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Real Naked Lady Invades Rise of the Argonauts
Posted by Brian Crecente at 3:00 AM on October 1, 2008
Codemasters has teamed up with men's magazine Front and one of their models to put together a collection of quasi Not Safe For Work wall paper.
The images feature former Cyber Girl of the Year Alex Sim-Wise in a set of provocative poses that have been digitally enhanced with imagery from the upcoming action role-playing game set to hit the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this autumn.
The images are part of a six-page feature published in this month's FRONT magazine that hit stands today.
"The shoot was super rad," says Alex Sim-Wise. "I'm massive gaming geek - so taking down the incredible bosses from Rise of the Argonauts was definitely my cup of tea. The results of the shoot are incredible. So much so I've been jumping around since, casting flames from my hands. Although, I did accidentally set light to a small cat."
Full-sized, unfishy, images can be found here.

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HudoKudo
Posted 4:07 AM 1/10/08
@Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer:
Epic. Win. Comment of the week ftw.
HudoKudo
macr0planet
Posted 4:04 AM 1/10/08
@Brian Crecente: I think you should give us your login account ;)
macr0planet
Pwnieboy
Posted 3:58 AM 1/10/08
@LittleBigPlaneteer: Ah, much better!
Pwnieboy
penetraitor
Posted 3:52 AM 1/10/08
@Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer:
Quality.
penetraitor
IntelSilver
Posted 3:48 AM 1/10/08
@LittleBigPlaneteer:
Thank you, good sir!
IntelSilver
skrame ☆
Posted 3:47 AM 1/10/08
@Capp: Scantily clad is NSFW for a lot of us. No nipples are needed for that distinction.
skrame ☆
Dynosaulo
Posted 3:46 AM 1/10/08
@pandafresh: Thats cause her legs are too thin, she barely has an ass and her boobs are too... well, i don't know the word for that, but i'd say they are "hanging" too much.
My girlfriend is prettier that that.
What can i say... I'm Brazilian. I KNOW pretty women.
(And no. I'm not gonna post a picture of her.)
Dynosaulo
GreyFoxV1
Posted 3:46 AM 1/10/08
@Brian Crecente: Needs a login but thanks :(
GreyFoxV1
LemmingX
Posted 3:46 AM 1/10/08
Same girl who did AoC?
LemmingX
neo177117
Posted 3:42 AM 1/10/08
@Boozerz:
exactly what I was thinking...
I had hopes for this one...
now that they are trying to sell sex... it might suck big time...
Does anyone recall a decent game that markets boobies before launch? =(
neo177117
Chances
Posted 3:41 AM 1/10/08
@cio:
Hmm? I'm sorry? I didn't hear you, I was reaching for my wallet.
Chances
MR. FAP☆FAP!
Posted 3:38 AM 1/10/08
A naked lady?! Where??? I've never seen one of those!
MR. FAP☆FAP!
zombie16thc
Posted 3:35 AM 1/10/08
What is with this Front magazine and why have they not teamed up with something asian to make the ultimate sexy nerd combo. Oh and please send me the pics and a monthly subscription bill if you do, thanks.
zombie16thc
Dynosaulo
Posted 3:34 AM 1/10/08
@HikariOblivion: I'd like to be the one on her right boob. It would creep me out to have that other fish staring at my ass...
Oh, who am i kidding? I wouldn't even notice...
Dynosaulo
aspasticninja
Posted 3:33 AM 1/10/08
Do they really think this'll sell their game? Really? R L Y?
aspasticninja
justinslot
Posted 3:33 AM 1/10/08
@Mav: See, I was going to make the "She just launched a thousand of my ships!" joke, but your comment really covers everything.
justinslot
DaPress
Posted 3:32 AM 1/10/08
"The nerd is a tiresomely predictable creature for whom the promise of boobies is like a bacon sandwich to a starving wolf." -Yahtzee Crenshaw, Zero Punctuation.
