Do you think that most video game players are kids sitting bleary eyed in front of television sets with fingers and thumbs tapping away in a staccato like manner on the control buttons of a remote control or keyboard? Well, there are plenty of those kinds of kids for sure, but they are not the most prevalent number in the demographics of video game players. That would be the grown ups, or people over the age of 18 to be more specific.
The Entertainment Software Association, a top demographics and research company did a survey recently and found that adults make up 92 percent of the people who purchase video games these days and 80 percent who purchase video game consoles.
The average age of video game players is now up to 33, and getting higher every year it seems. This recent survey found that 67 percent of the Heads of Households play video games as a form of recreation, according to the Entertainment Software Association, or ESA. The average age of the most frequent video game buyers is 38 years old.
The evidence of how old video game players have become was quite evident recently when the release of Halo 3 was getting a lot of media attention. Every news story showed footage of die-hard Halo 3 fans waiting in line for the release of this latest Halo video game. Most of these fans were adults who have followed the Halo video game franchise for many years. Many television reporters showed up at these events and when they conducted interviews you could see that the zeal and fanaticism of these fans was second to none. Some even had costumes that would have made any serious Star Trek or Star Wars fan quite jealous.
There are a lot of parents playing video games these days. Even more interesting is the fact that 80 percent of parents who play video games said they play them with their children, and that this experience has brought them much closer together as a family. In the early days of the video games parents often dismissed them as nothing more than a diversion. The parents of today recognize the value of playing video games.
The grown ups of today are the first generation to be raised on video games. They were the first kids to play Tron, Pong, and Donkey Kong and they have never lost their interest in this kind of activity. They have matured along with video games, made them part of their everyday lives and used them as an escape from reality.
Some of the video games that are currently on the market are quite amazing in their technical and creative achievements. Corporations like Microsoft spend millions of dollars to create games like Halo 3 which offer an experience that is much more than a game. First person shooter video games like Halo 3 and Far Cry by Ubisoft put the players in the game and provide them with choices that determine the outcome. A person can play alone on their PC or with many other people online.
There are now games that offer the sense of touch through the use of special hardware that can be purchased. The hardware involves attaching sensors and transmitters to your skin. The result is a virtual experience that is so realistic you can literally feel it. This kind of interaction can be far more rewarding than simply watching a movie or listening to music. The adult entertainment industry sees the obvious value of this technology and they have seized upon the opportunity with great interest.
Video game developers have known for years that adults are their main customers. They are designing more and more games these days like Grand Theft Auto, San Andreas that are strictly for players over the age of eighteen.
More and more middle aged adults are playing video games these days. Back in 1999 only 9 percent of people over the age of 50 played video games. Now, in 2007 that number has increased to 24 percent.
The video game industry generates 80 billion dollars worldwide annually. Most of that money is made from the sales of video games and Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii video game consoles that are purchased by adults for themselves. That is, after they have purchased one for their kids, of course.
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Strict study patterns, high competition in sports, and pressure from friends, parents, and teachers are some issues that can cause children to be under immense stress and mental exhaustion. One of the most popular ways for children to relieve mental stress is video gaming. Children may however get so addicted to video games that it may change their mental state and lifestyle.
Some of the most popular video games played by children are Counter-Strike, Halo, Warcraft, Playstation, Xbox, classics, and other arcade games. The most common video games played by children incorporate the aspects of violence. Violence in video games may have some of the most adverse effects on the mental state of children. Violence leads to the increase in belligerent thoughts, resulting in the probability that a gentle or ambiguous irritation may be interpreted in a hostile manner. Violent video games also result in a general arousal of physical and mental states like heart rate and brain interpretation rates. Children tend to develop different behavioral patterns and tendencies that may reflect the type of games to which they were exposed. They may tend to directly imitate some violent behavior they have recently been exposed to leading to real life physical fights that may cause serious injuries. There have been recent real life killings at schools and public places and the cause of such brutal killing has been concluded as the increased exposure to violent video games. It has been proved that children's exposure to violent video games is potentially more hazardous than the exposure to violent television and movies.
Video games also prove to be beneficial in many ways for children. Video games require a lot of observation and reaction at the same time. Almost all video games are played with hands. In game scenarios call for quick responses from players allowing children to improve hand and eye coordination and observation skills. Most video games require concentration to be successfully mastered. Video games facilitate the improvement of concentration skills. Some video games encompass concepts of education and knowledge. Parents have started allowing children to play video games, which have educational knowledge on different topics. Some games also generate effective decision-making skills and intuitive and imaginative thinking in the minds of children. Video games increase decision-making speeds and help to make right judgments based on previous experiences.
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The popularity of renting video games online has led me to question which unlimited video game rentals site is the best. There are quite a number of places to rent video games online a few which are quite popular. However, it can be difficult to tell which unlimited game rental sites have enough of the most popular video games to go around, fast delivery, and quality customer service.
The best video game rental site will have plenty of games to go around and fast delivery. Good unlimited video game rentals sites will offer the newest game titles as well as classic video games. There are even a few rental sites that offer unlimited movie rentals as well as unlimited video game rentals. If you want to rent games, look for a site that offers a wide selection of games you will enjoy in case any of the games you want to play happen to be checked out. Do not give out any personal information, including credit card info to any site you feel is suspicious. Only use reputable sites with a privacy policy in place.
Even though most sites advertise and offer "unlimited video game rentals", this does not mean you can rent as many games at you want at one time. Video game rental sites usually offer different membership levels depending on how many game you would like to check out at the same time.
