Let me take you back to the year 2008 where Sony Interactive was taking the stage at E3 (Rest in Peace). Towards the end of the press conference, host Jack Tretton gives us the “one final thing” moment. Big claims of a massive multiplayer game that was unlike anything else and in many respects, he was not underselling it. An action game that would push the envelope of what was possible in the current play space. He then welcomes Andy Beaudoin of Zipper Interactive (also rest in peace… to Zipper, I’m sure Andy is alive and well) to talk about MAG: Massive Action Game. Big claims were made of 256 live players in a squad based first person shooter. It wouldn’t be until the following year at E3 2009 that we would see this game in action. Andy would once again take the stage and show us a “live” match with a team of devs and testers. And it was incredible. Early the following year the game was released and I was stoked to get my hands on it. I can’t recall if I got my Playstation 3 for...
Foreword Sex is awesome. Perhaps a cursed way to start a blog post but how does one start a review of Huniepop? As I daydream while working my 9 to 5, I thought about starting a discussion about adult entertainment and its place in gaming and society as a whole. But the fact that I'm writing a review for said adult video game, have done Let's Plays for both the original and its sequel, and I run a show where we shamelessly talk about adult games every Valentine's Day; should be evidence enough that I feel adult entertainment is pretty great. There are caveats, of course. Is it for everyone? Of course not. There are those who think sex in the media is taboo and immoral and, while I don't think it should ever be outright banned, I can understand the argument for certain games. I don't think something like The Elder Scrolls games need blatant sex scenes. There are also definitely cases where it would harm the game, an example being a Battlefield or Call of Duty where ...