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10. Cold - Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Midway GamesMidway GamesWhen Midway Games were set to release their psychic-powered third-person shooter back in 2004, they decided to enlist the help of popular American hard rock band Cold. Reading that sentence may conjure up two important questions; firstly, wasn't the psychic shooting game on Playstation called Second Sight? And secondly, who the hell are Cold? Both are valid questions, and while Second Sight was the undoubtedly better game, some PR geniuses decided to release both for the same consoles only four months apart - smooth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taaBv0NcZew Cold may not have made much of a splash across the pond, but they are a solid and pretty respected rock band over in the States. They were one of the first bands to include in-game footage into a music video, so they also have that (admittedly strange) claim to fame. The idea to include gameplay footage into a live action may have been great in 2004, but the game's grainy PS2 visuals are definitely starting to show their age, just like the song behind it. The whole thing may look pretty laughable now, but either way, this happened, and it was (probably) cool at the time. Now you know about another game you'll probably never play, and have an obscure new band to soundtrack your weight-pumping sessions, aren't we good to you?
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Having written for Official Playstation Mag, Godisageek and obviously What Culture. Tom is a London based writer who loves him some games. You may also find his articles lurking in the film and comic sections on rare occasions.