The basic game is a solo affair, but if you have other Facebook friends playing there are multiple levels of possible collaboration (or collusion!). Mainly though, it’s a simple game that makes you feel you’ve progressed each time you return to it.

The lessons this farming craze might hold for marketers have less to do with integrating brands into existing games (although that’s an interesting area still relatively unexplored), and more to do with how game mechanics can be applied to marketing.

The most compelling aspect of this type of game is that the long-term driver is not winning, it’s “leveling up.”

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“Video games are art? Please, don’t insult yourself” – these are the thoughts that cross people’s minds. It’s true. Video games as a whole, have never held up to any form of mildly analytical, critical analysis from an art perspective.  That is why (almost) no one reviews games from a purely artistic perspective… hey, not even me, despite my somewhat pretentious goals. The truth is, if I were to do that, I would only employ half the compliments of my limited vocabulary, double the insults of my extensive verbiage,  and there would be no grade superior to a 3, except for maybe one or two games per year. And even if one admits that some video games are worthy of high brow status, that still leaves out 99.999999999% out in the woods to die, as mildly amusing entertaining products with zero cultural relevance. Why is it thus? Why is it, that when someone poses the Citizen Kane conundrum, the answers unequivocally end up being – “Metroid Prime”, “Ocarina of Time”, “Half Life 2″, “Super Mario World”, “Grand Theft Auto 3″, “Bioshock”… as if any of these games could really be seen as legitimizers of an art form. Don’t kid yourself, they aren’t art.

It’s been too long. We’ve spent 40 years of the medium’s lifetime sinking in its flaws and short-comings to the point we’ve grown to accept them. We love video games, do we not? And we love what they are, not what they can be! Forget what we think we believe in – that games could be more intelligent, provocative, emotional – we don’t want that. We want the saccharine aesthetics, the frantic rhythms, the noisy soundtracks, the childish narratives, the twitchy interfaces. And we are many. In the mid 90’s, Mac and PC CD-ROM grabbed part of the male adult demographics, and the Playstation grabbed the male young adult demographics. PS2 dug the casual audiences for the first time, and the Wii and Facebook took the vantage and grabbed the last bastion of hope – the girlfriends, moms, dads and gramps. No one is left to adhere. And all of them know what video games are good for – hedonistic entertainment, devoid of artistic expression, message, story and authorial verve. Hardcore or softcore, it’s all the same in the end: they’re merely different sides of the same expression, none of it high brow, none of it artistic. Admit it, there is nowhere left to run. We have told the world what to expect of video games. The world heard the call, came along for the ride, and the world doesn’t mind at all that games aren’t what we think we would like them to be. Heck, WE don’t mind. Video games are what they are, and everyone’s cool with that.

If a video game equivalent of “Citizen Kane” exists or comes to be in the future, it is hard to imagine anyone caring about it.  Really, think about the qualities I’ve pointed out in the previous article. Do you think that a truly thought-provoking work that’s interactive, deep, hard to really put your mind around it, that’s about real people’s lives, not some ridiculous fantasy, sci-fi or epic fiction, but a human drama about life, which has no genre or mediocre tropes about, and that didn’t care about entertainment value as much as it cared about its authors visions on life — do you really think gamers would buy it? It wouldn’t fit with our pre-conditioned notions of what games are, it wouldn’t be as ‘entertaining’ as we expect games to be and it wouldn’t give us what we’re accustomed to experience. It’d be dull, insipid and completely opaque to our soiled minds. Want proof? Just see the sales figures and reviews regarding a game that aspires to be art, and you’ll understand that we’re fighting a battle that cannot be won.

Meanwhile, the industry is giving us what we want. Shallow experiences. Game designers can’t risk one tick to make an interesting game, lest they not make enough money to maintain their jobs at multi-million dollar company number one thousand and thirty five. The scientists are investigating how to make the design process more efficient and lucrative for said companies, and also attempting to find out how to better light a pool of blood, texturize a gray rock and increase polygon count in a machine gun. The journalists are debating on how much “fun” the recently hyped triple AAA game really is, which game is actually game of the year, and when is too much violence just too much. Players are twitching like drug addicts for the next fix: hardcore’s eagerly expecting the new FPS, the new RPG, the new Action Adventure; the moms and dads all pins and needles to throw five bills at the new family entertainment set piece which will make them all grow thin and happy at the same time; and the wee-little girls are having a blast gossiping about the next big avalanche of casual, social games. Who exactly is expected to play the artistic game that will tell the world that video games can be art?

