Årtiets Spil

D. 7. december går det løs. Samuel L. Jackson går på scenen og er vært ved dette års Spike TV's VGA (Video Game Awards), men i år er det noget helt særligt: Det er faktisk 10. gang, at VGA bliver afholdt. For at fejre denne begivenhed, har EW (Entertainment Weekly) gået sammen med Spike og har udvalgt ikke mindre end 10 spil, som tilsammen udgør kategorien: Årtiets Spil.

Årtiets Spil er en ærefuld pris ulig nogen anden, og de 10 nominerede er således udvalgt, idet de alle siges at have været med til at konstant udvikle samt skubbe industrien frem. Nedenfor kan I se en liste over de nominerede, men de store spørgsmål er så nu: Er I enige i udvælgelsen, og hvilket spil bør i så fald vinde? Se om jeres favoritspil kom med på listen, og I kan naturligvis gå ind på hjemmesiden og stemme allerede nu!


English version:

On December 7, Samuel L. Jackson will go on stage and host this year's Spike TV's VGA (Video Game Awards), but this is not just another year for the show. This is actually their 10 year anniversary! To celebrate this Entertainment Weekly has joined forces with Spike TV and found 10 games that together make a very special category: Game of the Decade.

Game of the Decade is an honourable award like nothing else, and the 10 nominated games have been selected due to their role in constantly pushing the industry further. Below is a list of the nominees but the major questions are now: do you agree with their selection, and what game should win? Check if your favourite game made it to the list, and of course you can go to their website and vote today!

The nominees are...

 

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Maker

Half-Life 2

World of Warcraft

Shadow of the Colossus

Wii Sports

BioShock

Portal

Mass Effect 2

Red Dead Redemption

Batman: Arkham City

Wii Mini

Som mange af jer allerede ved, så lancerer Nintendo ikke blot sin første HDkonsol, Wii U, inden længe men ligeledes en Wii Mini. Hvad er en Wii Mini? Det er såmænd en Wii - bare væsentligt mindre! Hvad kan den? Den kan næsten det samme som en almindelig Wii, men den kan kun afspille Wii-titler og har ingen internetmuligheder. Ydermere er der endnu en fidus ved den: Ser I, den udkommer nemlig kun i Canada til den nette pris af $99.99. Bør man anskaffe sig en via vores canadiske naboer? For dem, der har Wii og er glade for de fem timer om måneden, de støver den af, så er det muligvis ikke det bedste køb. For os andre, derimod, som gerne spiller på Wii og tilmed samler på Nintendos spillemaskiner, så er den muligvis et kig værd. Om ikke andet så bare for at have en konsol, som ikke bliver udgivet herhjemme. Tjek den ud på den officielle hjemmeside her!

English version

As many of you already know Nintendo will soon release their very first HD console, the Wii U, but also a Wii Mini. What's a Wii Mini? Well, it's basically a Wii - just smaller! What's the difference? They have actually made some rather major changes: it can only play Wii games so no more GameCube games, and it has no internet capabilities at all. Besides these changes there is a catch: you see, it will only be released in Canada and it will cost about $99.99. Should you go out of your way to buy one? If you already own a Wii and happilly spend five hours each month dusting it off then you propably shouldn't get this one. However, if you would gladly play the Wii, and perhaps collect Nintendo consoles, then it might just be worth the hassle. Me? I would propably order one. If for nothing else then just to say that I own a console that isn't available here. You can check it out at the official website here!

Ingen multiplayer i BioShock Infinite

Glæder du dig til BioShock Infinite? Det gør jeg også! Og efterhånden som vi nærmer os d. 26. februar, som både er spillets officielle udgivelsesdato og min fødselsdag, kommer der flere og flere oplysninger ud om spillet. Denne gang lyder det, at Infinite bliver en singleplayer-oplevelse. Med andre ord: Der kommer ingen multiplayer overhovedet. Ordene kommer direkte fra Ken Levine selv, som nogle af jer kender som designeren bag BioShock og medgrundlæggeren af Irrational Games. Det er dog ingen nyhed, at der ingen multiplayer er i Ken Levines spil.

