All hail AAAA games sayeth Microsoft.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-19-microsoft-hiring-for-a-major-xbox-aaaa-console-title

And I thought terminology could not get any dumber.

Action AAA game? :D

I wonder what will be next... ZZZ?

I always found the SS rank to be a bit worrying.

They sure need their self-pat on the back.

Maybe they mean, that the game wll cost 4 times as much to make, it will be 4 timeas easier to approach for people for haven't ever played a game in their lives, it will have 4 times as much DLC and it has 4 times less interactivity with 4 times more cutscenes?

Can't let the Nazis ruin everything. Just avoid making your SS'es little lightning bolts.

Thank god Harry Potter didn't have a lightning scar above each eye.

Games with a supersenior AAA tranche ( the first 10 minutes), a senior A tranche ( The next 10 minutes) and a junior D tranche ( the rest of the game )?

Repackaged B/C games given a complacency AAA rating (because these gamers are so dumb that you could sell them sh...t without them knowing ) ?

I'm sure the consultancy firms have a lot of ideas on how to recycle passé financial terms for the benefit of all industries ...

Well, at least it will be guaranteed to be good!
Will also get all of the GOTY awards before it's released!

These industry buzzwords crack me up.

AAAAlan Wake III, due out in 6 years on the Xbox 1440 ?

I wonder if it'll be AAAARPG, pronounced as a word instead of as an acronym.

SSS = Sick Smokin' Stylin'!

AAAA games will also be graded on a different scale than ordinary AAA games. Instead of the traditional 85% - 100% scores reviewers will be able to assign scores in the 95% - 110% range to AAAA games.