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Ladies and gentlemen, this may be the most important film you will ever see. It's raw, it's gritty, it's real, it shakes the very foundation of the enthusiast gaming press. This is a movie that will change not only the future of filmmaking but also the very fabric of social constructionism.

Modern Game Journalism: The Movie: The Trailer [GameTrailers]








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Tony Ponce (aka megaStryke) is a culturally confused, Canadian-born Puerto Rican who grew up in Japan and South Florida ... yet can only speak English. He specializes in writing features and maintaining an immaculate goatee. Likes: Any and all things related to Mega Man, Contra, Castlevania, 2D, PB&J sandwiches, applesauce, and candy corn. Meet the rest of the team



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Boe Vice's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:21
Boe Vice
Uncle Jerry noooo
Oishidesu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:30
Oishidesu
An 8.5? Blasphemy! Anyone who gives Uncharted 3, Batman:AC, LoZ:Skyward Sword, and TESV: Skyrim an 8:5 or lower should be crucified for committing such a satanic deed!!


... Or not since different reviewers have different tastes.

I give this video an 8.5! If you want a perfect 10, bribe me with a dozen boxes of chocolate, a harem of beautiful women, and some sweet swags!
Miguel Ronaldo R Mendoza's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:31
Miguel Ronaldo R Mendoza
one of the funniest things I've ever seen XD

sad thing is, it's all true o_o
VolksONER's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:39
VolksONER
Mmmmm pizza
kingsharkboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:45
kingsharkboi
What is a Score?

A miserable pile of secrets!
xxtrickyphdxx's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:45
xxtrickyphdxx
So true... hilarious video
Corduroy Turtle's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:48
Corduroy Turtle
I watch gifs play out at *least* 30 times without looking away. They're mesmerizing.

Thanks WinterZero. :)
Baby Choo Choo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:56
Baby Choo Choo
That was fucking brilliant. The end had me in tears, it was too funny. Bravo Mega64...bravo.
Bilar's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 00:59
Bilar
Rocco and Shawn should have switched roles... and wore a red tie.

Fat Joke.
Dreggsao's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:00
Dreggsao
hehe al this while at they bash the Zelda: Skyward Sword review for being a 9.1. Maybe we should forget the numbers and think about a more simplified system like 'good/bad' or meaningless colours
"What you give Zelda: Kazoo of the Voiceless blue while you give CoD: November Warfare a purplish green? You are full of shit and not in the good asian hooker kind of way"
Gorescream's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:02
Gorescream
This is all 100% true.

Integrity is long gone these days :(, my beloved young video game industry taken over by peasantly things called scores and numbers and metacritic.... Q_Q

ending made me rofl, shit was hilarious
Oishidesu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:04
Oishidesu
@Dreggsao
Lol yeah. Gametrailers complained that there was still no voice acting in Zelda, and that the graphics were horrible because it was on the Wii. What a bunch of noob reviewers...
Thalesnm's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:11
Thalesnm
10/10
Bilar's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:12
Bilar
@Gorescream

I disagree. The integrity is still there if you look for it. There's always going to be good and bad journalists. I think that the biggest problem, are the asshat readers and fanboys whose demands of a video review are so far skewed that any independent (or god forbid divergent) thought is brutally scorned. We've gotten so partial to immediately loving or hating a game that we can't read a review with a critical or impartial eye, even if it is we'll reasoned.

All in all, we love jumping on bandwagons too much (who doesen't), and we only look at reviews as, "Is writer X on our bandwagon or not? If not, let us shout at him for being different".
Skribble's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:16
Skribble
@Winterzero: FUCK EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT GIF!!!

Video was brilliant. Mega64 are consistently awesome.
Stardog's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:20
Stardog
It's because the barrier to entry for being a game reviewer is "email us a piece of writing that's half-decent and we'll hire you".

You can tell what out-of-10 a game will get before it's even released and anyone has even played it.

Crooks.
ZeroForte's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:22
ZeroForte
Jim Sterling needed to have something to do with this video.
Gorescream's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:24
Gorescream
@Bilar

Aye aye, there is still some journalism integrity around, but it is getting slimmer by the day, I mean nobody is doing anything about the metacritic(it's such an outdated model) and it seems to get more influencial with every big AAA titled being released.

Heck, that guy from Giantsbomb who used to work at Gamespot got fired for giving kane & lynch a low score, so he started his own company.