Many of the video game rental sites have free delivery and include pre-paid free return shipping envelopes which are already filled out to save you time and money. Look for video game rental sites that have more than one distribution shipping warehouse to insure you receive the games you rented in a timely manner.
It's easy to rent video games online, and easier to find an unlimited video games rental service. However, choosing the best video game rental service can be a little tougher.
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As an avid retro-gamer, for quite a long time I've been particularly interested in the history of video games. To be more specific, a subject that I am very passionate about is "Which was the first video game ever made?"... So, I started an exhaustive investigation on this subject (and making this article the first one in a series of articles that will cover in detail all video gaming history).
The question was: Which was the first video game ever made?
The answer: Well, as a lot of things in life, there is no easy answer to that question. It depends on your own definition of the term "video game". For example: When you talk about "the first video game", do you mean the first video game that was commercially-made, or the first console game, or maybe the first digitally programmed game? Because of this, I made a list of 4-5 video games that in one way or another were the beginners of the video gaming industry. You will notice that the first video games were not created with the idea of getting any profit from them (back in those decades there was no Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Atari, or any other video game company around). In fact, the sole idea of a "video game" or an electronic device which was only made for "playing games and having fun" was above the imagination of over 99% of the population back in those days. But thanks to this small group of geniuses who walked the first steps into the video gaming revolution, we are able to enjoy many hours of fun and entertainment today (keeping aside the creation of millions of jobs during the past 4 or 5 decades). Without further ado, here I present the "first video game nominees":
1940s: Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device
This is considered (with official documentation) as the first electronic game device ever made. It was created by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann. The game was assembled in the 1940s and submitted for an US Patent in January 1947. The patent was granted December 1948, which also makes it the first electronic game device to ever receive a patent (US Patent 2,455,992). As described in the patent, it was an analog circuit device with an array of knobs used to move a dot that appeared in the cathode ray tube display. This game was inspired by how missiles appeared in WWII radars, and the object of the game was simply controlling a "missile" in order to hit a target. In the 1940s it was extremely difficult (for not saying impossible) to show graphics in a Cathode Ray Tube display. Because of this, only the actual "missile" appeared on the display. The target and any other graphics were showed on screen overlays manually placed on the display screen. It's been said by many that Atari's famous video game "Missile Command" was created after this gaming device.
1951: NIMROD
NIMROD was the name of a digital computer device from the 50s decade. The creators of this computer were the engineers of an UK-based company under the name Ferranti, with the idea of displaying the device at the 1951 Festival of Britain (and later it was also showed in Berlin).
NIM is a two-player numerical game of strategy, which is believed to come originally from the ancient China. The rules of NIM are easy: There are a certain number of groups (or "heaps"), and each group contains a certain number of objects (a common starting array of NIM is 3 heaps containing 3, 4, and 5 objects respectively). Each player take turns removing objects from the heaps, but all removed objects must be from a single heap and at least one object is removed. The player to take the last object from the last heap loses, however there is a variation of the game where the player to take the last object of the last heap wins.
NIMROD used a lights panel as a display and was planned and made with the unique purpose of playing the game of NIM, which makes it the first digital computer device to be specifically created for playing a game (however the main idea was showing and illustrating how a digital computer works, rather than to entertain and have fun with it). Because it doesn't have "raster video equipment" as a display (a TV set, monitor, etc.) it is not considered by many people as a real "video game" (an electronic game, yes... a video game, no...). But once again, it really depends on your point of view when you talk about a "video game".
1952: OXO ("Noughts and Crosses")
This was a digital version of "Tic-Tac-Toe", created for an EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator) computer. It was designed by Alexander S. Douglas from the University of Cambridge, and one more time it was not made for entertainment, it was part of his PhD Thesis on "Interactions between human and computer".
The rules of the game are those of a regular Tic-Tac-Toe game, player against the computer (no 2-player option was available). The input method was a rotary dial (like the ones in old telephones). The output was showed in a 35x16-pixel cathode-ray tube display. This game was never very popular because the EDSAC computer was only available at the University of Cambridge, so there was no way to install it and play it anywhere else (until many years later when an EDSAC emulator was created available, and by that time many other excellent video games where available as well...).
1958: Tennis for Two
"Tennis for Two" was created by William Higinbotham, a physicist working at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. This game was made as a way of entertainment, so laboratory visitors had something funny to do during their wait on "visitors day" (finally!... a video game that was created "just for fun"...) . The game was pretty well designed for its era: the ball behavior was modified by several factors like gravity, wind velocity, position and angle of contact, etc.; you had to avoid the net as in real tennis, and many other things. The video game hardware included two "joysticks" (two controllers with a rotational knob and a push button each) connected to an analog console, and an oscilloscope as a display.
"Tennis for Two" is considered by many the first video game ever created. But once again, many others differ from that idea stating that "it was a computer game, not a video game" or "the output display was an oscilloscope, not a "raster" video display... so it does not qualify as a video game". But well... you can't please everyone...
It is also rumored that "Tennis for Two" was the inspiration for Atari's mega hit "Pong", but this rumor has always been strongly denied... for obvious reasons.
1961: Spacewar!