We can’t really afford to wait for a “Citizen Kane”. We need to mature as gamers first, because “Citizen Kane” is only a symbol for a collective change in perspective that has to start inside ourselves. If we change, we will find Kane, either in the present, past or future. If all else fails, we’ll create it ourselves. As long as we’re ready to understand it, to decode it, and to value it, someone will tell the world where it is. If we don’t, it’ll go by unnoticed. And right now, nobody is ready or paying attention. There aren’t enough gamers out there ready to embrace a new concept of ‘video game’. Of course, maybe there will come the time when some visionary geniuses pave way for an artistic model of what a video game can be. Or maybe the industry will crash so hard we’ll be obliged to look for interactive art, because there will be no entertainment left to experience. Perhaps capitalism will perish and games will be funded according to a grand communist committee that decides what is worthy and what isn’t, like cinema was in the Soviet Union. Perhaps we’ll magically realize that by not buying the latest FPS, in the long run, we’re telling the industry to change. Personally, I don’t buy it. We need to change first. Start now.

L’ultima frontiera della comunicazione applicata alla moda sono i videogame. Per esempio, Style Boutique, il nuovo gioco in 3D creato per Nintendo DS. Obiettivo: aprire un negozio di moda, andare alle sfilate, fare acquisti, capire i gusti dei clienti, non perdere di vista le nuove tendenze. E’ tutto virtuale, ma può anche rivelarsi un allenamento o una sorta di formazione per sperimentarsi come consulenti di stile e diventare talmente bravi da essere in grado di collaborare con riviste e aziende. Realizzato in collaborazione con D&G, il gioco Style Boutique funziona anche in modalità multiplayer: tramite la Nintendo Wi-fi è possibile collegarsi in rete e giocare con tutto il mondo. E quando vetrine virtuali e sfilate fantasy diventano troppo strette, basta rispondere a una domanda e partecipare al concorso su www.nintendostyleboutique.it. Le vincitrici potranno diventare assistenti al direttore di una boutique D&G oppure vincere un total look. Realmente.

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Finalzinho de domingo com o novo super mario.

E bom comeco de semana pra cogo mungo!

OBS: Ideia do Haag.

A man can legally marry a video game character in Japan….and there is actually a real live man, that wants to marry one!!!

The man who calls himself SAL9000 is set to marry his virtual girlfriend from a video game called Love Plus this weekend.

Sal9000 marries video game character...attempt to set world record for masturbation

CNN reports that…SAL9000  fell in love with one of the virtual girls named Nene Anegasaki and decided to marry her and take her on a honeymoon to Guam.

Since the girl doesn’t really exist, that meant he took his Nintendo DS to Guam.

Sal9000 plans on holding a public wedding and reception this weekend in Tokyo in a bid to become the worlds most committed masturbator ever, and by the looks of things, he is well on his way to securing that dubious distinction.

He is set to make a world’s record run at simulated sex with a simulated virtually un-real woman…now his wife.

BoingBoing has the details on the ceremony, which was broadcast live on the Japanese site Nico Nico Douga.

BoingBoing notes that the ceremony included an MC, deejay, and a priest. It kicked off with a sideshow of photos highlighting the bride and groom’s “special moments together.”

The groom, who calls himself “SAL 9000″, reportedly had a string of anime girlfriends before Nene.

I imagine if you can marry a fake wife, then you can only suffer the threat of a fake divorce…and you ensure the fact that you will never get her pregnant, if that is any consolation.

Sal9ooo met his fiance while playing the virtual reality game called Love Plus which is a little different type of dating simulations game;Love Plus requires players to take out the virtual girl on dates, buy her gifts and make their girlfriends happy like they would in real life.

