With the increasing popularity of video games has come a barrage of legislation targeted at keeping games like "Halo 3" out of the hands of impressionable youngsters. At the end of August several politicians spoke out about halting the sale of ultra-violent video games to minors. Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-NY) even claims that legislating against video games is a top priority for his state.
BLG writes, "Do you ever get that feeling after you’ve finished a game that you just wish there was more? Or do you spend years hoping and praying for a sequel that never comes?
This list compiles some of the top games we desperately want to get a sequel. Please give us more of our favorite games!"
Would love to see a sequel to the 7th gen FPS campaign SINGULARITY from RAVEN Software..
The Nerd Stash: “The PS3 marked a turning point in the industry, and among the sea of popular titles came the rare games that are worth more now than ever.”
I don’t collect games for their value I collect games I enjoyed playing. Many games I own are worth a lot of money but they must be games I want to play for me to purposely collect them. Most of this list isn’t games I would enjoy. I may have some of these games because I bought my friends PS2/3 Collection years ago and I never actually looked what was in it. It was a couple hundred games though still sitting in a box and I’m sure there are some good valuable games. I should go sift through it sometime.
I tend to agree for the most part rarity is linked to price
It's unusual that a rare game was popular with a few notable exceptions. Games released at the tail end of a consoles lifecycle which became popular years or decades later like little Samson on the NES or earthbound on SNES.
Or games that were banned after release in certain regions
Looking at this list there's nothing I'd be trying to collect either most of these games were fairly unpopular and bashed on their release leading to the scarcity seen now.
Especially NBA elite which I remember actually watching the news about how it got cancelled but had already shipped to retail it was so bad .
Was unaware that Verdict Day was rare, glad I still own my copy. Game is very good.
She forgot to mention Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Wizard's Edition with Ninostarter bonuses. This is the second or third most expensive PS3 game, and I own a sealed copy.
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“As a reimagining of a classic 2D platformer, Rocket Knight remains one of my favourite modern examples of the genre so let's see why.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
... how about a rating systems that is MARKED ON EVERY BOX and retailers need to apply the rules much like a retailer would not sell a XXX movie to a underage kid ..
OH WAIT .... they have one .... "ENFORCE IT" ... don't punish the rest of us. This debate is a Looooooooong time battle (remember Mortal Kombat) ... WOW
If parents want to go out and buy the game ANYWAY ... the issue is with the parents ... not the games. If a parent rents a porn flick for their 10 year old, don't punish the industry.
I was in a comic book store the other day and HEARD the sales guy ask the lady how old her son was. When she said 12, HE CAME RIGHT OUT AND TOLD HERE the comics were NOTHING like the Saturday morning cartoon show and the comics are WAY MORE VIOLENT.
- She bought them anyway -
Now you tell me ... who is at fault ??
As for the games, I said it years ago and stick to it especially with the evolution of games and the implimentation of a rating system ... we NEED and SHOULD have a rating that reads -- "Adults Only” --
If retailers get caught selling to NON ADULTS, fines and punishment the same as selling booze and smokes to under age kids.
DONE AND DONE !!!!!!
Not that hard to figure out is it ??
Whatever happened to parental supervision and family time, in fact, what ever happened to common sense?
I have been playing video games all my life, from Pacman to Man Hunt, and never had the urge to go on a killing spree, I also managed to get a Master's degree and have had a girlfriend at all times since about 15 years of age. Guess I must be a fluke.
As long as I can buy any game I want I guess its ok, I just think this story hints at a new generation of kids who need more interaction with their parents. Violent movies and TV shows should be treated the same way, this is obviously a political move to define ones campaign by some issue or another. I would be much more concerned about my child watching the malarky on Real World or I Love New York rather than them playing Halo 3.
Good story mithril, too bad the majority of people on N4G don't care for the more cerebral stories, if it doesn't have BD, Halo or PS3 flame all over it, it doesn't get any attention.
We have nothing to worry about!
Look at the history of video games and politics. The video game industry never loses a case! With companies like Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo at the helm...it's like the OJ trial EVERY DAY! Pay-offs might be needed, but they're worth it!
I'm all about not selling some games to minors. I would never in a million years want my 9 your old kid to play something like GTA or God of War. Because of that I can also fully understand where some people are coming from, but there is one underlining fact that keeps me from supporting this.
Its against the damm law. It goes against the 1st Amendment. I keep hearing the same argument saying that games are bad for our children. Whether this is or is not true does not matter. Hell how about this for logic, guns kill people, ban all of the guns in the U.S. I bet doing so would solve a lot of problems, but we can't do that. Why, because its against the law to do so. This is the same exact thing, though it is quite a bit less sever than gun ownership rights, its goes against the foundation of law for the U.S.
All these idiot politicians are doing is wasting tax payer money of useless laws that have/will continue to be held as unconstitutional. But because people would rather the government take care of their problems over them solving it for themselves, these laws will keep popping up. I swear some people don't deserve to be American's.
Violent movies and games don't shape your future anyway, if this were true I'd be some crazy, antisocial, criminal trying to chainsaw as many people as possible.
It's your parents and friends that shape your life, it's then YOUR decision to choose right or wrong.