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'Fanboys' Writer Sells 'Thundercade'
Ernest Cline, the writer of the on again, off again movie 'Fanboys', has just sold the script for a new comedy film to Lakeshore Entertainment, and the topic hits pretty close to home. 'Thundercade' follows the story of a video game junkie in his mid-30's who learns that a young gamer has beaten a record he set when he was a teenager, who then travels with his friends to the world's largest gaming championship, Thundercade, to restore his former glory. If they don't get Fred Savage for this movie, I will cry."I fell in love with the idea of pitting older 'classic arcade era' gamers from the '80s against teenagers — the Atari 2600 generation vs. the Xbox 360 generation," Cline said.Cline is a gamer himself, who got the idea for the film when his nephew trash-talked him over Xbox Live. DAMMIT! I knew I should have written a movie script! 'Thundercade' is being fast-tracked by Lakeshore, so hopefully it'll have more luck seeing the light of day than 'Fanboys' has. More »
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On Fanboyism and Reviewing
Leigh Alexander has another great Aberrant Gamer column up over at GameSetWatch, this one talking about 'fanboyism' and the inherent conflicts that crop up with the review system:
I would like you to briefly indulge me by participating in an exercise. Remove all of the mascots and familiar faces from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and replace them with original constructs. Notice, if you will, the somewhat clumsy user interface, the high percentage of total content that must be unlocked to be enjoyed, the complete lack of usability of the Wii controls, and the lack of significant graphical or gameplay progression over the previous generation. It's true that even then, you'd have a good game. But would you have a 10 game?What does it mean that I'm hesitant to even state my opinion that it'd be a 7 game? And what does that crap even mean, anymore?
Leigh suggests overhauling the review system in some easily achievable ways (starting by scraping numerical scores), and proposing that we "we embrace our own subjectivity, neutering fanboyism by accepting it — because it sure ain't going anywhere." It's a musing that's well-worth a read through.
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Developers Make PS3 Look Bad, We Don't
Just a quick note to our lovely readers (mostly the fanboy segment) after I posted this bad PlayStation 3 screenshot from Lost Planet yesterday. When we complain about bad ports—something notoriously affiliated with the PS3—why would that mean we're coming down hard on the PS3? On the contrary, because we believe the PS3 is difficult to program for but plenty powerful, we (but mostly I) hate to see bad versions of games come to the system. It screws PS3 owners who are paying full retail price for a game that's often already had a price drop on other systems. More »
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The Sony Sprint
What's the fan rush look like at GC07? We risked life and limb to put you right in the action. Seriously, about 30 photographers are lined up in front of thousands of fanboys. It's scary. And this is just one of three entrances to the show floor.
So what big company is behind us? Sony.
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Halo 3 Handish-On, Why It's "Next Gen"
Microsoft is very good at spending money. Some people rent rooms, others rent suites. Microsoft rents out a hotel. And in this hotel I watched about 15 minutes of Halo 3 real time single player action and another 15 of something else...ohhh, mysterious! More »
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Fallout 3 Forums Are Live, Insane
Bethesda threw wide the doors of the Fallout 3 forums last night, and already they are filling up with the usual elements that make forums great. It's like a giant drain was opened, sending the fans that have been hovering above the site in wait spiraling down into the dark underbelly that is community commentary. More »
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Jesus Versus Zelda
While Game Revolution's Jesus versus Zelda fanboys is a genius idea, (the site reviewed both Twilight Princess and Eternal Forces and then collected the hate mail) it sounds like the Eternal Forces review may have been deliberately over the top. More »
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Fanboys Dissected and Studied
We know that you, our lovely readers, may like one particular console more than another. And then whenever we badmouth your beloved game machine, you see red spots, feel slightly dizzy and write us an angry email. These tirades typically come written in all caps, peppered with bold face and displaying mangled spelling that even Crecente cannot match. We're talking about fanboys here, folks. More »
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One Crazy Sony Fanboy's Pathos
Poor Sony fanboys. Times have been tough recently, with everyone picking on the company and knocking its upcoming console. Take heart, there are others out there going through the same pain. Some cope by sending us illegible emails, lambasting Florian for being lippy. Others drink large amounts of Mr. Pibb and call GameSpot, just as this caller did. Feel free to continue using GameSpot as your fanboy forum to vent. More »
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Cosplay Fanboy Nerd Debate Caught On Film
Wow, people. This is one of those moments I'm embarrassed to own a PlayStation. Sure, I liked Final Fantasy VII well enough—never did finish it though—but there comes a time when one must take a long hard look in the mirror, reevaluate one's priorities, and put the controller down. Filmed at the Anime Expo 2006 in Anaheim, this anime nerd debate/shouting match is brief, but hard to stomach. The responses to this cosplayer's hot topic, "What video game of Nintendo has made you cry?" are also equally embarrassing.
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