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Not having played any Battlefield 3, I can guarantee you there is no sex being had on the other side of that door.
A couple weeks ago I wrote a short [apparently] piece on violence in video games over at Couchbound.net. It specifically deals with how violence in video games are advertised. By proxy, the article lightly grazes issues of maturity and consumer responsibility.
I put the article up on N4G [among other sites] and some insightful comments where made. This addendum will function as what thoughts and ideas were spawned from said comments and discussions.
I've been posting a lot of, 'downers' according to my inbox. If there were some emoticon for a nonchalant shrug I'd insert it here. So how about we enjoy some soulful music from Brazil?
It still echoes in my head, "one million trooooops," then almost an audible insert of prairie crickets. Tak Fujii is well known and respected in the Japanese gaming community. As some of you know, E3 Conferences are usually an opportunity for games, from all walks of the culture, to make their big impressions. It's always cringe-worthy when that impression is negative.
In two weeks E3 2011 will commence and you can bet I'll be uploading and posting as much as I can during that weekend. One can only hope that this year's press conferences [pressers] surpass those of last year's. If not for quality, let's hope the oddball antics this year are fully-stocked with comedy. It was clear that Konami chose a different approach. Some would say, a more hilarious approach. I would be one of those people.
Below is a compilation of all things I love about corporate business-speak and PR spin in the gaming industry. Here's hoping 2011 doesn't disappoint.
As you can tell, I've been debating about what next to put up on the brog. For some reason I started caring about what you guys read on this site, well, only a little.
Which is why you're watching Cathy's House and wondering where four minutes of your life went. I'll tell you, it went towards terrifying ideas for the future. Maybe you'll make a moving art piece based on how the color scheme of Cathy's House breaking into your most secret of dreams? I'm banking on you just going to work the next day and e-mailing your co-worker a link titled "We Should Totally Do This This Weekend!" with this link supplied.
Either way, if it makes you happy, it makes me happy.
The weeks are long, hard and rewarding. This week was filled with heavy lifting and crazy news. I mean, who saw the UGO/IGN merger happening? I know I didn't. Oh yeah, Osama's dead.
Perhaps all of these meldings and mergers are a sign of things to come? Maybe we are all meant to be closer together. Eventhough, we actively participate in a social media that kinda pushes us further apart.
How many of us are more comfortable responding to a text than returning a phone call? I'll plead guilty on that one. The video above is, well, weird. It is also a small reminder of why I got into this whole thing. To make a connection. To vent. To have fun.
[Sidenote: I think the most impressive aspect of this video is that she stops the camera, unwavering, with her bow.]
I try and keep the Brog PG-13, but sometimes a healthy f**k is good to squeeze out of the body every now and again. Don't worry, it won't become commonplace, but boy has the gaming world shown it's ugly side this week [again]. I probably haven't contributed to the healing process [pay no attention to my twitter feed]. I'd like to think at least writing this stuff down is a good piece of therapy. It's just unfortunate that when I do bitch about the pitfalls of this culture I'm met with "you know this is par for the course, right?"
It takes a lot for me to endorse music that a room full of middle-aged white people are giddy about, but here we are. After a full day of work, answering e-mails and contorting my body -- sometimes I just need to hear a musically adept band cover a Black Eyed Peas song. And who doesn't hate the Black Eyed Peas? Seriously, they're really awful.
The Cleverlys do it right. Their sound is genuine.
I can't take full credit for the this find, this comes compliments of Chrissy [here's hoping for that Usher "OMG" cover].
Amazing what a Google image search will get you. I promise to never use this again.
I’ve gotten a couple tweets about doing more game reviews and its appreciated. I’m doing the best I can over here, but thanks to the small success of the site, work has actually picked up. This is only partly the reason why you don’t see as many video game reviews. A contributing factor would be that a lot of games have been sucked into what I’d like to call, The Void.
The Void is the nebulous area in a small portion of my brain that never quite gets into whatever media I’m imbibing. This could mean me playing a game for 10 minutes or 10 hours and still not making any significant progress to determine a feeling. This also applies to a plethora of media that I often quit midway through [sorry Boardwalk Empire, I’ll wait for the DVD box set].
I don't know what magic Rocco and the gang have been able to cultivate, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I was surprised they are still around. Above is a video they just uploaded on their Youtube channel showing a 'smidgeon' [I'm sure that's how you spell that made up word] of the work that goes into their quality episodes.
It also reminds me of the fun that goes into doing something you really care about. Which is why I'm posting this, because I care -- about you...intimately.
Whoa, that was weird, right? Anywhoo, if you're not familiar with Mega64 get yourself all caught up with their comedy at their personal internet website [people still say it like that?]. They recently got a new deal with GameTrailers and a lot of their old stuff with IGN is [also] available on youtube.
Sorry, I can't stop being a fanboy for them. Their voice is so unique and really necessary [I feel] in this culture of incredibly unfunny box quotes and press releases. Cheers.
You know Peacock spider, we're not so different. I sometimes find myself in the woods taking calculated steps to attract the right mate. Sure, if I strike out I can always take the "maybe she wasn't the right one for you angle." You? Well, let's just say I hope you invested in running shoes.
Even still, the whole ritual mentality of, this is where you go and this is what you do in order to be successful in your short little lifespan, whilst attempting to attain a mate? I feel you dog...err...spider. I put on clothes I feel comfortable in. I go out to the woods, hoping that this little dance I'm doing isn't going to get my eyeballs eaten -- 'least that's what I'm always afraid of.
The ones that run away? Hey, there's no accounting for taste right? But the ones that stick around make the game a little more interesting don't they? You flash your flamboyant flag of color. I introduce myself. You're hoping fangs won't be crunching through your tiny exoskeleton before the dance is over. I'm hoping what I just said was endearing enough to continue the conversation. See? It's the same.
You move your legs at precise angles creating a very deliberate pattern. You vibrate and thrust your abs and why not, you've got a totally blasted core. Like you, we do all these things -- out here in the woods, but you do it with much dire circumstances on the line. I, or I should say, my species does it as if dire circumstances were on the line.
Yes, yes. We can learn a lot from the Peacock spider. There are a lot of dances we do, none as important as our arachnid friend.
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 1:25PM 
