Japan Crisis Gets N4G Fanboys To Stop Arguing and Give To Charity
The hardened hearts of one of the world’s most virulent gaming communities has been softened by the recent crisis in Japan, and it’s warmed our trolling souls.
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Ripten Interviews Adam Sessler about Crazy Killzone 2 Fanboys, Fable 2, and the Cult of Exceptionalism
Fanboys, they approach leisure activities with religious zeal and defend their console of choice with dogmatic ferocity. Fanboys have had “gentlemanly discussions” with some of the writers here at Ripten, more or less, but no one fought it out with them like X-play’s Adam Sessler. I caught up with Adam to discuss Killzone 2, gaming [...]
European Killzone 2 demo coming February 5
Joystiq reports that a demo of the much anticipated (by some) Killzone 2 will be hitting the European PSN on February 5. In the US, PS3 owners will have to pre-order the game at GameStop to get the demo on the same day, or wait until 27 February. Of course, cunning PS3 owners will find [...]
Local Retailers Biased Against PlayStation?
Having not ever been an owner of a PS3 or PSP, I wasn’t aware of the bias that retailers are showing towards the “black” console. One of the guys that I work with is a huge PlayStation fan. Not a fanboy, mind you, but a normal person who happens to like the PS3 over the [...]
Sessler Psycho-Analyzes the Fanboy Condition
Enough of the Metacritic nonsense right? Well, the story we broke a few weeks ago — the same one that so many sites forgot to source us on (it’s ok, we forgive you) — has apparently been eating away at G4TV host, Adam Sessler. This installment of Sessler’s Soapbox features a relentless rant on the [...]
Despite Fanboy Accusations, Metacritic Does Not Exclude In-Network Review Scores
A few weeks ago, we ran a story about LittleBigPlanet’s Metacritic user score: a measly 6.3. We spoke to the site’s founder Marc Doyle about the matter and were informed that it was only that low due to rampant fanboys on the warpath, attempting to sabotage the PS3 and its games. This inevitably continued with [...]
Resistance 2 Latest Victim in Metacritic Douchey User Flames
When will it end? Shortly after we talked to Metacritic founder Marc Doyle about LittleBigPlanet’s low user score, the wrath of Sony fanboys was unleashed upon Gears of War 2′s user score as a revenge hit. It now appears that the 360 fanboys just wouldn’t stand for that, even though they seem to have started [...]
Inside Every Gamer, There’s a Little Fanboy
Liberal. Conservative. Fanboy. These words have taken on new meanings in the age of internet and anonymous hate-spamming. And, just like pundits and politicos, gamers have their preferred warhorse. But when you show your support for a system you instantly become “fanboy,” and are likely to get a face full of flamer comments within minutes. [...]
Metacritic Founder Talks About LittleBigPlanet Low User Score, Fanboys, and the Site’s Future
After reading about the suspiciously low Metacritic user score of 6.3 for Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet, I decided to dig into the story a little deeper. For those unfamiliar with the situation, allow me to fill you in.