I don’t get it,…if you have to do all of that, why not just go out and get a real live women.You will put in the same amount of work, but you have the added benefit of being able to feel and touch a real woman.

I am confused…maybe I am just old-fashioned.

The player can increase their abilities by studying, working out and solving problems of their virtual girlfriend, but if they fail to make their girlfriend happy, the game will restart after 100 days.

I am pretty sure that falling in love with and marrying your video game girlfriend is a sign of some sort of mental illness, and I do not mean to make light of it.

Hopefully his friends and associates will get him some help,…in the meantime he should unplug, go out to a club, and try to pick up some real women.

…Step Away From the Video Game…I know there are plenty of real women in Tokyo for you to get with,..I seen them!!!

You can even have her dress up like an Anime character if you like,…that might be fun,but at least she would be real…

Source…http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/dpgo-Man-to-Marry-2D-Virtual-Girlfriend-mb-200911211258828337252

Bem, mais um blog surge na internet, o blog leorosalem, que contará com reviews de produtos ligados a área de Tecnologia, dicas e informações sobre novos conceitos nesta área tão vasta e maravilhosa. Vou começar falando um pouco de mim, Leonardo, 20 anos, estudante de Sistemas de Informação, reside em Rio Claro – SP, trabalho no setor público, e sou adepto da tecnologia desde que tive  o primeiro contato com o videogame atari, passando por mega drive e super nintendo, e chegando a essa nova geração, do qual sou um feliz priprietário de um Xbox 360.  Passo boa parte do meu tempo desfrutando dos beneficios que a tecnologia nos traz, como comprar algo sem sair de casa, fazer uma ligacão de qualquer lugar e até escrever no blog estando longe de meu PC. É lógico que tudo tem um preço, e vamos discutir nos proximos post’s , qual o verdadeiro valor um produto tecnológico hoje em dia. Teremos alguns reviews de produtos testados, além de informações e dicas.

Obrigado pela atenção

Leonardo Rosalem

Mister T, u welbekend van de tv-serie the “A-team”, maakt reclame voor World of Warcraft.
Wie niet weet wat voor een ding World of Warcraft is? Wel het is een wereldbekend videogame.

Gamers kunnen vanaf nu het kapsel van Mister T maken in videogame.
Zo een weelderige bos, je zou er haast jaloers op worden.

Un Post dedicato a Poppea … lei capirà

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I giapponesi, si sa, hanno gusti un po’ particolari. Nene Anegasaki e un uomo conosciuto solo come Sal9000 (omaggio al capolavoro di Kubrick?), si sono finalmente sposati lo scorso weekend, cosa che normalmente non dovrebbe stupire se non fosse che Nene (discreta gnocca, peraltro) non è un essere umano ma la protagonista del videogioco per Nintendo Ds Love Plus.

Sal ha fortemente voluto celebrare una vera cerimonia, con tanto di bacio alla sposa (un Dsi LL), ma senza lancio di bouquet, per evidenti motivi, che si è tenuta a Guam, piccola isola dell’arcipelago delle Marianne, molto frequentata dai giapponesi come meta turistica.

Continua a leggere “L’amore oltre le barriere digitali: un uomo giapponese sposa un videogame”

Hello all you guys, girls and ghouls! If you haven`t noticed right away there has been a few changes here. First of all the visual has again changed hopefully for the better. Why did I choose this look? Well, it just a nice change from the dark visuals the blog had before. The second change is that Gamer K is now in the land of the rising sun. That`s right folks! I`m in Japan and ready to give it a smile while dishing out some western flavor. Cool huh?  Well I have a lot to do before things can really get moving. I`m hoping for some Gamers that are here in Japan to join me for some good fashion gaming chaos. Keep you all updated….

Amanita Design è uno studio ceco fondato nel 2003 che sviluppa giochi e realizza siti web e animazioni. Hanno creato giochi per la BBC come Samorost. Adesso stanno lavorando ad un nuovo gioco con tutte le grafiche realizzate a mano, il cui effetto è sicuramente notevole. Non so quale sia lo scopo del gioco, ma la grafica è veramente di impatto.

