Aren't they releasing this a year early? Don't you think that the 2010 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition should be up to date with records set in 2010?
@NeVeRMoRe666: I remember reading somewhere that it was the consumer's perception of the product being cutting-edge or out of date.
Specifically, that was given as the reason magazines are labeled a month in advance. If it's mid-August and you see two magazines on the shelf next to each other, one labeled August, one September, all things being equal, which are you going to pick up?
@kyoshizen: Magazines, at least in the US, are usually labeled by the month that the representative from the distributor is supposed to remove and destroy them.
Madden on the other hand is labeled by the year the american football season ends in, this season ends in 2010, so the game is for 2010. That's why the baseball games coming out the same year as 2010 football games are labled 2009, the season is all within this calendar year. Not sure about this book, I guess 'cause it comes out in 2010 is as good a reason as anything else.
It's cool and all that Kotaku's blurb was used in the book but the Guinness Book of World Records has long been dead to me.
Unless this new book shows some grotesque pictures of the world's biggest WoW nerd or the world's longest consecutive gaming streak without a shower, I think I'll give it a pass. The glamour years of showing off freaks has, for some reason, become (Insert finger quotes) "politically incorrect" and "passé.
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@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Totally agree. My wife thinks I'm sick for taking it in the bathroom. Of course, elbows on knees tends to give me dead legs and I need a few minutes of 'recirculation time' before I can get out.
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: My wife found me crumpled on the bathroom floor in pain and asked what was wrong. I said 'just wanted to beat a level in Puzzle Quest'. She walked away angrily...
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: You could argue that, but you'd be arguing alone. I didn't call it the perfect bathroom companion; I called it the perfect bathroom reading book. Is the PSP a reading book?
@Mike Fahey: I didn't literally mean argue, just my take on what I'd rather bring to the bathroom. Also bathroom gaming seems more appropriate than bathroom reading if we're talking specifically about gamers.
I know you said "bathroom reading" which is specifically why I said companion, seeing as the psp isn't exactly a book (though you -can- get comic books on it now).
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If you've been reading news sites on a semi-regular basis you already know what's going to be in here. I.E. the same stuff that was in last year's but with added OMG IT'S MW2!!!
Mike, how do they stand misappropriating quotes in that way? Isn't it a little naughty? I suppose the Hollywood types do it too. You say, "Titanic is the most amazing piece of crap I have ever seen", and the posters say "Amazing".
I like it that a mushroom-power-upped Mario has jumped out of the way of the Modern Warfare guys, only to get kicked in the toadstool by the soccer/football players.
FIFA, really? I was under the impression that Pro Evolution Soccer/Winning Eleven was still the best soccer/football title. How did this manage to sell so quick?
Seriously, i've played both -- not just the demo's, we've got full versions of both in the office. FIFA is VERY good, but PES is still the serious footballer's game.
The delicate subtleties that PES has continue to show -- for me anyway -- that FIFA is not really for the serious, serious football fan.
@Michael Forsberg: How about learning the history of Football? (real football, not soccer). The game didnt always use hands. It was originally just kicking the ball to pass. It wasnt until 40 years later that overhand throwing was allowed.
@NoBullet: It's better if american football changed name from Football, to avoid confusion. An american footballplayer can theoretically play an entire career without ever touching the ball with his feets.
@Michael Forsberg: This man speaks the truth.
@NoBullet: So the football that's played only in one country IS "real football"?
Yah, I think 2 billion triumphs 300million dude. Stop trying because you'll loose this one.
And I love futbol but one thing I hate is the fucking dives. THat is true.
@Alex_Mexico: Yeah my fellow American's refuse to believe that the real Football is the number one sport in the world. They put there hands over their ears and say "lalalalalala." Kind of like this.
We Americans don't like Football(Soccer) because it involves more than 30 seconds of active movement.
Baseball: Run bases, run for ball.
Football: broken up into single plays
Basketball: Run down the court for 5 seconds, sit there dribbling the ball for 15, make a move. Repeat.
But, sure, try and break something really complex down into something stupid like that. I mean, it's not like we have multiple recent World Champion female teams, and more kids playing soccer in school than most European countries.
No, we hate it because we are unathletic, despite our many soccer wins, including one over the Europeameisterschaft champion of Spain this year... despite or constant Top 3 placement in the Olympics and many world record breaking athletes...
Surely, you nailed it with "30 seconds of movement." You, sir, are a genius. Someone! Get this guy a Rhodes Scholar! He's solved the mystery! All hail, Adhominem!
@Paul_Is_Drunk: I beg to differ. America doesn't like football (soccer) because there is no money in it. Commercials can't get air time to play them and therefore money is not made. Football (soccer) has just banners along the side of the field which is good but not as affective as t.v. commercials.
@Adhominem: Yeah watching people pass the ball for 90 minutes and nothing happening is so fun. Oh and how are champions picked in a world cup when its tied? Penalty kicks. What a joke sport.