Nu tænker du sikkert: BioShock 2 havde da multiplayer. Det er ganske rigtigt, men BioShock 2 blev ikke udviklet af Irrational Games. Det var blandt andet Digital Extremes og Arkane Studios, som stod bag BioShock 2, men med Infinite vender vi altså tilbage til rødderne. Om det er en god ting eller ej, at man udelukker multiplayer, er op til den enkelte at vurdere, men det ændrer intet ved, at jeg glæder mig rigtig meget til at spille Infinite!


English version:

Are you looking forward to BioShock Infinite? Me too! As we slowly approach February 26, which is the official releasedate of the game and also my birthday, more and more information about the game find its way to the surface. Today we learn that Infinite will exclusively be a singleplayer experience. In other words: there will be no multiplayer mode at all. The news come directly from the lead designer and co-founder of Irrational Games, Ken Levine, but no multiplayer in his games might not exactly be something new.

Now you're propably thinking: BioShock 2 had multiplayer. Yes it did have multiplayer, but that game wasn't developed by Irrational Games. The sequel was actually developed by Digital Extremes and Arkane Studios among others, but Infinite is an Irrational Games production and it seems that we're going back to the roots. I can't say if having no multiplayer mode is good or not, so I'll let you decide for yourselves, but it doesn't change the fact that I am absolutely looking forward to be playing Infinite!

Eurocom fyrer massevis

Eurocom, udvikleren bag en lang række spil baseret på James Bond-serien, har netop offentliggjort, at de er nødsaget til at fyre størsterdelen af sine ansatte. Helt specifikt skal antallet af ansatte fra 200 ned på kun 50. I en udtalelse til Gamesindustry har Hugh Binns fra Eurocom sagt:

"We've fought to try and save as many jobs as possible, but the steep decline in demand for console games, culminating in a number of console projects falling through in the last week, left us with no option. Eurocom has retained a core staff of just under 50 employees and will be focusing mainly on mobile opportunities moving forward."'

 

 

Denne massefyring finder altså sin årsag i, at efterspørgslen til konsolspil er faldet. Det er aldrig nemt at bevidne denne form for fyringer. Især ikke når man selv gerne vil arbejde inden for spilindustrien, så et er her ganske sikkert: De rørte ansatte har min sympati, og jeg ønsker dem alt godt fremover.

 

 

 

English version:

 

Eurcom,  the developer of a long series of games based on the James Bond franchise, has just announced that they'll be laying off the majority of their workforce. More specifically the number of employees must go down from 200 to merely 50. In a statement to Gamesindustry Hugh Binns from Eurocom said:

 

"We've fought to try and save as many jobs as possible, but the steep decline in demand for console games, culminating in a number of console projects falling through in the last week, left us with no option. Eurocom has retained a core staff of just under 50 employees and will be focusing mainly on mobile opportunities moving forward."'

 

 

The layoffs is due to a massive decline in demand for console game. Layoffs in this industry is never easy, especially when one (like myself) wishes to work in the games industry, so one thing is absolutely certain: the staff getting touched by this has my sympathy and I wish them all the best in the future.

135 timers Black Ops 2

Treyarch og Activisions monstershooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, bringer konkurrencesjælen frem i os alle med dens multiplayer, og denne mekanik kan være med til at forklare spillets enorme succes. Spillet vakte imidlertid en del vrede, da Gametrailers gav spillet en højere score (9.4) end Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, som "blot" fik 9.3. Hvad man enten mener om den debat, som prægede eller muligvis stadig præger Gametrailers' mange kommentarer, så kan man ikke diskutere, at Call of Duty er en populær spilserie.

Og man skal ikke lede længe efter dens popularitet end at tage et smut forbi Australien, hvor en gamer ved navn Okan Kaya har smidt ikke mindre end 135 timer i Black Ops 2. Du tænker sikkert, at det kan du også sagtens gøre, men du skal tænke på, at dette er 135 timers kontinuerlig gaming. Dét er en bedrift! Selvfølgelig har der været pauser og andet involveret.

Guinness Rekordbog siger, at man må holde 10 minutters pause for hver time, man spiller. Disse 10 minutter kan man spare op og bruge samlet på enten søvn, spise eller andet. Men dette til trods så er 135 timer stadig en monumental indsats, og nogle vil måske sige, at det er ekstremt at bruge så meget tid og så mange ressourcer på gaming, men jeg tager hatten af for det. Godt klaret, Okan Kaya!


