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January 24th, 2010, 22:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/2009/07/custom_1248626904412_checklist1.jpgEach week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What's better? A list of those. Here's a roundup of the rundowns out there.
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2010/01/custom_1264358463768_1d57e52791ccd6cdcd2a2ed7d7268 7c2.jpg•Microsoft's Top Ten Milestones of the Past Decade (http://www.thekartel.com/old_man_tom/blog/2010/01/22/microsofts_top_ten_milestones_of_the_past_decade) [The Kartel] A rather credible assessment of how Microsoft evolved from new entrant with a money-losing console at the beginning of the decade to one of the Big Three by its close, warts and all. The acquisition of Bungie, the Red Ring of Death, and - this can't be overlooked - the porting of Grand Theft Auto III all played huge roles. I would have said something about achievements, honestly. They were on the vanguard of one of console gaming's current core expectations.
•Top 10 Snacks Video Gamers Love to Eat (http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_9402/Top_10_Snacks_Video_Gamers_Love_to_Eat/3) [Planet Xbox 360] My biggest problem with this isn't that it turns into a Big Free Ad for Gamer Grub at the end, it's that they neglected my favorite gamer snack, despite the fact I've evangelized for it on Twitter: The grilled cheese, jalapeno and anchovy sandwich. If that sounds vomit-inducing to you, realize that I need the anchovies because of the salt tolerance I've built up over 20 years of consuming Pringles.
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2010/01/custom_1264358467006_home.jpg•Top Ten Most Ridiculous Ideas for Licensed Games (http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=6688) [VG Chartz] VGC goes with some oldies-but-baddies, but also reminds us of "Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit" on Super Nintendo and "Napoleon Dynamite" for the DS, plus the double-colon head-asploding logic probe called "Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game."
•Fifteen Ways to Tell You're in Deadly Peril in a Video Game (http://www.gamesradar.com/f/15-ways-to-tell-youre-in-deadly-peril-in-a-video-game/a-20100121122450162074) [Games Radar] Trusting anyone with facial hair, confronting large, ominous doors and musical cues. Games provide more than a dozen obvious tipoffs that shit is about to go down, and I'm betting there are even more than ones listed here.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/thumb160x_61093_02.jpg•Top 10 Headlines of 2010 (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-10-screwattack/61093) [ScrewAttack on GameTrailers] Let's shake things up a smidge and go with a video post here. ScrewAttack crystal-balls the year for us, delivering 2010's headlines before we can even read, or report, them.
http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?p=1 (http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?p=1) http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:D7DqB2pKExk</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:V_sGLiPBpWU)
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http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2010/01/custom_1264358463768_1d57e52791ccd6cdcd2a2ed7d7268 7c2.jpg•Microsoft's Top Ten Milestones of the Past Decade (http://www.thekartel.com/old_man_tom/blog/2010/01/22/microsofts_top_ten_milestones_of_the_past_decade) [The Kartel] A rather credible assessment of how Microsoft evolved from new entrant with a money-losing console at the beginning of the decade to one of the Big Three by its close, warts and all. The acquisition of Bungie, the Red Ring of Death, and - this can't be overlooked - the porting of Grand Theft Auto III all played huge roles. I would have said something about achievements, honestly. They were on the vanguard of one of console gaming's current core expectations.
•Top 10 Snacks Video Gamers Love to Eat (http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_9402/Top_10_Snacks_Video_Gamers_Love_to_Eat/3) [Planet Xbox 360] My biggest problem with this isn't that it turns into a Big Free Ad for Gamer Grub at the end, it's that they neglected my favorite gamer snack, despite the fact I've evangelized for it on Twitter: The grilled cheese, jalapeno and anchovy sandwich. If that sounds vomit-inducing to you, realize that I need the anchovies because of the salt tolerance I've built up over 20 years of consuming Pringles.
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2010/01/custom_1264358467006_home.jpg•Top Ten Most Ridiculous Ideas for Licensed Games (http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=6688) [VG Chartz] VGC goes with some oldies-but-baddies, but also reminds us of "Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit" on Super Nintendo and "Napoleon Dynamite" for the DS, plus the double-colon head-asploding logic probe called "Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game."
•Fifteen Ways to Tell You're in Deadly Peril in a Video Game (http://www.gamesradar.com/f/15-ways-to-tell-youre-in-deadly-peril-in-a-video-game/a-20100121122450162074) [Games Radar] Trusting anyone with facial hair, confronting large, ominous doors and musical cues. Games provide more than a dozen obvious tipoffs that shit is about to go down, and I'm betting there are even more than ones listed here.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/thumb160x_61093_02.jpg•Top 10 Headlines of 2010 (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-10-screwattack/61093) [ScrewAttack on GameTrailers] Let's shake things up a smidge and go with a video post here. ScrewAttack crystal-balls the year for us, delivering 2010's headlines before we can even read, or report, them.
http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?p=1 (http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?p=1) http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:D7DqB2pKExk</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=LTbPjyHunDk:Q3fVAFwbV-k:V_sGLiPBpWU)
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