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by Brian Leahy, Nov 02, 2010 5:00pm PDT

So the real guitar for Rock Band 3 isn't going to be out until March 1, 2011, which is a really long time after the game's release. I'm curious how people will rush out to get the MadCatz controller, which is certainly capable of handling Pro Mode, but isn't a real guitar.

Furthermore, will people that can't wait and snag the MadCatz controller be upgrading to the real deal in a few months? Time will tell!

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What is the worst video game review site?

Nov 02, 2010 8:13pm PDT

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  ign.com : DrWaffles
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    Actually I don't know, I'm just saying IGN because: http://twitter.com/#!/igndotcom : DrWaffles
    - Good lord that hurts my brain. : Ormsbee
    - lol bro-verload : RetroRedEyeJr
    - I'm convinced that was just a nod to Nick Breckon. That's what I want to believe, anyway. : mattavius
    - "It's hurting my eyes in a good way" : FlamingGimp
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    There's something wrong with ign.com, page up/down, space and arrow keys all work in odd ways. It's annoy... : CrazyPants
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      Another space user, who the fuck uses the mousewheel or scrollbar? (ok sometimes I use the wheel but spa... : abrasion
      
      omfg, all these years i never knew that space did that. wtf is wrong with me? : genocidalrobot
    - Same here. If I've been typing or using alt-tab, I'll sometimes use the arrow keys to get down a page. ... : passingstranger
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  shacknews, not scores wtf : filthysock
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    I know right? Not even on Metacritic FFS. : Haxim
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      They're basically a pretend website, let's be serious here. : passingstranger
      
      I heard it's just a blog : DingoStoleMyBaby
  - Just pretend that the shackhype score is the game review score like all the people who make angry comment... : CrazyPants
  - i thought that was that site for depressed people to hangout. : Ziz
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  IGN then Gamespot : Godhatesfatpeople
  - Maybe Gamespot will improve with John Davidson at the helm. : Nitrium
- I don't know, but I can give you the best video game review ever: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/2q00/... : terath
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  Anything that's not underground. icon::coolshades.gif : rotten element
  - Hey look, it's that guy! : Godhatesfatpeople
  - Lol @ phpbb/vbulletin users. : Nitrium
- Games Domain (they still around?) : watcherxp
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  That Aussie dumbass who insults everything - his schtick is finished. : abrasion
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    To be fair that can't even be considered a "review". : Nitrium
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      True - well beyond that - edge has a terrible habit of being UK / EU biased don't they? : abrasion
      
      Agreed. Computer & Videogames (not sure if that's the name of cvg.co.uk) too. : Nitrium
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    When did you get a video game review site? : AgentPothead
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      shacknews.com/latestchatty.x - subscribe to my feed. : abrasion
      
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      I'm just kidding around :) It felt like you set yourself up for that one. : AgentPothead
      
      I totally deserved it AP, it was a good call. : abrasion
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    He's a pom in Brisbane dude do you hear his accent? : SpaecKow
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      Yeah look I know he's a pom but he's a fuckwit. : abrasion
      
      Agreed. And this isn't just going by his stupid Zero Punctuation videos. Every video i've ever seen o... : Drewus
  - It's not a review. It's not intended to be one. He's doing a comedy bit. Watching people complain about t... : deveus1
- Does Kotaku do reviews? : deKaf
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  Destructoid? : Vegtro
  - Destructoid. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  - Yeeeaaaah... : Fenring42
  - yeppers : justwr!ght
  - yep, destructoid : threeup
  - jim steeeerling : Bamtan
  - Easily this. Jim Sterling is a dumb twat. : node
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  http://arstechnica.com/author/ben-kuchera/ : Dave-A
  - He even looks like an asshole : Godhatesfatpeople
  - Haha what? Oh cmon Dave, his reviews are pretty good! : Nitrium
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    Don't all xbox fanboys hate him cause he rags on gears of war or halo for being mediocre? : RetroRedEyeJr
    - That'd explain it... : greasyjohn
  - you're joking, right? : CecilPhilpot
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    PC Accelerator was the best. : omnova
    - fuck yeah, it's the only magazine series that I still have in my closet. : randomnull
  - Haha I remember reviews like this. Classic. : jeffmoeller
  - I remember they reviewed every vr helmet by how many tylenols needed : Chandler55
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    PC Zone could get really snarky if they liked. : SpaecKow
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      Yeah, they had some great reviews in the heyday, not just Brooker. They also had some pretty poor, desperately lads-magish reviews dropping in lame shag/cock/shit jokes though.
      