"Spacewar!" video game was created by Stephen Russell, with the help of J. Martin Graetz, Peter Samson, Alan Kotok, Wayne Witanen and Dan Edwards from MIT. By the 1960s, MIT was "the right choice" if you wanted to do computer research and development. So this half a dozen of innovative guys took advantage of a brand-new computer was ordered and expected to arrive campus very soon (a DEC PDP-1) and started thinking about what kind of hardware testing programs would be made. When they found out that a "Precision CRT Display" would be installed to the system, they instantly decided that "some sort of visual/interactive game" would be the demonstration software of choice for the PDP-1. And after some discussion, it was soon decided to be a space battle game or something similar. After this decision, all other ideas came out pretty quick: like rules of the game, designing concepts, programming ideas, and so forth.
So after about 200 man/hours of work, the first version of the game was at last ready to be tested. The game consisted of two spaceships (affectively named by players "pencil" and "wedge") shooting missiles at each other with a star in the middle of the display (which "pulls" both spaceships because of its gravitational force). A set of control switches was used to control each spaceship (for rotation, speed, missiles, and "hyperspace"). Each spaceship have a limited amount of fuel and weapons, and the hyperspace option was like a "panic button", in case there is no other way out (it could either "save you or break you").
The computer game was an instant success between MIT students and programmers, and soon they started making their own changes to the game program (like real star charts for background, star/no star option, background disable option, angular momentum option, among others). The game code was ported to many other computer platforms (since the game required a video display, a hard to find option in 1960s systems, it was mostly ported to newer/cheaper DEC systems like the PDP-10 and PDP-11).
Spacewar! is not only considered by many as the first "real" video game (since this game does have a video display), but it also have been proved to be the true predecessor of the original arcade game, as well as being the inspiration of many other video games, consoles, and even video gaming companies (can you say "Atari"?...). But that's another story, arcade games as well as console video games were written in a different page of the history of video games (so stay tuned for future articles on these subjects).
So here they are, the "First Video Game" nominees. Which one do you think is the first video game ever made?... If you ask me, I think all these games were revolutionary for its era, and should be credited as a whole as the beginners of the video gaming revolution. Instead of looking for which one was the first video game, what is really important is that they were created, period. As the creator of "Spacewar!", Stephen Rusell, once said: "If I hadn't done it, someone would have done something equally exciting or even better in the next six months. I just happened to get there first".
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This was just a Goddamned mess. The Castlevania franchise has been floundering in recent years - the DS titles have been semi-successful attempts at recapturing the magic of Symphony Of The Night, but full-blown console installments have been horrendous. Lords Of Shadow attempts to capture that epic feeling, and sort of succeeds - it's certainly a big game. It's just not a good one. It's atrociously linear, with none of the mystery and exploration we expect from a Castlevania game, and the new elements are shamelessly ripped from other, better games (like God of War and Shadow Of The Colossus). And don't get me started on the plot, which is doled out in the form of Patrick Stewart reading a book.
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I'm done with this siteNo fanboyism involved here. But if these were seriously the worst games this talentless hack played this year, then he's one lucky bastard. Or, you know, he only went for the popular, and therefore easy choices, rather than games that actually deserve to be called ****. Well done, UGO. Report Comment|ReplyFrancisco Guerra - Wed. Jan. 5, 2011 at 11:08:34 PM
I'm done with this siteNo fanboyism involved here. But if these were seriously the worst games this talentless hack played this year, then he's one lucky bastard. Or, you know, he only went for the popular, and therefore easy choices, rather than games that actually deserve to be called ****. Well done, UGO. Report Comment|ReplyJohn Makatura - Tue. Jan. 4, 2011 at 01:27:54 PM
I liked some of those!Come on! Castlevania, Black Ops, Heavy Rain and even Sonic 4 were pretty good titles. Report Comment|ReplyLiam Currie - Sat. Jan. 1, 2011 at 04:55:11 PM
No Reach?Don't get me wrong i loved halo 1-3 then after three it got sloppy and reach just seams like Halo mixed with COD. The story was great but i'll never play the multilayer. It's sad that i play Halo 3 still, and i regret spending 150$ on this game, i feel like a tool. Report Comment|ReplyChristian Shaffer - Wed. Jan. 5, 2011 at 08:07:52 PM
hmmI don't think it was really necessary to spend $150 on it. I mean, I got it for $35 Report Comment|ReplyLiam Currie - Sat. Jan. 1, 2011 at 04:55:11 PM
No Reach?Don't get me wrong i loved halo 1-3 then after three it got sloppy and reach just seams like Halo mixed with COD. The story was great but i'll never play the multilayer. It's sad that i play Halo 3 still, and i regret spending 150$ on this game, i feel like a tool. Report Comment|ReplyAngelraytuparan Van Scoik - Sat. Jan. 1, 2011 at 07:39:28 AM
aliensi love aliens vs predator Report Comment|ReplyDan Jones - Wed. Dec. 29, 2010 at 10:18:14 PM
Well done......you've succeeded in winning internet cool points by picking any game that is popular and listed as the best games of the year and said they're rubbish. Go you! Report Comment|ReplyPatrick Kay - Thu. Dec. 23, 2010 at 09:44:15 AM
