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December 11, 2007

  Time Magazine's top 10 games of the year.

Posted by Doug 
4:32 PM, December 11, 2007

Yea! Another list!

This time it's... uh, Time... uh, Magazine:

1. Halo 3
2. Orange Box
3. Rock Band
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. Bioshock
6. Call of Duty 4
7. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
8. Mass Effect
9. Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
10. God of War 2

Pretty mainstream list there, Time. I'm pretty impressed by all of those... wait, 'Ace Combat 6'?! That's a nice change of pace. OH, and I heard that last game was on some old system, so it doesn't count. Just kidding... I almost forgot about 'GoW2!'

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That is pretty main-stream. I heard some mixed reviews on Mass Effect, though it may have more to do with hype vs. reality than the actual quality of the game. Have you played/looked at The Witcher yet?

Doug comment: I have never played a serious PC-based RPG. I've given up on PC gaming in the last year. I just love not having to wait for something to boot-up.

Posted by: Anne | December 15, 2007 11:57 AM

December 10, 2007

  Associated Press' end of the year gaming list

Posted by Doug 
4:30 PM, December 10, 2007

Matt Slagle, the AP tech writer, created his end of the year gaming list. I like the dissing of 'Halo 3' and the praise of 'Call of Duty 4.' Also, Matt's "worst trend" is spot-on...


BEST GAME: "BioShock." A first-person shooter turned morality
play, a thinking person's action game, a piece of electronic
fiction with a soul. There are many positive ways to describe this
gripping game and they're all true. There's just nothing else like
this eerie vision of an undersea social experiment gone horribly
wrong. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC, $59.99, Rated M.

BEST DEAL: The Orange Box. For $59.99, the innovators at Valve
Corp. have provided one of the best bargains in 2007. You get five
games, and all of them are excellent. "Portal," in particular,
seems destined for legendary status, having spawned a cottage
industry for plush companion cubes. (If you don't know what that
means, you're really missing out). Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows
PC, $59.99, Rated T through M.

BEST GAME THAT INVOLVES GETTING OFF THE SOFA: "Rock Band."
Close the windows, lock the doors and warn the neighbors before you
blare the volume. "Rock Band" elevates music rhythm games to
arena-filling levels in a game that gets better the more people
there are. For a true rocking experience you'll at least need two
guitars -- lead and bass -- plus a drummer and a singer to belt out
the dozens of tunes. Groupies are optional.

WORST TREND: The annual holiday video game deluge. Please, video
game makers, you're only hurting your most loyal fans here. We
spend all year with hardly anything new to play, then October rolls
around and it's like an avalanche. Suddenly, we're faced with tough
decisions about which of the dozens of good games we can actually
afford to buy. Why not release more of these gems in the winter,
spring or summer doldrums, when we're really looking for -- and more
able to afford -- something new?

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Continue reading Associated Press' end of the year gaming list.

December 7, 2007

  Another List! The Guildhall at SMU releases their holiday gaming gift list

Posted by Doug 
11:35 AM, December 7, 2007

I know it's another list (and there's more coming), but this one is kind of cool. It's from people who we'll soon be hearing about...

From the press release:

Students at The Guildhall at SMU, the country’s premier graduate video game development program, have released their suggested top 10 video game gift list for the 2007 holiday season. These are the selections from the men and women who will be designing the blockbuster games of the future:

1) Super Mario Galaxy
Platform: Wii
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

2) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Platform: Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

3) Mass Effect
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

4) Rock Band
Platform: Xbox 360, PS2, PS3
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

5) The Orange Box
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

6) Halo 3
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

7) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

8) Crysis
Platform: PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

9) BioShock
Platform: Xbox 360, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

10) Madden NFL 08
Platform: Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

December 6, 2007

  Family report card shows the 10 games your children need to avoid

Posted by Doug 
11:06 AM, December 6, 2007

MediaFamily.org posted their annual report card on the video game industry. You can download your own copy HERE.

Besides giving a "C" letter-grade to parental involvement with gaming, a "C-" average to retailers' enforcing of the game rating system (national retailers got a "D" and rental stores got an "F"), a "C" to the game industry as a whole, the group also pointed out the 10 most avoidable games for children and teens.

Let's take a look at the list:
• Assassin’s Creed
• Call of Duty 4
• Conan
• The Darkness
• Jericho
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
• Manhunt 2
• Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
• Stranglehold
• Time Shift

Doug's opinion of a glaring omission: 'Soldier of Fortune: Payback.' And what's up with 'Conan?' Did anyone even play that game?

So what are better alternatives that the report card suggests?

These:
• FIFA Soccer 08
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
• Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
• Madden NFL 08
• Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
• Need for Speed Pro Street
• The Sims 2: Castaway
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Super Mario Galaxy
• Viva Piñata

Ewww, 'Hannah Montana'? That's way scarier than 'Manhunt 2!'

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