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High Scores And Egos: There's Always A Bigger Doodle We’ve previously seen how Halo 3‘s Forge can be used as a canvas by the artistically included. And while the above image is certainly not the first “erotic” images made with Forge level editor by a damn sight. (Hey, give the plebs the ability to create, and you betcha, they’ll whip up naughty bits!) But these are the first MAXIMUM RISKY Japanese anime-style ones we’ve seen — then again, we haven’t exactly been looking. They, of course, were made by lining up weapons.
HALO3」、武器を並べてエロアートを作る職人 [Hatimaki]
Three new screens for the upcoming Prince of Persia reboot. Enjoy. We’re still digging the tasteful use of cel-shading, still looking forward to seeing how it all pans out, still wondering how (what looks a lot like) Yorda grew up so fast, and why she still thinks it’s a good idea to go adventuring without a decent pair of shoes.
[via Zapages @ NeoGAF]
First look! Have a gander at Mega Man 9. Above is the Japanese trailer from Japanese site Nico Nico Douga which shows some quick gameplay footage. The music is fantastic.
Mega Man 9 [Go Nintendo]
Been a lot of talk about the 360′s user interface of late, whether in ways it’s showing its shortcomings or in ways it might be going all science-fiction. Today, let’s take another tack, somewhere between the two. Let’s look at how it might be improved upon, without the need to go all Minority Report. Mik at Platform Nation has assessed the current “blades” system, thinks (rightly) that there’s too much wasted space, and has redesigned how the 360′s menu system would look were he the one designing it. I must say, it’s a definite improvement.
David Hayter isn’t just some voice guy. He’s a voice guy who’s also a Hollywood screenwriter and has penned some big movies like X-Men. While Hayter did offer praise for Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima by saying he’s “certainly learned things from him, especially about ambiguity and telling a story without giving all the answers”, Hayter also pointed out creative run-ins he’s had with the game designer. As far back as the original Metal Gear Solid, Hayter didn’t always agree with Kojima’s choices. What did Hayter think of Metal Gear Solid 4‘s ending? Hit the jump for his opinion of where it went wrong — SPOILERS ahead!
No chance for Dark Sector in Australia? Not quite the case. Local distributor AFA Interactive appears to have finally gotten its hands on the toned-down build for the Japanese market (or a custom one from developer Digital Extremes) and coaxed an MA 15+ rating from the Office of Film and Literature Classification.
AFA has yet to announce a release date, but it’s fair to say we can expect Dark Sector to hit Australian shelves shortly.
Who’s the guy in the tiny picture on the left? It’s Tom Crago of course, president of the Game Developers’ Association of Australia and CEO of (the rather successful) Tantalus.
The GDAA has been very active of late, its most recent move an alliance with the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia on the issues of classification and tax consessions.
But that’s not all the organisation has been up to, so I threw a few questions Crago’s way. He was more than happy to fill in the blanks, and on a few occasions, colour the blanks with green and pink highlighter.
While you wait for Stargate Worlds, the MMO based on the movie-turned-hit-TV-show, you might want to give StargateTC 2 a whirl. It’s a multiplayer mod for Half-Life 2 featuring the Tauris (humans) against the Goa’uld. Along with classic weapons such as the P90 and Beretta, players can wield energy staves and coujafs (Goa’uld knives, I believe).
Worth a look-see if Team Fortress 2 or Counter-Strike is getting all boring and whatnot. I know I stopped playing them ages ago.
StargateTC 2 [Official site, via Blue's News]
You guys remember the sad story of Zak Touilii, the disabled Australian teen who was recently robbed of his Playstation 3? Well, it seems a fellow by the name of Daniel Alvarado has set up a donation site to raise money for a new console.
Currently, the total sits at $333. Surely we can get this to $700 and above, so poor Zak can get a few games to go with his PS3. Even if you can only afford a couple of bucks, I’m sure it’ll be appreciated.
Update: Sony may have already replaced the console. As such, I’ve removed the donation link for the time being.
NZGamer sends word that Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 has been refused classification by NZ’s ratings board. Like Australia, this means the game cannot be legally sold in, or imported into, the country.
However, unlike Australia, the NZ OFLC has a detailed breakdown of exactly why the game didn’t meet its standards for an M or R rating:
The computer game Manhunt 2 was classified on 12 June 2008 by the Office of Film and Literature Classification as objectionable due to the manner in which it depicts and deals with matters of sex, horror, cruelty and violence.
And that’s just a small sample of what’s available. In fact, there’s a freaking 12-page PDF packed full of reasons for the ban.
I have to ask: why can’t the Australian OFLC have info like this accessible to the public? I know our classification system is backward-arse, but the NZ OFLC makes the Oz one look lazy, half-arsed and just plain shit.
Manhunt 2 [Office of Film and Literature Classification NZ, via NZGamer]