English version:

Treyarch and Activision's giant, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, brings the competitive mindset in all of us through its multiplayer, and this very thing can greatly contribute in understanding the immense success of the series in general. The game, however, did receive some amount of controversy when the gaming site, Gametrailers, decided to give the game a score of 9.4 when Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim "merely" got a score of 9.3. Whatever one's feelings are regarding this debate which influenced the many comments on Gametrailers, one cannot argue against that Call of Duty is very popular.

And one doesn't have to look for proof of that any further than to our friendly neighbourhood island: Australia. Here, a gamer by the name of Okan Kaya has managed to play Black Ops 2 for no less than 135 hours. Now you're propably thinking that you could do the same but the thing is that this was 135 hours continous gaming. That is remarkable! Now, of course, he did have several breaks and what-not.

Guinness rules state that anyone attempting to do a world record can have a 10 minute break for every hour of gaming. These several 10 minutes can then be accumulated and be spent at once to get some sleep, food etc. Despite this 135 hours of gaming is a monumental performance and I for one congratulates this iron willed gamer. Nice job, Okan Kaya!

Mass Effect 4, 'sequel' eller 'prequel'?

BioWare lader kanonerne op til endnu en omgang Mass Effect, og hvorfor skulle de ikke gøre det? Det er en ganske succesfuld spilserie, og jeg vil glæde mig til at spille endnu flere spil baseret på det univers. Men fidusen er, at hovedpersonen, John/Jane Shepard, jo er skrevet ud af universet. Så spørgsmålet for BioWare er nu, hvordan man laver en ny spilserie i en allerede etableret spilserie.

Derfor har Mass Effect-skaberen, Casey Hudson, stillet et rimeligt åbent spørgsmål inde på sin Twitterprofil: "Parsing through your thoughts on the next #ME game. Would you be more interested in a game that takes place before the trilogy, or after?" Skal det være en forgænger eller en efterfølger? Det vil tiden vise, og informationerne er sparsommelige, men BioWare har dog offentliggjort nogle oplysninger om det nye spil, bl.a. at det vil køre på DICE' nye Frostbite engine, og at det ikke vil blive udviklet af det sædvanlige Mass Effect-hold. Denne gang vil spillet blive udviklet af BioWare Montreal og ikke BioWare Edmonton, og det vides endnu ikke, hvad det egentlig betyder. Har BioWare gang i noget andet? Er det pga. Dragon Age 3? Dit gæt er lige så fint som mit, men det bliver i al fald interessant at følge med i!


English version:

BioWare is loading the canons and preparing for another wave of Mass Effect, and why shouldn't they? The series is rather successful and I would definitely look forward to be playing more games based on the Universe. But the thing is that the main character, John/Jane Shepard, is no longer part of the Universe. So the question is: how does BioWare create a new series within an already established series?

To answer that question the creater of Mass Effect, Casey Hudson, asked his many followers on Twitter the following question: "Parsing through your thoughts on the next #ME game. Would you be more interested in a game that takes place before the trilogy, or after?" Should it be a prequel or a sequel? Time will tell and though the information regarding the game is limited due to its early development state, BioWare did tell us that they have moved away from the Unreal Engine and are now using DICE' Frostbite engine, and that the development of the game has moved to another studio. It is now BioWare Montreal and not BioWare Edmonton who'll be doing the Mass Effect franchise from this point on. It is unclear what this means, however, and some wonder if it's because of Dragon Age 3. But all I know is that it's going to be very interesting to see what BioWare has in store for us!

Og de nominerede er...

Hermed en liste over de nominerede i alle kategorier:

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Here are the nominees in every category:

Game Of The Year:

- Assassin's Creed III

- Dishonored

- Journey

- Mass Effect 3

- The Walking Dead: The Game

Best Xbox360 Game:

- Assassin's Creed III

- Borderlands 2

- Dishonored

- Halo 4

Best PS3 Game:

- Assassin's Creed III

- Borderlands 2

- Dishonored

- Journey

Best Wii / Wii-U Game:

- New Super Mario Bros. U

- The Last Story

- Xenoblade Chronicles

- ZombieU

Best PC Game:

- Diablo III

- Guild Wars 2

- Torchlight II

- XCom: Enemy Unknown

Best Shooter:

- Borderlands 2

- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

- Halo 4

- Max Payne 3

Best Action Adventure Game:

- Assassin's Creed III

- Darksider II

- Dishonored

- Sleeping Dogs

Best RPG:

- Diablo III

- Mass Effect 3

- Torchlight II

- Xenoblade Chronicles

Best Multi-Player Game:

- Borderlands 2

- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

- Guild Wars 2

- Halo 4

Best Individual Sports Game:

- Hot Shots Golf World Invitational

- SSX

- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

- WWE '13

Best Team Sports Game:

- Fifa Soccer 13

- Madden NFL 13

- NBA 2K13

- NHL 13

Best Driving Game:

- DiRT: Showdown

- F1 2012

- Forza Horizon

- Need For Speed: Most Wanted

Best Song In A Game:

- Castle of Glass (Linkin Park) - Medal of Honor: Warfighter

- Cities (Beck) - Sound Shapes

- I Was Born For This (Austin Wintory) - Journey

- Tears (Health) - Max Payne 3

Best Original Score:

- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

- Halo 4

- Journey

- Max Payne 3

Best Graphics:

- Assassin's Creed III

- Dishonored

- Halo 4

- Journey

Best Independent Game:

- Dust: An Elysian Tail

- Fez

- Journey

- Mark of the Ninja

Best Fighting Game:

- Dead or Alive 5

- Persona 4 Arena

- Street Fighter X Tekken

- Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Best Handheld / Mobile Game:

- Gravity Rush

- LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

- New Super Mario Bros. 2

- Sound Shapes

Best Perfomance By A Human Female:

- Emma Stone as Amanda Cartwright (Sleeping Dogs)

- Jen Taylor as Cortana (Halo 4)

- Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)

- Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)

Best Performance By A Human Male:

- Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)

- Dave Fennoy as Lee Everret (The Walking Dead: The Game)

- James McCaffrey as Max Payne (Max Payne 3)

- Nolan North as Captain Martin Walker (Spec Ops: The Line)

Best Adapted Video Game:

- Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

- Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

- The Walking Dead: The Game

- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Best DLC:

- Dawnguard (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

- Leviathan (Mass Effect 3)

- Mechromancer Pack (Borderlands 2)

- Perpetual Testing Initiative (Portal 2)

Best Downloadable Game:

- Fez

- Journey

- Sound Shapes

- The Walking Dead: The Game

Best Social Game:

- Draw Something

- Marvel: Avengers Alliance

- SimCity Social

- You Don't Know Jack

Video Game Awards 2012

Så er Spike TV atter rede til at afsløre de nominerede til dette års Video Game Awards, som vil blive afholdt engang senere på året. Inde på hjemmesiden kan man lige nu se og stemme på de nominerede, og jeg er sikker på, at nogle af de nominerede vil forbavse jer. I hovedkategorien, Årets Spil, har vi ingen ringere end Assassin's Creed III, Mass Effect 3, Journey, Dishonored og The Walking Dead: The Game. Personligt stemte jeg på Journey, da jeg mener, at det spil ganske enkelt er det mest fremragende og nyskabende af de nominerede. Men det er jo blot min stemme, så skynd jer ind på Spike TV og stem allerede i dag!

English version:

Spike TV is once again ready to reveal the nominees for this year's Video Game Awards which will be held sometime later this Fall. You can check out and vote for your favourite game right now on the official website and I'm sure that some of the nominated games will amaze you. In the main category, for example, we find none other than Assassin's Creed III, Mass Effect 3, Journey, Dishonored and The Walking Dead: The Game. Personally I voted for Journey because I believe that it's the most innovative and excellent of the nominees but that's only my vote so head on over to the website and let your voice be heard!

Grand Theft Auto V - Trailer 2!

Så er den her omsider: Traileren til Grand Theft Auto V, og den er ganske spektakulær! Rockstar North lader til endnu engang at have skabt et spil, som vil overgå alles forventninger. Tjek traileren ud nedenfor og se hvorfor jeg er sikker i min sag!

Traileren er lavet med in-game-engine hvilket betyder, at det vi ser, er det vi får. Spillet kommer til at byde på både nye og tilbagevendende funktioner, som eksempelvis muligheden for flyve i jetfly samt køre på almindelig cykel. Ydermere skildrer traileren ligeledes den enorme verden, som Rockstar North har skabt, og i følge dem er den intet mindre end fem gange større end Red Dead Redemption. Den er således større end Red Dead Redemption og Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas tilsammen! Dét er stort! Jeg kan ikke vente med at spille det!