This article reflects the current state of games journalism.This is one of those situations where you have a person writing on a sliding scale and not a honest, truthful, basic scale. He loves past Call of Duty games, so Black Ops is disappointing and he automatically calls it "****". Most game sites can agree that it's not the fifth worst game of the year. Or Heavy Rain as the worst game of the year. Or 7/11 of the games on this list.What happened is that they hired a person with next to zero experience, with the writing and thinking skills of yet another message board dirtbag, who can never speak in anything that's not an extreme. It's happening to nearly all big-name sites like these. Instead of choosing legitimately terrible games deserving of the "award", he just goes on the biggest franchises. Then, of course, you have the part where every game site feels an obligation to dish out the same awards every year. "11 Worst Games of the Year." Yeah? Well what if you didn't play 11 bad, or "worst" games? That's when this list comes to fruition. If Sonic 4 was #2 and Heavy Rain was #1, yeah, you can dislike those games more than some others, but if those are your choices for overall WORST (not Farming Simulator 2011, or Iron Man 2, or Michael Jackson: The Experience) then you've had a pretty damn good year!Instead of going into the nitty-gritty and truly picking out the worst in video gaming, reviewers at UGO (and nearly everywhere else) are simply handed the biggest-budget titles and ordered to compose their list. One game is totally amazing, so that somehow makes this other game a total failure. I'd wager nothing on this list, even bad stuff like Dead or Alive, was composed with any knowledge or love for gaming. K. Thor Jensen is just another late-night 4chan user with nothing better to do, talking mess about nothing in particular and with no rhyme or reason, doing it simply to avoid the realities of life. Some people gave last year's worst game to Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. Some gave it to Stalin vs. Martians. Is this guy trying to tell me that Heavy Rain is as bad as those shovelware? Actually he'll try to tell me "it's even worse!", but only because he's never actually gone out of the way to find these bad games to actually compose this list. He only picks up the first game he sees in the front of the GameStop. No exploration, no mind expansion. Just talking for the sake of talking. Video games may as well not even be there. Report Comment|ReplyPatrick Kay - Thu. Dec. 23, 2010 at 09:44:15 AM
This article reflects the current state of games journalism.This is one of those situations where you have a person writing on a sliding scale and not a honest, truthful, basic scale. He loves past Call of Duty games, so Black Ops is disappointing and he automatically calls it "****". Most game sites can agree that it's not the fifth worst game of the year. Or Heavy Rain as the worst game of the year. Or 7/11 of the games on this list.What happened is that they hired a person with next to zero experience, with the writing and thinking skills of yet another message board dirtbag, who can never speak in anything that's not an extreme. It's happening to nearly all big-name sites like these. Instead of choosing legitimately terrible games deserving of the "award", he just goes on the biggest franchises. Then, of course, you have the part where every game site feels an obligation to dish out the same awards every year. "11 Worst Games of the Year." Yeah? Well what if you didn't play 11 bad, or "worst" games? That's when this list comes to fruition. If Sonic 4 was #2 and Heavy Rain was #1, yeah, you can dislike those games more than some others, but if those are your choices for overall WORST (not Farming Simulator 2011, or Iron Man 2, or Michael Jackson: The Experience) then you've had a pretty damn good year!Instead of going into the nitty-gritty and truly picking out the worst in video gaming, reviewers at UGO (and nearly everywhere else) are simply handed the biggest-budget titles and ordered to compose their list. One game is totally amazing, so that somehow makes this other game a total failure. I'd wager nothing on this list, even bad stuff like Dead or Alive, was composed with any knowledge or love for gaming. K. Thor Jensen is just another late-night 4chan user with nothing better to do, talking mess about nothing in particular and with no rhyme or reason, doing it simply to avoid the realities of life. Some people gave last year's worst game to Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. Some gave it to Stalin vs. Martians. Is this guy trying to tell me that Heavy Rain is as bad as those shovelware? Actually he'll try to tell me "it's even worse!", but only because he's never actually gone out of the way to find these bad games to actually compose this list. He only picks up the first game he sees in the front of the GameStop. No exploration, no mind expansion. Just talking for the sake of talking. Video games may as well not even be there. Report Comment|ReplyJose Nieto - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 06:18:47 PM
WOWIf you actually meant what you wrote at least don't have back and forths with people on here. Dang seriously I scroll down all the way and I see mostly you commenting on YOUR article. I am not saying I don't agree with you, I kind of do in a way, but just leave it at that. Report Comment|ReplyDwayne Lowe - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 11:11:49 AM
I Think the Author of this post...Clearly does not like Video games if says that Black op, Lords of shadows and splatterhouse aren't good games. in my Opinion Lords Of Shadow is a Great game. Sure, it's a God of War Rip off but i dont care. God of War ripped off it's Game play from Devil may cry (like leveling up your weapons, Giant bosses...etc)Oh! and thor if you want a Really Bad Castlevania game go and play CastleVania 64 or the two games on the xbox and/or PS2 and tell me those aren't far worse than Lords Of Shadow. you'll thank me (hopefully) for correcting you lolAs for Splatterhouse the Sadistic side of my likes this title cause of the massive amounts of Gore and blood in it.Lastly...Call of Duty black ops is a fun game and again in my opinion better than Medal Of Honor.and why is heavy rain on this list? that two was an awesome game. how dare you say heavy rain is one of the worst games of 2010. Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 12:32:24 PM
I've played the N64 and PS2 Castlevanias.They were bad too. Just because something else is worse doesn't make a bad game good. And your defense for Splatterhouse is that it's good because of "the massive amounts of Gore and blood in it?" That's just depressing. I'm going to call the cops and have them search your crawlspace. Report Comment|ReplyDwayne Lowe - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 02:56:03 PM
