I am not talking about using stars to promote sports wear or fizzy drinks, I am talking about using stars who are famous in one entertainment medium to promote in another.
Musicians talk about music, actors talk about films, former sports stars talk about sports, but when it comes to games they roll out whoever they can in an effort to...what?
But Jonathan, without pop stars and comedians presenting at these things, people might not think that games are cool.
I love how no other entertainment industry would use randoms to promote the new material but its ok to do it at games shows. It is far from the first time that inappropriate presenters have been used, and it is almost always a disaster.
I am going to start a campaign to get Peter Molyneux in as a pundit on Soccer Saturday.
Those babies were well freaky
It took me three months to complete Dead Space, and it was only an 8 hour game. I could only play for 20mins at a time because it wasnt fun, it was just too damn stressful!
I would point to Amnesia as a game that used sound and graphics as a very effective laxative just by doing it very well. I dont believe the horror gamer market has been numbed to horror, I think the horror has just gone out of the franchises. If anything we are ripe for the picking - imagine expecting Super Mario and then getting Limbo. That is where we are at with horror games. Our expectations are skewed by the games out there that are just not horror.
Damn I had forgotten that. I remember having to thumb through a thick ass manual for the password. Ah the good ole days.
Some greats in there - Codemasters for one. Man I loved their Micromachines games.
I am fairly sure I speak for everyone when I say that Blizzard going so far out of their way to prevent piracy has made me even more determined to pirate Diablo 3.
Pricks.
Hey I noticed how you are saying that we should live and let live, and let others express their opinions in the way they way want, but then you tell Mark to do the opposite.
Hypocrisy much?
Scumbag Blizzard:
Forces you to log on to play single player.
Wont let you log on.
adamant715 - Missing the point since 2001
I would be happy if the 'extended ending' was just them finishing it with the destruction of Cerberus and then a cliffhanger where the fleets arrive and prepare to fight the Reapers.
Great article that really highlights some of the issues facing Nintendo, most prominently the lack of good, fresh IP and the fact that Nintendo have pigeon-holed themselves.
That said I would point out that Nintendo have always put out crappy third party games. The 'Nintendo Seal of Quality' on N64 (and earlier) games was often derided as having the worst quality control process of anything computer related, including Windows!
I think Mark is an only child.
This article is awful. Not just because its racist, but because it is really unfunny.
If you still find jokes about the French being cowardly or 'spineless' funny, then congratulations on being 13.
Ah but there are so many missing from this list. The Heavy Plasma from X-Com, the Lancer from Gears of War (admittedly not the most cerebral franchise, but say what you will about it, you cant take away the chainsaw*assault rifle combo), the Fat Man from Fallout, the 8-ball rocket launcher from Unreal?
But the author includes the 'Gun-Sword'? FTN.
This was so good it was worth stealing
Brilliant. Steam Punk. The hipsters AND cosplayers are going to love this. And for that I hate it.
Edonus: Missing The Point Since 2001