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Getting a laugh is not the same as being funny, just as getting applause does not mean you have created something great. Yet in our increasingly end-based consumer culture, these distinctions are beginning to blur as never before.
Cheat codes have a way of getting around; the good ones rarely stay hidden for very long. Nearly all old-school gamers know how to play Metroid with a clothing-optional Samus Aran, and the Konami code is more widely known than the Hammurabi code. Still, some cheat codes are not as well known as others.
The internet has a way of collectively deciding that something is cool, and then inflating it to a stature above what it deserves, so that everyone can feel like part of a group by liking the same things. Bacon and narwhals are not the GREATEST THINGS EVER, but try telling that to Reddit.
Beeping Tom is a Little Bo Beep column that spies with its little eye those games which fell through the cracks of time.
Beeping Tom is a new Little Bo Beep column that spies with its little eye those games which fell through the cracks of time.
Paul has already given something of a vivid opinion on Avatar. And me being a serial cynic of all things existent, I expected that I too would grab the brass hate-ring and hold fast while the carousel of social mania swirled itself into the ground, waiting it out until the bluegasm subsided.
Speaking in a recent interview with Japanese gaming magazine Edge, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has revealed that the 15th official installment in the stalwart Final Fantasy RPG franchise would be text-based
Teasing, groping, and at times abusing the line between gaming and art, Yume Nikki is one of the most beautiful and upsetting games ever made. Little Bo Beep presents a series exploring this slow-burning nightmare.
It’s no secret how the Japanese operate; constant, steady improvement is preferable to innovation, and ultimately everyone is a beneficiary.
