March 14, 2008
Dreamstripper BlackJack
DreamStripper's just released a new product: DreamStripper Blackjack.
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January 15, 2008
More Sex Games
In our continuing series of sex games you can actually purchase comes this massive list from Amazon.com.
Amazon has a lot of non-digital sex games for couples - everything from dominos (really) to books to board games with lubricant.
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What's Popular?
Got a kick out of this list from today's gametab.com:
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December 30, 2007
Where can I get Hentai games?
One question I'm often asked is where people can purchase H-games. Since Hentai will be one of the topics for discussion this year at the Game Developers Conference, I thought I'd cover a few of these games here and actually point out where you can get them.
Bible Black: Double Pleasure
Bible Black is a point and click adventure H-game and according to the reviews I've read, has 30 hrs of gameplay.
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December 13, 2007
G-Collections Releases Snow Sakura
JAST USA affiliate brand G-Collections, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating-sim games in English, today announced the immediate availability of Snow Sakura, the latest adult PC game for Windows computers.
Snow Sakura is the story of Yuuji, a young man sent to live in the snowy wilderness of northern Japan. As you, the player, get used to life surrounded by your tomboyish cousin Saki, your demure classmate Misaki, her scheming best friend Kozue, your cool senpai Rei, and your bumbling teacher Misato, warm bonds of affection begin to grow between you of a sort you've never felt before. But what is the mystery of the Snow Sakura, the tree that blooms even in the heart of winter? A timeless tale of humor, romance, and tender eroticism that's often compared to legendary games like Kanon, Snow Sakura is a unique multi-ending adult gaming experience from D.O., one of Japan's top dating-sim game companies. The game can be seen at http://jastusa.com/snow/
The topic of sex in video games has increasingly been on the minds of people everywhere, as more and more consumers embrace video games as their favorite form of entertainment. With the average age of gamers at 33 years of age, it makes sense that computer games come to express stories that involve love and sex, just as television and mainstream movies do, and Japan's dating-sim games have been the most successful example so far of sexual themes in games being accepted by consumers. Adult PC dating-sim games have been enjoyed by a wide swath of fans of both sexes since the first English titles were released in the 1990s. In Japan, where PC games for adults have been sold for decades, such game titles make up approximately 25% of PC software sales in the country.
Ever since the first computers with color displays, Japan has had a strong culture of "love-sim" computer games, which simulate emotional and sexual interaction between the player and various game characters. PC dating-sim games are often referred to "hentai" or "H" games by U.S. fans. JAST USA has been involved in licensing and translating Japanese dating-sim games since 1997, and is the leading producer and distributor of English-language PC games for adults in any form. The company has a catalog of over 50 English-translated games with every theme from maids to "cat girls" to fantasy RPGs.
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December 10, 2007
Gamasutra: Why I Had Sex with An Alien
In a continuing series of headlines too good not to read comes this article from Game Set Watch via Gamasutra about the sexuality in Mass Effect: Why I Had Sex with an Alien.
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November 26, 2007
Sex and Board Games
Sex in board games was here long before sex in video games was here. Yehuda's posted a great summary on the topic here: Sex Games
The subject of today's post is sex in games, specifically sexual subject matter in non-electronic games such as board and card games. I'll cover a little about their history and then categorize them.
This would have made a good addition to my book. I recommend reading it.
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November 22, 2007
Geez Gamer - New Adult Gaming Blog
The folks that brought you Lovechess, have launched a new adult gaming blog at www.geezgamer.com.
The site covers a wider array of games than their adult games section on Lovechess. We wish them the best of luck.
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November 12, 2007
Kotaku: Mass Effect Lesbian Love Scene
Headlines like that are just made for this blog.
See more here:
Mass Effect Lesbian Love Scene
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Offended by Sex? We'll give you $35 for it.
... but only if you played GTA San Andreas.
According to this article on MacWorld, Take-Two settles 'Hot Coffee' sex content case.
Take-Two’s preliminary settlement offers a cash payment of up to $35 for customers who provide proofs of purchase before July 20, 2005, and attest that the Hot Coffee mini-game upset them; or users can simply trade in for an edited copy of GTA. The company will pay additional monies to cover defendants’ out of pocket costs as well as the cost of providing notice to class members and legal fees.
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November 02, 2007
Bazooka Cafe Available
Off the PR wire...
G-Collections Announces Acquisition of New Adult PC Game Title,
Bazooka Cafe Now Shipping
JAST USA affiliate brand G-Collections, the leading publisher of
Japanese PC dating sim games in English, today announced the
acquisition of Japanese adult PC game maker Sekilala's hit title
Cosplay Fetish Academy, the latest planned release in G-Collections'
popular line of bishoujo dating simulation games.
In Cosplay Fetish Academy you portray Ryouji, an average student
living and attending school with his beautiful twin cousins Yuuki and
Shana. One day while walking home with them a mysterious storm cloud
gathers above, and he is struck by a bolt from the blue - only to
awaken in a world where skimpy costumes are the norm! It is your task
to navigate through this brave new world with your cousins, your
classmate Kotori, and your busty teacher Maika, learning to enjoy the
sexy side of cosplay together.
This fully uncensored, English language / Japanese voice erotic adult
PC dating simulation game is now in production, and is available for
preorder at JAST USA, G-Collections and other anime goods websites.
In other news, G-Collections announced that their newest title
Bazooka Cafe is now in stock and shipping from their San Diego
location. "Not even the recent fires could stop us from bringing this
one out," JAST USA President Peter Payne said. "We're tremendously
excited to bring this great new bishoujo game to fans everywhere."
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ESRB Issues Statement Regarding Manhunt 2 Investigation
Manhunt 2 was rated Mature by the ESRB for ages 17 and older for Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content and Use of Drugs.
Earlier this week we learned about a hack into the code of the PSP and PS2 versions of the game that removes special effects filters that were put in place to obscure certain violent depictions. We have investigated the matter and concluded that unauthorized versions of the game have been released on the Internet along with instructions on how to modify the code to remove the special effects. Once numerous changes to the game's code have been made and other unauthorized software programs have been downloaded to the hardware device which circumvent security controls that prevent unauthorized games from being played on that hardware, a player can view unobscured versions of certain violent acts in the game. Contrary to some reports, however, we do not believe these modifications fully restore the product to the version that originally received an AO rating, nor is this a matter of unlocking content.
Our investigation indicates that the game's publisher disclosed to the ESRB all pertinent content in the authorized Mature-rated version of Manhunt 2 now available in stores, and complied with our guidelines on full disclosure of content.
What parents, and indeed all consumers, need to be aware of is that computer software and hardware devices are susceptible to unauthorized modification. Parents should be cognizant of whether or not their children are engaging in unauthorized modification of their games, consoles or handhelds, as those modifications can change game content in ways that may be inconsistent with the assigned ESRB rating. That being said, the vast majority of consumers have not made the unauthorized modifications to their hardware necessary to view the content at issue.
ESRB president Patricia Vance said:
“Manhunt 2's rating makes it unmistakable that the game is intended for an older audience. The unauthorized hacking into the code of this game doesn't change that basic fact.
“Parents need to be vigilant about monitoring what their children are downloading on the Internet and ensure that they are not making unauthorized and oftentimes illegal modifications to software and hardware that remove the controls the industry has so diligently put in place for their own protection."
Q&A
How is this situation different from the “Hot Coffee” incident?
The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas “Hot Coffee” situation involved a scene that was a) fully rendered in an unmodified form on the disc (the Hot Coffee mod did not alter the content that was there, it merely unlocked it), b) not previously disclosed to the ESRB during the rating process, and c) easily accessible to all owners of the PC version of the game. Conversely, in the case of Manhunt 2, a) content that was programmed to be part of the game (i.e., visual blurring effects of certain violent depictions) is being modified, b) the content was previously disclosed to the ESRB, and c) unauthorized versions of software and/or hardware are required to play the modified content.
How is this situation different from the one with “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?”
