PC

It’s Not Star Wars Without Slavery, Torture, And Forced Voyeurism?

Meet Vette. She’s the loyal Twi’lek companion character to my Star Wars: The Old Republic Sith Warrior. Or at least she’d better be, if she knows what’s good for her. Beware, spoilers ahead.


February 1, 2011
In Real Life

The Toughest Game Cartridges Survive Fire, Flood, Ice, Jelly

Which video game console had the most resilient cartridges, the Super Nintendo or the Sega Genesis? Blistered Thumbs’ Rinry lets her sadistic side shine as she boils, burns, freezes and drops a pair of games to determine the toughest.


November 18, 2009

Bayonetta’s Torture Moves — Press B To Summon Guillotine

Look, beheading’s one thing. Getting kicked repeatedly in the arse by a woman in high heels, on the way to your own execution – that’s the torture.


September 19, 2009
News

The Sims 3 World Adventures Goes Underground

The Sims 3 expansion pack World Adventures brings with it a basement tool, which everyone will use to build tombs, and not underground Sim torture chambers.


September 11, 2009

Torture In Video Games

At PAX, I had the good fortune to catch Bethesda’s Brink demo. While there was a lot of cool stuff in the game worth blogging about, what stuck with me was the use of torture in the game.


December 10, 2008
Uncategorized

WoW Torture Update – Bartle Responds To Comments, Trolls And Criticism

You may recall that MUD creator Richard Bartle took issue with a torture quest in WoW: Wrath Of The Lich King. He got a few responses, some rather critical and others rather trollish.


November 26, 2008
News

MUD Designer Unhappy About WoW Torture Quest

Richard Bartle – co-author of the original MMO game MUD, but you knew that already, right? – has been playing Wrath of the Lich King and does not like what he has found.