Gaming in the Media Blog

Kotaku - New Wii Colors Coming Sooner Rather than Never?

Nothing to get excited over - just a shop clerks’ observation.  But still.

 Kotaku - SeXbox will be Bigger in Japan

*Sigh*  Boo to more sexualized school girls, a half-thumb up to capitalism and innovation.  And Kotaku is probably right - the SeXbox most likely will outsell the XBox.  Microsoft should be hanging their heads in shame.

 Girl in the Machine - Inevitable Feminimity

 And then Activision came along. While playing GH III, I read from Casey’s profile that she decided to take a more feminine approach to her look. While there is nothing inherently wrong with choosing to be more feminine, it’s the way in which her profile worded this change: she is described as “finally discovering her feminine side.”

Let that sink in. “Finally.” She “finally” discovered her feminine side. It’s only one word, but it speaks volumes. By including this word, Activision is suggesting to us that because Casey is a woman, it was only a matter of time before she would shed her “dirty,” “growly” ways and take on a more feminine persona.

Level Up - Objection: The Fault, Dear GameSetWatch, is Not in Our Metacritics but in Ourselves.

All Metacritic does is provide a quick summary of what the reviewing establishment had to say about a game. To use it as a consumer guide–heck, even using a single review score as such–is as pointless as using Ebert’s raised or lowered thumb alone to determine whether or not to see a movie. The body of his review, and of reviews in general, is where people should begin. It’s in reading those lines of copy–and in the case of games whose play styles may diverge from those preferred by the majority of reviewers, reading between the lines–that players can best judge whether or not they may enjoy a particular game.

Heroine Sheik - Naked and Sticky: Gamings Favorite Female Characters

Bonnie discovers a fan art site dedicated to girls in games. Unfortunately, a lot of that fan art is considered NSFW.

PlayGirlz Gaming Blog - Pacifist Avatars Can Still Play WoW

Object to all the blood-shed and gang murder in World of Warcraft? Simply want to play the game and help people, rather than inflicting life threatening injuries? Totally possible. All it takes is a fishing rod and good aim. Not only can these peace-loving avatars simply play WoW and enjoy themselves, but they’re aiming to level up to 70 using their very unconventional play style.