After the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the ESRB discovered extensive amounts of fully rendered and previously undisclosed blood and gore in the game that warranted a Mature rating. In addition, there was a fully rendered anatomically detailed art file of a topless female character present on the disc that had not been previously disclosed to the ESRB during the rating process. The blood and gore was accessible to all owners of the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game. The partial nudity was accessible to all owners of the PC version of the game if they downloaded a modification available on the Internet that replaced one version of character artwork for another, both of which existed in a fully rendered form on the disc. Conversely, with Manhunt 2, a) the content in question was previously disclosed to the ESRB, b) the content is being modified by removing the obscuring blur effect that was programmed as part of the game, and c) unauthorized versions of software and/or hardware are required to play the modified content.
Why does this instance not fall under the ESRB’s disclosure rule clarification requiring that locked-out content contained in the code on a game disc be considered in the assignment of a rating?
Our rule clarification following Hot Coffee required that pertinent content that is programmed to be locked out but which exists in an unmodified, fully rendered form on game discs must either be removed or disclosed to ESRB during the rating process. In the case of Manhunt 2, the scenes in question were playable (not locked-out), programmed to include the blur effect, and fully disclosed to the ESRB.
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August 30, 2007
GLBT and Work in the Game Industry?
You'll be interested in this article over at GayGamer.net: Do You Work In The Game Industry? Join The Gay Game-Industry Professionals List!
What a hip effort. According to the site...
The GGP list serves a dual purpose: receive news, invites, job postings, resumes and the like (or submit similar items you'd like to reach the rest of the group); we'll also be making it easier to plan and attend GGP gatherings at all of the various conferences, expos and events where we so often find ourselves. Now you'll have a group with whom to gather and explore the gay environs of whichever city you visit next!
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Joystiq: Leipzig, booth babes, video, nudity, NSFW
With a headline like that, how can you not want to read it and watch it?
We joke, the video is very tastefully done, as tasteful as one can get editing together flesh shots meant to titillate.
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Sex Worth Stealing
How the hell did I miss this article on MSNBC - Virtual sex worth stealing?
A civil lawsuit alleging stolen software that allows Second Life citizens to have more realistic sex begs the question … just who exactly are all these people having sex via their online avatars?
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ESRB Statement Regarding Manhunt 2
August 28, 2007 - "Upon reviewing the modified version of Manhunt 2, the ESRB assigned a rating of M (Mature 17+) with content descriptors for Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content and Use of Drugs. This is a very clear and firm warning to parents that the game is in no way intended for children. As always, we urge parents to strongly consider the ESRB rating in their decision about whether a game is appropriate for their children.
"Publishers submit game content to the ESRB on a confidential basis. It is simply not our place to reveal specific details about the content we have reviewed, particularly when it involves a product yet to be released. What can be said is that the changes that were made to the game, including the depictions themselves and the context in which those depictions were presented, were sufficient to warrant the assignment of an M (Mature 17+) rating by our raters.
"The FTC, the national PTA, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Peter Hart Research have all found that parents are overwhelmingly satisfied with the ESRB rating system. Rather than publicly second-guessing what is unmistakably a strong warning to parents about the suitability of a particular game for children, which presumably neither Senator Yee nor CCFC have personally reviewed, we feel a more productive tack would be to join us in encouraging parents to take the ratings seriously when buying games for their children.
"The FTC reports that 89% of parents say they are involved in the purchase or rental of the video games their children play and 85% say they restrict them. Additionally, parents can now easily activate password-protected settings on game consoles to block out content they deem inappropriate. Further, according to a recent audit by the Federal Trade Commission, the major game retailers, representing approximately 90% of all sales, currently stop the sale of M-rated games to buyers under 17 the vast majority of the time, having surpassed the level of enforcement achieved by theatre owners in connection with children's access into R-rated movies.
“It is a parent's rightful place to make choices for their own children. The ESRB and console manufacturers provide families with the tools and information to help them do so."
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August 27, 2007
The Divorce Game?
From Regina Lynn's blog comes word of this interesting project - software that eases divorce pains.
‘Family Winner’ and ‘Family Mediator’ mix ‘artificial intelligence, game theory and an electronic or human external mediator to help divorcing couples settle their disputes in a fair and rational manner.’
It would be hip to see more software developed to help couples achieve harmony during their relationship, too. So far, the efforts to do this, at least those that I am aware of, aren't polished.
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OMG, That Woman I Just Had Cybersex with Is Really a Man!
From the Village Voice's Bonnie Ruberg comes this article: OMG, That Woman I Just Had Cybersex with Is Really a Man!
Ever get the sneaking feeling that the self-proclaimed twenty-five-year-old blond who’s spent the last five minutes describing her “enormous tits” might not be a girl at all?
The topic reminds me of an interview that Regina Lynn gave a while back. The reporter posed a question to her regarding this subject, and her answer [paraphrased] was true and rather priceless: Until you meet in real life, does it matter?
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August 23, 2007
Costikyan on the Bra Controller
Noted game designer and Manifesto Games' Greg Costikyan has weighed in on the bra controller: Wanna Play Pong, Sugar?
Well, so here's the thing. Touching my partner's tits can certainly be fun. Playing Pong can be (modestly) fun. Touching my partner's tits in order to play Pong?
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New Item: Breasts of Jiggling +5
Joystiq's Alexander Sliwinski has an article up on Soul Calibur IV: Soul Calibur IV keeps laying on the sexuality.
Soul Calibur IV's bountiful breasts bounce along as Namco Bandai recently released more images of characters in the game. The first outing for the Soul Calibur crew on current-gen consoles is becoming better known for its breasts than anything else following a first-look at Ivy and her string-top battle bra in early June.
For pics and more, read the full article.
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Arse Elektronika: Sex & Technology Conference
Hands down, this is the best sex and technology conference I've ever seen: Arse Elektronika.
Just check out the line up of speakers, including our very own Kyle Machulis.
Since space is limited, I recommend getting in on registration early before the venue fills.
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August 09, 2007
Going to AGDC? Register for Women in Games International Conference for Free!
Got some hip news regarding a conference I'll be speaking at in Austin on Saturday, September 8th.
If you're going to the Austin Game Developers Conference, you can register for the Women in Games International Conference for FREE. Scroll down to the last entry on the list.
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Vivid IP Rep Looking for Game Devs
Vivid Entertainment, the world's leading adult studio and home to the famous Vivid Girls Briana Banks, Savanna Samson and Sunny Leone, has been talking with several major (and several independent) publishers and developers for a video game concept. Though certainly filled with jiggling eye-candy, a rumored concept has the focus on building a porn empire, managing girls, filming, distribution and everything else you can expect goes on behind the scenes.
Developers wanting more information are welcome to contact info | at | widgetandcog dot com.
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July 17, 2007
Trojan's Uses Traditional Game Mechanics for New Ad Campaign
Trojan's redesigned site, created to go with their new Trojan Evolve campaign, will look familiar to anyone who's played or designed games.
The interactive site is designed to educate consumers about safer sex practices in a way that's both entertaining, amusing and not preachy.
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Strippers and GH 3
According to this entry over on Joystiq, First Look: Guitar Hero III, the upcoming Guitar Hero 3 features a stage set in a strip club, and the developers used mo-cap of strippers for the go-go girls on the stage at that particular venue.
Neversoft has a full-sized motion capture studio at their facility in California, so why not make good use of it? Especially if you have to mocap some strippers. Tough work, this rock stuff. Based on what we saw, the dancers will be giving Soul Calibur a run for the money. Jiggle factor five, Mr. Sulu.
What's interesting about this, at least to anyone who knows the history of the brand, is how that's a departure from the work that had previously gone into the game to attract and retain a more diverse audience. that traditionally doesn't like this stuff. I'm not saying it's bad thing - it's just surprising for this particular brand.
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July 13, 2007
Pornography tax?
A California legislator recently proposed a bill that would tax X-rated products, according to this story.
While the potential law doesn't mention games, it's conceivable that games could be included under the law should it be introduced into the legislature.
More challenging, however, is the gray area - exactly what is pornography and what is not? I guess we'll now know it when we tax it.
