Review: You Don’t Know Jack

By Bup

Jellyvision Games and THQ revive the popular trivia series You Don’t Know Jack with a new title for 2011. YDKJ has players competing against each other for virtual dollars in a fictional trivia show.  Players must correctly answer ten preset questions to win the game, correct answers gain the player money where incorrect ones lose more »

Editorial: The Great Trolls of Gaming

By SiliconNooB

(7) Pachter Trolls Gamers, Activision Trolls Pachter? What is Michael ‘falsetto feltch‘ Pachter if not one of the gaming INDUSTRY’s most notoriously obnoxious trolls? Whether it is his constant assurances of a WiiHD, followed by his solemn prediction of Nintendo’s imminent downfall when one failed to materialise, or whether it be the religious fervour with which he more »

MAP Episode 103: Be My Valentine

By Lusipurr
Don

Produced 2011.02.13 Lusi and the Tits once again convene to discuss the latest hat-related news in gaming. This week, Bobby Kotick charges for hats, Jonathan Blow designs hat-based islands, and Nippon Ichi Software develops a hat strategy game set in the Netherworld.

News: Courting Controversy for Valentine’s Day

By Biggs
Emperor Bobby Kotick

Bobby Kotick, Douchenozzle Extraordinaire Activision’s lord and ruler Emperor Kotick sat down with CNBC this week to discuss, among other things, the demise of the Guitar Hero series. The primary question on everyone’s mind was “Why?” to which he predictably answered that it was not making enough money. Interest in the series has dwindled in more »

Editorial: Style vs Substance

By Ginia

Greetings from Planet Potato. In case you were not aware, our tyranical overlord Coops has decreed that the Summer of XI will have nothing to do with lousy, unpopular or outdated MMOs. For this we thank the Great Potato. The summer playthrough is currently set to be Suikoden 1. For this we thank the Great more »

Editoral: Casual Games Can Be Fun!

By Bup

Hello, my dearest of all doves.  Today I would like to talk to you about casual games.  More specifically, what casual games you enjoy playing.  The reason for this is because I have noticed that lately I play as many casual games as I do the more “hardcore” ones.  Below I have listed some of more »

Editorial: In Which SiliconNooB Gets in a Fix

By SiliconNooB
No.

When is the correct time, and what is the correct pace in which to modernise a franchise. Should it even occur if a winning formula is not broken? NOPE! Funnily enough this line of questioning wasn’t prompted by Final Fantasy XIII (the worst game ever created). Complete morons will try to tell you that the more »

News: Continued Stupidity

By Biggs
Demoman Treasure Hat

People Spend Their Money on Stupid Crap Analyst firm FADE estimated that in 2010, the much-beloved digital download retailer Steam made $970 million dollars last year, with an estimated $213 million in December alone. Valve only ranked third on on the estimates of top selling titles, with Left 4 Dead 2 taking in $36 million more »