Sorry...Its a force of habit. Ever since Mortal Kombat i've pretty much become addicted to Gory video games lol. the other reason i like this game that i forgot to point out is because i'm a fan of the original three games. and since this remake has three titles it was the main reason i purchased it.But anyhow...if the Author of this topic doesn't like Lords of Shadow. then that's his opinion. Me, I only love this game cause it looks gorgeous. not as stunning as God of War 3 but this title holds it own. plus it doesn't hurt that Hideo Kojima Himself was involved. and that's enough of a selling point to me!! oh! and Capt. picard (Patrick Stewart) does narration and voices one of the characters. Report Comment|ReplyRich - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 04:12:22 PM
Lords of Shadow...Terrible game, repetitive enemies, AI that doesn't seem to change up, most of the memorial boss battles lifted from other games.God of War was badass. Report Comment|ReplyDwayne Lowe - Wed. Dec. 22, 2010 at 09:26:06 PM
God of War ain't exactly original you know.Cause most of that games elements were kinda lifted from Devil may cry and possibly other titles. I do agree with you that God of War is a bad ass game.also in defense of lords of shadow the game is is a bit longer (gameplay wise) then god of war 3. Lords of Shadow is at least 15 to 20 hours long IF you take the time to find all the hidden stuff. Report Comment|ReplyDwayne Lowe - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 11:00:22 AM
The Author HAS to be kidding me...Seriously. As a long time Castlevania fan myself i thought Lords Of Shadow was a very Good game. sure it has camera issues (what 3D game doesn't). but at least the game is better then previous attempts at making a 3D Castlevania game (has the author of this topic even played Castlevania 64 or the two games on the xbox/ps2) Report Comment|ReplyRyan Johnson - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 06:28:44 AM
Heavy Rain...?You said don't expect smart people to call bad good. You also said that you are famous.... Sounds to me like you are just full of yourself. No offense, but I don't really see famous people running around talking about how famous they are. They certainly don't make fools of themselves... I liked Heavy Rain. Just my two cents. On another note I do agree with the Ke$ha comment... Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 12:30:51 PM
Are you kidding?You don't see famous people making fools of themselves? Did you literally just write that? Do you know who Lindsay Lohan is? Report Comment|ReplyRyan Johnson - Wed. Dec. 22, 2010 at 04:31:00 AM
I like to think...She's not famous... Sadly she is... But why would you want to is what I am saying? Report Comment|ReplyPhilip Donall - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 03:12:05 PM
good lordI dont know whos doin the reporting but they probably need to find a new job because they know nuthing about games any idiot who watched the vgas (thats video game awards) even a noob to the gaming world knows better Report Comment|ReplyDargaard Wisserwolf - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 01:16:24 PM
Obvious Troll is ObviousSplatterhouse was made from fans to fans, not trolls like yourself. I can probably say the same for most of the other games as well. Turn off the videogame and go play chess with your grandmother. Report Comment|ReplyExwai Z - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 07:46:02 PM
Obvious trollObvious troll is kinda obvious... you can see that he shoopped his face to look like the troll face Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 12:29:33 PM
It's Fred Durst, you drone.That's just silly. Report Comment|ReplyMilton Cantellay III - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 01:15:35 PM
Everyone needs to take a chill pill (do they still make those?)Seems like most talkbackers need to remember that this is an "opinion" piece. This is Mr K.Thor Jenson's own personal list of 2010 failures; titles that didn't appeal to his taste as a gamer. That is all. You might agree with some of the picks and others you may not. Hell, there might be a game or two on the list that you love. But *****ing about K.Thor Jensonâ?TMs picks because you donâ?TMt 100% approve of all the titles isnâ?TMt going to change his mind just as his list (and comments) wont change yours. Itâ?TMs a fruitless endeavor that provokes no intelligent discussion when both sides of the argument are unwilling to respect each other's opinion. I believe that video games are an art form, and much of a gameâ?TMs beauty relies just as much on your own baggage as it does on the gameâ?TMs technical, theatrical, and visual prowess (or lack there of). You may like/love Heavy Rain or Black Ops, but rest assured that there are MANY others who meh/hate them. Is one right and one wrong? No. Just different tastes. Though I think we can all agree that Naughty Bear is a turd ;) Report Comment|ReplyJoshua - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 12:07:33 PM
What?COD, but no MOH. What a joke. This guy trashes good games to get attention. Good job internet troll. Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 12:24:02 PM
MOH would have probably been #12Either that or Splatterhouse. I put BLOPS on over MOH because BLOPS had more egregious problems in showing that Treyarch has no idea what makes a shooter work in the 2K10. MOH was just aggressively mediocre. Report Comment|ReplyJoshua - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 12:35:20 PM
I don't agree...I think the Treyarch games are the better games in the CID series. COD World at war is the best CID game so far. Modern Warfare 2 had so many glitches and bugs the online was ruined. Yeah, BLOPS is not perfect, but it's way better than the buggy mess MWF2 was. Report Comment|ReplyAndrew Littler - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 11:35:24 PM
Well it is a good thing, thenthat W@W and MWF2 were released this year, right? Report Comment|ReplyEd Hamper - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 08:02:41 AM
People are actually defending Heavy Rain?!They must have only played it once, just like that hack David Cage instructed them. The game does a really good job of hiding its flaws when you play it once and only once. Then you play it again and see that you really don't get a change of scenery despite doing things differently. Oh, and how about its railroaded introduction for a game that's supposed to be lauded for its amount of choices? There's something to be said about David Cage when he details the intro scene as an emphasis on your personal failures (it was something along those lines, at least), despite the fact that there's literally no other possible way for that scene to end. WELP I GUESS I'M A BAD VIDEO GAME FATHER BECAUSE SOME TALENTLESS FRENCH HACK SAID SO.Not to mention that one guy disputing your Sonic 4 choice by telling you to "accept change." That's just ridiculously stupid. The game is an obvious attempt to harken back to the originals; why would they do that, but change the core game mechanics? I'm not even a Sonic fan and I know that losing momentum if you let go of the D-Pad is screwed up.This is a great list. Not sure how I feel about FF14 being on it since last I checked it was only the beta, but it's not like developers don't treat betas like exclusive demos nowadays, so it probably won't change much. Report Comment|ReplyEd Hamper - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 08:03:39 AM