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Comic Con - July 26-29 - San Deigo
Heading off to Comic Con? The event is fast approaching, and is actually an important even in the sex & games world. Why? Comic Con often hosts numerous hentai game producers, including JAST USA, producers of a great many dating sim titles, including Absolute Obedience, the X-Change series and many, many more. I've been playing their titles this summer (thanks, guys!), and completely enjoying them. The narrative construction and character development in this style of game could easily lend itself to traditional game design. You can look for commentary on these games in the near future when I complete them.
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July 11, 2007
Facebook Flings Through the Industry?
It seems like that. It's been a virtual friend-fest of game developers the last few days. Unlike LinkedIn.com, the favored professional networking service, particularly among game devs, Facebook gets personal.
At first, I admit it was difficult to drink this particular glass of Kool Aid. Much as I talk about all kinds of stuff that others might shy away from, I didn't feel particularly comfortable listing my favorite movie (Blues Brothers), favorite band (Ray Charles or Sean Paul, depending on my mood) or favorite books (East of Eden) online. It's out now.
From a community perspective and a game development perspective, Facebook is actually turning out to be a pretty fascinating experience for me. It's like an MMO stripped bare of any mechanics that I'd traditionally focus on (like combat, character development or narrative development), so it allows me to see in a limited sense how communities grow, and how individuals grow their own communities and influence within those communities.
You have to drink the Kool Aid to see it, tho.
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Make Believe Sex Toys Bring Real World Lawsuits
According to this article on TBO.com, Maker Of Virtual Sex Toys Takes Online Dispute To Federal Court, there's a real world lawsuit brewing over one person allegedly copying another person's digital sex toys.
It's all happening in the often-recommended world of Second Life, which we recommend.
On Tuesday, his company, Eros, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court claiming the avatar known as Volkov Catteneo has violated the trademark on one of his devices called a Sex Gen. Eros claims the avatar has made unauthorized copies of the device and is selling it for a profit.
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July 10, 2007
More on Take-Two, Manhunt 2 and the AO Rating
Strauss Zelnick, a power-that-is at Take Two recently made this excellent comment (carried on Gamasutra.com):
"We don't see ourselves in the AO business," said Zelnick, "and if we find ourselves there, it would be because we have a title we consider art and entertainment, that we consider appropriately rated at AO, that we’d like to bring to market."
"In that instance," he continued, "one has to ask oneself what is the purpose of a rating if it means that it effectively the title can't be released."
That's a point we've been on about for quite some time. AO is the kiss of death at retail. No big box store will carry AO content, as is its right. However, numerous critics of the ratings have argued that the rating system itself is out of whack, and compare the content allowances against those made for film. Would an M rated game = and R rated movie?
Certainly, when it comes to sexual content, it doesn't. The content in Sideways or The Sopranos would more than likely earn the dreaded AO stamp.
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July 07, 2007
Regina Lynn: Imagine All the People, Loving in 3-D
"People who play out sexual fantasies online are weird, perverted loners who can't maintain healthy sexual relationships (or even get laid) in real life," say the media and the masses.
Regina Lynn's new Sex Drive colum, Imagine All the People, Loving in 3-D, challenges this view of sex online for losers.
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July 06, 2007
Damon Brown: The Evolution of Sex in PC Games
Looking over Damon's previous articles on sex and games, I thought many of you might find this one of particular interest: The Evolution of Sex in PC Games.
Hot Coffeegate brought the link between digital games and sex to the forefront for politicians and parents, but gamers knew that the subject was as old as Leisure Suit Larry’s toupee.
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New Book: "Porn & Pong" Set for Fall 2008 Release
Damon Brown, a writer who's covered the sex and games beat on numerous occasions, is writing a book on how sex and video games have shaped culture. He sent Sex & Games this summary of his upcoming book:
In Summer 2005, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton followed the path of most American young males today: she became mesmerized by video games. Specifically, sex in video games. “The disturbing material in Grand Theft Auto and other games is like stealing the innocence of our children,” she said at an impromptu press conference. Clinton was responding to a special code in the latest Grand Theft Auto game, a code that lets the player’s alter ego essentially star in his own pornographic movie. “I believe that the ability of our children to access pornographic and outrageously violent material on video games… is spiraling out of control.”
What Clinton and other like-minded politicians didn’t realize is the two male-focused mediums of pornography and video games have been and always will be bonded by modern technology and social mores. The landmark porn film Deep Throat blazed theaters in 1972, the same summer that Atari’s Pong began the current video game industry. By 1977, porn helped bring movies into our home the same way Atari got arcades into our living room. The ascension of digital sex symbol Lara Croft, Playboy’s now-staple nude video game “centerfold” and the recent Grand Theft Auto controversy seem predestined when viewed in this context. More importantly, we can use these two expressions to see pop culture, sexuality and technology evolve (or devolve) over the past thirty years, using them to better understand a particular time period the same way an archeologist would examine a cross section of pottery.
Porn and Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Lara Croft and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture will examine American pop culture and sexuality through the lens of video games, using this electronic medium as a cross section to view our history over the past thirty years. This historical narrative will look at more than a dozen games, the cultural events that inspired them, and what impact the titles themselves had on pop culture.
Porn and Pong will be released by popular indie publisher Feral House in Fall 2008. The official website will launch in summer 2007.
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July 03, 2007
Forbes: Sex, Pranks and Reality
The places these articles show up nowadays! Forbes was one of the last places I expected to see an article on sex in Second Life (among other things), but here it is: Sex, Pranks and Reality.
"There is nothing to do in Second Life except, pardon my bluntness, try to get laid," blogged David Churbuck, Web-marketing vice president for computer maker Lenovo. (Lenovo isn't represented on Second Life.)
I don't know about that. In fact, there's a whole lot going on in Second Life that's not all about, as Churbuck put it, getting laid. The article does highlight some of the more infamous pranks in the world's history, though.
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July 02, 2007
Erotic 3D Design
Of interest to adult content developers is this article over on Art of Love: Erotic 3D design, with Poser software
Did the launch of a new version, with improved base models, lead to better, more vivid and realistic 3D pictures? Are there any new artists and erotic websites that are worth mentioning? And where to look for Poser extensions and other related 3d software, especially for creating adult material.
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Thumbs Up for Rockstar
"...we do not think video games should be singled out for special treatment from the authorities."
So said a press release issued by Rockstar Games in response to the recent Manhunt 2 festival-of-craziness. There's an excellent article on it here over on 1up.
Video games, like every other art form, have a right to explore the full range of the human experience. The perception that video games are just for kids is absurd, particularly given that the most recent stats show that the average player is a 33 year old guy. Nonetheless, this "for kids" mentality pervades the political and censorial climate that surrounds games.
We are the latest new technology, the latest thing to excite the younger crowd.
When cars were first released, people rallied against them, calling them "devil wagons" and "brothels on wheels." Many sought to ban the Hardy Boys calling the books, "explosives, guaranteed to blow your boys brains out." Elvis' hips would make us insane. The Beatles long hair would bring morality to a new low. Comic books censored themselves with the Comics Code in the 1950s just as movie did in the 1920s with the Hays Code. Why? Because the perceived sex and violence was just way too much for us. We, the movie buying, comic buying, game buying public can't be counted upon to purchase the right thing. So, it needs to be censored down for us. We just can't have it.
The AO rating is our modern day means to do this.
I suspect it won't matter much in a few years. Direct distribution, like that found at Manifesto Games, makes too much sense in too many ways, a great many of them financial. When the middle man ceases to be important, opportunities change and with them, restrictions.
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Game Developer Census Available
Via Gamasutra.com comes news of the Game Developer Census.
...an accurate and detailed list of every significant developer and publisher currently working in the game business in the United States and Canada:
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June 29, 2007
Slashdong.org: Intimacy Call for Papers
From Slashdong.org comes this call for papers.
“How are bodies represented through technology? How is desire constructed through representation? What is the relationship of the body to self-awareness?” [Stone, Allucquère Rosanne The War of Desire and Technology at the Close of the Mechanical Age Cambridge, Mass. & London: MIT Press, 1995, p. 17]
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June 28, 2007
Amorous Professor Cherry to be translated into English
Hot off the PR wire...
