Andrew Macnider - July 2nd, 2009
Console, Grand Theft Auto, Sony
Holy space time continuum Batman! Someone decided to destroy all rules and put a video game in the most dastardly place of all time. Where in Tom’s name is that you ask?
The most obvious place of ever, in video games themselves. As if you needed another game to bide your time with while already playing a game. Well, to each there own, I suppose.
Honestly, there are more games inside of video games than most of us realize. Rockstar, for instance, is notorious for placing bland satirical cabinet games inside of their controversial endeavors.
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Andrea Krantz - June 22nd, 2008
Casual Games, Nintendo Wii
In case you didn’t know, everything is funnier with Mexican wrestling masks thrown into the mix. It’s true. If you don’t believe me, take a look at Matt and Mike Chapman. They certainly knew this secret to success when they created the now-insanely popular Homestar Runner universe. Strong Bad, Homestar Runner’s perpetual wearer of this stylish garment, has developed such a fan base that he is now making it big with the release of his upcoming game for Wii and PC, bluntly titled Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People. With a name like that, how could you not want to buy it? Surely this will be an instant classic and even unattractive people will be drawn to it, despite its obvious prejudice.
Unlike Mexican wrestling masks, however, having to wait is never funny, and that’s exactly what we’re going to have to do here. Originally set for a June release, Telltale Games is now telling us that we won’t bear witness to this game’s awesomeness until July. The reasons behind this atrocity at first seem as inconceivable as how quickly Strong Bad can type whilst donning his boxing gloves, but Telltale says it’s simply in an attempt to fine-tune the game.
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