X-Play picked their Game of the Year last night on, where else, X-Play. I’m not going to rehash their entire ridiculous list of games that they “nominated” for different “2008 honors.”  I just want to point out one thing and make two observations about their whole charade.
Ranty McRanterson, after the jump.

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If it weren’t for the mainstream press I don’t know what any of us would do.  Today, Time magazine, long recognized as one of the leading publications for information on video games and gaming culture, released its 10 Best Games of 2008.  The list is simply perfect in every way…  If you’re setting up a  [...]

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The Crew had their say last week. We had quite a bit to say about quite a few different games. From LittleBigPlanet, to Far Cry 2, to Metal Gear Solid 4, it’s clear that there was a lot of great games to play in 2008. Now, we turn to the wheels that [...]

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What a year 2008 has been.  Great PS3 games, crappy Wii games, a resurgence in PC gaming and an explosion of RPG’s on the Xbox 360.  There’s been a ton of great games that have been released on every platform.  Unfortunately, as Connor McCloud would say, there can be only one…
There’s only one Game of [...]

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This is it.  The last pick.  The final of the five. Its controversial, but it’s all mine.  Look, there were a ton of GREAT games released this year. Of the games that I played, there are a few that stood out to me. Several notables under consideration include Gears of War 2, GTA IV, Dead [...]

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So far, we’ve hyped Far Cry 2, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Fallout 3 as possible candidates for Game of the Year.  There’s only two slots left and a TON of games to consider. In considering what is Game of the Year contender, I’m sure many of us look back on our experience with any [...]

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Two great games have already been selected for potential Sarcastic Gamer GOTY. Farcry 2 and MGS4. This year, I have had my hands full trying to keep up with all the great games. So, narrowing it down to just one was difficult.
So, here is the Third Sarcastic Gamer GOTY Nominee, it’s a game where every [...]

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Just like yesterday, it’s time for another Sarcastic Gamer Game of the Year Nominee. There’s been everything from top-notch shooters to bigger, better RPGs and even a decent driving game or two. The question is, which ones are the best of the best? And which is the best of them all?
Here’s the second SG GOTY [...]

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This year was pretty good for gamers.  We all got a little bit to play, while RPG lovers got a TON of new games to play.  Overall, while there were some good games that came out early in 2008, the big hitters and critical darlings all seemed to drop on each other week after week [...]

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