JAST USA affiliate brand G-Collections, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating-sim games in English, today announced the acquisition and beginning of development for Amorous Professor Cherry, an adult-oriented bishoujo ("beautiful girl") PC game from Japanese maker ZyX scheduled for release to the English language market.
Amorous Professor Cherry is the story of Kouta Koikawa, a youth madly in love with his rookie social studies professor Chieri. The player guides Kouta's actions as the romance between them unfolds, allowing the player to experience love and tender passion not only with Chieri but also with her vivacious colleague Mamiko and Kouta's classmate Kiyoka in an exciting story crafted by veteran scenario writer Tomohiro Minakami of G-Collections' "Crescendo" fame. Artist Sendorikun returns as well, bringing the style that charmed legions of fans of The Sagara Family and Virgin Roster among others back to the G-Collections lineup.
Amorous Professor Cherry is in the initial phase of development and is expected to see release in late 2007 or early 2008, and is now available for preorder at JAST USA (http://jastusa.com/) with rollout to other retailers coming soon. Further game information is available at the official JAST USA website as well.
In other news, JAST USA will be announcing the acquisition of two highly anticipated titles at an exclusive panel event on Friday, June 29th, at Anime Expo 2007 in Long Beach, California. Fans in attendance will receive free gifts as well as being able to catch the first exclusive glimpse of titles sure to revolutionize the face of the English language bishoujo game industry; press inquiries at the event are welcome.
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Guest Editorial: Adult Games are Claiming Their Share
Auke Veenstra, a writer for the Art of Love, an adult games site, sent Sex & Games this editorial article:
There’s an endless list of computer games released each month. Marketing machines work in overdrive, trying to grab the attention from an immense army of gamers. Game magazines and gaming websites compete to get that latest demo or mind nibbling game review first, feeding their audience, hyping some games, ignoring others. And then there are the game rating boards, deciding what’s healthy to play, but above all, they reflect some sort of cultural and political agreement on what’s acceptable and what’s not. This well oiled money making machine has worked for years now, all targeting that typical gamer, young males between the age of 14 to 30.
But times are changing...
That typical gamer doesn’t seem to exist anymore. In fact, gamers have grown up, and women entered the gaming arena. The internet made the old distribution and marketing strategies less dominant, or at least it’s not the only way to publish a successful computer game anymore. What we are witnessing right now is a change on both sides. Besides those well-known large international gaming companies, small publishers are gaining ground, even without a million dollar budget. They are creating “niche games” for an audience that’s more diverse and demanding then ever. The role of the internet can’t be exaggerated in this - it provides the opportunity to bypass the beaten, and highly protected, publishing path. It gives the gamers a voice, and the possibility to choose the games they want to play themselves, without a marketing machine, or rating board, interfering.
One of these typical gaming niches is adult games, in this case games with erotic or strong sexual content. They have existed for quite some time now, occupying their own small and barely known spot among mainly pornographic websites. But recently, this niche is prospering more than ever before. New titles are released, and gamers are more than willing to buy them, as a relatively normal extension of their game collection. Game magazines and websites are still ignoring these games, with a few minor exceptions, and the rating boards are going berserk. How do you rate them? Where to draw the line? Is partial nudity pornographic? They tend to hang on to an outdated concept: computer games are solely intended for kids, and excessive violence is acceptable, but sex or erotica isn’t. It’s important to protect children and minors from accessing sexual content, I surely agree. But strict, local ratings don’t mean that much in an international market, and ignoring these games won’t make them go away. Remember that most gamers are adults, distribution through the internet is relatively easy, and there is money to be made.
It’s really time to revamp the system. International guidelines should be set up, with a new definition of what’s potentially harmful or acceptable. And the game media should start talking about adult games, in a more normal manner, informing the public on what’s out there. The game studios, creating these adult games, should also take their responsibility, and prevent minors from accessing their content. What a wonderful “gaming world” it would be...
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The Dust on the Blog
What the hell's with the dust on the blog?
More than a few of you have asked, and the answer's an easy one: I had a ton of stuff to do, and it was more than your average metric-ton-o-crap that developers normally take on. It's been an exciting and busy few months. There were a few conferences (GDX, WIGI and the amazing IdeaCity), a Presidential Fellowship that I won and was working on and, lastly, a couple contracting projects.
It's time for the dust to come off. Lots of hip stuff going on in the sex and games world including a new book by Damon Brown, some exciting industry happenings and an upcoming conference in Austin.
Let's get going on that.
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May 21, 2007
David Perry's Photoshoot with Playboy Models
Seriously. Check out the pics here.
Hey, I know making video games is a high stress job, but I believe strongly in the term "work hard, play hard", so in my spare time I'm into photography.
So today, I took a short break and popped out to shoot some Playboy models.
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May 20, 2007
DreamStripper Cabaret Released
DreamStripper Cabaret has just been released with a whole bunch of new features. What's nice to see is that many of these features were in direct response to player requests. Among the added features:
- Diverse models, including an African American, Hispanic and Asian dancer
- Access your own MP3 playlist including ITunes
- Choose your dancers outfit
- New Dressing Room Mode, dress her up how you like
- New 3D Lighting Engine for sharper colors and more erotic detail
- New High resolution - High Polygon Count dance club
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Pixel Pulse: Genetic sex of escorts rarely questioned
Pixel Pulse has a great story up about whether you are or you're not who you say you are... and whether that matters at all in the virtual world.
The article reminds me of an interview Regina Lynn did with MTV's GameHead on their "Sex in Games" special. She says that it doesn't matter who's really what until you get off-line. Some sites actually do gender verification of digital escorts, though how effective that could be is debatable.
Not only does an escort’s real-life biological gender seem to be of minimal to no importance to many male customers seeking SL cybersex only (as opposed to Web cam interaction and voice), but it seems that many clubs and escort services do very little to nothing to verify whether applicants, employees and affiliates are genetic RL females.
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Heroine Sheik: Interview with Brad Abrams
Over on Heroine Sheik, there's an interview with Brad Abrams of Virtually Jenna fame.
As one of our new regular features, Heroine Sheik is a starting up a weekly “5 Questions” segment. This isn’t your grandmother’s “5 Questions” though.
Grandmother's 5 questions? Dude. That's so harsh. We can only hope Ruberg wasn't suggesting that I'm a grandmother . The IGDA's Sex SIG has a 5 Questions feature that dates back to 2005.
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GOMA Sex on David Lawrence Show
Very interesting interview here on the David Lawrence Show.
Kevin Lyons, creator of GOMASex.com, joins us live from Chicago to look at his foray into the world of casual sex...games. On your Java-capable mobile phone, your Blackberry or your PC, you can control the positions of either a hetero or gay couple, and your goal is to get the participants in as many sex acts as you can in 5 minutes. It'll cost you between 10 and 20 dollars for the game. The carriers are actually talking about allowing this kind of content on the game.
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Noche Kandora joins IGDA Sex SIG's leadership council
A big welcome goes out to Noche Kandora who officially joins the IGDA's Sex SIG leadership council. Noche is a professional editor and journalist whose primary interests include how human sexuality and gender are expressed in 3-D digital environments.
She knows more than any human actually needs to on emergent sex in virtual worlds and publishes PixelPulse Magazine.
Given that many much of the sexual content developed in virtual worlds is completely emergent, it's important to have someone like Noche on board to cover it.
Welcome, Noche!
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Terra Nova: Accessible Sex
There's an article over on Terranova on accessible sex in video games. Odds are, it's not the kind of "accessible" you're thinking of. Rather, how people with disabilities can partake in the same types of adult content that those without disabilities can. It's an interesting article. Check it out.
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May 08, 2007
Game Trailers: Sexy Beach Videos
GameTrailers has a couple videos up for Sexy Beach 3. Unless you want everyone to lose respect for you, you will turn your speakers down first (particularly on the popsicle one for what should be obvious reasons).
Sexy Beach 3 'Maria Photosnapper' video
Sexy Beach 3 'EO Popsicle Sucking'
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May 07, 2007
Destructoid: Top 5 Sexy Homebrew DS Games
With a headline like, "OMGCHUBBY! Top 5 sexy DS homebrew", you can pretty much figure out where the article's going.