Kære Rockstar Games. Godt Arbejde! Nu venter jeg blot på en udgivelsesdato!

English version:

It's finally here: the trailer for Grand Theft Auto V and it looks absolutely spectacular! Rockstar North seems to once again have created a game that will surpass any expectations. Check out the trailer and see why I'm sure of that!

The trailer is done using the in-game engine which means that what we see is what we'll get once it's released. The game will be offering some new and returning features such as flying a fighter jet and riding an ordinary bicycle. Furthermore the trailer portrays the enormous game world that Rockstar North has created, and according to whom will be five times larger than the world of Red Dead Redemption. That's larger than Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas combined. That's one large world and I cannot wait to experience it!

Dear Rockstar Games. Great work! Now I just wait for the release date!

Silicon Knights i problemer

Silicon Knights, udvikleren bag bl.a. Too Human, befinder sig i en mørk tid. Studiet har været i slagsmål med Epic Games i længere tid over brugen af Unreal Engine. Retssagen er langt fra overstået, men nu er der sket en udvikling i sagen. Silicon Knights har fået ordre på at ødelægge alle spilkoder baseret på Unreal Engine men mere end det: De skal ligeledes indstille alt udvikling af fremtidige spil, der kører på Unreal Engine, samt tilbagekalde alle Unreal-baserede spil, som ikke er blevet solgt. Silicon Knights fik ydermere ordre på at betale Epic Games den nette sum af $4.45 millioner, men det beløb er nu fordoblet til hele $9 millioner.

Epic Games' reaktion er ganske forståelig: "Epic Games appreciates the court's careful consideration of the motions and is gratified by the order." Silicon Knights anklagede Epic Games for bl.a. ikke at leve op til serviceaftalen, da Silicon Knights købte rettigheden til at bruge Unreal Engine, hvilket førte til forhøjede omkostninger for Silicon Knights ved udviklingen af Too Human. Sagen fortsætter nu, men det ser sort ud for Silicon Knights.


English version:

Silicon Knights, the developer behind Too Human, is in a tight spot. The studio has been in a dog fight with Epic Games for a long time over the use of the Unreal Engine. The case is far from over but there has been a development in the matter. Silicon Knights has been ordered to destroy all game codes based on the Unreal Engine but more than that: they must also cease all future developments using the engine and recall and destroy every unsold game using it. Silicon Knights was also ordered to pay Epic Games a sum of $4.45 million but that amount has been doubled to a staggering $9 million.

Epic Games' reaction is quite understandable: "Epic Games appreciates the court's careful consideration of the motions and is gratified by the order.". Silicon Knights claimed that Epic Games didn't meet their end of the agreement when they purchased the right to use the Unreal Engine which lead to a more expensive development of Too Human. The case will continue but it doesn't look good for Silicon Knights.

Abduction

Dette er titlen på et nyt spil, som en spilmodder ved navn Dark12345 er ved at skabe. Spillet er bygget på CryEngine3 og tilbyder et umiddelbart imponerende stealth-gameplay. Inde på CryDev.net lyder beskrivelsen således:

"The player must use the coat of the darkness to maneuver and kill their enemies. Players can set traps , rig rooms , spy on foes and gain information to help progress through the game. Weapons are very dangerous and being seen will surely be your demise. "

At dømme ud fra traileren ser spillet ganske fint ud, men det minder muligvis en tand for meget om et vist andet spil, som også kører på CryEngine. Der er dog en lille hyldest til Splinter Cell fundet i pistolernes sigte, så tjek traileren ud og se om Abduction er et spil, som du bør holde øje med.

English version:

This is the title of a new game, which a modder by the name of Dark12345 is currently creating. The game runs on CryEngine3 and offers impressive stealth gameplay. On the game's main site at CryDev.net the creator describes the game as follows:

"The player must use the coat of the darkness to maneuver and kill their enemies. Players can set traps , rig rooms , spy on foes and gain information to help progress through the game. Weapons are very dangerous and being seen will surely be your demise."