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      Yeah, they had some great reviews in the heyday, not just Brooker. They also had some pretty poor, desper... : node
  - I used to buy PC Gamer and PC Attack, both because they had a sense of humour about them. :) : thecray
  - extreme paintbrawl : feek
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  Oh god shack do you think we will ever have another big video game crash like we did in 1983? Is the ind... : vitek r
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    fuck this was sposed to be a new comment, delete if you want to mods : vitek r
    - no that's a cool idea if you're serious. you post the thread and I'll have a paragraph in response to it : DeBurgo
  - I think if Move and Kinect don't at least break even, then yes it could crash again. : kallanta
- Gamespot ever since Jeff and crew left : skelom
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  Jeff K's Funhorse? : tangles
  - Another vote for the l33t hax0r Jeff K : ErichTopp
  - no, he said the worst : davislovestacobell
- Based on the concentration of console fanboys arguing over their chosen platform in the forums I would sa... : Dr_Cube
- Don't know which one is the worst, but IGN is really bad. : The Grolar Bear
- I just read the chatty's comments a few weeks after release. Worked wonders for FO:NV. : reelbk
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  www.metacritic.com is the site that has been most harmful to the quality of video games. : sammyl
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    You speak the truth. : Orange Pylon
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      it's an objective fact. : sammyl
      
      We need an 85% on this game or no bonuses this year! : Delithio
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    How so? I don't really visit the site often. : nyranger66
    - if you ever see the numbers on steam you do! : extrahappyturtle
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    god this "i'm with the press, games are art!!! QQ" stuff kills me. Metacritic is fucking awesome. : abrasion
    - As a service to the user, yes it is. However it could be argued that it has had a negative impact on the ... : master_disaster_17
  - I like metacritic for the convenience of links to a bunch of reviews, it's really not all that different ... : vynn
  - iawtpx10 : ColoradoCNC
  - How is a simple consolidation of review scores that harmful to the quality of video games? : Milleh
- Daily Radar. : mojoald
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  subthread: fav gaming site after shacknews? for me its GIANTBOMB : filthysock
  - Same, Shacknews is my homepage but Giant Bomb is on my favorites bar. : alphablu
  - GameTrailers. I like their reviews. I've been reading a lot of Joystiq lately. I just think their webs... : K1Bond007
  - Giantbomb for the quicklooks and the crew. Gametrailers for their reviews. Joystiq and Shacknews for the ... : Greymatter42
  - Eurogamer, RPS, Blues, and GT. : Godhatesfatpeople
  - Giantbomb is the first review site I actually visit for the reviews. : spazzium
  - Eurogamer, RPS and Giant Bomb : CecilPhilpot
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    RPS : feek
    - ^^^^^^^ : MeestaNob
  - something awful game forums. i fucking hate giant bomb : valael
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    Shacknews is a community chat site to me, the reviews and gaming content for the front page is meaningles... : abrasion
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      Quicklooks iinform my buying decisions at least as much as reviews these days. *I* get to see and decide ... : node
      
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      Yep, such a sweet idea :) : abrasion
      
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      Also good (arguably even more preferable for me since it's just gameplay sans talking), Matt Plays. : node
      
      Nah Giantbomb is not only informative on what the game is actually like but entertaining too. They saved... : abrasion
  - Giant Bomb is a weird one because they seem to me more like an entertainment content site - just the ente... : peanut-
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    RetroMags Eurogamer GameSetWatch Gamasutra : roushimsx
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      Wow, that RetroMags site is great. Shame there's not much UK PC Gamer on there, but I'm looking at some A... : peanut-
      
      Wow, yeah, awesome site! More PCG would be great, old Zone too. : node
  - Metacritic : biofrog
  - Giant Bomb and RPS. Both have great, enjoyable, intelligent writing without being pretentious like Edge a... : node
  - Eurogamer, NeoGAF : Bold
  - fragland.net : dfz0r