Evening Reading

by Xav de Matos, Oct 14, 2010 5:00pm PDT

Oh, hey. Yeah, this "Evening Reading" thing isn't my usual gig, but I thought I'd jump in and see what's what. Garnett is out for the podcast. Brian is out sick. I'm going a little out of my mind. So, it's a good time to get a conversation going.

I've recently started buying pieces of my "gaming rig of the future." The rig itself being built in the future, not necessarily from the future. Although, that would be awesome. But it'll get really old when the computer disappears into another time every time I type the numbers "88." Oh, and by the way, "Go Leafs Go!"

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http://kotaku.com/5664172/the-official-bulletstorm-breast-size-debate

The fact that issues like this even come up for discussion makes me sad for the industry. I can only hope that one day people will realize that people other than adolescent males play video games. I'm getting sick and tired of every female character getting turned into masturbatory fantasies for the teen set.

Oct 14, 2010 6:14pm PDT

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http://kotaku.com/5664172/the-official-bulletstorm-breast-size-debate The fact that issues like this e... : ColoradoCNC
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- Sex sells? : freakynipples69
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  im not! : boring gegtik
  - ^^^ this is exactly what I said in my head when I read the last sentence. : red2lucas
- Well god damn, I gotta be a sissy ole girl in this game. Lower it a notch. : TEXIT
- It makes me cringe that I'm a gamer when I see stuff like this. And honestly, have gaming journos got ... : MeestaNob
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  Boobstorm : Dave-A
  - BulletBra : Dave-A
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  Let's not forget what sort of game Bulletstorm is though. There's a place for this debate, but within the... : pixelat3d
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    While the game is definitely over the top, I don't think that automatically means the heroine should have... : ColoradoCNC
    - It's not as if the depiction of males in video games is much better. Testosterone filled macho killing ma... : -JLN-
- I am 45. This motherfucker does not speak for me. Please do not listen to him gaming industry.... : Thresher
- What I wanted is a believable, strong, not-stereotypical fighter chick. What? That's a stereotype right... : Wadmaasi
- The problem isn't the tits. It's the game that looks dull :| : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Flat-chested, girls-with-attitude IS pretty much the new stereotype these days. They should just make an... : rotten element
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    Rosie O'Donnell, Space Marine : Dave-A
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      dont you go ruining w40k for me damnit : vitek r
      
      why do you think they wear those helmets? : RikiTiki2
  - Fat Princess? : Topsiderover
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  her boobs are still pretty big. : Agrona
  - Yeah, I find the interview pretty funny. That chick has what would easily be a D or DD in reality. And... : daVinci1980
  - Ya. It seems she had to argue for average-to-large as opposed to cartoon-sized. : CRasterImage
- I don't want to live in a world where I can't have my sweet Morigan. : reelbk
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  All military combat women should be modeled after lieutenant tits from stargate universe : gmd
  - Lt. Magnificent J. Breasts may be the best thing on that show. : Arcanum
- Dear Games Industry, Keep giving us big boobs. Good Job Thanks! : gyokuro
- I want to see a fat female protagonist. : shortbuscaptain
- No lie, I worked on a game where the marketing department wanted the hero's "package" bigger. Apparently ... : Fred Garvin
- Rarely do I see superbly-fit women with a giant rack. Hell, look at women in the Olympics. : Magus
- I think the steroidal no neck male characters can gtfo first. : kingdepork
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  I dunno about offensive, but definitely ugly. Epic's character design has been shitty for more than a dec... : HockeyJohnston
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    he needs boots. BIG BOOTS. : spaceless
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      "Wtf is this thing between his head and massive shoulders?" "A uhh, neck. Sir" "Get rid of it" : locater16
      
      "In '99 we didn't have the polys for necks! If characters without necks were good enough then, they're g... : Arcanum
  - Actually, yeah, it has been more than a decade since UT99. Maybe they should order a pallet of Hostess A... : the archvile
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    I would assume most of the design is done by the Polish PCF team : threeup
    - Whose mandate was clearly: 'make this look bad, the way we've always done it' : HockeyJohnston
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  is this game going to be any good ? what's the deal with this one. i just saw it on EA's pre-order list when i was looking at Dragon Age 2
  
