Kotaku covers it succinctly: If you’re a woman and outside of those things, well, you just don’t really fit. If I was being extra picky, I’d say the image used for the ‘positive take’ of women in gaming shows a lot of leg on a woman with an hourglass figure who’s reached the top of … Continue reading
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Australia Passes R18+ Gaming Classification, But…
… it’s only at the Federal level. It’s up to the States and Territories to then pass complementary legislation that allows the sale of R18+ titles. Are the States and Territories likely to pass such things on? It’s a good question and not one that I’ve seen get much attention. Just because the Attorneys-General decide … Continue reading
Great MMO Collapses of Our Time – Destination Games
You can get excited now, because if you picked this option, you’ve decided to back Destination Games! Destination Games Game That Destroyed Them: Tabula Rasa Studio Launch Date: April 2000 Studio Closure Date: 28 February 2009 Invested In By: NCsoft Estimated Money Blown: US$106m Cause of Death: Restarting the project, internal culture of fear and secrecy, … Continue reading
Trolls Vs Tropes Vs Women In Video Games
So a female vlogger (lord, that’s an ugly word) Anita Sarkeesian turns to Kickstarter to help fund some shows about female character tropes in video games. Trolls show up en masse to abuse her, deface her Wiki page and basically do the awful things they can do to drive her off. At what point did “protecting … Continue reading
The Hitman: Absolution Trailer Experiment
I’ve got an experiment for you – one that you can do in your very own home! Go find someone who isn’t that familiar with video games, or at least the Hitman series. Make sure they are aged 18 and over so that you don’t violate any state or Federal laws. Sit them down and … Continue reading
What’s Wrong With The AAA MMO Industry, Using An Imperfect Baseball Analogy
You’re the head manager of a new baseball team. You’re passionate about what you want to achieve, have some great ideas in mind and have at least enough money to get things rolling. When you tell other people about what your team is going to achieve, they sound excited too. You know that you are … Continue reading
38 Studios: Striking Out
Concluding my previous look at 38 Studios and possibly how all the money got spent is the news that 38 Studios has shut down, laid everyone off (including the Big Huge Games team) and will likely now be carved up and sold in order for Rhode Island to possibly get some money back. There’s an … Continue reading
GJAIF: Not Wanted, But Desperately Needed
Back in January, Game Journalists Are Incompetent Fuckwits (GJAIF) (also called GameJournos for a while) ended its run. Ben Paddon, the man behind it, called it quits after nearly two years because his “heart just isn’t in it anymore” and is moving on to other things. This is sad, because GJAIF – or something like … Continue reading
Say It Like You Meme It: Hitler Reacts to Kevin Rudd’s Challenge Against Julia Gillard
This is my first attempt at a meme – first time really fooling around with a video file, first “Hitler Reacts…” video, first upload to YouTube, etc. – and all on an issue that will be out of date in about 10 hours. For those in other countries, there’s a challenge for the position of … Continue reading
EA Thanks Australian Classification Board For Free Publicity
So EA Australia won’t appeal the Australian Classification Board’s decision to refuse classification to Syndicate, effectively removing its ability to be sold in Australia. And why would they? It’s sacrificing four or five figures worth of sales (at best) in Australia for the greater good of seven figure or higher sales in other countries. Getting … Continue reading
World Class Villains 