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Dear Diary,
Well, I made the big move to Geneva this week. It was hard saying good-bye to my friends in Narnia (especially since I didn’t really have the ability to bid anyone farewell), but I’m ready to turn over a New Leaf (get it?) and...
Full disclosure: I never really ‘got’ drag queens. I found my way to RuPaul’s Drag Race only recently. I know, I know I’m a bad gay and believe me, I’ve heard it before. There was some part of me deep down that wanted t...
There seem to be a select number of titles that many straight gamers must keep in their back pocket as something to recommend to their gay counter-parts as being “of their ilk.” This isn’t necessarily a malevolent act, throwing the gay kid a bone and...
First off, I’m wearing my souvenir T-shirt from the absolutely hysterical Showgirls: The Musical. If it comes anywhere near you, don’t miss it! Also, I took your advice and started Bioshock Infinite. But I have… issues. And they’re not the ones you might think! Oh, and I have issues with LEGO City Undercover on the 3DS… I shouldn’t have played them out of order… Watch this week’s vidcast after the jump!
This week I had a couple people try to pull up stakes and leave. I know I’m moving soon, but that doesn’t give them the right to try and go before me! Also, the past few weeks, since Spring began, I’ve been wondering when we were going to get some rain. You know, April showers and all that… But every single day, dry as a bone. It got cloudy a few times, but no rain. So I haven’t been able to take a break from watering all my flowers. Mother Nature can be a real pain! Anyway, enough bitching… let’s see what went down in Narnia this week!
Bethesda has announced that they will be releasing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition on June 4 in North America and June 7 in Europe and Australia for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The Legendary Edition contains the original game along with the three add-on packs Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn. It also includes some added features like combat cameras, mounted combat, Legendary difficulty for the truly hardcore, and Legendary skills to let you master every perk and level up infinitely.
I understand when companies re-release their games with the DLC expansions included at a later date, but they usually do that at a discount. The Skyrim Legendary Edition is still retailing for $59.99, so I don’t quite get who they’re aiming for. If you were at all interested in Skyrim, I would figure you’ve already bought it, so it’s not worth picking this up for the add-ons and extra features. Unless of course, you really are that hardcore into the Elder Scrolls. But obviously, if you somehow never got around to picking up Bethesda’s latest RPG epic, this is the package to get!
We’ve posted some of gay gamer Rantasmo’s Needs More Gay series in the past, but he’s just posted another gaming-centered one where he explores how ATLUS’s Persona 4 tackles LGBT issues with one of its main characters, Kanji. As you might know, in Persona 4, the characters must do battle against their inner shadow selves, which reflect their innermost fears. And Kanji’s clearly indicates that he has some issues with his sexuality. Of course, the game softens things a bit at the end, but is that the developer treating the issue with kid gloves, afraid to offend? Or is it simply a matter of the English localization self-censoring as the text is translated? At least Persona 4 the game still explores Kanji’s sexuality with a little more sensitivity than the anime. I haven’t seen it myself, but what Rantasmo shows in his video is kind of horrifying and a bit sad. Watch Persona 4 Needs More Gay right here:
How did you feel about Kanji’s story? Did he need more gay? Sound off in the comments.
Well, Nintendo has already released the Wii U, and Sony has revealed some tidbits about its upcoming PlayStation 4, leaving Microsoft playing catch-up. And now they have revealed that the big announcement regarding their new console will be held on Tuesday, May 21 at 1:00 pm EST at the Xbox Campus in Redmond, WA.
The presentation of the Xbox 720/NextBox/whatever-they’re-planning-to-call-it will be broadcast live over Xbox.com, Xbox LIVE and on Spike TV in the US and Canada. So if you’re inclined to tune in, you’ve got a few options. (Hopefully it won’t be nearly as ponderously long as the Sony one!)
Details on what to expect aren’t particularly forthcoming, but I understand that the Kinect peripheral is still a part of things. (Which is cool with me, because I kind of like it.) We’ll also finally get an answer to the question of whether or not the new Xbox will require a constant online connection or if it will refuse to play used games. (Probably not, unless Microsoft wants to tank harder than Ishtar.) I would also expect to see some really pretty graphics, probably on some kind of new Halo game, as well as an insistence on using your new Xbox as a whole home entertainment system instead of just playing games. (Hopefully they continue to remember that the games have to come first… the other stuff is just gravy.)
We’ll all find out the truth in just under a month, and then a couple weeks after that, Microsoft is promising to reveal even more at E3, including a full lineup of games. Can’t wait to see how they try to top the other two!
According to the PlayStation Blog, Sony has partnered with Blockade Entertainment and Rainmaker Entertainment to bring Ratchet & Clank to the big screen! (Of course, according to the blog, one of the biggest questions they get is “When are you going to make a Ratchet & Clank movie?” which I find unlikely, but what do I know? Maybe this series is a lot more popular than I think…)
Anyhoo, it should probably be a reasonably good adaptation, since Insomniac is involved with the script, character development and animation. Plus, T.J. Fixman, who scripted all the recent Ratchet & Clank games is writing the screenplay. There’s a teaser above which gets a little silly (and rips off/pays homage to the classic Duck Amok), but that’s all you’re going to get for now because the movie isn’t even scheduled to come out until 2015! Although to celebrate the deal, Sony is planning on putting all the Ratchet & Clank games on PSN on sale the week of April 30, so keep an eye out for that!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Konami has announced that it will release a massive collection of Metal Gear games in one PlayStation 3 exclusive package. Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection will contain Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition (featuring the classic Naked Raiden!), Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition(which includes the original MSX versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2), Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions and Metal Gear Solid 4: Trophy Edition. If that’s not enough, they’re also throwing in a couple of Ashley Wood digital graphic novels!
“We wanted to give Metal Gear Solid fans the opportunity to experience the series from beginning to end, all on one console,” said Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “With the collection’s multiple titles, players can truly see how Metal Gear Solid evolved into the critically acclaimed and beloved franchise it is today.”
Personally, I remember playing the original Metal Gear Solid on my PlayStation back in the day and discovering for the very first time that I did not enjoy stealth games so much! But there are plenty of gamers who do, since Hideo Kojima’s franchise has sold over 33 million units to date around the world. And if you’re one of those fans, you can look for Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection releasing in North and South America in June.
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