I copied and pasted it from neogaf. But this is really interesting article. Because nothing has changed since then.

Top 10 Worst E3 trends from 1997 Computer Gaming World  

I hope its ok to post scans from now defunct magazines? If not excuse me. This is from Computer Gaming World.

Its funny how things never change it seems.

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Article about Microtransactions/DLC from the same issue



And comfy couch PC gaming

Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781259

That game with the blonde chick looks interesting... I wonder where I can find it!

The old adage "everything old is new again" definitely applies here. Simply substitute the RTS genre in #2 with FPS.

And holy crap at that $3,000 price tag for a 31" monitor and home theater PC setup.

Eat your heart out, Kaz Hirai!

The #1 entry is kind of dumb. Actually, no, it's really dumb. Attempting to improve upon something that works well is extremely important in any industry. New does not automatically mean better and more often than not it isn't. It's also, by definition, going to be rare for truly new things to be created after a medium has reached a certain age.

Those massive 50-75 MB installs.

morenoingrato said: Those massive 50-75 MB installs.

Yep. That and the "flight sims keep rehashing a Russian invasion of Ukraine."

The game on the last picture is Road Rash, one of my favourite games.