Old Man Murray

What is it about most gaming sites that make them seem like they are run by apes fed by gaming companies? How much ass kissing does your favorite site do, just to get its shiny new screenshots of "Ultra-Ski 3000 — Icy Despair"? Well, chances are: too much. If you tire of the rim licking and press release printing ("3dfx puts out a new ad campaign — it’s news!"), I humbly recommend Old Man Murray’s gaming site.

www.oldmanmurray.com likes to refer to itself as a gaming site, but after poking around for a few minutes it will quickly become apparent to anyone who’s literate that this site is much more. For example, here’s an excerpt from their most recent post to the "Rants" section, some advice on the delicacy of swearing:

"I say this: always go as low as you can go and still be shocking and funny. Calling someone an ass is acceptable, calling someone an asshole can get you in trouble. For excrement I prefer poop. Its childlike quality is sure to get some giggles. Yet behind the laughter, in every reader's mind, is the subversive image of a naked woman shitting directly into a clown's mouth."

And the quality doesn’t stop there. With painfully honest game reviews, a regularly updated news page, several highly amusing hosted sites, and wit that makes Jay Leno weep softly in his bed, this is the superior gaming site for all.

— Dan Norton (dan@flakmag.com)