DS Fanboy has compiled a sticky list of odd sex-themed games produced by indepedent developers perverts.
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ESRB: Parents are Increasingly Using Ratings
Having talked much about parental responsibility, the ESRB's latest press release was welcome news: "Parents Increasingly Using ESRB Ratings to Restrict the Video Games Their Children Play."
The study found that 6 in 10 parents (60%) with children under 18 “never” allow their children to play games rated M for Mature, while 34% only do so “sometimes” - one of several findings that is consistent with those reported recently by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Moreover, parents of children under the age of 13 are twice as likely as those with children 13 and older to “never” allow them to play M-rated games.
Among the study’s other findings:
* 87% of parents find it “very important” to be able to monitor and regulate what their children watch, read and play
* 90% of parents surveyed said that the ratings are “very” (55%) to “somewhat” (35%) helpful in helping them buy and rent games they deem appropriate for their children
* 91% say the ESRB ratings are the “most important” (17%), a “very important” (52%), or a “somewhat important” (22%) consideration when selecting games
* Other than ESRB ratings, parents turn to packaging (31%), other parents (29%), or their children (21%) as the top three sources of information about games
* 83% said that they would consider parental control settings to be “very” (53%) to “somewhat” (30%) helpful in allowing them to control the games their kids play
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May 06, 2007
TShirt Hell: Where nothing is sacred...
... but much is mildly amusing or offensive, depending on your point of view. There are several game related shirts on their site like this one.
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May 05, 2007
Peach Princess Announces Adult Game: "Yume Miru Kusuri"
Peach Princess has announced that a new PC game is shipping: "Yume Miru Kusuri: A Drug That Makes You Dream".
According to the press release, "This interactive dating simulation game for Windows, intended for adults aged 18 and older, is the latest in Peach Princess's popular lineup of bishoujo games - games featuring beautiful women with whom the player can form meaningful relationships via choices taken throughout the story.
"The game is set in a pastel-hued version of postmodern Japan, where you take the role of student Kagami Kouhei and guide his quest to find meaning and color in an otherwise lackluster existence. Along the way you interact with several women, each exceptional in their own way, who hold out the promise of the answer you've been seeking..."
Aeka, the target of merciless bullying, Mizuki, the reckless student council president, and Nekoko, a strangely vital girl who insists she is a "fairy of the night".
Yume Miru Kusuri :: A Drug That Makes You Dream features a highly involved story, epic on a personal scale that deals more intimately than any earlier Peach Princess title with very real issues present in modern society. Themes of classroom avarice, suicide, and youthful temptations of escapism are all present, coming with them a depiction of the fragile beauty of life that it is your duty as Kagami to choose to protect - or abandon.
Acclaimed by Japanese critics for its brilliant characterization and scenes of haunting eroticism, Yume Miru Kusuri is the first in a series of artistically oriented titles planned for release from JAST USA and its affiliate brands over the coming months. As with other Peach Princess titles the player will enjoy completely uncensored graphics and a high-quality, faithful English translation of the original Japanese game text for dozens of hours of absorbing gameplay. The game's initial production run is limited to 1,000 pieces and contains extras on disc including the full game soundtrack in lossless audio format, character system voice files, exclusive artwork and trailers for other great JAST USA-distributed titles.
Further information on the game can be found at http://
www.peachprincess.com/ , and it is available for sale there as well
as at other anime product retailers.
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Watercooler Games: Intimate Controllers
Ian Bogost over at Watercooler Games (highly recommended, btw), offers up something we're not entirely surprised to see: Intimate Controllers made with bras.
NYU ITP student Jenny Chowdhury has devoted her masters thesis work to making a videogame controller out of a bra and undershorts.
You have to wonder what would happen if Jenny and Slashdong.org's Kyle Machulis were let loose in a robotics lab for just one day...
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Savage Love on Second Life
Sex in Second Life makes it into Savage Love.
I laid down some ground rules for myself: 1) I would NOT form a partnership in SL; 2) I would NOT, under any circumstances, discuss or reveal any details of my RL with anyone; 3) I would NOT form emotional relationships with other avatars. I have followed these rules to the letter.
My wife knows I have an SL account, but that's it. She's made it clear that she considers sex in SL to be adultery. I disagree. I see it as a form of user-controlled porn—so long as I follow the three rules above.
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World's Sexiest Accent
Not-so-random things got me thinking about voices in video games and which male voices were sexy... and I couldn't think of any.
According to a poll at Budget Travel Online, the British accent (20%) is the sexiest in the world, followed by an Irish accent (14.1%). Coming in third is the Australian (12.5) accent. A West Indian accent came in 9th place.
Translated to a game world, this means that RPGs what with their traditional use of a British accent, could potentially be the sexiest sounding games in the world... to budget travelers.
See the complete list here.
Among luxury travelers, I'm sure the West Indian and Australian accents would have rated higher.
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April 17, 2007
Pixel Pulse: Second Life Escorts Go Live
Pixel Pulse Magazine has an article up on escorts using web cams in Second Life: Second Life Escorts Go Live.
One of the appeals of speaking with and watching Web cam escorts, aside from the obvious, is hearing and seeing the expressions and nuances not available via avatars and most animations. While in-world interaction between residents has been limited to text and animation scripts, a richer sensory experience via voice and video chat provides clients with a more realistic adjunct to traditional cybersex.
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GamersInfo.net: Interview on Sex in Games
There's an interview over on GamersInfo.net with Kelly Rued of Blacklove Interactive.
As long as mainstream games ignore player needs, there is a lot of untapped potential for indie and player-run MMOs to offer similar mainstream experiences with the added value of sex play options.
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April 13, 2007
Link of the Day - Sex Station - An Adult Online FPS
Today's link:
According to the site, "Sex Station 7 is the first ever all adult XXX explicit first person shooter." As far as I know, that's correct, unless you count mods which sort of cobble the nude skins in.
What's the game about? "Your goal is to help the girls of Sex Station 7 escape the clutches of the Alpha Ministries oppresive genetic engineering program. New Chapters of interactive sex games await you every month."
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It's Definitive: Geeks are Better Lovers
Thank you, Regina Lynn.
Regina's a writer for Wired.com's Sex Drive column. Her latest, Why Geeks are Better Lovers, reveals news we've all longed to hear.
Geeks really do make the best lovers, for reasons that have nothing to do with adolescent ostracism or puppy-like devotion.
Regina includes such true-isms as "Geeks dig consensual role playing" and "Geeks know kinky people". I've talked to at least 300 of them personally.
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Top 10 Controversial Games
Gwendolyn sends Sex & Games word of yet another top 10 list: Top 10 Controversial Games.
Games with sexual content occupy half the space on the list.
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Possibilities for Sex in Virtual Spaces
3-D Maps Have Interesting Possibilities for Sex in Virtual Spaces is a headline that just screams read me over on Sex Rev 2.0.
Naturally, I’m imagining what this could mean for virtual worlds and erotic exploration (other than a huge expense, that is). Being able to feel the hills and valleys of Second Life, or run one’s finger (or whatever) along a bridge railing (or whatever).
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Spong: Japanese Dating/Porn Games: Now In English!
Thanks to Regina Lynn who sends along this link about Play-Asia.com via Spong: Japanese Dating/Porn Games: Now In English!
The really good news, if you're one of the aforementioned English-speaking pervs, is that Play-Asia claims the games are “mostly without the censorship of the original Japanese release.”
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March 29, 2007
Juried Erotic Art Show at Kinsey
Some are seeing art in pleasure - fine art.
The Kinsey Institute is hosting its annual Juried Erotic Art Show on April 13 - July 20, 2007. Last year's show had some incredible pieces, including these pictured here.
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CNN: Porn '.xxx' domain faces questions
According to an AP story on CNN, Porn '.xxx' domain faces questions, an answer on the controversial .xxx domain should arrive tomorrow.
"They have made it very clear that the board will make a decision," he said. "It's pretty clear that they want to make a decision."