DaPress
pandafresh
Posted 3:31 AM 1/10/08
somethings kinda awkward about her body...
oh well! i still don't know what this game is and dont really care about it, sorry advertisement firm!
pandafresh
ExistentialEgg
Posted 3:31 AM 1/10/08
@Hiero: I'm quite hopeful for this game but the fact that they think they need boobies to market it has me a bit worried too.
I'd rather hear more about the realistic fighting system that's supposed to have one hit kills and dynamic shield blocking.
ExistentialEgg
MCKWZ
Posted 3:30 AM 1/10/08
I still don't get this "NSFW" thing... it's ok to be checking out videogames blog at work, but semi-naked girls is a no-no?
MCKWZ
Brian Crecente
Posted 3:29 AM 1/10/08
Better still:
[www.bhpress.co.uk]
Brian Crecente
_Ted_
Posted 3:27 AM 1/10/08
@HikariOblivion: i want to be both
_Ted_
Capp
Posted 3:26 AM 1/10/08
@LittleBigPlaneteer:
Ok, well since its covered up, its not really NSFW then. Where is the unedited pics that so I can really get in trouble. lol.
Who's the girl?
Capp
Tyber_Zann
Posted 3:26 AM 1/10/08
@HikariOblivion: All of them. I'm greedy.
Tyber_Zann
Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer
Posted 3:25 AM 1/10/08
@C-Section: I hope not! :D
Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 3:22 AM 1/10/08
@IntelSilver:
Here you go: [medialib.computerandvideogames.com]
It has a CVG watermark on it, but...boobies!
LittleBigPlaneteer
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 3:21 AM 1/10/08
Here's the actual wallpaper sized image for anyone who wants it: [medialib.computerandvideogames.com]
LittleBigPlaneteer
Lanis
Posted 3:21 AM 1/10/08
by all accounts, Jason of the Argonauts was a huge first class prick. Made Medea kill her father and brother for him and basically ruin her future, then he ditched her as soon as he got back home.
Lanis
belo
Posted 3:20 AM 1/10/08
Color me meh.
belo
futurebiblehero
Posted 3:20 AM 1/10/08
As a huge lover of nudity and Greek mythology, those pictures are shit. It's such a winnable combo and yet somehow they made the poor girl look like she's swimming around in some lens flare-filled nightmare of Trapper Keepers and bad death metal album covers.
Come to think of it, it looks like she's fighting a Myspace page.
futurebiblehero
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 3:20 AM 1/10/08
@LittleBigPlaneteer:
Also that's a real human not a game character
LittleBigPlaneteer
HikariOblivion
Posted 3:19 AM 1/10/08
@Tyber_Zann: Which? Left or right?
HikariOblivion
Hiero
Posted 3:18 AM 1/10/08
Maybe NSFW in some cultures... =P
Btw, I can smell the heavy scent of fail in this game, I just dunno why...
Hiero
baru
Posted 3:18 AM 1/10/08
"a collection of quasi Not Safe For Work wall paper...The images are... very much NSFW"
Don't mean to be pedantic but someone who only reads the first couple lines before hitting the jump would be expecting "quasi NSFW" while someone who read the whole paragraph wouldn't chance the jump.
baru
Mav
Posted 3:16 AM 1/10/08
I'd make a lewd comment about THAT female model!
Mav
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 3:16 AM 1/10/08
@Capp:
The first image shows her breasts. Kotaku is covering them up with their NSFW fish.
LittleBigPlaneteer
Beelzebozo
Posted 3:16 AM 1/10/08
Ah, that's better. What's Greek Mythology without some nudity.
Beelzebozo
IntelSilver
Posted 3:16 AM 1/10/08
Wallpaper size please?
IntelSilver
Tyber_Zann
Posted 3:14 AM 1/10/08
@liquid_kore: I want to be that fish.
