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He knows when you are sleeping,
He knows when you’re on the can,
He’ll hunt you down and bag your ass,
from here to Pakistan..
You better not breathe,
you better not move,
you’re better off dead,
I’m tellin’ you dude… Santa Claus is gunning you down!
Yup, since we don’t have a Robot Santa to blow your asses to kingdom come with a TOW missile (spruced up with mistletoe), we’re just going to sic our ANGRY little pixel-fella on you. But as much as he looks like he’s most eager to shred your precious derriere into confetti, this guy’s actually got a really good heart and wants to spread some of the love around. (No, not that way!) Maybe it’s the Santa cap we put on him, or the cheerful mood this holiday season, what with the snow falling all over the site and all that, but he’s actually got a huge sack filled with Christmas goodies for all you fellas.Don’t believe me? Take a look - all those of you that voted in our Game of the Year awards stand to win some of the most fantastic gaming goodies ever. Hit the jump for the full list.
In every videogame, a hero is needed. It doesn’t matter whether it’s that star quarterback in Madden scoring the touchdown to carry his down-trodden team into over-time to even out the score, or the larger-than-life foundling turned demi-god matching up against the universe to save his planet - heroes are what define our projection in a videogame. They allow us to sympathise, to imagine, to put ourselves in the same situation, and add to our intelligence and morals. In a way, they help the gamer outside the fictional lingua franca to mature by way of an experience befitting any Ratchet, Link or Chief. Funny that - rather than by the scale of their deeds, including rescuing their seemingly immortal ageless princesses, it’s now how popular they should be rather than would be. In the business dominion, Mario, for instance, sells. Quality of the game, money well spent, a fun experience, an SOS from Nintendo begging for something else to work on - they can all be represented by his red-bottomed, unshaven mug. More Mario franchises would lead to more adulation from gamers (and their moolah, as a bonus) according to Corporate Santa, who then spreads his love around the world with Mario Strikers, Mario Party and Paper Mario like every freaking 24 hour-span is Jesus’s birthday. But gamers only have so much to give; some one is bound to get over-shadowed in the exchange, namely the “other” heroes and heroines. Like it or not, these underdogs, in terms of either recognition or success, have gotten much less compared to your usual magnanimous mantles.
However, enjoying their exploits for what they are isn’t difficult, since they’re part of some wickedly fun - and if you’re a collector, rare - titles.
Yes, we know most of us disappeared for a couple of days, but the reason why we did should be staring right back at you! That’s right, not only do we have a spanking new look, but we’re involving you, our readers, in deeper ways than ever before. The first of these endeavors is The Angry Pixel and GamingIndians Game of the Year 2007 awards, which allows you to take control and vote for your favorite games across a multitude of categories.
We’ll just cut the crap right here so that you don’t have wait here any longer, but before you go, do remember to come back on the 20th of this month, when we will start giving out the accolades, inexorably building up to the major awards before revealing the Almighty Game of the Year 2007 on the last day of the year and welcome 2008 with great flourish. And maybe some blood sacrifices.
And if you want another great reason to stay tuned to our GotY awards, we’ve got something really great coming up soon, but you’re gonna have to wait and find out. *Shhh! It’s a secret!*
So, what are you waiting for? Rush to the nominee list and stamp your mark of approval all over the hot favorites and once you are done, head on to the GamingIndians’ forum to discuss your favorite games and why they deserve to win over all the others.