Much like Lum is the master of free rape MMO, the search term that brings most people to my blog is apparently “pimp slap” since I used that reference when talking about Duke Nukem Forever’s Capture The Babe multiplayer mode. Sorry folks, nothing but disappointment if you are looking for that – all we have … Continue reading
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Why Team Bondi Are Extremely Unlikely To Release Another AAA Title
No, it’s not the accusations of poor working conditions at the studio or the counter-claims that don’t exactly make work at Team Bondi sound great either. No, it won’t be because of external concerns about the kind of workplace that Team Bondi might be. No, it isn’t the sales or reviews of LA Noire, which … Continue reading
The Difference Between George Broussard and Randy Pitchford
Given that Duke Nukem Forever has launched in Europe / will launch shortly in the US: Randy Pitchford has better project management skills, but George Broussard has higher standards of quality.
A Brief Study in Gender-based Appearances of Survival Horror Monsters, cite: Shadows of the Damned
A brief overview, without much thought to the exceptions that exist and using screenshots from Shadows of the Damned to illustrate: Male monsters in survival horror video games are big and vicious, covered in various attachments / appendages that hint at the terrible torture awaiting any player who dare cross their path. This is Shadows … Continue reading
Mortal Kombat: Flawless PR Work, But…
Warner Brother Interactive Entertainment’s approach of “we failed the first time, but here is the same thing again but this time we’ll point out how wrong you are” around getting Mortal Kombat classified in Australia hasn’t worked, with MK being refused classification a second time. WBIE then thanked “the thousands of Mortal Kombat fans in … Continue reading
Dead Island: Where Creative and Design Clash
A wonderful trailer for the long-in-gestation zombie title Dead Island was released a few days ago – it manages to portray the terror of zombie invasion in a very artful way. It’s a bit gory, but it is a very well crafted trailer that shifts the focus away from how awesome zombie killing is to … Continue reading
World Class Villains 