I can't remember laughing so much through an entire play through of a game. I really do think Portal 2 rivals the best comedy films out there, with actors J.K. Simmons and Stephen Merchant they have two great comedy actors who never fail to make me laugh. I'd love to talk about my funniest bits but I don't want to spoil the game for people who have not completed the single player yet. Can you think of any other funny games, I can remember the odd easter egg. But I can't remember a game that is funny from start to finish. I suppose you could make an argument for the Grand Theft Auto series but I don't think even that is in the same league. I think Portal has created new comedy genre for the games industry.
So what now, who is going to follow in Portals foot steps and make a comedy game. I think the next really funny game will be Duke Nukem but after that who knows. Comedy in games is few and far between, the industry has become far to serious for my liking. Look at the last GTA game, there where alot of complaints because the game had ditched the slap stick comedy which had made the previous games so enjoyable. Lets hope Rockstar take the next game back to its roots.
If the project cafe images are real then it looks as if Nintendo are going for the gimmick to sell there console again, I dont want a big ass screen on my controller. Consoles are meant to be enjoyed in the comfort of your home on a massive couch, on a huge screen and not on a tiny screen on a wannabe 360 pad. I'll be giving that a miss even if it is more powerful than my 360 and PS3, I'd rather wait for the true next gen consoles to arrive. I can say with some confidence that project cafe will be slightly more powerful than the PS3 so why would you want to spend another 300$ on something that will be obsolete in another 2 years when the new xbox arrives(hopefully).
I've never been into handhelds, I don't really see point in them to be honest. I've always done my gaming in house on a TV, but the NPG is really tempting me. I love the fact that it has two analogue sticks for FPS games and for better all round control because that's been the problem for me with past handhelds including the PSP. Games were limited by the control options, with only one analogue stick on the PSP you couldn't have the range of games the NPG will have and that's what's so tempting. I can imagine getting a game of modern warfare 3 going on the train to work, it would be awsome, no other handheld has been capable of doing this before and then there's the power of the thing. Its a true next gen portable, not just a 3D version of the DS cough cough.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
I TOTALLY agree, everything about this game screams "Game of the Year"!
Agreed, the game was such an amazing experience, I've never actually had that much fun playing portal before.
Games that roflcopter attacked me:
Portal 1/2
Monkey Island (nearly all of them)
Day of the Tentacle
Kings Quest 6
3D Dot Game Heroes
These are just the deliberately funny ones, I have had a good few laughs even in games like Demon's Souls. I believe that, given the interactive nature of video games, you can create your own humour (yes it has a U in it in proper English). Whether that's pushing the AI system to perform weird acts, using glitches to fly/fall/walk though walls or just creating a penis themed level in Little Big Planet.
As for the NGP, my only two complaints on the PSP were the touchy shoulder buttons during video playback (which they fixed) and the lack of a second analog stick. Upon finding out that the NGP has two I went from completely uninterested to buying day one, if the launch line-up is good enough to justify the price.
GTA is funnier and I'm a huge Stephen Merchant fan (well, Pilkington fan, but Merchant > Gervais).
Wheatley's random comment about "interesting humans and their folklore" probably made me laugh the hardest.