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NYT's "Games To Avoid" an Ironic, Perfect Gamer Wish List

Posted by Soulskill on from the more-or-less dept.

MojoKid writes "From October to December, the advertising departments of a thousand companies exhort children to beg, cajole, and guilt-trip their parents for all manner of inappropriate digital entertainment. As supposedly informed gatekeepers, we sadly earthbound Santas are reduced to scouring the back pages of gaming review sites and magazines, trying to evaluate whether the tot at home is ready for Big Bird's Egg Hunt or Bayonetta. Luckily, The New York Times is here to help. In a recent article provokingly titled 'Ten Games to Cross off Your Child's Gift List,' the NYT names its list of big bads — the video games so foul, so gruesome, so perverse that we'd recommend you buy them immediately — for yourself. Alternatively, if you need gift ideas for the surly, pale teenager in your home whose body contains more plastic then your average d20, this is the newspaper clipping to stuff in your pocket. In other words, if you need a list like this to understand what games to not stuff little Johnny's stocking with this holiday season, you've got larger issues you should concern yourself with. We'd suggest picking up an auto-shotty and taking a few rounds against the horde — it's a wonderful stress relief and you're probably going to need it."

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  1. Gee, how were they supposed to know? by meerling · · Score: 0, Troll

    Without out that list, how could parents ever know that an M rated game wasn't appropriate for kids?
    I mean, it's not like there is a rather visible ESRB M logo which says Mature 17+ on the front or back of the game case, if not both.
    Or that most stores tend to post an ESRB list by their games.
    Or even that the ESRB has been around for 15 years.
    I mean really... if even one of those things had been true, that list would be totally inane.

    Errr, sorry what? Are you sure? No, really, it can't be...
    Ummm...
    Excuse me everyone, apparently I was mistaken.
    It seems that all of those, um, examples are in fact true. Boy is my editors face red for letting that one slip through.
    I'll return you to your previously viewed ranting as soon as you stop reading this.
    >^_^<