OP/ED: “Mr Laurie Croft” and the F-Word
Feminists and feminism have issues with the way games approach women. Some believe that a woman showing any amount of cleavage is a crime and further objectifies women while others feel it is an expression of liberated female sexuality. I suspect the whole issue would be far less of a problem if men were treated the same way.
Reliable Source 0402: Trolls, Snipers and Priests
That time of the week again, the prodigal issue of Reliable Source returneth a few hours later than normal. Not to worry though, just a little mix up in the press times.
You can view the stories by clicking here.
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You can follow the jump for a more in-depth discussion of the articles.
New Series from the Mind’s Behind De-Rez
Dubbed of the Dead!
The team that brought you de-rez has a new project dubbed: Dubbed Theater. I remember doing something like this to the movie Godzilla with my friends back in the day. Great childish fun that ended in dick jokes.
Give the hard working folks over at Mercury Vision a Check it out, by clicking here!
It’s Nothing Serious: The Op/Ed Edition
You’ll notice I’ve changed the site around a little. The three column design was great for grabbing people’s attention on a daily basis, but now that I’ve scaled back on writing here and put most of my time into my column at The Escapist It doesn’t make sense chronologically to have posts from different days all sharing the spotlight.
I thought I’d start again here with some older Op/Ed pieces I wrote and later add to this collection.
Next gen slogans: http://itsnothingserious.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/next-gen-slogans-what-do-they-mean/
EA’s Reputation: http://itsnothingserious.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/oped-ea-less-turdy-than-ever/
Underground Game Blogger Sells Out
You can now read my column (much in the same style as this site) at The Escapist Magazine.
Thanks to everyone who contributed and read this site. Even the weirdos who were searching for Japanese porn and pictures of starving children.
Editors Note
Thanks for visiting the site, we’re in the process of moving the site, I assure you that we’ll be coming back soon better than ever.
Scientists Shocked to Discover Girl on Internet
Typical 'girl' on the internet
While (unsuccessfully) searching for intelligent life on the internet scientists have stumbled on what they believe to be signs of an alien beings known as ‘girls.’
Lead scientist and one time internet dating service user Carl Johnson said “For a long time we’ve been searching for signs of a female presence but until now all our data suggests that any women are actually 40 year old men from Milwaukee. Now that we have irrefutable evidence of the existence of ‘girls’ everything has changed.“
A spokesman for PRIC (Patriarch’s Rational Internet Coalition) has demanded photographic evidence or it didn’t happen (lol).
Man Breaks up With World of Warcraft
You'll be back.
James Shoemaker, a level 80 Death Knight recently broke up with his girlfriend of four years, World of Warcraft. In his letter to Warcraft he wrote,
“Dear Warcraft,
We’ve been here before, the boredom and frustration of the endless grind that is our relationship. I know you’ve tried to change, promising that you’ll eventually be happy with who you are and give me what I want.
I know you can never change. Every time I feel like I am getting close to you hurt me by nerfing my ability to experience the content that makes up your darkest nooks and deepest crannies. I know I’ve come back to you so many times, but this time it’s really over. No amount of content will make me content, plus I’ve found someone else named Halo. So don’t come around looking for me, promising 14 more free days. I am better off without you.”
Asteroids: The Movie: The Webcomic
Recently Universal pictures won rights to publish the movie Asteroids. There must be something really sexy about 1980’s kitschy games, TV and movies, because it seems like movie studios are doing their best to fuck them all.
Resident Evil Writers Consider “Racier” Sequel
Aye carumba!
Capcom is considering setting their next resident evil game in Texas. The snippets of plot we’ve heard suggest that the yet unnamed protagonist will hunt down infected Mexicans trying to cross the border.
Here in the office we’re laying odds on Capcom announcing a half-mexican side kick, with a seperate pool on whether or not she’ll be named ‘Maria Sanchez’.