Judging by the trailer the game looks very cool but it may remind you a little bit too much of a certain other game which also runs on CryEngine. However there is a little homage to Splinter Cell found in the guns' iron sights, so check out the trailer and see if this is a game that you should be anticipating.

Bethesda arbejder på DLC til PS3

Bethesda Softworks arbejder for tiden hårdt på, at både PC og PS3-ejere kan komme til at nyde de officielle udvidelser, Hearthfire og Dawnguard, til Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, som har været tilgængelige på Xbox360 ganske længe. Studiets officielle Twitterkonto bød forleden på følgende budskab: "We’re also close on new Skyrim content for PS3 and PC." Noget godt er på vej!

Men udvidelserne på især PS3 har dog været præget af tekniske problemer, og studiet sagde således tilbage i august, at "This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content." PS3-ejere må altså vente lidt endnu på udvidelserne, men Xbox360-ejere kan imidlertid se frem til at nyde den seneste DLC, Dragonborn, allerede d. 4. december.


English version:

Bethesda Softworks is hard at work as of late to make sure that both the PC and PS3 owners will be able to enjoy the official expansions for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Hearthfire and Dawnguard has been available on Xbox360 for quite some time, but the official Twitter account has finally stated that "We’re also close on new Skyrim content for PS3 and PC." Something huge is coming!

Work on the expansions on especially PS3 has, however, been marred by technical issues and Bethesda Softworks said back in August that "This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content." PS3 owners need to wait a little bit longer to get the expansions but Xbox360 owners can look forward to be playing the latest DLC, Dragonborn, on December 4th.

PS Vita er ligesom fire bryster

Hvordan sælger man et produkt, som ikke klarer sig vanvittigt godt? Som tilsyneladende ikke kan sælge sig selv? Ved at tilføje bryster, naturligvis. Sony forsøger at overbevise folket om at anskaffe sig den fikse håndholdte konsol, Playstation Vita, ved at designe en kampagne, som fokuserer på maskinens berøringsfølsomme for- og bagside. Den mest opfindsomme måde de kunne finde på var at skabe et billede af en kvinde med fire bryster. Ikke to, som vi normalt kender, men fire. To foran og to bagved. For- og bagside? Ganske smart. Hendes ansigt? Det er uden betydning.

Den franske reklamekampagne bærer teksten: "Deux faces tactiles. Deux fois plus de sensations." hvilket groft oversættes til "Rør begge sider. Den dobbelte følelse." Det er en grov oversættelse, men man fanger pointen. Playstation Vita har ikke klaret sig synderligt godt i forhold til Nintendo 3DS, og Sony har tænkt sig at støtte Vita med en massiv kampagne op til jul. Forhåbentligt har de noget bedre i tankerne end dette.

Den kvindelige krop har en positiv påvirkning på især drengene, men er det ikke snart på tide, at man sælger konsoller, spil - hvad enten man laver - på den præmis, at det faktisk er et godt produkt? PS Vita sælger ikke særlig godt. Det kan skyldes, at der muligvis er problemer med konsollen og/eller spillene. Kan flere bryster overbevise gamere om noget andet?

English version:

How do you sell a product that isn't exactly doing so well? Which apparently can't sell itself? You add breasts, of course. Sony is currently trying to convince everyone to buy their handheld console, PS Vita, with a new marketing campaign which focuses on the console's touch sensitive front and back. The best way to present this feature was naturally to create an image of a female torso with four breasts. Two on each side. Front and back? Very clever. Her face? Doesn't matter.

The French ad bears the words: "Deux faces tactiles. Deux fois plus de sensations." which roughly translates into "Touch both sides. Twice the sensation." The PS Vita hasn't done all that well when compared to Nintendo 3DS and Sony is planning on marketing the Vita more heavily when we get closer to Christmas. Hopefully they'll think of something better than this.

The female body has a positive impact on especially the boys but isn't it about time to run ads for products based on the idea, that it's actually a good product? The Vita isn't doing all that well. Maybe it's due to issues with the console and/or software library. Are more breasts really going to change gamers' minds?

Ny trailer til GTA V

Rockstar Games er endnu engang ude med guleroden og lokker nu med nyheden om en ny trailer næste uge. Kan den skabe lige så meget hype som den oprindelige? Muligvis for det bliver enormt spændende at se den! Du kan se den på hjemmesiden d. 14. november. Lad nedtællingen begynde!