Ecco le classifiche dei CD, DVD, libri e videogame più venduti al momento nel nostro Paese, in base agli ultimi dati di vendita disponibili scelti tra le varie rilevazioni effettuate in Italia. Se cercate anche gli incassi cinematografici italiani (e statunitensi), li trovate ogni settimana in “Cinema Festival”.
Tutte le classifiche qui riportate sono relative alla settimana 9 – 15 novembre 2009.

CD MUSICALI – TOP 20 ALBUM
La classifica è basata su rilevazioni Top of the Music – AC Nielsen.
Tra parentesi, accanto al titolo del CD, è indicata la posizione della scorsa settimana; NE indica una nuova entrata in classifica.

1. “Heart”, Elisa (NE)
2. “Michael Jackson’s This Is It”, Michael Jackson (1)
3. “If”, Mario Biondi (3)
4. “Reality Killed the Video Star”, Robbie Williams (2)
5. “If On a Winter’s Night”, Sting (8)
6. “Senza nuvole”, Alessandra Amoroso (4)
7. “Inneres Auge”, Franco Battiato (NE)
8. “Crazy Love”, Michael Bublè (5)
9. “Elettra”, Carmen Consoli (6)
10. “Facile”, Mina (7)
11. “Più di te”, Ornella Vanoni (NE)
12. “Presente”, Renato Zero (10)
13. “Arena di Verona”, Giovanni Allevi (17)
14. “Celebration”, Madonna (9)
15. “Sulla mia pelle”, Noemi (14)
16. “Orchestra e voce”, Francesco Renga (NE)
17. “The Circle”, Bon Jovi (13)
18. “Once More”, Spandau Ballet (30)
19. “Ali e radici”, Eros Ramazzotti (16)
20. “Alla mia età”, Tiziano Ferro (23)

MUSICA – TOP DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
La classifica è basata su dati FIMI – Nielsen Soundscan International.
Tra parentesi, accanto al titolo del brano, è indicata la posizione della scorsa settimana; NE indica una nuova entrata in classifica.

1. “Salvami”, Gianna Nannini feat. Giorgia (43)
2. “Ma il cielo è sempre più blu”, Giusy Ferreri (21)
3. “L’amore si odia”, Noemi feat. Fiorella Mannoia (2)
4. “I Gotta Feelin’”, Black Eyed Peas (1)
5. “Ti vorrei sollevare”, Elisa feat. Giuliano Sangiorgi (3)
6. “Bodies”, Robbie Williams (4)
7. “She Wolf / Loba”, Shakira (5)
8. “Celebration”, Madonna (7)
9. “Senza nuvole”, Alessandra Amoroso (6)
10. “Resto dell’idea”, Marco Carta (16)

DVD VIDEO E BLU-RAY DISC
La classifica è basata su dati Univideo – Media Control GfK international.
Tra parentesi, accanto al titolo del DVD o Blu-ray Disc, è indicata la posizione della scorsa settimana; NE indica una nuova entrata nella Top 10.
Se non esplicitamente indicato, si tratta di titoli pubblicati in DVD.

1. “Transformers – La vendetta del Caduto” (Paramount HE) (1)
2. “Trilli e il tesoro perduto” (Walt Disney HE) (NE)
3. “Una notte al museo 2 – La fuga” Blu-ray + DVD (20th Century Fox) (NE)
4. “Angeli e demoni” (Sony Pictures) (2)
5. “Barbie e le tre moschettiere” (Universal Pictures) (4)
6. “Lost – Stagione 5″ (Walt Disney HE) (3)
7. “X-Men Le origini: Wolverine” Blu-ray + DVD (20th Century Fox) (5)
8. “Ponyo sulla scogliera” (Lucky Red) (NE)
9. “Twilight” (Eagle Pictures) (10)
10. “Mostri contro alieni” (Paramount HE) (6)

DVD MUSICALI
La classifica è basata su rilevazioni Top of the Music – AC Nielsen.
Tra parentesi, accanto al titolo del DVD, è indicata la posizione della scorsa settimana; NE indica una nuova entrata nella Top 10.