Stuart Lawley, the chief executive of IMC Registry LLC, which has sponsored the ".xxx" measure, told The AP he was confident too that a vote would come when ICANN's board meets and was optimistic that the domain would be approved.
Though this might seem odd to readers, many in the adult industry aren't in support of the move. Conservatives aren't either. While the ".xxx" domain is certain to draw adult content to its domain-sake, it's phenomenally unlikely that the same content producers will dump their .com, .net or .whatever sites leaving them available for clean content. Some charge that it might actually draw more adult content to the internet and make that content easier for people to find.
Whatever the case, we should know tomorrow.
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Carnal Knowledge Quiz
MSNBC and Newsweek have released a Carnal Knowledge quiz.
Boinking, boffing, bumping, bedding—boomers always thought they invented it all. So here’s a pop quiz on the half century of sexual high jinks they lived through. Show us how much you know—in the Biblical sense.
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March 21, 2007
Distribution of Virtual Porn
MMOrgy.com explores the issue of distribution on virtual world pornography in its article: The Question of Distribution
Ok. So you've got your content, you've got it all sorted out and looking pretty, now what? It's time to release it to the unwashed masses and start the money rolling in. Except there's one last problem... What's the best form for them to see it in?
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Video Game Decency Act (Re)Introduced
Check out the story over on GameDaily.biz: Video Game Decency Act Reintroduced
Today, Michigan Republican senator Fred Upton reintroduced the Video Game Decency Act. Originally submitted in 2006, the new "Video Game Decency Act of 2007" H.R. 1531 seeks to forbid companies from hiding mature content in their titles. The lack of such disclosure would be labeled an unfair or deceptive practice as judged by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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March 14, 2007
Joystiq: The difficulty of contact in game sex
Joystiq has some coverage of one of the GDC roundtables: Sex in Games: Designing the Erotic.
Check out the article here: The difficulty of contact in game sex.
A conclusion that came out of the discussion was the company who makes a friendly to use multiple points of contact software will make millions through licensing between the fighting and sex games genre.
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GDC Event Wrap Up
The IGDA's Sex SIG held two roundtables this past week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Both were standing-room-only events, and lots of good ground was covered.
In the next few days, I'll be posting details on the proceedings. Thanks to all who attended!
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February 27, 2007
Kotaku: Wii a "Portal to Porno"?
Kotaku is reporting that a religious group is planning to launch an attack on consoles, calling them "portals to porno": Christian Group Preps To Attack Wii.
In the press release, leaked to Kotaku today, The Porn Talk founder Mike Foster does his best to stoke up some fear about the Wii saying that even though the device has parental controls, "parents don't see a need for them because they are unaware of the porn capabilities."
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Create Your Own Fantasy
My X Fantasy lets people create their own fantasies, and promises to do so in 3 steps.
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February 11, 2007
Kotaku: The World of Whorecraft
Thanks to Kotaku for sending this excellent story along: The World of Whorecraft.
Two porn stars, one dressed as a thief, the other as a fighter, acting out one of dungeons and dragons longest running jokes: Rogues do it from behind.
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Walmart sells Hentai?
Seriously, but apparently not anymore.
According to this article in The Consumerist, Walmart and Target Sell Anime Porn. The titles the site cites are were longer available when I checked today.
Two follow up articles, Walmart.com Selling A Whole Bunch More Porn and Sorry About That Porn, chronicle their ongoing investigation.
While it's somewhat amusing (particularly the line "gay tentacle porn"), it's also unfortunate. Provided that proper age checks are carried out and the products are adequately labeled, Walmart and Target have a right to sell this content. I'd much rather see them sell this than, say, cigarettes, guns, bullets and Chia Pets.
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February 09, 2007
Now Online: Cell Phones Set to Get You Off
Cory Silverberg's article on Now Magazine, Cell Phones Set to Get You Off, covers Goma Sex, a game on its way to your cell phone.
I'm having sex on my cellphone. No, I'm not dirty-texting my ex or using the vibration mode as a kinky toy. I'm making game avatars on my tiny screen fuck missionary-, doggy-style and so on by hitting combinations on the keypad.
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Hi Def too Real for Porn?
Here's an interesting article: In pornography, high definition could be a view too real.
Digital adult content developers have long talked of the effects of the "uncanny valley". It seems hi def is taking us one one giant leap closer to it.
They have discovered that sometimes the technology is not so sexy. The high- definition format is accentuating imperfections in the actors — from a little extra cellulite on a leg to wrinkles around the eyes.
Hollywood is dealing with similar problems, but they are more pronounced for pornographers, who rely on close-ups and who, because of their quick adoption of the new format, are facing the issue more immediately than mainstream entertainment companies.
Thanks, Tad.
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Playboy Indonesia Gets Into Trouble
Playboy Indonesia's editor-in-chief on trial for -- wait for it -- publishing indecent material according to this story in the Syndey Morning Herald.
"The models also had inviting expressions on their faces," said Resni Muchtar, calling for the maximum sentence of 32 months in prison.
So, if anyone out there is thinking of making a game with sexual content, you might want to rethink that corporate headquarter relocation.
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February 03, 2007
BDSM blossoms in Second Life
Ever wonder what sex is like in Second Life? This very open article details the experiences of Destiny Welles: BDSM blossoms in Second Life.
In virtually no time, my new girlfriend and I were sharing the most personal, and deeply intimate, sexual fantasies that either of us had ever imagined. And as we got closer, she confided in me that she is in fact a submissive.
Thanks, Q.
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February 02, 2007
A Must Read Article on MMO Law
Lawrence Walters, a prominent First Amendment Attorney and soon-to-be speaker at GDC, has written a piece on law in MMORPGs. It's over on GameCensorship.com: MMORPG LAW
-The Wild West or a New World Order?
It's an excellent piece, and a topic certain to get more attention as the real world continues to explore the virtual one.
Although the idea of spending real money to obtain virtual objects may seem far-fetched to some, it is reality for millions of players. Furthermore, as more and more players populate cyberspace, the virtual world will become more of a reality for everyone, like it or not. Legal issues abound as to how to handle virtual objects and activities in a practical, real-world framework.
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Absolute Obedience
JAST USA, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating-sim games in English, is now shipping Absolute Obedience. The interactive hardcore game for Windows, intended for adults aged 18 and older, is the second English-translated title for fans of yaoi (yah-OH-ee), meaning aesthetically beautiful male/male themes in Japanese animation, which is the fastest-growing segment of anime sub-culture today.
The game is set in a fictional version of West Germany in the post-World War II period, and the player can choose one of two main characters, refined Louise Hardwich or rough-and-tumble Kia WelBenneh. He must play through 12 different missions in which he “targets” a KGB spy, a Saudi prince, a young Mafia boss, and so on.
Although these games feature male/male couplings, a majority of consumers of yaoi anime and manga have traditionally been females, with approximately 80% or more of customers at anime conventions or online shops being female. In a world where video game manufacturers continually debate ways of interesting the elusive “girl gamer,” PC games with dramatic stories could be an answer.
Game titles are available to retail customers via http://www.jastusa.com or for wholesale customers at http://www.pcrdist.com
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February 01, 2007
Ebay Banning
This has nothing to do with sex, at least on the surface, but it's worth noting here:
Ebay bans the sale of virtual goods in World of Warcraft and other games, because of "legal complexities regarding ownership".
Ebay doesn't ban the sale of virtual goods in Second Life, because it's "not considered a game".
As a writer to Sex & Games said, "Is there any way you can explain this to me, that doesn't involve saying that Ebay is massively moronic?"
Academics who argue about the definition of "game" may have something new to argue about.
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American Sexuality: The story of my second sex life
Since you can never have too many stories on Second Life, there's another article on American Sexuality: The story of my second sex life.
This is harder than it seems when you’re wedged in a cage, waiting for someone to help you out of the handcuffs you originally thought were cool but now realize are not really helping your cause. Katrina Lachman, one of the club’s hired dancers, walks by me in her perfectly whorish ensemble, oblivious to my plight. Hate her.
Thanks, Bonnie.
