically, those products or videogames that technically have nothing to do with their source material whatsoever, aside from the title plastered over the box, from Gears of War novelisations to Burger King mini-games. [Alternatively: Spin Off]

"All three exclusive Burger King games are inspired by BK brand icons, such as the King and Subservient Chicken, into visually rich, three-dimensional environments that give players of all ages an entertaining, interactive experience on one of the most popular video game platforms in the world"

Jack Thompson
A one man crusade to remind us all to 'think of the children!'. Jack Thompson's disciplined and rational methods include branding Bully a "Columbine simulator', mailing explicit gay pornography to Judge Adalberto Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and pissing off the Florida Bar Association.

"Is it 'cos I is Jack Thompson?"

Kane & Lynch
A faintly ridiculous and at-all-times inexplicable event, comprising mainly of contrasting statements, ungrounded accusations (and subsequent counter accusations), out-of-the-blue developments, conspiracy theories and, for good measure, a few pornographic tie-ins or promotions. [Alternatively: Hoo haa]

"Come on, it wasn't that big a deal. Don't make a Kane & Lynch out of it"


 
11 Comments
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Noface42  - 4 months 30 days ago 
Blu-ray and HDTV ftw
thomashalpenny  - 4 months 30 days ago 
2nd yay i am so happy (you mite not b able to tel but im being sarcastic)
SenorChunky  - 4 months 30 days ago 
Third!
Interesting Article, Its a 'Meh'
DoctorGordonFreeman  - 4 months 30 days ago 
nice article
THORSTEINTHESTAFFSTRUCK  - 4 months 30 days ago 
I have a PS3 and I love Vista. It almost never crashes, Apple. Maybe that is why you spend so much on advertising for you crapbooks and Icraps.

There isn't enough time in the world to point out the inadequacies of Apple and its *cough*"products" other than to say there are @ five superiour products to your [insert Apple product here] at less than half the price.
garnsr  - 4 months 30 days ago 
Activision should be inserted into the EA section. This article may have the most British speech of any I've read here.
GeneralTickTock  - 4 months 29 days ago 
yeah, Apple is insanely high on success. It used to be quality, now its just overpriced.

60$ for a pair of earbuds? they COME with the Ipod, so do Ipods really cost 60$ less if you buy them without earbuds?
Yeah, that does mean that shuffles would be FREE
deora2dude  - 4 months 29 days ago 
i laughed at the comment above...

anyway i love EA and im not just saying that because i live in vancover and if i say anything unenhancing they come and firebomb my house.... (heh heh)


but really i grew up with thier titles and they really do try... now lets hope SHIFT isnt SHIT (just remove the F!)
CreeplyTuna  - 4 months 28 days ago 
first of all, WTF guy who said second?! is that all you have to say? get a life

second, i want to say, apple's ear buds are COMPLETELY overpriced. you can get a pair of better quality headphones at best buy or an electronics store for the same or less amount of money. when circuit city went out of buisness, i got a great pair of headphones cheap and they sound better, feel better and block out noise better than apple's crap $60 ear buds- take that apple!
Narudude360  - 4 months 25 days ago 
Woohoo! Finally someone not caring about first comment! Congrats, Noface42, but thomashalpenny, shame on you! You too SenorChunky!
acklumos  - 4 months 25 days ago 
The two worst in this article: EA, and fanboys. EA seems to just pump out sequels as fast as it can, and for all you fanboys (especially xbox 360 and Halo 3 fanboys) for God's sakes just shut up! One console or game DOES NOT have to be the best ever created! Just because the PS3 doesn't have Halo 3 does not make it a bad system! 3 words: free online play. I may sound like a bit of a PS3 fanboy. I'm not, I'm just sick of Halo 3 fanboys who think Halo3 just has to be the best game ever, and every other game sucks.
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