Love In Hell: Dante’s Inferno’s Take On Romance

While religion and an allegorical journey through a medieval hell remain the central themes of the video game adaptation of Dante’s Inferno, an exploration of love and lust and what separates the two is nearly as important in the game.


February 12, 2010
In Real Life

Hey Schoolgirls! Giving You Chocolate!

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Konami thought a good way to promote its Nintendo DS title Love Plus would be to have girls in school uniforms hand out chocolate snacks to random men.


Married By Master Chief, One Year Later

A year ago, I attended a Halo wedding. It was in Orlando. The bride entered the a live rendition of the Halo 3 menu music. A man dressed as Master Chief married bride and groom. Here’s what happened next.


February 11, 2010
News

Is Love Plus Better Than Love?

A few days before last Christmas, a line stretched around a Tokyo bakery. The customers were waiting to buy Christmas cake. But they weren’t waiting to buy just any cake.


February 10, 2010
News

Ron Jeremy: Sex, Not Violence, Is Beautiful And Natural

At the CES show in Las Vegas in January, I was debating Craig Gross, a pastor at the XXX Church, about the merits of porn.


The Daddening Of Video Games

I can buy video games’ depiction of intergalactic war, sure. Gaming portrayals of romance are a tougher sell. But there’s a kind of love that’s suddenly popular in games and is being done well: The love of being a dad.