I love burlesque, and I love video games, so this article in the LA times about troupe Devil’s Playground doing a show featuring game characters brought a smile to my face.
I really wish there was video; you know it would have been entertaining to watch the girl doing Seamus to try and wiggle out of that suit in a sexy manner.
IGN has a video up of “rumored leaked footage” of the upcoming sequel to one of my favorite games, Beyond Good and Evil.
If this is actual gameplay, it looks like the gorgeous bastard child of Mirror’s Edge and Assassin’s Creed. And of course, the lovely Jade seems to be badass as usual.
Confession: I was indeed a band nerd in high school. In fact, I was so nerdy I was Drumline Captain for two years, which is why I did a double-take upon seeing this video:
So close to awesome. But… having a guy pretend to be Mega Man by running back and forth for a majority of the show? Really? Let’s leave the interpretive dance to the cheerleaders, kids.
File this under “things other games journalists get invited to but the Harlot will get there someday, bitches” category: Massively gets a press-exclusive first look at the beta of Champions Online. Apparently public quests (a la Warhammer) make an appearance, and the graphics look as sexy in motion as they do in the screenshots.
I’ve been ready for a good Supers MMO ever since I decided killing 10 billion snakemen wasn’t worth the character creation fun in City of Villians; here’s hoping Champions lives up to its hype.
“It generally isn’t the reactions of the developers and publishers themselves that cause problems. It’s their perception of how the players will react that results in them making unwise decisions.”
A German website appears to have gotten ahold of a ton of “alleged" Bioshock 2 screens a bit early, including a delightfully close look at a Big Sister.
(According to Joystiq, these may be released to the general North American public by the time this post is published, but at least I tried, darlings.)
(Ninja Update: Funcom says j/k, doodz: “While Big Stage may be planning to implement the technology in games soon, it is not currently slated for implementation into Age of Conan.")
While I can’t see these sexy platform stiletto heels being very practical for running away from zombies, at least you’ll be all matchy and cute when they do eat your brains!
(PS - I’m not so tacky as to have an Amazon wishlist, but I might casually mention that I wear a size 9. AHEM.)
Rumor has it that a movie based on the amazing game Shadow of the Colossus might be in the works.
I’m rather interested to see how they’re going to handle adapting a game that’s basically a series of boss fights; I guess they could add in some epic lizard-shooting and horse-scaring action to mix things up. (Or, you know, water cooler chat with the Colossi.)
The moral of this story is don’t quit fighting until you see the K.O.:
The real moral of this story is anyone who thinks gamers are a timid lot is sorely mistaken; the dramatic pantomimed reenactment of the big moment was my favorite.
In which The Harlot contemplates throwing her 360 through a wall:
A Cautionary Tale:
So, I bit the bullet and bought myself a shiny pre-paid Gold account, excited about playing online with the big kids. Turns out that the Windows Live account that I had associated with my gamertag had “gone dormant” (read: bitchslapped off the face of the internet), rendering my gamertag completely useless for online play. Microsoft Customer Support’s best solution was, and I quote: “Make a new gamertag.”
Bonus hilarity: it’s a known issue, but as of today (and 2.5 hours spent on the phone trying to get ahold of someone who knew what the fuck), it is still unresolved. Be careful, kids.
If you’re anything like me, I’m sure you’ve wondered what Frost (Sub-Zero’s protege, in case you were wondering) from Mortal Kombat would look like in real life, minus half her costume.
Apparently the game developers at Titmouse (tee hee) have been spying on my brainwaves:
Described as an “over-the-top action game about an Alien Bounty Huntress who comes to earth in search of the creature that killed her father, only to find herself caught in a blood feud between rival gangs of Vampires and Zombies,” Fistful of Blood will contain “enough aliens, zombies, vampires, guns, blood, gore, vengeance, and sexy chicks… to take down a stampeding elephant.