1. “Live in Bucharest – The Dangerous Tour”, Michael Jackson (Sony) (1)
2. “Celebration – The Video Collection”, Madonna (WMI) (2)
3. “Video Greatest Hits – History”, Michael Jackson (Sony) (4)
4. “Number Ones”, Michael Jackson (Sony) (3)
5. “Pulse”, Pink Floyd (EMI) (6)
6. “Il mondo che vorrei Live”, Vasco Rossi (EMI) (5)
7. “The Wall”, Pink Floyd (Sony) (12)
8. “Pink Floyd – Live at Pompeii”, Pink Floyd (Universal Pictures) (7)
9. “Flight 666″, Iron Maiden (EMI) (9)
10. “In Toronto 1984″, Pink Floyd (Universal Music) (8)

LIBRI
La classifica è basata su rilevazioni Demoskopea, ed è pubblicata sull’inserto settimanale “Tuttolibri” del quotidiano torinese “La Stampa”.
Tra parentesi, accanto al titolo del libro, è indicata la posizione della scorsa settimana; NE indica una nuova entrata nella Top 10.

1. “Il simbolo perduto”, Dan Brown (Mondadori) (1)
2. “Emmaus”, Alessandro Baricco (Feltrinelli) (3)
3. “Che la festa cominci”, Niccolò Ammaniti (Einaudi) (2)
4. “La rizzagliata”, Andrea Camilleri (Sellerio) (4)
5. “Scorre la Senna”, Fred Vargas (Einaudi) (NE)
6. “Slow Economy – Rinascere con saggezza”, Federico Rampini (Mondadori) (NE)
7. “Il peso della farfalla”, Erri De Luca (Feltrinelli) (NE)
8. “Il futuro della libertà”, Gianfranco Fini (Rizzoli) (NE)
9. “La mano di Fatima”, Ildefonso Falcones (Longanesi) (NE)
10. “L’Oroscopo 2010″, Paolo Fox (Cairo) (5)

VIDEOGAMES
La classifica, pubblicata dal sito Multiplayer.it, è basata sui dati Nielsen relativi alle vendite dei canali distributivi Iper, Super, Catene Specializzate e Specialisti Indipendenti, e comprende le vendite complessive di giochi per PC e per le diverse console Sony, Nintendo e Microsoft.
Tra parentesi, accanto al titolo, è indicata la posizione della scorsa settimana; NE indica una new entry tra i primi dieci in classifica.

1. “Pro Evolution Soccer 2010″ (PS2) (1)
2. “Pro Evolution Soccer 2010″ (PS3) (2)
3. “Wii Fit Plus” (Wii) (3)
4. “Tekken 6″ (PS3) (4)
5. “FIFA 10″ (PS2) (5)
6. “Wii Sports Resort + Motion Plus” (Wii) (6)
7. “FIFA 10″ (PSP) (7)
8. “Pro Evolution Soccer 2010″ (Xbox 360) (8)
9. “Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board” (Wii) (9)
10. “FIFA 10″ (PS3) (10)

A seguire, la classifica delle console più vendute nella settimana sopra indicata.
Tra parentesi è indicata la posizione della scorsa settimana.

1. Nintendo DS (1)
2. Nintendo Wii (2)
3. Sony PlayStation 3 (3)
4. Microsoft Xbox 360 (4)
5. Sony PSP (5)
6. Sony PlayStation 2 (6)

This post is long overdue, but earlier this year, Pamoja Mtaani - a videogame I co-wrote and consulted on for Warner Bros was awarded the Global Business Coalition’s Core Competence Business Excellence Award. The excerpt is below.

Congratulations to Award-Winning”PAMOJA MTAANI” (”Together in the Hood”), Behavior Change Video Game

The “PAMOJA MTAANI” (”Together in the Hood”), Behavior Change Video Game, created by Warner Bros, won the Global Business Coalition’s Business Excellence Award.

As a key component of the Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation, this open world five player LAN-Based PC game educates youth in Kenya.