Tyber_Zann
Capp
Posted 3:13 AM 1/10/08
@Ouren:
What??
Capp
reverseclipse
Posted 3:12 AM 1/10/08
ah so jaded. It makes me proud of the internets
reverseclipse
cio
Posted 3:12 AM 1/10/08
@noliferuin (PSN+XBL): But... if she had golden fleece, wouldn't she be invisible?
cio
SS Ymer
Posted 3:12 AM 1/10/08
You did what to a cat?
SS Ymer
Ouren
Posted 3:12 AM 1/10/08
@Capp: Swedish Fish something
Ouren
Random1512
Posted 3:12 AM 1/10/08
Is it sad that I'm a jaded enough Internet viewer to be happier about the return of the Fish then what's under/around the fish? That new fish smell seems to have worn off and we don't see much of it pointing or covering these days.
Random1512
cio
Posted 3:11 AM 1/10/08
This definitely makes me want to respect Rise of the Argonauts as a game.
cio
C-Section
Posted 3:11 AM 1/10/08
@Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer: I get it....
C-Section
noliferuin (PSN+XBL)
Posted 3:09 AM 1/10/08
love to see her golden fleece.
noliferuin (PSN+XBL)
Boozerz
Posted 3:09 AM 1/10/08
All aboard the sex.. err. failboat.
Boozerz
Capp
Posted 3:08 AM 1/10/08
Just out of curiosity, how is that "Very much NSFW"? There isn't anything NSFW about it. 3 pics of a game character in a bikini isn't enough to get someone fired. Hell, my desktop background is more NSFW than these are lol
Capp
Lazlo
Posted 3:08 AM 1/10/08
@Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer:
Comment of the Week!!
Lazlo
liquid_kore
Posted 3:07 AM 1/10/08
I hate that fish.
liquid_kore
sex-target
Posted 3:04 AM 1/10/08
I came looking for boobies, and I see none. :(
sex-target
Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer
Posted 3:04 AM 1/10/08
Sweet jesus! She just made my argonaut rise...
Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer
Lazlo
Posted 4:23 AM 1/10/08
@Brian Crecente:
You realize you just turned into a digital pimp? :P I wonder how that would look on a resume....
Lazlo
sandal-hat17
Posted 4:21 AM 1/10/08
@LittleBigPlaneteer: Thanks a lot man! It helps to be able to access the softcore game add without lying about my occupation in a registration form.
sandal-hat17
fuchikoma
Posted 4:19 AM 1/10/08
Those are NSFW? Nothing compared to the banners on Japanese otaku news sites that are linked from here...
But all the links require registration and these days that means "let us spam you!" so I decline anything I can't see from Kotaku...
fuchikoma
sandal-hat17
Posted 4:18 AM 1/10/08
@neo177117: Dead or Alive 3.
sandal-hat17
Señor Cagon
Posted 4:12 AM 1/10/08
I love sex... even from a pixelated 3D 3.5" fuck drive sex...
Señor Cagon
LionheartAce
Posted 4:11 AM 1/10/08
What happened to the Maximum Risky tag?!
LionheartAce
KindaGamey
Posted 4:57 AM 1/10/08
I just received a memo at my work stating that the Kotaku fish itself is now considered NSFW. Strangely, I'm finding its supple pink curvaceousness even more appealing than ever before.
KindaGamey
PsyComa rides the lightning!
Posted 4:52 AM 1/10/08
@Dynosaulo: As a fellow brazilian, I must agree. Your girlfriend is that much better-looking. Hey, just kidding :P
On-topic: I have high hopes for this game, but I'd think greek mythology + nudity would originate much better ads...
PsyComa rides the lightning!
jook
Posted 4:47 AM 1/10/08
@Capp: Read the article. It says the girl is Alex Sim-Wise (former Cyber Girl of the Year), and that non-fishy versions are at [www.bhpress.co.uk]
jook
ElijahDProphet
Posted 4:46 AM 1/10/08
@Capp: Did you READ the post, or just skip to what you thought would be the nude pictures?
