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2008's best games so far SUCK! (Patapon)

Jun 26, 2008

They were critically acclaimed. They were loved by millions. Now meet the GamesRadar editors who can't STAND them. ...

A year in breasts (Pocket Pool)

Dec 29, 2007

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The Top 7... games so bad they had to add breasts (Pocket Pool)

May 14, 2007

An overwhelming majority of gamers are male, so it makes perfect sense for every marketing team in the world to target their software at young guys. And what do all men ages 18 to one zillion love? Girls, gore and big loud machines. If they could make a game about a firefighting bikini squad that hunts down zombies in a decked-out sex/fire truck, world peace would be declared. But until that day, we have to settle with regular old T & A. Developers are well aware of this, so occasionally ...

Mediocre Game Babes (PSP)

Jul 25, 2008

It’s important to recognize the festivities surrounding our 7 out of 10 week are bold and warm natured salutes to mediocrity in all its forms. The contributions of gaming alone have made fantastic strides to rarely raise the bar and present us with passable drudgery time after time. ...

E3 Close Standing (PSP)

Jul 23, 2008

E3 is hard. The grip of monotonous press conferences, overlapping appointments, games to play, people to talk to, and drinks to drink quickly transformed us from skeptical but eager journos into bags of dehydrated flesh and tangled wires.

After considerably little thought, our response to the whole thing was, "To hell with it, why should we try to think of interesting things to say about avatars, REM, and make-believe saxophones when ...

CRAP games that scraped a seven out of ten (PSP)

Jul 23, 2008

Let’s be honest. You don’t need a certified games “journalist” to explain why Grand Theft Auto IV is awesome or that the Dirty Dancing videogame is shit. You’re intelligent. You know what kinds of games you love and which ones you despise. ...

The 100 lamest game-industry clichés (PSP)

Jul 22, 2008

1. All in all - A code phrase signifying the start of the final paragraph of a review, wherein the writer will sum up the meat of his opinion in a few brief sentences. If you see this at the end of a review, it's a clear sign that the last paragraph is the only one you actually needed to read.

2. Immersive - So fascinating and realistic, it almost makes you forget that you're actually sitting on a couch, twitching your thumbs ...

30 Reasons Leipzig Might Kill Off E3 This Year (PSP)

Jul 22, 2008

E3 2008 was on the whole a rather lame affair. But there is a great big hope on the horizon, and that hope is the Leipzig Games Convention, which happens next month in Germany ...

The Top 7... Lazy Character Clichés (PSP)

Jul 21, 2008

Game design must be super, super hard. What else can explain the number of shortcuts being taken in almost every one? Genres are repeated, environments are recycled and storylines all begin to sound the same. Most copied, however, are the characters. Dreaming up an entirely new personality with entirely new traits is a daunting task, so the majority of folks you meet in games end up feeling identical to the folks you met in previous games. ...

What is Seven out of 10 Week? (PSP)

Jul 21, 2008

Now that the dust has settled from the most aggressively mediocre E3 yet, we've entered that yearly lull in which the game industry kicks off its shoes and takes a pre-autumn nap. With crumminess behind and boredom ahead, we can't think of a better time to dedicate this week to a celebratory prodding of all that is banal, boring and mediocre in the game industry. In the coming days, we'll drag the laziest aspects of our industry - kicking ...

Edge Online: E3 Must Change Or Die (PSP)

Jul 21, 2008

What function does E3 actually serve? Edge Online lists the dubious benefits of E3, and how they might be generated in different, better ways. ...

E3 08: Lost at E3 (PSP)

Jul 18, 2008

E3 is not so different from being trapped on a supernatural island wondering what the hell is going on. Our video response should clarify things for you. Enjoy!Jul 18, ...

E3 08: An 11-step Recipe For A (Mostly) Crap E3 (PSP)

Jul 18, 2008

The key ingredients which dictated the flavour of this year's show ...

E3 08: The Most Excruciating Moments (PSP)

Jul 17, 2008

E3 may be getting smaller and smaller, holding fewer and fewer surprises, but you can still count on the show for one thing - horrible, horrible press conferences. When a bunch of corporate suits and publicity flaks try to relate to gamers, while still hitting all their boardroom selling points, the results are never pretty.

2008 is certainly no different. After only two days, we've already suffered through an agonizing gauntlet of ...

E3 08: Top 10 Toilets of E3 (PSP)

Jul 17, 2008

With all the meetings taking place in the hustle-bustle of E3, we feel the manner with which our colleagues have overlooked a very crucial "appointment" is absolutely disgraceful. Year after year, these longstanding convention attendees greet the press with warmth and unbiased affection and it’s about damned time someone sung their praises. You’re welcome.

We’ve peppered the poopy jokes with clichéd gaming ...

E3 08: E3 in numbers! (PSP)

Jul 17, 2008

So there’s this book knocking around E3. It’s produced by the (yawn) Entertainment Software Association. It’s green. It’s full of, and I quote, “Essential facts about the computer and video game industry. It’s quite dull and probably only of use to marketing types who like pleated trousers, wear ear-piece phones (ACKKKK!) and talk in serious tones about “fiscal years.” Either way, we ...

E3 08: 7 tips for picking up chicks at E3 (PSP)

Jul 16, 2008

Nick Savoy, inventor of Love Systems, is something of a real-life Frank Mackey (Tom Cruise in Magnolia, if you don’t get the reference.) This week, all Nick’s energy is focused on E3. He’ll be the guy going home with the hotties the rest of us barely have the courage to ogle from afar. Want to know how he does it? Nick was kind enough to share a few tips with us.

1. Appearance mattersDitch the ratty old game ...

E3 08: E3 Then and Now (PSP)

Jul 16, 2008

If you've been following the games industry for any length of time you're keenly aware of E3. It was once the biggest show we had, a time of year when the entire world focused on the LA Convention Center and put on the loudest, craziest, busiest trade show video games could muster. Some loved it, others couldn't stand the shoulder-to-shoulder, body-odor addled conditions. Doesn't matter now, as the once proud and mighty E3 has shrunk like a ...

E3 08: Why wait? E3's biggest games reviewed NOW (PSP)

Jul 15, 2008

You know the problem with E3? You have to wait months before you find out if a game that looked great in July is going to kick ass or blow goats when it finally arrives in November. And it it sucks, you feel deflated. If only you could read, right here and right now, which games are really worth eagerly anticipating and which you should just start fitting for cement shoes right now. Wouldn't that make the world a better place?

Here, for the very first time, are the exclusive first reviews for all of the games you're most excited about this very E3. ...

E3 08: Sony Press Conference (PSP)

Jul 15, 2008

For more E3 coverage, check out our rundowns of the Microsoft and Nintendo press conferences.The scene at the Shrine Auditorium is lively and crammed with members of the gaming press and various industry hangers-on. Hopefully some of the noisy bastards can bring themselves to shut up during the more exciting announcements this year.

The stage, bathed in blue light, is host to seven mammoth stations with a PS3 ...