The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria honored Warner Bros. Entertainment with the Core Competence Business Excellence Award for the video game “Pamoja Mtaani” (”Together in the Hood”) at the GBC Business Excellence Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. “Pamoja Mtaani”, Swahili for “Together in the Hood”, is an open world, five player LAN-based PC video game created by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in collaboration with technical experts within the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and noted serious games developer, Virtual Heroes, Inc.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, in partnership with PEPFAR, applied its core competence to develop an action-based videogame pilot that is delivering targeted HIV prevention messages to East African youths. The videogame combines traditional gameplay with messages aimed at changing behavior, focusing on key behaviors that can reduce HIV infections among youth. The game development is part of The Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation, a  public-private collaboration among PEPFAR and businesses with critical core competencies such as messaging, new technologies and market research.

The “Pamoja Mtaani” videogame can be played at select youth venues in Nairobi, which are an integral component of this new initiative to revolutionize HIV prevention. The game, intended to engage youth through fun interaction, is designed to help influence HIV risk perceptions, attitudes and behaviors among young people in Nairobi.

Pamoja Mtaani also featured at Games for Health 2009. Below is the presentation that Producer, Kirsten Gavoni, gave some details on what it was like making the videogame (It was Warner Bros. first such project in Africa)

Pamoja Mtaani is available to play at three centres in Nairobi right now, two centres in the Mukuru slum and the National Youth Service along Thika Road. I’d suggest you go play it.

Looking forward to receiving my Lightning edition PS3 on Dec 17

Nintendo has climbed back up to the top with all the big boys after releasing the Nintendo Wii. So far the Wii has sold millions of units world wide. But the videogame giant may be breathing its last breath.

A public outcry has stirred after the release of the adult game “Rapist” on the Nintendo Wii. Protesters are calling it the biggest travesty in the history of gaming and many legal complaints have been launched against Nintendo and B.A.D. Studios, the game’s developer, saying that the idea is sick and makes a mockery of a serious crime not to mention encouraging it.

The concept behind the game “Rapist” is simple. You are an evil rapist and your mission is to skulk the streets looking for victims to rape. The victims come in all shapes, sizes and age groups depending entirely on the player’s preferences. Points are awarded for style (e.g. dragging your victim into an alley where nobody will see you, etc.), speed, number of victims a week and many other factors that play a significant role in the career of a rapist. The game comes with three accessories; a dummy male figure, a dummy female figure and a pair of motion-sensitive gloves. The soundtrack features music from artists such as D12, Eminem, Snoop Dog, 50 cent and more.

The Psychologists International Society (PIS) has warned that the game could lead to serious social problems and a rise in crime. ‘We believe that the game will encourage rape, paedophilia and general violence, not to mention a growth in minor sexual misconduct. I don’t even what to think about the effects this game would have on children,’ Dr Heinz Adolph says. Spokesperson for B.A.D. Studios, Belinda Hughes, argued that the game was in fact doing the contrary. ‘I’m a woman,’ Hughes says, ‘and as a woman, rape abhors me. However, this is not rape, it’s simulated sexual violence. I don’t believe for one moment sex crimes will escalate. If anything, they should decrease. If somebody can be satisfied by a simulation instead of the real thing then perhaps we just saved a ton of potential victims. As for the effects on children, children should not be playing it. The age restriction is not printed in huge letters on the box for decoration.’

China, Burma, Iraque, Iran, Britain and Australia have all banned the game saying that they will not allow it to be distributed in their countries. Britain has further imposed a £40,000 fine for possession of the game and a £150,000 fine for distribution. There’s also talk among these countries of ceasing distribution of all Nintendo Wii games as well as the console itself.

Whether the case reaches court or not is yet to be determined, but with this amount of negative publicity and talk of possible sanctions against Nintendo, the gaming giant is definitely in trouble. If things turn out for the worst, Nintendo may even find itself bankrupt.

Vindo literalmente do nada a notícia não deixa de ser muito boa. Lucasarts vai anunciar mais um jogo para a saga. Depois do sensacional Force Unleashed, Elite Squadron, Republic Heroes e o tão esperado Old Republic, mais um jogo será lançado. Em que parte da saga e qual será a história só saberemos no trailer que será exibido pela primeira vez no 2009 Video Game Awards do canal Spike TV no dia 12 de Dezembro.

