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The 10 Funniest Video Games Of 2010
Funny games are something of a rarity. There are lots of games that try to be funny, sure. But with games still in their infancy and many game writers just imitating their favorite movies and viral videos, humor in electronic media has a tendency to fall on its face and then slide into the seventh layer of Hell. Yes, “Double Rainbow” was funny. No, you don't need to slip it into your action adventure.
Yet 2010 was an amazing year for video games. New Super Mario, StarCraft, Fallout and Civilization games made this an expensive year for fans. And the explosion of the indie scene with successful games like Super Meat Boy and Minecraft changed the standard business model and made it one of the most important.
Fortunately, this massive, bloated year of games produced some amazing, hilarious titles. Games that either pushed interactive humor to new levels or, well, finally got it right. Here are those games. READ MORE
Why Are There So Many Simpsons Video Games?
As fans of comedy, we often forget — or try to forget — that The Simpsons is a franchise as much as it is a source of humor. Bart dolls that say, “Eat my shorts!” don’t really explore the human condition and the Simpsons comforter I had on my bed under my Spider-Man pillow was less early postmodernism and more childhood commercialism.
Which is why it’s so hard to discuss The Simpsons video games: they exist somewhere between licensed toy and expansion on the humor of the series. They represent the nexus of the duality of The Simpsons franchise. Are they cheap knockoffs or unique interactive episodes? READ MORE
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