Edge Magazine

[icycalm]

From their God of War III review, Apr 2010 issue, p.88:

The stuff of legend, then? Indeed. Although, perhaps fittingly, one with nothing new to say.

Oh, God of War III has nothing new to say. How disappointing. :(

And I had been expecting it to say something new -- something perhaps even profound.

But hey, there are quite a few 3D hack and slashers coming out these days, so perhaps the next one might have something new to say. Let's look forward to it then.

[icycalm]

I find it hilarious that Edge pompously declares itself unable to reach an opinion on Halo Reach after 13 hours of gameplay yet doesn't reserve the same treatment for large sprawling WRPGs which can be summarily dismissed by some teenage staffer in an afternoon.

http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?sh ... &p=7403336

[icycalm]

Just found out that GTAIV got a 10 from Edge.

http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic=240505

Throughout the entire history of the magazine they've only handed out 13 10s, and one of them went to GTAIV, lol.

And they gave GTAIII a 6, lol.

Talk about overcompensating!

And people consider this the most highbrow videogame publication ever. I'll take even Gamepro over it.

[icycalm]

Also:

http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?sh ... &p=7721917

Frankly, The Orange Box shouldn't have been reviewed at all by Edge, which likes to champion its high brow approach to games. It isn't a buyer's guide, so how the five games are packaged is utterly irrelevant.

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http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic=245958

Wherein my friends on rllmuk report that the magazine has received a redesign, losing the "Videogame Culture" tagline (which now officially becomes mine), and adding Leigh Alexander as a columnist. It's truly insane what reach that girl has. Who'd have thunk that they would hire her in a BRITISH videogame magazine? It's like she's the only female in the world who's so good at the pseudo-"cultural" angle, so they had no other choice.

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And in other Edge Magazine news:

http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic=256293

Minecraft - 9
Halo Anniversary - 9