Até lá, ficamos só com o comercial anunciando a novidade.

Brad Pitt já tem novo projeto em mente, de acordo com o Female First. O ator quer levar a história do videogame “Dark Void” às telonas. Em cena, um grupo de humanos tenta erradicar inimigos alienígenas.

“Dark Void” tem como personagem o piloto William Agustus Grey, que é transportado a outro universo depois que seu avião sofre um acidente na área do Triângulo das Bermudas. Em sua jornada, Grey depara-se com o grupo e une forças a ele na luta contra os aliens, cuja ideia é chegar à Terra. No cinema, o papel deve ser de Pitt.

“Dark Void”, o jogo, será lançado somente em janeiro pela empresa Capcom – apesar do tempo, produtores e o ator têm certeza de que o novo produto será um sucesso e merece atenção no cinema.

Fonte: Babado

Mulher 1 – Eu não entendo um cara que se diz macho preferir ficar jogando videogame ou assistindo futebol na TV do que transar com a mulher…

Mulher 2, 3 e 4 (ao mesmo tempo) – É verdade! É mesmo! Absurdo.

Homem 1 – Eu explico! A grande diferença é a seguinte: enquanto o homem está jogando videogame ou assistindo futebol a mulher fica enchendo o saco por atenção e as vezes apela para o sexo. Mas, eu nunca ouvi falar e nem vi algum caso em que enquanto o homem está fazendo sexo com uma mulher um vídeo game vir pulando “Ei, joga eu! Eu estou aqui!”… nem a televisão ligar sozinha num jogo de futebol, aumentar o volume…

Mulher 1, 2, 3 e 4: Risos.

Last year, for my Master’s Study and Development of Games discipline I developed, alongside with my dear friend Jorge Sousa, a little video game called 均衡 (yeah, it’s supposed to be in Japanese). For copyright reasons, I was obliged to gather enough money in order to pay for the licensed soundtrack, which is why I am only making the game public this week. Now, I would like to invite anyone who likes video games to play around with it and tell me what they think. Since this time I can’t review it, I would encourage anyone who feels like doing so to review the game on their own terms in the comment page. Time for payback, in other words Any insight you would like to give, or ask for, please do so as well. I will appreciate criticism as I always do, no matter how different your opinions may be of mine. Hopefully, you will afford me an interesting debate, as you always manage to.

So, to install the game, just download this package and use the “Install and Play Notes” file as guidance for any question you may have. The game runs in Windows, with near zero hardware requirements, so you only have to install some Microsoft stuff as described in the file, and then you’re ready to play.

I won’t explain anything about the game, though. It’s supposed to be experienced with a clean slate. That’s also why there are no tutorials, hints, text messages, objectives or score-cards in the game. Play it as you will, interpret it as you will – it’s your call. It’s a small, somewhat buggy game, that I admit, has some flaws and ingenuities that if I were to design the game today I would mend, but it still is something I am proud of. I really hope you enjoy it, and if you do… please spread the word.

[Also, from now on, I have an email for exclusive blog use. If you want to contact me, email me at "metavideogame@gmail.com"... And sorry for the shameless self-publicity.]

]]> http://otakuartist.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/first-marriage-between-2d-and-3d/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:44:02 +0000 Hiroshi http://otakuartist.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/first-marriage-between-2d-and-3d/

I saw this on yahoo the other day and was really intrigued by it.  Who would have guess an otaku would actually marry a girl from a video game?

wait…let me re-say it again….

Who would’ve guess that people would actually accept this as an official “marriage”?

I have to say I’m also pretty obsess with 2D girls, since well… You have to admit how much cuter and hotter they can be than real women (3D girls), but to actually marry a 2D girl?

I admit some where during life I probably wrote something like “OMG I love *insert a hot anime girl name* so much! I want to marry her!!’ online, but to actually go through with it? never cross my mind.

Anyway, I guess as a fello otaku all I can say I wish Sal9000-kun and Nene Anegasaki will be together forever.