Pro Evo failed to step up to the next gen with it's last 3 outings missing the quality of their PS2 hayday.
FIFA nails a fantastic product in 09 and has everyone eagerly waiting for 2010
A fully licensed product that everyone is heralding as the best football game on the planet (92 metecritic score) gets released at £25 by most major retailers compared to £40 that most are released at and becomes the fastest selling game in it's genre.
Could we be seeing more £25 releases of top tier titles?
@Mike Newlad: I doubt it...as far as I can tell it was just supermarkets selling it at that price as a loss leader...unless I missed something? The major retailers were still £35-£40 I thought. The scoring is pretty phenomenal though, can't say I was expecting it to be this highly praised.
@boot shrew: Hell yeah it's worth it (I too have 09). The demo doesn't do it justice in my opinion.
The manager mode is greatly improved, the online seems smoother, the teams are obviously a lot different, the set piece editor is genius and the new live season is a great touch.
Get to tesco or amazon and it's £25, then buy the subscription for £7 (or dont) - you are still getting a fantastic game at a big discount.
It's one of those games where, you might not notice a massive improvement at first glance but after you play it for a day or so, going back to 09 is a big let down.
@Mike Newlad: that sounds really encouraging. ive been playing the demo and i liked it enough to pre-order. btw how effective are the custom set-pieces?
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Specifically, that was given as the reason magazines are labeled a month in advance. If it's mid-August and you see two magazines on the shelf next to each other, one labeled August, one September, all things being equal, which are you going to pick up?
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Madden on the other hand is labeled by the year the american football season ends in, this season ends in 2010, so the game is for 2010. That's why the baseball games coming out the same year as 2010 football games are labled 2009, the season is all within this calendar year. Not sure about this book, I guess 'cause it comes out in 2010 is as good a reason as anything else.
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Unless this new book shows some grotesque pictures of the world's biggest WoW nerd or the world's longest consecutive gaming streak without a shower, I think I'll give it a pass. The glamour years of showing off freaks has, for some reason, become (Insert finger quotes) "politically incorrect" and "passé.
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Let's see them use that quote.
"Perfect."
-Kotaku.com
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I would argue the PSP/DS is the perfect bathroom companion, not a book.
=P
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I know you said "bathroom reading" which is specifically why I said companion, seeing as the psp isn't exactly a book (though you -can- get comic books on it now).
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Don't be silly, it'll be made of the same shiney paper all books are made from these days, and that stuff isn't very absorbent...
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Yeah, spare me the tree that came from.
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FLY YOU BEAST, YOU KING OF THE JUNGLE!
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Yes, fly you pipe loving peach eating Plumber!
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EEEE I smell a fanfic!!!!
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Seriously, i've played both -- not just the demo's, we've got full versions of both in the office. FIFA is VERY good, but PES is still the serious footballer's game.
The delicate subtleties that PES has continue to show -- for me anyway -- that FIFA is not really for the serious, serious football fan.
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@NoBullet: So the football that's played only in one country IS "real football"?
Yah, I think 2 billion triumphs 300million dude. Stop trying because you'll loose this one.
And I love futbol but one thing I hate is the fucking dives. THat is true.
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Baseball: Run bases, run for ball.
Football: broken up into single plays
Basketball: Run down the court for 5 seconds, sit there dribbling the ball for 15, make a move. Repeat.
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But, sure, try and break something really complex down into something stupid like that. I mean, it's not like we have multiple recent World Champion female teams, and more kids playing soccer in school than most European countries.
No, we hate it because we are unathletic, despite our many soccer wins, including one over the Europeameisterschaft champion of Spain this year... despite or constant Top 3 placement in the Olympics and many world record breaking athletes...
Surely, you nailed it with "30 seconds of movement." You, sir, are a genius. Someone! Get this guy a Rhodes Scholar! He's solved the mystery! All hail, Adhominem!
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Pro Evo failed to step up to the next gen with it's last 3 outings missing the quality of their PS2 hayday.
FIFA nails a fantastic product in 09 and has everyone eagerly waiting for 2010
A fully licensed product that everyone is heralding as the best football game on the planet (92 metecritic score) gets released at £25 by most major retailers compared to £40 that most are released at and becomes the fastest selling game in it's genre.
Could we be seeing more £25 releases of top tier titles?
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I don't know why people buy from Game/Game Station - Tesco midnight release everything and it's always a lot cheaper.
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Play the demo. I own FIFA 09 and feel FIFA 10 is well worth investing in.
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The manager mode is greatly improved, the online seems smoother, the teams are obviously a lot different, the set piece editor is genius and the new live season is a great touch.
Get to tesco or amazon and it's £25, then buy the subscription for £7 (or dont) - you are still getting a fantastic game at a big discount.
It's one of those games where, you might not notice a massive improvement at first glance but after you play it for a day or so, going back to 09 is a big let down.
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