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Sean Ryan - February 27th, 2009

All, Columns, Featured Column, Robot Punch

Amazon Blacklists Adult Video Games


Have you ever played a porn game? No, of course you haven’t. Neither have I. And if I ever did, it would have been purely for research purposes.

This week, in Robot Punch!, we’ll discuss a genre of video game that doesn’t often find much coverage in the media, despite its significant role in the industry: The H-game. Also known as eroge (short for “erotic games”), the genre recently caught some heat and now we’re feeling a little more guilty about ourselves.

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Adam Templeton - January 24th, 2009

Game Design, Gamer Culture

The Reason BioShock Sucks


Calm yourselves, rabid legions of fanboys! I don’t actually hate BioShock —I just wanted to get your attention. That’s not to say this article’s title is mere fabrication: there is a glaring, omnipresent flaw in Rapture’s sub-aquatic architecture. While the game does deliver with its unnerving atmosphere and dour-yet-charismatic cast, something’s still missing from BioShock.

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