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Games Industry Things We Should Leave Behind in '07

Posted by Zonk on from the so-many-things-to-keep-back-there dept.

MTV's Multiplayer blog has a list of nine videogame concepts we should be 'leaving behind', left to rot in the now-passed year of 2007. From the countdown clocks to Halo 3, their snarky list leaves no stone unturned: "The Phrase 'Next-Gen' - Ladies and gentlemen, 'next-gen' is now. Everyone from PR firms to development studios are still using this phrase. Please, I beg of you, stop using "next-gen" until the PS4, Xbox 4000, and the Nintendo Super Wii are slated for release. Those consoles will officially be 'next-gen.' The PS3, Wii, and 360 are the current generation of games. Now is the time to accept it."

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  1. The 9 things by Jim+Hall · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a short article, but here are the 9 things for those of you who don't want to RTFA:

    1. The Phrase "Next-Gen". (It's not "next gen" until the PS4.)
    2. "Halo 3". (Similar to the above, Halo is done, the fight is finished, no need to refer to the version anymore.)
    3. Bad Virtual Console Releases. (Referring to Nintendo.)
    4. Game Delays. (I'm with him in hating delays, but good luck on that one.)
    5. Countdown Clocks. (I guess I never noticed a countdown clock on gaming web sites, but maybe that's because I don't really visit web sites for not-yet-released games. I suppose they have them.)
    6. Japan-Only Releases. (If the game is done, why not also release it in the US? Maybe it will do well, maybe not. Give it a try.)
    7. The PlayStation 2. (Please start pushing developers to the PS3.)
    8. 711 selling Video Games. (Doesn't like the idea of being able to buy a Slurpee and a video game in one stop.)
    9. Totilo and N'Gai's Love Affair. (These guys are friends and they talk about each other in their articles, but we'd like to hear more about games than the other guy.)