ElijahDProphet
goddessakasha
Posted 4:36 AM 1/10/08
Oh look... another nude model who is also a "massive gaming geek"... wow! What are the odds???
Sad that a game has to stoop to this level to try to draw attention to themselves. Although, by the look of all of these comments, it's working just fine.
goddessakasha
Slothboy
Posted 5:21 AM 1/10/08
That's NSFW but this isn't?:
[m1.2mdn.net]
I mean, I know that isn't what it looks like but damn. It definitely has the potential to cause an embarrassing moment.
Slothboy
SeraphX2
Posted 5:13 AM 1/10/08
@futurebiblehero: Haha. Awesome description.
SeraphX2
Mav
Posted 5:48 AM 1/10/08
@goddessakasha: I used to like to imagine everybody playing in the MMOs I used to play as gorgeous underwear models in real life.
It brought a little bit of sunshine into my life.
Mav
Mav
Posted 5:44 AM 1/10/08
@justinslot: I'm nothing if not efficient.
Mav
xmido
Posted 6:11 AM 1/10/08
How is she going to beat the dragon, with her tits?
xmido
Capp
Posted 6:01 AM 1/10/08
@jook:
Yes I read it, missed the name, but noticed the un-fished versions require you to register, so that is a no-go. I get enough spam thanks.
Capp
rayne117
Posted 6:33 AM 1/10/08
Awwww.... she's gonna get burnt.
rayne117
brennan8522
Posted 6:25 AM 1/10/08
@xmido: she could beat my dragon..
brennan8522
FireflyPunk
Posted 6:17 AM 1/10/08
@cio:
Who are you kidding? You'll play it for a week and then never call it again.
Anyone else as concerned as I am about that cat she set on fire?
FireflyPunk
missusagi
Posted 6:17 AM 1/10/08
...Anyone who says 'super rad' needs to be hit with a frying pan, sorry.
Bad 'shop, too. D:
missusagi
zdevex
Posted 6:49 AM 1/10/08
If you are going to be fighting monsters, you should really wear more armor than that. I mean her mitigation is going to be so low. I know you have to save up for you mount and all, but at least get some greens from the AH.
zdevex
Kitsune Sniper
Posted 6:40 AM 1/10/08
Quick, someone get a BugMeNot account!
Kitsune Sniper
francoamerica
Posted 7:26 AM 1/10/08
@Dynosaulo: but then you would be staring at the other fish.
francoamerica
francoamerica
Posted 7:23 AM 1/10/08
@missusagi:
Super rad is great.
francoamerica
Profondo
Posted 7:54 AM 1/10/08
Kotaku are HOMOPHOBIC WANKERS...hypocritical as well...I was disemvoweled for making a sexual comment about a MAN...yet it's ok for you pricks to post shit like this?...as I said HOMOPHOBIC JOCK WANKERS...you should be ashamed (disemvowel that you idiots I'm gonna drag you across the internet for your blatant Homophobic policy)
Profondo
Erwin
Posted 7:46 AM 1/10/08
@francoamerica: Correction: Super rad is super rad.
Erwin
Erwin
Posted 7:46 AM 1/10/08
I'm SURE the flames and such were the only things "digitally enhanced." Right?
Erwin
knyghtryda
Posted 7:41 AM 1/10/08
was there any point in that poster other than boobs? The freakiness of the chick kinda offset the boob factor a bit... [goes back to playing The Witcher]
knyghtryda
Shockadin
Posted 9:08 AM 1/10/08
I hope we can all realize that setting kittens on fire is no joke, for it happens commonly and you should set yourself on fire for harming a kitten. They're domesticated animals, you never harm domesticated pets. Cats being set aflame is far too common.
Shockadin
JRB
Posted 9:06 AM 1/10/08
@LionheartAce: My thoughts exactly!
