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Christian Group Warns Against Army Of Two's "Homosexual Encounters"

Conservative Christian investment firm (investment firm?) The Timothy Plan have issued a Christmas guide to "responsible" holiday shopping, in the form of a list of 30 of the "most offensive" games on the market.

It's intended to help parents decide what to/not to buy their kids. You will enjoy this list. While some choices - GTAIV, Manhunt 2 and Condemned 2 - are to be expected, others aren't. Or are, but weren't expected for the reasons The Timothy Plan (who are sounding more like a prog rock band each time I type that) list. More »

More DISSIDIA Scans To Look At

The upcoming issue of Famitsu has some new scans of DISSIDIA: Final Fantasty character Shantotto.

A black mage in Final Fantasy XI, she was announced for the PSP action title a while back. Famitsu has a bevy of new screens of other DISSIDIA characters, too. Check 'em out! Game is out later this month.

Sony Promises "Improved" LittleBigPlanet Moderation

Prior to release, LittleBigPlanet showed a ton of promise. Heavy-handed moderation in the weeks since release, however, has rubbed a little of the lustre off the game's appeal.

Don't think that Sony aren't aware of this. They are so aware. And have today promised that they'll be trying harder in the future to make things better. More »

Good Digital Hair Is Not Easy

There's a reason why we get some many bald space marines or dudes in skull caps: Hair. Digital hair ain't easy. It's tricky to pull off realistic looking digi-locks.

Why? As NewScientist points out, it's difficult to recreate how floicles flow from the roots and interact with each other to give human hairdos their shape. But! Fret not, new tech is making better digital 'dos possible. Who knows, one day we'll say goodbye to bad (in-game) hair days for good! More »

King Of Fighters Movie Sounds Like A Disaster-In-Waiting

To refresh: Gordon Chan is directing a King of Fighters movie. Previously, details were scant, but today, details on the flick have surfaced. We wish they'd remained scant.

Seems filming has already begun in Canada, and the movie will star Maggie Q, Sean Faris, Will Yun Lee and Darth Maul himself, Ray Park. Those guys all have movie martial arts experience, that's the good news. More »

Which FPS Games Are The "Most Engaging"?

You'd think that'd be a subjective question! But science, as always, is here to poop the party, presenting "evidence" that shows which FPS games currently on the market draw the biggest "response" from players.

The research, conducted by San Francisco firm Emsense , looked at eight games - Battlefield 2142, Call of Duty 3, F.E.A.R., Gears of War, GRAW 2, Resistance, Halo 2 and Half-Life 2 - in order to measure "engagement and emotional and cognitive responses to content". Or, in other words, how much players got into it. More »

Bashcraft And Arcade Mania On Your Japanese Network TV

That was this morning. Woke up, flipped on Zoom In!! Super, Japan's equivalent of Good Morning America, and saw my bloated, unshaven mug talking about Japanese arcades and Arcade Mania. Revenge of the Giant Face tag! Gah.

About a month back, out of the blue, I got a phone call from a producer from Nippon Television, one of the country's major networks. He said he'd seen very positive stuff on the Japanese internet about Arcade Mania. He wanted to know what foreigners thought of Japanese arcades. More »

New York City Losing Its Giant PSP (Again)?

The giant PSP in the SoHo district of New York City looks like it's on its way out... again. No, it's not the first time the PSP has been dismantled from its billboard.

But will it be the last? The thing has been doing great harm to the reputation of the PlayStation Portable's screen quality since 2005, but reader Mark says that the thing looks like it's on its way out. Maybe the thing's just in need of a good scrub-down and a firmware upgrade, to prevent piracy on a massive scale.

Perhaps it's just time to retire this thing and remember it fondly via its tan line-like filth silhouette.

Update: Looks like the PSP Huge is going to get a screen upgrade too. Hooray! Advertising is eternal!

PC Sales Charts

What came out between now and the last time we checked the PC charts? Oh yeah. Lich King. If ever there was a week we'd have loved to have seen actual, hard sales figures, November 16-22 would be it.

If only so we could see the looks on the other game's faces.
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Auditorium: The Prettiest Musical Puzzle Game You'll Play Today

Sometimes we like our Hot Flashes to soothe us, rather than stir us into a reflexes-required panic. In fact, after playing Auditorium, the musical puzzle... experience, I've poured myself a strong cup of adult-style eggnog.

You too may want to wash away the day with hard liquor and be delighted by what Auditorium has to offer. Its creators describe the Flash game as a "process of discovery and play." It's one of those titles where outlining how it plays spoils some of the fun — figure it out on your own.

The Auditorium site teases that the developers may be convinced to port it to the iPhone or consoles, given the right encouragement and, of course, proper amount of funds via donation. We'll see.

Auditorium [Official Site via RPS]