uh, whatI formatted this comment to have nice little paragraph breaks so it wouldn't be a wall of text. What the ****? Report Comment|ReplySteve Gee - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 05:36:10 AM
I'm still getting...Lords of Shadow. I played the demo and I feel in love. I LIKE linear games: I like knowing when I've seen and done everything in a videogame so I can honestly say "I finished it!" Running around empty environments looking for hearts and stuff isn't my idea of fun. Report Comment|ReplyMatthew Haycock - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 02:33:06 AM
Some unsurprising entriesIt was no surprsie for me to see some titles on this list. I played Naughty Bear once myself and the whole thing felt horrid, poor mechanics and a sloppy execution, one of the few times I couldnt bare to play a 'full' game after only 10 minutes.Final Fantasy XIV has just been plauged from the start, it does seem like it was released before it was even finished.Dead or Alive Paradise. I wont deny it, I played DOAX2 on the 360, but that was when they seemed to mess with the formula and make it worse then the original, (Which was ok at best) considering this was essentially a port with added extras (and plenty of content removed due to disc space) it was just a poor attempt.Sonic 4 just didnt feel that good at all. I had to play Sonic 3 and Knucles shortly after to get the feeling of a GOOD sonic game again. Report Comment|ReplyGeorge - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 01:40:16 AM
A pointless list from a pointless author"Nothing you do has any effects on the rest of the game" for Heavy Rain. There are multiple endings to the game and based on what you said your argument doesn't make sense. if your going to bash a game and make a list, can you elaborate?This article is your opinion. Everyone gets that. But as a journalist you should have the integrity to defend your article in a professional fashion. Instead, most of your responses are dismissive, vulgar and childish for a man apparently married. You make this entire website look bad and I will never be returning to it. You should be fired by making a poor representation.And for future reference, when someone says you didn't get your sexy time with the reporter, be a little light hearted. It could have been said as just a little jab, you took it personally. If this job gets to you that much, don't do it.Now begin your trolling of my comment to continue your self assuring ******* ways. Report Comment|ReplyMark Alters - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 08:33:19 PM
You are a gamer?Like, really? Because it sounds like you just hate pretty much all games in general. Except you don't hate them in a funny way, like Yahtzee does. Also, being insulting to your readers who express different opinions than yours probably doesn't help your cause.On a side note, did you play / do you have an opinion on WoW: Cataclysm? Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 11:19:30 PM
I gave up on WoW a few years backJust didn't have the time or energy for it. Have you played it? How do you like it?And there were tons of games I liked this year. That's just not this list. Report Comment|ReplyHenry Brian - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 06:41:53 PM
This list is spot on......except for sonic 4. I don't see why you think it is bad because of momentum, just because this is different to the original games. I played and loved the original games, but sometimes you need to accept change. Especially confusing is that you put a video in your article that undermines your own statement.Otherwise, it is nice to see someone who has the balls to give blops some justice. Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 07:22:51 PM
Watch the videoThen play Sonic Colors. Sonic Colors gets it right and it's a joy to play. Sonic 4 gets it wrong and it's a chore. I love a lot of things about Sonic 4 (although the episodic release thing sucks balls), but it gets one of the key fun factors of Sonic totally off and it ruins the whole exercise. Report Comment|ReplyJames Dudley - Sun. Dec. 26, 2010 at 05:00:33 AM
This field is required.Sonic 4 has a lot of strong areas - the level design is as good as I've seen in recent 2D fare and understands Sonic classic is about exploring and moving captivatingly rather than just quickly. Whoever wrote the ****** physics engine undermined that and the bosses are hell though. Rocket Knight was more disappointing in the sense I don't usually associate Rocket Knight with failure. Report Comment|ReplyAdam Floyd - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 06:02:15 PM
Is it April Fools Day or something?The writer keeps trying to defend his article (with such good comebacks as "those games are disasters"). Brilliant. Sounds like someone that made a ****** game is unleashing his rage because it didn't get noticed compared to Call of Duty selling a billion copies.NERD RAGE Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 06:25:57 PM
Oh yes that is exactly itAre you seriously trying to use that as an argument? CODBLOPS sucks because it railroads you into idiotic situations, has tons of bugs, and the multiplayer is totally unbalanced and bad. It doesn't suck because I made a game. Hint: I didn't make a game. Report Comment|ReplyJames Prize - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 01:48:53 AM
CoD is MultiplayerI started in on CoD very late and never was the biggest fan but did buy black ops. It's admittedly stupid but CoD isn't about the single player, all they really market the game for is the multiplayer. The single player was very railroad, suffered quite a few glitches and had a rather lackluster story. The MP itself is just as lazy as all the other CoD MP game experiences. But for being just as cookie cutter as the others, its just as good. As for you claiming its unbalanced, thats hard to believe considering that the stats presented to you on the guns are outright lies and in reality the guns are nearly all the same as one another. Treyarch is just as good as Infinity Ward when it comes to rereleasing the same exact game with all new textures and maps. Report Comment|ReplySaku Grönlund - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 02:29:52 AM