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American Sexuality: The Sex Lives of Furries
Just out on American Sexuality is this article on the sex lives of furries:
Furries are self-described “animalistic creatures with humanoid features.” Wolves, dragons, orca whales. Anything goes. Like familiar cartoon characters, these animals can talk, stand upright, or wear clothes. But make no mistake, if furries—frequently shortened to “furs”—have great senses of humor, that doesn’t mean that being a lion, a mouse, even a skunk, is a laughing matter. Furs often associate closely with the animals they imitate.
For people developing MMOEGs, furries have actually proven to be an incredibly supportive, well-connected and friendly community. They pre-date many, many other virtual sex communities on the web, in fact.
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January 22, 2007
Virtual Worlds Conference - March 28 & 29
The Virtual Worlds Conference has been announced. The event will take place in NYC on March 28 and 29. According to the site, the event is geared toward "Fortune 500 companies seeking to understand and maximize marketing and business strategies within virtual worlds."
Virtual Worlds 2007 shows you how to succeed as a marketer in this rapidly growing segment of marketing, media, entertainment and commerce. Separate buzz from success; hear from companies who've made the journey and learn from their experiments and activities; learn more about this technology trend and the consumers who inhabit virtual worlds.
No word yet on speakers for the event or the line up, but we'll keep you posted.
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Topless Sea Reaper
In my continuing trend of factually accurate but bizarre sounding headlines comes news of the Topless Sea Reaper cheat in Giants: Citizen Kabuto.
Sex & Games reader Chris sent me this email: "I just started reading your book, and you reminded me of cheat in Giants: Citizen Kabuto where you can play as a topless Sea Reaper."
According to Chris, you can get the cheat on Gamepyre.com.
Thanks, Chris!
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CtrlAltDel Comic Says it All
When it comes to breasts in video games, we've just about seen it all.
Check out this Secession comic over on CtrlAltDel.com.
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January 10, 2007
Thanks to Computer Games Magazine!
Computer Games magazine features a huge article on MMO Erotic Games this month: Sexing Up MMOs by Laura Crigger.
Included our Sex SIG member games including Rapture Online, Red Light Center, Heavenly Bodies, Naughty America The Game and, of course, the "not a sex game, but endlessly mentioned as one anyway", Second Life.
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Kotaku: Wii Sex Movie
Kotaku's posted a link to the Wii Sex Movie. It's not so much graphic as it is funny.
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January 08, 2007
Sex & Games Wins Porn Blog Award
Sex & Games wins an award!
We were the winners in the "Miscellaneous" category in the The 2006 Porn Blog Awards. Winners are listed here.
If you know anything about sex and blogging, let me tell you, there's a whole lot of "miscellaneous" out there, so winning this award is a nice honor.
Thanks!
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Art of Love: Hot Guys in Games
The Art of Love, home of Love Chess, has a article up on the hottest guys in games.
Dr. Gordon Freeman, Half Life
Finally a guy all “nerds” can relate to, adored by his counterpart Alyx, which makes him even more desirable. Interesting here is that the surrounding game characters, or general game's atmosphere, can add just that extra X factor you need.
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Nerve's Year in Sex
Nerve Magazine has published its Year in Sex round up and welcomes us to test our knowledge of the year's media events.
If you're a politician, you either launched an offensive smear campaign or resigned in a fog of scandal. And if you're neither, you had a whole lot to read about.
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Things You Search For
When I'm trying to avoid things I really should be doing, I sometimes take a look at what search terms bring people to this site.
The overwhelming winner is "sex games". This is closely followed by "sexy games" and other takes on it like "adult games", "sex and games" and "games for sex".
Sometimes, you're more specific, though. Lots of you like "dress up games". Today, someone was looking for "final fantasy sex games".
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January 05, 2007
Link of the Day - Body Shot Showers
Today's link
Catch the falling women in a tricked out convertible bus. Seriously. Also available here are the infamous Hide the Hotties and House Call.
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Gamasutra: An Interview with Gerard Jones
There's a great interview with "Killing Monsters" author Gerard Jones over at Gamasutra: Sex, Violence, Tension and Comic Books - An Interview with Gerard Jones . Jones gave a great talk at the Montreal Game Summit. He and I spent an hour or more talking later that evening. Absolutely fascinating guy.
The interview and his books are well worth the read.
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Pixel Pulse Second Issue Out
The latest Pixel Pulse is out... and has been for a few weeks. While I'm sorry for the late report on this one, it's a great issue and recommended.
Included in this issue are the following articles, among others:
* Building Bi Society in SL
* Sex One of SL’s Most Seductive Allures
* Real Connection in a Virtual World
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Second Life: Griefing Genitalia
Here's a form of emergent sex, sort of. Griefing genitalia.
According to the article here, "Yes, these digital dicks relentlessly infiltrated the interview. Even the valiant efforts of Greeterdan Godel were no match for the griefing genitalia."
You just never get opportunities to write sentences like that. Do you?
Thanks, Sheri.
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January 03, 2007
Adult Entertainment Expo Coming Up
The Adult Entertainment Expo will be held next week in Las Vegas from January 10-13 for members of the trade and January 11-13 for fans. If you haven't already booked your rooms... good luck.
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EA Apologies, Source Still Unclear
Fox News is reporting that Electronic Arts has apologized over the odd incident in which a boy found porn on a factory sealed game instead of the Madden he was expecting. See the article here: Utah Boy Gets Apology, New Games After Porn Pops Up on 'Madden NFL'.
Mind you, EA is not at all to blame for this. Nonetheless, it's amazingly refreshing to see them offer an apology as well as a replacement copy of the game. Whether anyone figures out how it got there doesn't so much matter. The incident was isolated. Puzzling, good for headlines, but isolated.
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1UP: Porn Sites Adapting to Wii
According to this article on Joystiq, Porn Sites Start Adapting to Wii, some users of the family friendly console are making the rounds on internet porn sites.
...some sites have already started adapting their designs to fit the slightly skewed resolution.
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January 02, 2007
Countdown to SL Backlash?
Over on Terranova, writer Ren Reynolds has written an interesting piece about a future media backlash against Second Life: Countdown to SL Backlash.
... I decided to write a New Year’s Eve piece about a potential media backlash against Second Life. The basis of this is that the media seems to work in a build ‘em knock ‘em down kind of way.
His predictions? There are 13 in total, but the top two are presented here:
My options for the form of the backlash are as follows:
1. It’s all just sex. sex sex sex I tell you
2. It's not just sex, it's prostitution
It's an interesting article, but I hope these predictions aren't true.
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Circuit City Allegedly Sold Madden Laced with Porn
According to an article on Joystiq, XXX-Madden gag spoils kid's Xmas, the copy of Madden said to be laced with porn was purchased at a national retailer.
So far, the task force has been unable to track down the culprit of this cruel gag. The soiled Madden was apparently purchased by Uncle Dan on Dec. 2 from Circuit City.
Thanks, Ren.
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Choice Award Nominations
Nominations are currently being accepted for The Game Developers Choice Awards. The awards "focus on rewarding and recognizing one's peers for innovation and excellence in the art of making games – regardless of genre, platform or delivery medium."
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January 01, 2007
Slashdong: The Wiibrator
In a move that should shock only the dead, Slashdong.org is reporting on the Wiibrator.
The torch has been passed, and a new generation of consoles are perverted. The circle of wank begins again.
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Adult Video News Lists Top Sex Stories of the Year
AVN's published its 2006: Stories of the Year which includes stories on everything from Playboy's acquisition of Club Jenna to an appearance by, of all people, Eddy Van Halen. Who knew?
They've also published their Year in Pictures review.
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Happy New Year!
It's a new year. Hopefully, 2007 will bring with it good things.
Of course, several "Best of..." lists are circulating. Key among these is GamePolitics' nod to judges everywhere as its most influential: GamePolitics 2006 People of the Year… Judges.
More than any individual, judges collectively shaped the political landscape of gaming in 2006.
In the "most unexpected" category of 2006, Sex & Games selects the the partnership between Clinton, Lieberman and the ESRB. It's a wonderful and welcome thing, truly. When those interested in content start working together instead of sniping at each other, good things will (hopefully) come about for players.
