What kind of master spy leaks Valve’s Meet the Spy video onto the internet in the middle of the night? The same kind that has sexual relations with the Scout’s mum. More »
Much requested crossover fighter Tatsunoko vs Capcom is coming to the U.S., according to a NeoGaf poster and magazine scan sent to Kotaku. More »
Welcome to the Sunday Supplement, your weekly wrap of interesting games writing beyond the usual news, previews and reviews. Today we look at sexism, racism and… architecture!
Groping The Elephant: Playing the Sex card CrashT asks whether it’s okay to include overtly sexist mechanics and characters in a game.
BLDG BLOG: Evil Lair: On the Architecture of the Enemy in Videogame Worlds Jim Rossignol tackles the way designers use architecture to convey just how evil our in-game enemies really are.
Narrative Flood: To Be Continued… Richard Cobbett criticises games that don’t provide satisfying narrative closure.
Racialicious: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game: the Racialization of Labor in World of Warcraft Racism is alive and well in attitudes towards gold farmers in the WOW community. Eurogamer: Retrospective: Pathologic Lewis Denby dissects a quite extraordinary Russian developed adventure.
Playstation today invaded Best Buys across North America as part of a new outreach program entitled Experience Playstation Now. More »
Vancouver-based game developer United Front Games has partnered with Activision on an action-based game set in Hong Kong, the developer announced this week. More »
3D Realms never received any of the $US12 million that Take-Two is suing the company for, 3D Reamls’ co-founder Scott Miller told Shacknews today. More »
That’s right folks, the first batch of BlizzCon 2009 tickets that went on sale this morning are gone. More »
A few months ago we posted a partial setlist from upcoming Playstation Portable rocker Rock Band Unplugged. More »
Batman: Arkham Asylum Exclusive 'FreeFlow Combat' Walkthrough
Beating the crap out of people as Batman may be only one aspect of Batman: Arkham Asylum, but it sure looks to be the one I’d like to spend the most time on in the game. More »
