Archive for the 'gaming' Category

Call of Duty by the Geneva Convention

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Call of Duty rated T for Teen. [Source]
Boing Boing has a short piece by Hugh Spencer about how he requires his son to adhere to the rules of the Geneva Convention when playing Call of Duty (read here. On the one hand, it’s a clever workaround for a parent who’s concerned about the content of […]

The Lost and the Damned, the Naked and the Nude

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Safe for work still from Grand Theft Auto IV [source].
I’ve been fascinated with the chain rattling around the full frontal nudity in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned. My initial reaction was to crack that I hadn’t realized that Harvey Keitel was in GTA. Seriously, what movie won’t Harvey Keitel get naked in? […]

Classic games that look it

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

GoldenEye - 18 / 01 / 09 Originally uploaded by Olly Moss

Olly Moss’s interpretation of the game Golden Eye. [source]
Artist Olly Moss has taken on the task of rendering some “classic” games in a style that makes them look like classic paper backs. The iconic Saul Bass-inspired style is spare and elegant. A larger selection […]