Mad Mack: Don’t Buy EA Games, Don’t Engage In Micro-Transactions – And Get Yourself A PC
Following Cliffy B’s rant to Kotaku, and EA continuing its general nefarious activities, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey suggests how gamers everywhere can avoid being exploited by greedy mainstream publishers. Well, it certainly has been a busy couple of weeks for the games industry. First, Dead Space 3 decides that it wants to be Aliens. Then Aliens decides that it wants to be ET, and then EA decides it is sick of this... Read More
Mad Mack: How THQ’s Greatest Games Might Look In The Hands Of EA
Next week, THQ’s most high-profile IPs will be auctioned off to the highest bidder – and EA are said to be one of the companies looking to pounce. Disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey imagines how the likes of Metro and Saints Row might ‘evolve’ if EA gets hold of them. So despite talk of securing a last-minute buyer, it looks like THQ are going to go the way of the dinosaurs and enter administration, auction... Read More
Mad Mack: Three Terrible Things About Gaming In 2012
There have been some truly great goings-on in video games this year – but there have also been plenty of loathsome trends and developments too. Armed with his usual blend of dark humour and very strong language, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey takes furious aim at the things that have riled him the most. So here we are. The end of yet another year. And what a year it has been, full of wonder and innovation, with gaming seemingly going... Read More
Mad Mack: Ninja Castles, Giant Arcades And Shattered Myths – A Gamer’s Trip To Japan
Embarking on a trip to Japan last month, Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey was dead set on exploring all the crazy joys that the country’s cultural and gaming scene had to offer. But he was somewhat surprised by what he discovered. Here, FMV’s resident misanthrope explains why… So I have been absent from this site for a few weeks now (which, by complete coincidence, happened to be the best weeks we have ever had in terms of traffic)... Read More
Mad Mack: X-COM Is Back From The Dead – And Kicking Ass
Disgruntled gamer and X-COM fanatic Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey is not a man who’s easily pleased – but even he found himself blown away by the new, revamped vision of the tactical alien-battling classic. Here, he explains why XCOM: Enemy Unknown is the strategy experience he’s been praying for. Well, it finally landed. XCOM: Enemy Unknown was made available on its various platforms last Friday. After a wait of something like... Read More
Mad Mack: Dear Developers – Stop Shoving Multiplayer Down Our Throats
When single-player enthusiast Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey went hands-on with the likes of Halo 4, Crysis 3 and Aliens: Colonial Marines at this year’s Eurogamer Expo, he was left thoroughly unimpressed. Here, our resident disgruntled gamer explains why the dominance of FPS deathmatching – rather than campaign previews – sent him into a furious rage. So, the other weekend I was offered a press pass to the Eurogamer Expo again,... Read More
Mad Mack: 4 Terrible Things About PC Gaming
After recently swapping his trusty ol’ console for a shiny new PC, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey rapidly found his initial, uncharacteristic optimism replaced by more typical feelings of fury, frustration and outrage. Here, he sets out the most horrific downsides of PC gaming. So, as you may know, I have recently joined the elite and high-brow fellowship of PC Gamers. I don’t mean that I have a PC that can play games... Read More
Mad Mack: DayZed And Confused – Welcome To Survival-Horror Hell
Having finally sunk himself into the hugely-hyped survival nightmare that is DayZ, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey reports on his experiences with the intense and nerve-jangling mod – and explains why despite being “frustrating, unforgiving and soul destroying”, it is also bloody brilliant. So, I didn’t go on a real holiday this year. Instead, I spent the summer in gloomy London, enjoying the empty streets,... Read More
Mad Mack: 8 Must-Have PC Games – According To A PC Virgin
Having spent countless years in the firm, reassuring grip of consoles, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey has finally succumbed to the seductive powers of the PC. Excited but slightly clueless in this baffling new world of possibility, he sets out the eight hugely-hyped experiences on his immediate hit-list. So, I’m embarking on my next big adventure – and purchasing a PC. Ostensibly it is because my laptop died a few months... Read More
Mad Mack: Awesomenauts Review
Armed with his usual brand of strong language, cynical humour and passive-aggressive neuroticism, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey takes aim at online action-strategy title Awesomenauts, out now as a downloadable title for PS3 and Xbox 360 (reviewed). A while back I was given a press pass to the Eurogamer Expo. Some of you might remember the article I wrote afterwards (though with my current readership sitting at around 3, I doubt... Read More
