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Gaming's dirtiest words

We investigate 23 of the industry's most taboo utterances

Words: Ben Richardson, GamesRadar UK

Microsoft
Depending on allegiance, either the saviour of gaming (Xbox fans), the nonsense-headed tyrant of gaming (PC gamers) or an object of uncontrollable fury (Sony fans).

"Microsoft? Didn't they invent the Blue Screen of Death?"

Microtransaction
Method of extracting money from gamers - either through downloadable content, buyable game items or cheats - akin to the habit of schoolyard bullies holding the smaller kids upside down by their feet and shaking them vigorously to release loose change. [Alternatively: Nickle and diming]

"Making me pay to unlock a character already in my game is one microtransaction too far!"

Movie Tie-In
A term invoking two opposing reactions - shudders and pre-emptive kickings from gaming fans and journalists, but madly spinning money signs in the eyes of the grinning money men.

"And we expect the Man Eating Cactus movie tie-in videogame to synergistically launch with the movie, maximising customer provocation at the market coalface"

 

Nintendo
The only remaining global corporation that still manages to lose Europe under a bit of rogue paperwork when drawing up release schedules, only to 'discover' the major consumer market in time to release last year's titles this year.

"I swear Nintendo has forgotten Europe actually exists. Who makes their maps?"

Port
What happens when a publisher realises that three different consoles means three times the revenue. Usually employed in cynical conversation to refer to inevitable upcoming Wii version of best-selling Xbox 360 game complete with rush-developed motion control features.

"So do we port Super Next Generation Shooter to the Wii and target the casual audience, Tristan?"
"Do bears shit in the woods, Tarquin?"


 
11 Comments
Order Comments: Newest First | Oldest First
Noface42  - 5 months 2 hours ago 
Blu-ray and HDTV ftw
thomashalpenny  - 5 months 1 hour ago 
2nd yay i am so happy (you mite not b able to tel but im being sarcastic)
SenorChunky  - 5 months 41 minutes ago 
Third!
Interesting Article, Its a 'Meh'
DoctorGordonFreeman  - 5 months 9 minutes 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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