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  is this game going to be any good ? what's the deal with this one. i just saw it on EA's pre-order list w... : bosst0ne
- But have you seen a less than super muscled handsome guy as the male protagonist? It goes both ways... : ArtilleryMarker
- But remember, folks, videogames are still art! : coldfusioncs
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  I love when the industry tries to pretend their main audience isn't 12-21 year old guys : crazywigga
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    it isn't. 18-49 is about 50% of male players. under 18, only about 25%. and by far, the guys in their ... : EvilDolemite
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      and yet the tone of every virtually every successful maninstream game is somewhere between childish joyfu... : aeg1x
      
      That's because males don't actually mentally mature much after their early twenties. Some of them just g... : Arcanum
      
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      action and feeling powerful and badass, yes - the masturbating thing you might be reading in to it a bit.... : dahanese
      
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      You know I think Bruce Willis is a very plain looking dude, and he's a big actor star! : SpaecKow
      
      O_o Bruce may be bald and a bit quiet. But he is very handsome and masculine. (not gay) : CRasterImage
      
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      Have you ever seen Eastenders? : 60days
      
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      What do you mean? Eastenders is the very best Britain has to offer. : SpaecKow
      
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      the very best the east end has to offer :) : moshman
      
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      Dot cotton has made it big by wearing a bad wig, rolling in hair clippings and calling herself russel bra... : 60days
      
      well spotted! : moshman
      
      True. But video games are more akin to casting Pamela Andersen to Play the character Ripley, instead of ... : CRasterImage
      
      That's because the target audience is 18-49 year old males. : SockMonkeh
      
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      I think you're equaling marketing and buzz with success. Mario Kart, Galaxy, Guitar Hero, Madden, etc. Ar... : Agrona
      
      Marios fall in to the other category. Fair enough on (some) sports games and rhythm games. : aeg1x
    - Are those from the esa? Cause their figures encompass far more than the console crowd, which is definitel... : SpaecKow
  - for games like these 17 - 24 is usually core and then goes beyond to around 35. : dahanese
- This makes sense - we all know women aren't even remotely interesting unless they have a C cup or better. : jingletard
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  Those boobs are still pretty huge :/ I definitely thought it was cool that the chick in Mirror's Edge had... : mysled
  - I think it's cool when the artists do proportion the characters body to what they do commonly or the worl... : Godhatesfatpeople
  - I liked that chick's physique. Like you stated, it fit the character well. : shirif
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  Oh good, now I can take her seriously lol : SpaecKow
  - hahahaha yeah : DrFlammable
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  i hate when character creators give you a boob size slider and the lowest it goes is still huge and out o... : electroly
  - Total agreement'd : cerealSAM2
- wait i hate women so i guess i can't get this game thanks for NOTHING epic!!!!!! : Mr.SEX
- well, proportions are often wrong in comics and games - sometimes for misogynistic reasons and sometimes ... : dahanese
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  Two words: Jill Valentine. : eldersveld
  - Still one of the hottest video game chars. And she was fully clothed. : HL3dsx
- Oh hey... Kotaku. : Zips
- This makes it sound less like they are targeting adolescents who like big boobs, and more like the game d... : IHATEDUST
- haha that article makes it sound like "Adrian" wanted to create an imaginary girlfriend for his videogame : DeBurgo
- So is this the final boob-design? Because they look kind of Double-D'ed to me. B-Cups are fine for me. : Lukiopimp
- Honestly, I don't give a fuck. Design her how you want. : SigmaDraconis
- only teenagers and adolescents like boobs? we gonna complain about mario's bulge next? : dotpain
- Why the shit aren't people up in arms about dudes with steroid like bodies in Gears of War? Leave the ... : ShadowRam
- maybe women want to play characters with big tits the same way guys want to play as characters who look b... : ultramega

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