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The Video Game Ad Too Violent For Print?

2:40AM September 1, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

As mentioned in our recent History of Headshots article, the 2000 video game Soldier of Fortune was a pioneer – a bloody pioneer – in the technological art of connecting a gamer’s virtual gun with various enemy body parts. More »


The History Of Headshots, Gaming’s Favourite Act Of Unreal Violence

1:00AM August 31, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

It may seem ghoulish to the outsider. It will seem essential to the gamer. One of the most popular things to do in video games is to aim for the head with a gun and fire. Who thought of that? And why do people like doing it so much? More »


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Soldier of Fortune, The Game, The Magazine, The Man

3:00AM October 25, 2007 | Brian Crecente

“Fuck no, I don’t play games”

He’s an ex-Green Beret, combat correspondent, founder of Soldier of Fortune magazine, and hard-ass, but Robert Brown is no gamer.

His grandson is, he tells me moments later, as we walk down a hall lined with Soldier of Fortune back issues in his Boulder office, but that doesn’t seem to sit well with him.

“He plays too fucking much.”

“How old is he?”

“Too old. He’s addicted. I’m afraid if I try a game, I’ll get addicted too.” More »


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New Soldier of Fortune Gorefest Looks Much Better

8:02AM October 9, 2007 | Brian Crecente

Soldier of Fortune without blood and flying limbs? I don’t think so. Turns out that vid we posted last week was an old, tame, marketing pitch for the upcoming game. Hit the jump if you’re at least 18 and want to check out the full-on, limb-flying, blood-spewing version of SoF we all know and love.

PS. Still not thrilled with the graphics, but this seems way better than the other. More »