The 10 Most Interesting People in Gaming for 2005

jkdove writes "GamerGod rolls out their list of "The 10 Most Interesting People in Gaming for 2005". From the article: "Our list draws from a wide slice of the gaming community. A respected game designer is on the list, but so is a political figure, a game player, a man with an agenda, and even a modder. Each person was selected for their ability to grab and hold the headlines with their design, deeds, or words; and for their contribution to twelve months of gaming headlines, news, scandals, sensations, and entertainment.""

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Predictions for 2006

[ami-in-hamburg]

Sadly, no matter how absolutely ridiculous, I have a feeling the US Congress will make the list for 2006.

I Am Exploring The Outer Limits Of Slacking

[Anonymous Coward]

I am exploring the outer limits of slacking and procrastinating on my companies latest game engine...

and I want the 30 seconds I just wasted skimming through that list back.

Slashdot really needs to do a story on just how worthless game journalism is these days...

Re:I Am Exploring The Outer Limits Of Slacking

[Yvanhoe]

Here you go : The Pointlessness of Current Videogame Journalism

Hmmm

[Artie Dent]

By including Jack Thompsonas the number one most interesting person in gaming, it makes a dangerous assumption that to be associated with doesn't mean you are in it. No matter how important, ridiculous, or inflammatory his actions might be, I still find it hard to characaterize him as "in gaming".

Re:Hmmm

[Lonath]

I still find it hard to characaterize him as "in gaming".

It might help if we look at "gaming" as a metaphorical person. If "gaming" is viewed in this way, then Jack Thompson would be trying to ram his flaccid cock into gaming's ass while screaming "WHOSYERDADDY!!!!" and "IMAGUNASUEYOU!!!!!" over and over. From that perspective, I think we could characterize him as "in gaming".

Leroy Jenkins

[cgenman]

The reviewer does an inadequate job of describing the Leroy video. They're heading into basically a pit of death to get an item that Leroy needs, while Leroy himself is Away From Keyboard. So the crew spends a lot of time planning strategy, discussing timing, pulling out calculators to determine survival rates, and generally creating a rock solid, well-discussed, intricate plan of attack... That Leroy promptly ignores and charges in.

And they all get slaughtered. Not just killed, slaughtered. They get mauled like puppies in a lion's den. The plan falls apart completely, and so do they. Not only are there no survivors, they didn't take any of the millions of attackers out with them. It is a complete blow out.

To top it all off, over voice chat comes this little wimpering voice saying "It's... It's not my fault."

Perfect.

Top Ten Reasons Top Ten List Suck

[Doomedsnowball]

10. They always leave something essential out
  9. They do it on purpose to generate "buzz"
  8. Even David Letterman doesn't hit the mark everytime
  7. Should be titled "9 things that didn't win and the one that did"
  6. They include URL's like this: http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/12/psp-licker-vows- to-rub-games-on-her-butt/ (from TFA)
  5. 9 times out of 10 you don't agree with their number one pick
  4. 47.6% of all statistics are made up on the spot
  3. Jack Thompson will argue that top ten list are terrorist training for suicide bombers (counting backwards like a bomb timer)
  2. The woman sitting next to me on the bus read "suicide bomber" on my laptop and is notifying the police
  1. People love arbitrary catagorizing. We're all winners! Uh, no the police have surrounded the bus...

Re:Darn, site /.ed already

[shadowcode]

Mirrordot does:
http://www.mirrordot.com/stories/1670335f166dd15f0 3bdb23b35ee9949/index.html