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The Absolute Worst Box Art Of 2011

Every year, several sites feature their own article about the worst videogame box art of the year. But often times the box art featured actually bad designs, so much as ridiculous concepts paired with bland designs.

Instead, I want to focus on ten covers that are especially inept from a purely design standpoint. Which I hope will be equally entertaining.

But if it really was the doubleyew-tee-eff covers that you came here hoping to see, fear not! I have included a set of those as well, following the main entries.

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zeal0us4508d ago

A children's card game on motorcycles, brilliant, but hell that was one long title.

Kenshin_BATT0USAI4508d ago

Hey Yusei...
CARD GAMES ON MOTORCYCLES!!

SKUD4508d ago

LMAO @ NCAA 12 close up. New meme inbound.

digitaleraser4508d ago

I'm glad someone enjoyed that bit. :-)

DasBunker4508d ago (Edited 4508d ago )

i thought it was a flying head cuz the white jersey blended in.. (no racist)

IMO the Dead island cover wasnt that bad other than the bad pose of the zombie... the colors they used for the cover captured the colorfulness of the island and at the same time the grittiness of the zombies.. but im no art expert like the writer of the article :)..

well done and looking forward to the next one

Kyosuke_Sanada4508d ago (Edited 4508d ago )

I wonder if in dog football is pooping considered a "personal foul" or if humping the QB is "roughing the passer"?......

BuffMordecai4508d ago

I would like to see the author's work before bashing other peoples.

padz14508d ago

HAVE YOU SEEN HOW SHIT MOST OF THEM ARE. THEY DESERVE TO BE BASHED.

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Dead Island 2 devs believe a Dead Island remake would be a “mistake”

We might be in the age of remasters, but it doesn't look like the Dead Island 2 devs believe remaking the original game is the right move for the series.

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Duke19409d ago

but remakes require far less effort for these companies and they can still charge $70 for them!

Feel like everyone makes fun of Skyrim re-releasing like 18 times yet applaud these remasters elsewhere. Would much prefer NEW games

CrimsonWing69408d ago

Making sequels really is the way to go. Otherwise we'll be stuck playing only the first entry, forever!!!

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F.E.A.R. 3 Is Still The Most Original Multiplayer Shooter Around

DualShockers Writes "F.E.A.R. 3 (or F.3.A.R. if you’re a marketing executive) isn’t a great singleplayer game. It’s fine, competent even, but Day One Studios had an unenviable task in trying to wrap up Monolith’s F.E.A.R. series. With two timelines and two highly different styles of horror attempted in its wake, F.E.A.R. 3, well, it tries its best."

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Snookies12542d ago

F.E.A.R. 3 wasn't even really a horror game when it came to the campaign. It was a good action game, but lost just about all of its horror roots along the way.

HeliosHex541d ago

Loved fear 1 and 2. Reboot please.

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Dead Island's 2011 reveal is still the best game trailer of all time

Josiah Motley of KnowTechie writes: "I love video game trailers. While I don’t believe they are an integral part of a game’s success (especially these days), there’s something about a well-produced trailer that really just reminds me why I like video games."

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Exvalos820d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck820d ago

How so? Because it focused on a family that you see dying? (innocent question, haven't gotten a chance to play any Dead Island game yet)

aconnellan820d ago

More the tone of it - the tone of the trailer suggested something personal and dramatic, but the game was very much reminiscent of Left 4 Dead in that you were just there to kill zombies and nothing more

Ashby_JC820d ago

You play as a singular character there is no family involved at all in the game. Still a stand out trailer that I remember clearly from years ago.

Fntastic820d ago (Edited 820d ago )

Did you not like the game?

I remember going in expecting a L4D style of game, but the excessive camera swaying honestly made me feel ill, and it's rare for a game to do that to me, still don't understand why the need for anything other than maybe a subtle slight camera movement when doing melee attacks etc. Other than that i didn't really find the game that good. In all honesty i had more enjoyment out of DNF, and i know many people crap on that game.

BioShockGX819d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland820d ago

It’s the music. It’s perfect. I agree with this for sure, it is well choreographed….unfortunately the game didn’t live up to the trailer.

brewin819d ago

Maybe not, but it was still a good game. I liked how they expanded things with Dying Light, but Dead Island was a great first attempt! I really liked all the Easter eggs and homages to other horror franchises sprinkled throughout. Sure it was a little cheesy and over there top, but it was a good happy medium between Far Cry and Fallout with zombies.

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EmperorDalek820d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69820d ago

Have you ever seen any of the MGS 3 or MGS 4 trailers? Those blow this out of the water for me.

TricksterArrow820d ago

They require prior knowledge of the franchise, tho. You show this trailer to anyone, and I mean ANYONE, and they can understand what's going on and relate to the family dynamic almost immediately. No need to know who is Snake, or Fox Hound, or Raiden, or Metal Gear...

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