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Kotaku’s Top 5 List Of Top 10 Lists

Owen Good — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there.

•Eight Reasons Why Fanboys Deserve Some Respect [GamesRadar] Despite doing nothing to earn it? Well, GamesRadar is merciful, even to the lowest of the low, saying the type of person that no one and yet everyone is at the same time provides unintentional comedy gold and keeps relevant issues debated in the mainstream. I like fanboys because they’re easy targets, anonymous scapegoats, and convenient straw men.

•10 Kick arse Video Game Clowns [Unreality magazine] I thought the clowns from Left 4 Dead 2’s Dark Carnival would have either inspired or made this list, but apparently they did neither. Adam the Clown from Dead Rising and Sweet Tooth are the most deserving of “Kick arse,” unless you take the Kickman clown literally. The Joker was someone else’s creation, first, and Insane Clown Posse is just a joke.

•15 Things That Have Happened Since Mario’s Last 2D Console Game [TrueGameHeadz] “Mega Man has released at least 68 games,” although “Mario has appeared in 149 games, 117 of which had his name in the title,” so top that, buster. The video games industry has shifted from cartridges to discs, and its revenues have more than quadrupled. Also, we’ve seen three different presidents, a bunch of wars, the Red Sox winning the World Series, the invention of Internet porn and the birth and demise of Crystal Pepsi. Plus, like, everything.

•40 Various Styles Artworks of Lara Croft [The Design Inspiration] Guns. Bewbs. Nuff said.

•The 9 Most Suggestive Mega Man Boss Names [Topless Robot] Wood Man, Junk Man, Uranus (snicker) and Beef Man (OK, OK, I made that one up) all grace this list. No. 1 is, indisputably, Split Mushroom. Which makes me chortle like a seventh-grader and grimace at the same time.

How The World Reacts To A New Release

Owen Good — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000

As seen on GameSpy.

Sunday Comics

Owen Good — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Penny Arcade

published Nov. 18

PvPonline

published Nov. 18

ActionTrip

published Nov. 16

2P Start!

published Nov. 18

EXTRALIFE

published Nov. 16

GU Comics

published Nov. 18

Dotgif

published Nov. 16

Ctrl-Alt-Delete

published Nov. 18

Dueling Analogs

published Nov. 18

Nerf NOW

published Nov. 16

Rooster Teeth

published Nov. 17

Monday Night Crew

published Nov. 18

Virtual Shackles

published Nov. 16

Hey, Modern Warfare 2, Lighten Up

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Modern Warfare isn’t funny. Not intentionally, anyways. In an effort to make it funny, our brothers at sister site Gizmodo asked their readers to hit the Photostop circuit, see what cold be done.

Here’s just a small selection. There’s more at the link below.

Your Hilarious and Amazing Modern Warfare 2 Easter Eggs [Gizmodo]

Evony Ads Go From Bad To Worse To Awesome

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000

You live on the internet, so we know you’ve seen them: ads for Evony, pathetic attempts at enticing people to play an online game run by shady types by using boobs. Least, they were pathetic. Now, they’re hilarious.

I rock Adblocker, so I actually haven’t seen these in a while. Which is a pity. If ever an ad was going to make me reach for the “disable” button, it would be these more recent Evony ones, what began as an attempt to cash in on Lord of the Rings having obviously become a rush to secure the services of girls appearing on porn movie box art from the 1990s.

And no, I didn’t make that last bit up.

LazyGamer have posted a great gallery (recently updated to encapsulate the game’s recent offerings) charting the “turn” of Evony’s ads, from their humble beginnings in the Tower of Gondor to the boobs smorgasbord they offer today. Sad/fun reading awaits.

A History of Evony Ads – The insanity continues [Updated-Again] pLazyGamer, via JeffGreen]

Where Assassin’s Creed II Meets Shitscared

David Wildgoose — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:35 +0000

Parkour is incredibly dangerous. Yet in both Assassin’s Creed games, Altair and now Ezio make it look so easy. But how easy is it, really? The lads at IGN AU endeavour to find out in what is surely a tribute to the late Late Show’s Shitscared skit.

Assassin’s Creed II at IGN.com

Here’s That Mario Mention In Assassin’s Creed II

Owen Good — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Earlier today, Stephen Totilo’s review of Assassin’s Creed II referenced the game’s homage to Mario. Here’s video of the fourth wall-breaking inside joke, which is so mainstream it’s not inside. And it doesn’t really break the fourth wall, either.

Well, never mind. I don’t think it rates a spoiler alert, as no major plot devices or gameplay features are revealed. Here it is, courtesy of MTV Multiplayer.

MTV Shows Super Mario Cameo In ‘Assassin’s Creed 2′ [MTV Multiplayer]

Holy Satire! Mass: We Pray Promises Church Gaming From Home

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:38 +0000

Supposedly Boston-based Prayer Works Interactive announced its Mass: We Pray church mini-game compilation today, a smart send-up of religious-themed gaming, complete with motion-sensing Cross Controller and wireless Kneeler accessory. I mean, this is a joke, right?

Yes, it must be. Playing Sign of the Cross, Holy Water-sprinkling, Collection-taking and Holy Communion-offering mini-games may sound like the content one would find in the average Wii mini-game comp, but the most obvious sign that this is a parody is the core premise. Mass: We Pray pitched as a “revolutionary videogame that allows families to go to church every day” a clear giveaway.

Go to church every day? No one does that!

If we did have faith that Mass: We Pray was an actual product, releasing Easter 2010, we’d definitely want to learn more at the official web site. Instead, we’re just trying to figure out who’s responsible for this.

Mass: We Pray

Call Of Duty Does Private Ryan

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:30:00 +0000

Watch, as British people do a fairly realistic rendition of Xbox Livers playing through the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan. Oh, and warning: being an Xbox Live re-enactment, there’s objectionable language throughout.

Call of Duty: Secret Spielberg Level Unlocked – watch more funny videos

Paparazzi Punch-Out: Dance Like A Has-Been, Bite Like A Felon

Owen Good — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Mike Tyson got in trouble this week for, as he is wont to do, smacking someone upside the head. Jimmy Kimmel’s writers jumped on the case and produced this new game.

I’m not sure why I chortled at this. Maybe it’s because I know that lightning-flash punch is coming. Maybe it’s because anything is funnier with a censored bleep in it.

Mike Tyson’s Paparazzi Punch-Out [YouTube, thanks Stephen B]