Play COD4And you'll understand everything. Report Comment|ReplyJames Prize - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 01:48:53 AM
CoD is MultiplayerI started in on CoD very late and never was the biggest fan but did buy black ops. It's admittedly stupid but CoD isn't about the single player, all they really market the game for is the multiplayer. The single player was very railroad, suffered quite a few glitches and had a rather lackluster story. The MP itself is just as lazy as all the other CoD MP game experiences. But for being just as cookie cutter as the others, its just as good. As for you claiming its unbalanced, thats hard to believe considering that the stats presented to you on the guns are outright lies and in reality the guns are nearly all the same as one another. Treyarch is just as good as Infinity Ward when it comes to rereleasing the same exact game with all new textures and maps. Report Comment|ReplyKyle Marrotte - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 05:35:17 PM
Judging by the rest of your articles...I have a sneaking suspicion that the only reason you hated Heavy Rain is because you didn't get your sexy time with the reporter. Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 06:26:36 PM
I actually have a human wife.I am sorry you have to beat off to polygons. Report Comment|ReplyRyan Fife - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 08:52:17 PM
Chill, man.K.Thor, you should relax a little. I doubt Kyle was trying to make any kind of assumptions about your marital status and really, that's no way to treat another human being is it? We're all gamers here, homie! Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 11:20:45 PM
Oh really?How would you parse "the only reason you hated Heavy Rain is because you didn't get your sexy time with the reporter." may I ask? Assuming that I disliked a game because I didn't get a horribly unarousing sex scene is specious at best. Report Comment|ReplyExwai Z - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 12:49:49 PM
the author...Stop trying to be a non-comformist *******. Is this your war of trying to be famous or something? Report Comment|ReplyExwai Z - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 12:53:06 PM
continued...I don't even care about your article. Its the way you reply to the users who posted comments. Are you trying to copy other better games editors style? Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 04:01:26 PM
What are you even talking about?That wasn't even English. My "war of trying to be famous?" Report Comment|ReplyExwai Z - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 08:09:33 PM
WayI mean may* man... Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 11:53:53 PM
I'm already famous.I was famous long before I wrote this article. I'm just expressing considered opinions on video games. I don't understand why people are acting like I just punched them in the grandmother. Report Comment|ReplyExwai Z - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 01:57:13 AM
mehI hate to say this man but you're kinda biting seanbaby's style Report Comment|ReplyExwai Z - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 01:58:14 AM
Don't get me wrongI don't hate your article, just the way you reply to comments Report Comment|ReplyIzzy Simpson - Sat. Dec. 18, 2010 at 06:51:47 PM
A ThoughtJust like the majority of Heavy Rain mockers, you consider the opening car crash scene to be the definition of the whole game--simply running around pressing X. If a scene where you play a grieving father who fails to rescue his son is the only (overused) criticism that you have for this game, then you obviously have little or no regard for drama or even emotional conflict. You control Ethan in this scene because the game wants to put you in the shoes of a father who failed to save a life. That failure, that scene connects you closer to the character and introduces you to his personal mission to save his other son. In games, you always have unlimited chances to rescue someone or save a life. But in this game, even after your failure, life goes on--the same with real life. Movies, tv shows, and other media do this all the time. This game was not made up of full on cutscenes. There WERE cutscenes but you can still play through them as with the rest of the game. Your actions determine how this story will progress. If you played past the car crash scene, you would have seen this. This game did have its flaws, so I'm not saying that it's perfect. But as someone who cares about not only the story and gameplay of video games, I also consider the characters and their struggles. It's not hard to see the relationship that this game and others are trying to connect with the player. I may be thinking too much into this article, but I honestly cannot see how this game is considered the full on worse of 2010. Report Comment|ReplyIzzy Simpson - Sat. Dec. 18, 2010 at 07:00:05 PM
Oops!Sorry for the double post, guys! Also wow, long paragraph is long. Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 12:29:41 AM
I played the whole game.It was a hokey, badly-constructed mess that was like a combination of Saw and a bad Law & Order episode. If you are willing to settle for that, good for you, but don't expect smart people to call bad good. Report Comment|ReplyIzzy Simpson - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 06:26:55 PM
C:Haters gonna hate c: Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 07:21:01 PM
And, just to be fairThere were things that Heavy Rain did very well. The graphics were great, although the overall art direction had problems. The user interface was spectacular and it's by far the best-looking QTE-driven game ever. It just totally fell apart if you actually thought about it. Report Comment|ReplyIzzy Simpson - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 11:59:10 PM
No, I Get Yai know what you mean. Like I said, I wasn't saying that it was the best game or anything. And there were parts that definitely could have been pulled of a lot better. Maybe in the future, we'll have that game that does everything right :) Report Comment|ReplyIzzy Simpson - Sat. Dec. 18, 2010 at 06:51:47 PM
