I have always been pessimistic about mobile games and their potential. Who wants to play on that tiny screen with those cramped buttons?

I am hoping things will be different on the iPhone. I have played many of them since being a part of the SlideToPlay launch and it has been a real mixed bag. I know that bag sites may not be covering them just yet, but if you are interested, browse over and check out some iPhone Reviews. the editor-in-cheif is ex-GameSpot editor Steve Palley.

This is what I think:

I came across this fictional letter from the worst-rated player in Madden 07 to John Madden.  Besides being hilarious it does make some valid points about how players are rated in that game. 

Enjoy!

For those of you who have not done a lot of snooping through the back catalog of GameSpot content may have missed some of the video reviews for the worst of the worst games. These games are so bad that is not even funny, but luckily the video reviews are!

Take a peek. You will encounter the likes of:

1. Andrew Park doing video reviews (yeah, that guy!)
2. Ryan Davis with blond hair!
3. The trivia robot!
4. A meatball sandwich!

And that is just in the first two pages!

Here they are in all their glory. (the video reviews have the film icon on them.)

There are so many things going on here at GameSpot nowadays it can be hard to keep track of it all, even when you work here! This has been especially true recently with all the coverage coming in from the recent trade shows and the new console launches on the horizon. One event that I did not know too much about is After Hours. I finally got brought up to speed this morning at a meeting and it is looking really good.

There are going to be a lot of unreleased games and hardware to play. I can't be too specific about this yet, but there is some stuff that I was really surprised to hear about. Developers are also going to be showing off some exclusive new stuff that is usually reserved for exhibition to industry insiders.

From a technical standpoint there is a lot going on for the online audience. It is quite an achievement and I have the utmost respect for my fellow developers who have put some of it together. There are remote control cameras, and five different feeds to watch along with the usual live chat, questions for editors, and game trivia. There will also be tons of live show to watch. From the meeting this morning it really sounds like a lot of effort is being put in to make the experience online just as amazing as being there in person. I kinda want to bring a laptop so that I can hit up some of the live online stuff as well. For those of you who can't tune in live we will have all the video up to watch at a later time (this is a big one for me as I have to catch a lot of our shows after the fact).

Today was the first time I got to actually hear what was going on and get legitimately excited. There will be a lot of tournaments, shows, music, game demos, and more. Oh, and for those emblem-hunters there will be some fun for you folks too. Anyway I know I sounds like a blatant GameSpot promoter, but after hearing some of the things that will be there I am really looking forward to it.