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" did anyone else notice that all three pages of this article had pictures of seductive women on them?" Actually I designed this layout. Bonnie tends to be the only writer who deals much with female gamers AND likes to include sexuality in her writing. So images of semi-seductive women in an...

The cover is 'painted' entirely on the computer. It started as a sketch that was scanned in and then built up in photoshop. I was really excited to get the chance to do this. It's a lot of fun, but takes a long time to get a really polished piece. If you'd like to see more work done like this...

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Completely fair. No one says you have to see it or like it (well, escept jon). I don't blame you for not liking the books. They're pretty simplistic. And I DEFINATELY find no fault with your dislike of the former theatrical version of this tale. The old version frustrated me /so/ much and made...

Original Comment by: Dib O Nintendo's new console, with their wand/remote control controller. They have designed it from the ground up to appeal to the non-gamer. Take a look at their Tokyo Game Show video to get a good idea of what they have in store for it.

Sorry, but what's 'the Revolution'?

Original Comment by: Dib O IIt will be interesting to see if this is the type of person that will really be enthralled by the Revolution.

Original Comment by: Randall Fitzgerald http://www.ikimashou.net We were really poor when I was growing up, but we managed to have a Nintendo. I think, like many, Mario originally got me to notice, but then I got Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and that used the same game engine as some other...

So now I'm curious. What is it that draws other people to gaming? What was the first game you picked up and got really into, that got you hooked? Was there any sort of process that led you from one sort of gaming to whatever youre into now? hmmm... how to say it better.... Where was your...

Original Comment by: Mark There is an economic reason to appeal to nongamers: Nongamers outnumber gamers by several orders of magnitude. There are very few entry-level games that a non-gamer can pick up and immediately start enjoying, and most of these come from Popcap. They are also fairly...

Original Comment by: Randall Fitzgerald http://www.ikimashou.net Well that is sort of how you could look at an extra life, or continuing from the last save point. You reached a point you need ot practice a bit more on, like say you can't draw eyes well, you practice drawing eyes, or whatever...

As I said, I'm willing to try gaming. I just cant promise any results that will change my current state of un-gamer. The more likely out come is for me to be cheering you on and doing character sketches. Which leads to my thoughts on Randall's comment. This statement in particular: "It's always...

Original Comment by: Randall Fitzgerald http://www.ikimashou.net I think one of the major problems facing people who maybe like games, but don't want to invest time is exactly that. They don't want ot invest time. It's always been a bit strange to me that people feel perfectly comfortable...

Original Comment by: plangent http://plangent.underhanded.org What's a geek quota? This is a difficult time to start gaming. PC games get more time/system intensive every year. Add to this the online component where you're lower than a stink in a wagon track until you've logged at least a...

Original Comment by: Tristan Tillesburg Whoopsee, make that 'un-gamer'...damn, 6-hours of Guild Wars really can take it's toll. :\