A ThoughtJust like the majority of Heavy Rain mockers, you consider the opening car crash scene to be the definition of the whole game--simply running around pressing X. If a scene where you play a grieving father who fails to rescue his son is the only (overused) criticism that you have for this game, then you obviously have little or no regard for drama or even emotional conflict. You control Ethan in this scene because the game wants to put you in the shoes of a father who failed to save a life. That failure, that scene connects you closer to the character and introduces you to his personal mission to save his other son. In games, you always have unlimited chances to rescue someone or save a life. But in this game, even after your failure, life goes on--the same with real life. Movies, tv shows, and other media do this all the time. This game was not made up of full on cutscenes. There WERE cutscenes but you can still play through them as with the rest of the game. Your actions determine how this story will progress. If you played past the car crash scene, you would have seen this. This game did have its flaws, so I'm not saying that it's perfect. But as someone who cares about not only the story and gameplay of video games, I also consider the characters and their struggles. It's not hard to see the relationship that this game and others are trying to connect with the player. I may be thinking too much into this article, but I honestly cannot see how this game is considered the full on worse of 2010. Report Comment|ReplyJack Shrout - Sat. Dec. 18, 2010 at 04:40:24 PM
WTF???I am all for opinions, but you're seriously putting Lords of Shadow, Black Ops, Sonic 4, and worst of all, HEAVY RAIN on the list? Lords of Shadow, Black Ops, and Sonic 4 are good, and not only is Heavy Rain great, it's easily one of the best games of 2010. Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 12:31:50 AM
Just because they're expensive games doesn't make them good.Those games are disasters. Report Comment|ReplyVincent Fitzgerald - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 01:57:45 AM
Just Because Your a Professional Journalist Doesn't Make Your Articles Good.This article is a disaster. Report Comment|ReplyBenjamin Clark - Sat. Dec. 18, 2010 at 09:28:40 AM
Agree with most of the listI agree with most of your list, but personally enjoyed CLOS, Heavy Rain, and seeing as how Black Ops is the highest selling video game ever....you might not want to have it on your list. Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 12:34:30 AM
Just because something sells a lot doesn't mean it's goodLots of people bought Ke$ha albums this year too. Report Comment|ReplyJean-Karlo Rivera - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 10:52:24 PM
Just because a person writes for a website...Doesn't mean they're a reputable writer or their opinion is more valid than others. Any troll can make that argument... Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 11:55:22 PM
Nobody said my opinion is "more valid"But I am willing to back it up with more than "it sold a lot of copies." Sadly, my detractors don't seem to be able to. And, of course, anybody is free to enjoy whatever they want. But nobody's saying Khloe & Kourtney Do Miami is one of the best TV shows of the year. Report Comment|ReplySteven Froats - Fri. Dec. 17, 2010 at 07:03:46 PM
Holy **** ThomasDo you have, like, a rage boner or something? Report Comment|ReplyJimmy Nilsen - Fri. Dec. 17, 2010 at 05:36:47 PM
You suck more then Castlevania Lords Of shadowHave you ever played GOW 3, just as linear but less options, though is cherished as greatest game.The only mistake C:LOS used was using the title Castlevania. To many morons can't accept change, even how great it felt.I own both as PS3 and Xbox 360, and have bought probably 40 games this year alone, and i think CLOS was one of the greatest. It is also the only way Xbox 360 users can get something similar to GOW3 Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 12:26:50 AM
God of War 3 was pretty bad too.I'm sorry you like to put garbage in your mouth, Report Comment|ReplyShawn Villeneuve - Tue. Dec. 21, 2010 at 10:01:36 AM
u moronare u joking lol u are a ****** gamer and a even shittyer writer u should just stop gaming Report Comment|ReplyThomas Oultram - Fri. Dec. 17, 2010 at 01:10:45 PM
Last one!!If you don't consider Heavy Rain a game then why are you putting it in a 11 Worst games of the year article?Fail philosophy, i'm not trying to troll or anything but these posts i have posted are because i would like to know your decisions behind these picks and not because im trying to cause an argument. Other than these posts I agree with the rest of the picks! Report Comment|ReplyJeanne Moore - Mon. Dec. 20, 2010 at 06:46:49 PM
Heavy Rain NonsenseTechnically, it is an interactive movie. Report Comment|ReplyThomas Oultram - Fri. Dec. 17, 2010 at 01:06:30 PM
And another one...The fact that you put Black Ops on here means that you obviously can't differentiate between DISAPPOINTING games and WORST games. Are you saying that Black Ops was SO bad that it's one of the 11 worst games released this year?I personally don't like Black Ops much either but you will receive a lot of abuse if people don't understand that you don't mean it's the worst game but one of the most disappointing. Report Comment|ReplyThomas Oultram - Fri. Dec. 17, 2010 at 01:03:49 PM
Also,Why is there a picture of Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII when you have Final Fantasy XIV as one of your worst games? I, again, haven't played this BUT I highly doubt that her character is in the MMO. Misleading much? Report Comment|ReplyThomas Oultram - Fri. Dec. 17, 2010 at 01:00:12 PM
Before i read on.Having never played Castlevania i would say that the Metacritic score of 85 would disprove your theory of it sucking, perhaps the editor of this article does not like it, that does not however mean it is bad. Report Comment|ReplyK.Thor Jensen - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 12:25:34 AM
No, it's badEmbarrassingly bad. Report Comment|ReplySam Hillyer - Wed. Dec. 22, 2010 at 12:23:16 AM
Fragment sentenceit looks like you took half of these from the gamesradar worst games of 2010 so far list. also replying to every single comment on your post is very unproffesional. Report Comment|ReplySam Hillyer - Wed. Dec. 22, 2010 at 12:23:16 AM
Fragment sentenceit looks like you took half of these from the gamesradar worst games of 2010 so far list. also replying to every single comment on your post is very unproffesional. Report Comment|Reply
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Kyle Marrotte - Sun. Dec. 19, 2010 at 05:35:17 PM
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