- It's another list for us to obsess over:
The guys at GayGamer.net have announced their 2007 Video Game Awards. If you want to get straight to the gay in the gay geek, Nathan Drake from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is their hottest male game character while the Chopin-themed RPG Eternal Sonata and the lesbian-inclusive Mass Effect are tied for Gayest Game of the Year. I can't disagree with the assessment of Nathan Drake, he was easily a contender for my list of sexy video game guys. To put it simply:
- It's nice to be invited, at least:
During our winter break, Marvel had a video interview with gay writer Allan Heinberg recorded during the Marvel Creative Summit. Unfortunately, Heinberg has no new Young Avengers projects for us to get excited over (he does discuss the upcoming Young Avengers Presents miniseries, which has different writers tackling the characters) but it's great to see Marvel promoting Heinberg's work.
- Where every day is 'Talk Like a Pirate Day':
The highly-anticipated pirate MMO game Pirates of the Burning Sea is wrapping up its open beta, opening up to customers who pre-ordered the game on Monday. According to GayGamer, the game has a romance aspect that includes same-sex couples, which I believe gives PotBS another unique distinction over most other MMOs.
- Hey, there was a video game for The Restaurant:
One of the ways that video game blog Kotaku wrapped up 2007 was a funny look at the missed chances to make movie-inspired video games. I have to admit, that has me thinking about some of the movies we discussed at AfterElton in the past year. Considering how much I loved the film, anything related to Hot Fuzz could catch my attention. Than again, they could probably catch my interest if they slapped a Hot Fuzz label on the ET video game.
On the other hand, if we were to look at television, since That Mitchell and Webb Look is coming to BBC America, I think Numberwang: The Home Game would be just grand:
- Link of the week:
Let me introduce you to the next thing to drain away at your productivity. Chain Factor is the latest addictive little webgame to grab my attention. Chain Factor actually manages to find a new dynamic for puzzle games: you have to put numbered tokens in rows or columns with the same number of tokens as the number on the token. A moment to learn, a lifetime to master...
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on Fri, 2008-01-04 16:32.
Numberwang??
I didn't click on the video
I didn't click on the video right away, and now I'm glad I did. That is hilarious!
By the by, when are the Young Avenger one-shots or whatever they are supposed to start coming out?
I'm glad you liked that
Jacob, the first Young Avengers Presents is supposed to hit stores later this month (Jan 23, according to Marvel's schedule) with a Patriot story. The the second issue is set for February with a focus on Hulkling while the third issue, arriving in March, features Wiccan and his long-lost brother Speed.