TtWaV Teaser: Should Skyward Sword be rated M

post from Destructoid on 05 November 2011 10:05:09 PM. © Destructoid

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Nintendo has a track record for including gender ambigious or otherwise unconventional characters in their games. From what I've heard, there's been something of a culture clash over this between Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Japan. Rumor has it that part of the reason why Captain Rainbow, Freshly Picked Tingle Rosy Rupeeland, and Mother 3 were never brought to the USA was because of the gender-rebellious characters featured in both games; for fear that they would tarnish their family friendly image, and/or score a T or even an M rating.

Maybe they had nothing to worry about, as Zelda: Skyward Sword features at least one character who is more sexually provocative and unconventional than the entire casts of Mother 3 and Captain Rainbow combined, and that got an E +10 rating. Do you think Nintendo is primed to suffer some backlash from that? Will Kathy Lee Gifford be upset to see her Zelda-loving children get sexy-tongue taunted by a purple skinned man wearing earrings, a skintight jumpsuit, and white eyeliner?

What are your thoughts in general about gender non-normative characters in videogames?

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Robots vs. Zombies

post from Escape Games 24 on 05 November 2011 09:05:17 PM. © Escape Games 24

Robots vs. Zombies is an addicting and challenging aiming and shooting style puzzle game online at Gameso. It?s time for the undead to meet their match: robots! Use your mouse to aim and power up your shot, then click to let those dastardly zombies eat some lead! Good luck and have fun!Play Robots vs. Zombies

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Saints Row: the Third game show goes full length

post from Destructoid on 05 November 2011 09:05:11 PM. © Destructoid

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This isn't the first we've seen of Tim and Eric's interpretation of Saint Row: the Third''s fictional mascot Professor Genki and his "Japanese" game show. There have been bits and pieces of this thing around for a while, but now, on the eve of the game's release, we have a full +12 minute episode of Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax.

Like most of Tim and Eric's full length stuff, some aspects of the show appear to be intended as comedy, some as tragedy, and others are just gross. The show caused me to laugh out loud a few times, but also fell a general sense nausea couples with sadness over the state of today's dishonest advertising techniques, sadistic reality shows, and society's obsession with soulless celebrity icons.

I hope the actual game comes equipped with the same brand of subversive parody. I guess we'll find out on the 15th!

Tim and Eric Meets Saints Row the 3rd [IGN]

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Warner Bros.' Seattle studio gives the gift of
pink slips

post from Destructoid on 05 November 2011 08:05:13 PM. © Destructoid

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The ugly trend of development studios letting staff go continues today with word of Warner Brothers' Seattle Studio having to cut staff across a number of development teams. While no specific studios were named, the Seattle branch contains a number of well-known developers including Monolith Productions and Snowblind Studios.

I can only hope that there aren't very many layoffs, and this doesn't lead to something worse. Its a shame that this happened at all, but I wish everyone there the best of luck. It should also be noted that part of the reason given for the layoffs was a changing market, so go buy more videogames. If anyone gives you guff, let them know you're doing it for the hardworking developers.

Warner Bros. makes cuts across Seattle studios [Joystiq]

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Dead Space: The Musical is brilliant but f*cked
up

post from Destructoid on 05 November 2011 07:05:28 PM. © Destructoid

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Random Encounters, the group behind the deliciously campy Sonic musical and other amazing performances, returns with another emotional game-themed melody. Isaac Clarke laments the loss of his beloved Nicole and... well... things get a little strange.

Nicole: A Dead Space Song (Dead Space: The Musical) [YouTube]

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Sony reduce PS3 and PSP download activations onb
November 18th

post from Daily video game news on 05 November 2011 06:31:32 PM. © Daily video game news

Sony will reduce the previous download and five activation limit to just two...

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Glass Shoe of a Cow

post from Escape Games 24 on 05 November 2011 06:05:36 PM. © Escape Games 24

Sakura - Glass Shoe of a Cow is another new Japanese point and click type adventure game from Sakura. In this game, you try to escape the place by finding items and solving puzzles. Good luck and have fun!Play This Game

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This LEGO Store display features birds that are
angry

This LEGO Store display features birds that are angry screenshot

For display at the Baybrook Mall LEGO Store in Friendswood, Texas, Tony Sava constructed a little diorama based on that one game that's been downloaded over half a billion times. Gee, I wonder if anybody who sees the display will pick up on the reference.

LEGO Angry Birds [Flickr]

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TRINE 2: European Collector's Edition Unveiled
With New Images

Trine 2, the sequel of the famous side-scrolling adventure game that has captivated nearly one...

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Glass Shoe of a Cow walkthrough

Sakura - Glass Shoe of a Cow is another new Japanese point and click type adventure game from Sakura. In this game, you try to escape the place by finding items and solving puzzles. Good luck and have fun!Play This Game

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