When Videogames Publishers Go 'Street'

Posted by simoniker on Saturday July 17, 2004 @06:03AM from the bling-bling dept.

Thanks to 1UP/OPM for its article discussing what they describe as the 'thugging' of the videogame industry, referencing games such as Def Jam Fight for NY and Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition. The piece suggests: "Whether it was established franchises morphing into more streetwise versions of their former selves or new franchises emerging wearing their hip-hop influences on their sleeves, it was clear that the urban lifestyle is being embraced by developers and publishers alike." Marc Ecko argues "I think the problem is that the games industry is generationally nostalgic", and Steve Allison of Midway charges: "The guys bitching about this new trend are inching up on 35 years old, and they grew up on old-school gameplay. They're a very vocal bunch, but they're just not the market anymore."

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Say wah? by Kenja · 2004-07-17 06:05 · Score: 5, Funny

These video games are as much "from the street" as Vanilla Ice was.

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Best of both worlds? by The+Desert+Palooka · 2004-07-17 06:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Pong: Snoop Dogg Edition
Dig Dugg 2: The Electric boogaloo
Defender...of Compton

or heck just play Dopewars.
1. Re:Best of both worlds? by scrytch · 2004-07-17 06:18 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  > Pong: Snoop Dogg Edition
  
  Bounce dat pizixel ball off mah padaddle, smack!
  
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