For shame Crecente.
JRB
auron-1
Posted 8:46 AM 1/10/08
game looks cool.
auron-1
hammerhand
Posted 8:45 AM 1/10/08
@Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer: Yeah, contention for comment of the week.
hammerhand
ggodo
Posted 9:33 AM 1/10/08
@Profondo: Link to your comment? I'd like to judge for myself.
ggodo
Forsakyn
Posted 9:36 AM 1/10/08
I just bought 1,000 copies of the game after making sweet love to my monitor!
Forsakyn
Ungruntled
Posted 10:14 AM 1/10/08
@Baramos: Hey, don't knock the Sim-Wise! I've known for ages that she loves her games. She ain't like yer average model, y'know... she's got some spark about her, that is for sure. Check her MySpace page before you knock her...
Ungruntled
Baramos
Posted 10:04 AM 1/10/08
Why DO beautiful models insist on lying through their teeth that they are video game geeks? You already make insane profits with your beauty, we're not going to quit looking at you if you tell us the truth.
Baramos
Ueziel
Posted 11:54 AM 1/10/08
Alexandra Sim-wise is actually my favorite girl from Only Tease.
Wait.
No she is.
The fact that she's actually a total nerd (huge comic nerd and a bit of a game nerd) makes her so much more attractive.
Ueziel
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 12:46 PM 1/10/08
And that's how you sell games.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Profondo
Posted 12:35 PM 1/10/08
@ggodo: Ths gm s jst lkng bttr ll th tm...F*ck th ppl wh slg ff Dd Hg...h knws wht th hll h's dng ND h's grt Spksmn/Slsmn (h's ls qt f*ckbl!)...'v bn plyng thrgh GW gn nd t's stll bldy brllnt gmng xprnc...th sql wll dlvr!
Heres the link to the post > [kotaku.com]
I was on topic and said NOTHING that could be construed as offensive....so it would be interesting if these homophobic twits could explain?
Profondo
ArtemusWolfwood
Posted 1:34 PM 1/10/08
Thoughts about the model herself and marketing ploys aside, I'm a staunch believer that there should be more games with naked girls nuking things.
ArtemusWolfwood
squidlike
Posted 2:54 PM 1/10/08
Rise of the Argonauts is super-rad! Hey guys, look what I photoshopped!
squidlike
Stratege
Posted 2:49 PM 1/10/08
Better here... and no need for registration.
[www.dpadmagazine.com]
Stratege
Mort
Posted 5:46 PM 1/10/08
@squidlike: QED...
(see below)
Mort
Mort
Posted 5:43 PM 1/10/08
I hope I'm not the only one who thinks these images look like something a 16-year-old with nominal photoshop skills made with pictures of his favourite skin-mag model and some Rise of the Argonauts concept art?
Mort
kw4k
Posted 5:36 PM 1/10/08
@Profondo: it'd probably help if you'd stop with the name-calling and blatant overuse of the foul (or implication of being foul) language? just a thought. plus i'd doubt they'd respond to you here :/
and the pix? meh. could've used a bit more work. but the woman definitely gives it oomph
kw4k
Helios_CM
Posted 7:26 PM 1/10/08
You can get the wallpapers without having to register anywhere by heading to the below URL:
[community.rise-of-the-argonauts.com]
Helios_CM
--Core--
Posted 7:44 PM 1/10/08
@liquid_kore: I'm with ya. I hate that fish as well.
--Core--
Squirrelbot3000
Posted 2:37 AM 2/10/08
Tawny Kitaen called: She wants her life back.
Squirrelbot3000
Fire_Mario
Posted 9:07 AM 2/10/08
Damn you Red Fishy of Censorship! damn you. . .
Fire_Mario
MIKEAWESOME
Posted 1:14 PM 2/10/08
@LittleBigPlaneteer: Now that's what I call a "Firecrotch".
Yum.
MIKEAWESOME