What a bad ass <3.
kidplus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:34
kidplus
This video is only rated 9.8 on gametrailers. This is easily a 10/10.
Swishiee's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:39
Swishiee
This video reminds me of Jim's reviews and the stupid shitstorm that follows them. Cracks me up how many times they yell "YOU RUINED THE METASCORE!"
Taerdin's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:40
Taerdin
HATE OUT OF TEN!

Loved this vid
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 01:46
wanderingpixel
"Roger Ebert "8.5 out of 10"

That just made my day.
Rammstein's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 02:02
Rammstein
They should have made the FAT guy play the reviewer and called it;

"Jim Sterling: The Movie."
VolksONER's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 02:37
VolksONER
Vagina butt
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 02:47
Mr Andy Dixon
Vagina butt
doomknight66's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 02:56
doomknight66
twat ass
Baby Choo Choo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 03:00
Baby Choo Choo
Holy shit, I just got a fucking amazing idea. Not too long ago, on Podtoid, they were talking about making a movie.

THIS SHOULD BE THE FUCKING MOVIE, JIM STERLING!! I KNOW YOU'RE THERE.

Fly yo ass over too wherever the fuck in California Mega64 lives and film the shit out of this movie.

Also, this movie needs some nudity...so Tara...I'm sorry to ask this of you, but you'll need to lend Max and Holmes some sexy clothes to make their nude scene that much more appealing when it takes place. You might want to burn those clothes later though.
Red TheHaze Veron's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 04:00
Red TheHaze Veron
OH ITS THE JONAS BROTHERS IN THIS MOVIE!!!
tekbunny's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 05:23
tekbunny
suck on that final fantasy 13. you truly did suck.
Henriquegds's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 05:32
Henriquegds
that was so good !
josmeister's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 05:44
josmeister
@Winterzero
Now I'm afraid of toilets you fuck! FOREVER
Chad Almasy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 07:21
Chad Almasy
That was bloody amazing.
flintmech's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 07:26
flintmech
"I've never played the game before.. but I know you're full of shit."

Summarizes maybe 90% of a typical review backlash.

Awesome video. Totally nailed it.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 07:29
ArrestedDeveloper
8.5 is Fontaine.
Krono674's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 07:31
Krono674
Hahahahaha, That was hilarious!

"You ruined the meta score!" :D
RaycxellTorres's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 07:41
RaycxellTorres
FACTUAL
Handy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 07:57
Handy
I love the smug guy caressing the fence. “that was an obvious cry for attention”
Redreap3r's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 09:16
Redreap3r
nice I give this 4 out of 5
Twosixteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 09:25
Twosixteen
GEAM JURNAHLIZZEM!
Pringao's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 09:27
Pringao
I WARNED YOU ABOUT SCORES BRO!!!!! I TOLD YOU DOG!
Jako21530's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 09:29
Jako21530
But I liked FFXIII :(
Noir's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 09:35
Noir
This is the best video Mega64 has ever done I think, it's so accurate too. Only a Jim Sterling cameo would make this better.
pokota's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 09:40
pokota
That was pretty funny. I liked all the movie tie-ins, especially the Godfather-esque embrace. Should have shown the Kiss-of-Death.

Still, we have too many bloggers fighting with children over scores. A lot of those who get upset are adolescent kids with no perspective. Fighting with them is an exercise in futility. Some bloggers seem to revel in it, though, and try to keep the battle raging. Disagreements over videogame review scores is hardly what I would call controversial, but there are those who seem to WANT a "shitstorm" so they can write multiple articles and film multiple video rants. You're not a martyr just because people yell at you on the internet.

As far as the the Metascore, though, that needs to go away. Take away the score and just list the reviews. You'd still get hate for the extremes, but there would be a lot less direct competition between fanboy tribes.

But other than that, who cares? If I disagree with a reviewer's methodology, then I'll criticize them for that, but if I disagree with their opinion then I'll just shrug and move on. The people who get all puffed up about Metascores, however, should just be ignored. No one should fight with jimmyx through hundreds of comments. People who get upset about kids yelling over videogame scores are almost as bad as the people they're getting upset about.
FrankYorkMorgan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 10:12
FrankYorkMorgan
@Pringao: IT KEEPS HAPPENING!!

JIM STERLING: THE MOVIE

Darn that was so fucking true and funny at the same time,
Filthywill's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 10:40
Filthywill
If this video has been out for longer than 4 hours now, somebody should make sure to have Jim call a doctor.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 10:50
Elsa
LMAO... a perfect 10!
SirPrizes's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 11:28
SirPrizes
This might be my new favorite of theirs, so true
OriginalGman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2011 11:37
OriginalGman
As usual, all the subtlety of a freight train. Bravo Mega64!
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