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Tampered Madden w/Porn?
In an interesting story CBS13.com, Porn Found On Video Game Bought In Modesto, that looks like an isolated and bizarre case of tampering:
Christmas turned X-rated for a 14-year-old Layton boy who found pornography -- not football -- on a video game he received as a gift.
Given that there are millions of copies of this game out there, this incident isn't likely to be the next "Hot Coffee." We'll see how the story develops.
Thanks Sheri & Tom.
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November 29, 2006
Luxury Sex Toy Gift Guide
Just in time for the holidays comes Cory Silverberg's "Top 10 Luxury Sex Toy Christmas Gifts for the Holidays" list.
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, sex toys are the gifts that truly keep on giving, and while you may not be able to open these presents Christmas morning with the family, they’re guaranteed to keep you warm at night and inspire a new year’s worth of sexual exploration.
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November 22, 2006
Link of the Day - Consider Yourself Warned
Today's link:
Consider Yourself Warned
*Turn Your Speakers Down*
The "games" from Tag keep coming...
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How the Pilgrims Shaped Our Sex Lifes
Now up on MSNBC's Sexploration column: How the Pilgrims shaped our sex lives.
And what better way to kick off this national revival than to answer the question everybody seated around the giblets and stuffing and space-age jellied cranberries has, but never asks: Did these people ever have sex?
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November 21, 2006
Link of the Day - See More Side Effects
Today's link
Wow. If it were only a game, I'd say we actually had a sex game made specifically for women in their prime. Close... so close.
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PTA & ESRB Launch Education Partnership
Off the PR wire...
NEW YORK – Furthering their shared commitment to educating parents about video games, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) are launching a nationwide video game ratings education campaign that will distribute 1.3 million brochures to 26,000 PTAs nationwide. The campaign will encourage and enable state and local PTAs to educate their community’s parents about the ratings. It includes informational resources including brochures in both English and Spanish, as well as online support through both the PTA and ESRB websites.
“Every parent knows how popular video games are these days, but perhaps not as many are familiar with the tools that can help them select games that are appropriate for their children,” said Anna Weselak, PTA national president. “Just as with all media, we urge parents to be as involved and informed as they can. The ESRB ratings are informational and help parents to make sensible video game choices for their families.”
The ESRB engages in several ratings education initiatives that involve print, television and radio Public Service Announcements (PSAs) among other vehicles. While many of these initiatives focus primarily on raising awareness and use of ESRB ratings, the partnership with PTA also provides parents with valuable guidance and resources about computer and video games, and is among the most extensive in terms of ground level support for communities nationwide.
“ESRB is always pursuing ways to educate parents about the rating system, and we’re incredibly pleased that the PTA has stepped up to participate in those efforts in such a meaningful way,” said ESRB president Patricia Vance. “Ratings can only be effective if parents understand and use them, and though our research shows that most do, we can all agree that more can and should be done. This campaign will not only help drive home the message to parents that they should be actively involved in choosing games for their families, but also provide them the knowledge and understanding of the rating system to allow them to make informed choices.”
PTAs nationwide will begin receiving the brochures in the coming days, and are encouraged to distribute them to PTA member parents through their regular programs and events.
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November 15, 2006
Say No to "More Sex in Games"
Despite media reports to the contrary, I do not want more sex in games. In fact, games like BMX XXX prove that just slamming sexual content into a game where it doesn't fit with the narrative is a horrible idea at best.
Rather than *more* sex in games, what I argue for is creative freedom (ie. no censorship). Game developers have the right to include intimate, sexual and erotic content in their video games provided they disclose this to the ratings board. This doesn't mean we need more sex in games. However, it does mean that we have the full palette of the human experience to choose from when we create our worlds, our stories, just as artists in any other field do - film, theater, written word, fine arts, etc. Whether we choose to use that content is another thing entirely.
Consider that there are games made today that are deliberately edited before they're released in North America. Why?
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November 07, 2006
Lovechess: Age of Egypt Demo Available
I've just received word that a demo of Love Chess: Age of Egypt is available.
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October 30, 2006
Thompson: WTF?
Tempting as it is just to ignore this insult to GLBT people everywhere in the hopes that Jack Thompson will eventually find his way out of the industry press and into obscurity, some things just can't be ignored. This is one of them.
According to Thompson, Rockstar's new game Bully contains sexual material harmful to minors. Really. Check out the GamePolitics piece on it: Thompson’s Latest Tactic Equates Bully with Porn.
As GamePolitics.com notes, Thompson suggests that Bully's kissing mechanic that allows a boy to kiss another boy may be in violation of Florida's "Sexual Material Harmful to Minors Statute."
Come on. Come the frig on. Jack, it's not obscene. It's not pornographic.
If it's anything, it's homophobic.
As a teenage girl once, and as a mom periodically subjected to media that targets this audience, someone falls for someone roughly 2 times per show. 80 times per book and 20 times per movie (30 times if the movie is released in the summer). I can cite game after game after game in which a girl falls for a boy and a kiss is exchanged. What Thompons seems to find offensive here, then, is not the kiss, but that the kiss is between two people of the same gender.
I find that type of outdated, homophobic, grandiose thinking more dangerous to kids than anything Bully is putting out.
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October 28, 2006
Utherverse Hosting Halloween Festival
Just in off the PR wire...
Global Halloween Festival - 24 Hour Halloween Festival
Utherverse.com will be hosting a global Halloween Block party from 12 am to midnight on Halloween. Members can dress up their avatars (3-D virtual representations) in sexy or spooky costumes, can get virtually drunk, dance and even watch classic scary movies including George Romero's cult Classic "Night of the Living Dead" and the William Castle favorite "House on Haunted Hill.”
The festival will include a DJ and music throughout the world, as well as classic Halloween movies which will be playing all day in the theatres. Members from all over the world will be joining in the festivities.
Utherverse.com is a free social networking web site with a free MMO software package. After a soft launch in June the system already has more than 100,000 members, and the company is projecting more that 1,000,000 registered users by the end of this year.
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October 27, 2006
Killer 7 vs. Killer Porn
According to this article over on GayGamer.net, there's an XXX Site Listed On [the] Killer 7 Box.
Instead of pointing people to killer-7.com, the box suggests the definitely not safe for work killer7.com instead (but if you're afraid of NSFW stuff, I'm not sure why you're here).
A quote regarding the site from GayGamer.net:
Things on things, in stuff, and around other things. This one girl looked like she was having a ball, actually she was having six, but it takes all kinds I guess. It was a veritable cavalcade of perversion.
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The GTA Mod Community - One Year Later
There's an article up over on Gamasutra on the effects of Hot Coffee on the GTA mod community one year later. As I mentioned to a couple people in the community, there's really something about the human interest side of this story that draws me in.
Here's the piece: Hot Coffee's Effects on the Mod Scene.
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October 26, 2006
GDC Registration Now Open: Two New Sex Roundtables
GDC registration has just opened, and once again this year, the IGDA is hosting the Sex in Games roundtables which bring together the leading developers to discuss the business and design of erotic entertainment.
As requested by last year's attendees, the sessions will be broken into two: (1) The business end of selling sex games and maximizing profit and (2) The design challenge of creating erotic entertainment.
See the full abstract on the sessions here: Sex in Games abstract.
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GameDaily BIZ: Games Gone Wild
GameDaily BIZ has an article up on sex as its used to sell video games: Games Gone Wild.
T&A has been used to sell just about everything, and over the last decade in the game industry sex in games has really been used to full effect. But is this a good thing, or do game makers need to take more responsibility? We speak with Brenda Brathwaite, chair of the IGDA's Sex SIG, and Eidos marketer Matt Gorman about this titilating subject.
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ECA Acquires Game Politics
The newly formed Electronic Consumers Association has acquired GamePolitics.com, the site that covers the increasing flurry of legislation facing video games today as well as other relevant issues. Congrats to both groups. GP has been a long-time supporter of Sex & Games and always produces content of high quality. GP was instrumental in breaking the Hot Coffee story in June 2005.
More on this story on GameDaily BIZ: ECA Acquires GamePolitics, Partners with NCsoft.
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