English version:

Rockstar Games is teasing its many fans with the promise of a new trailer next week. Will it be able to create an equal amount of hype as the original? Maybe. In any case I'm definitely looking forward to see it! You can watch it at the website on November 14th. Let the countdown begin!

Dragonborn DLC kommer til Skyrim

Så er Bethesda Softworks klar til at udgive den seneste udvidelse til det kritikerroste rollespil: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Udvidelsen går under navnet Dragonborn og fortæller historien om den første dragefødte kriger. Udvidelsen kommer til at foregå på øen Solstheim, som nogle gamere vil kunne genkende fra Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. I spillet tager man kampen op med den første dragefødte, en ond Dragon Priest som er ude på skræmmer, og ydermere kan det afsløres, at man omsider får muligheden for at flyve på drager. Tjek traileren nedenfor og se det hele i aktion!

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Bethesda Softworks is finally ready to release the latest expansion for their critically acclaimed roleplaying game: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The DLC is named Dragonborn and tells the story about the very first dragonborn. It will be set on the island of Solstheim which some players will remember from Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Gamers will be combating the first dragonborn, an evil Dragon Priest up to no good, and yes: dragon mounts will also be available with this DLC. Check out the trailer below and see it all in action!

Halo 4 og kønsdiskrimination

Microsofts flagskib, Halo, har netop fået udgivet det længeventede og ganske omdiskuterede Halo 4. Udviklingen af spillet er gået fra Bungie til det nyligt oprettet 343 Industries, og med spillet ønsker folkene bag at skabe en ny og krystalklar tone over for kønsdiskrimination: Permanent bandlysning fra både Halo 4 og Xbox Live.

Bonnie Ross, General Manager hos 343 Industries, siger følgende i et interview med Gamespot:

"Most people look at a franchise like Halo, and automatically assume it's run by a guy. People are surprised to learn that it's a woman who's running the Halo 4 show. When Microsoft created 343 Industries to take over Halo, I was given first choice to run the studio because I had proven myself. My gender played no part in it."

Personligt er jeg begejstret for dette skridt. Jeg kender en række piger, som også er gamere men mere end det: De er dygtige gamere med hjertet på rette sted. Og fra tid til anden er de såmænd også bedre end mig! Det skal de ikke hades for. Det skal ingen hades for! For mig er det forfriskende at se, hvordan den traditionelle drengeklub er blevet et sted for alle - uanset køn. Men nogle drenge er naturligvis ikke modne nok til at ville dele denne farverige verden med "det svage køn", og når tonen så bliver grov, kan de således se frem til at blive bandlyst. Og tro mig: Tonen bliver grov, har jeg både set og ladet mig fortælle. Det er fuldstændigt uacceptabelt, hvordan piger nogle gange føler, at de må skjule deres køn. Jeg og mange andre har imidlertid en anden indstilling til det og ønsker alle, både piger og drenge, velkommen i klubben. Gaming er alles ret!

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The flagship of Microsoft, Halo, has finally come upon us with its "fourth" and both anticipated and much debated release: Halo 4. The development of the franchise has gone from Bungie to the newly formed 343 Industries, and with the game the people behind it want to make a crystal clear statement regarding sex discrimination: a lifetime ban from both Halo 4 and Xbox Live.

Bonnie Ross, a General Manager at 343 Industries, said the following an interview with Gamespot:

"Most people look at a franchise like Halo, and automatically assume it's run by a guy. People are surprised to learn that it's a woman who's running the Halo 4 show. When Microsoft created 343 Industries to take over Halo, I was given first choice to run the studio because I had proven myself. My gender played no part in it."

On a personal note I'm very pleased to hear about this. I know quite a few female gamers who are very skilled and passionate about gaming. But more than that, they're also at times better than me. They shouldn't be hated for that. No one should, in fact! It's refreshing to see how the tradional "boys club" has become a place for everyone - no matter the sex. But some boys are just too immature and don't want to share this colourful world of gaming, and when the tone gets nasty they can now look forward to a lifetime ban. At least in Halo 4. And believe you me: it does get nasty at times. It's completely unacceptable that some girls actually have to hide their sex to avoid discrimination. I and many, many others, however, have a different approach and want to bid everyone welcome. Gaming is everyone's right!