AltWeeklies Wire
And Joysticks For Allnew
It's time to queer up video games, but it's not just about sexual orientation. Rebel game designers and academics in the tech industry's backyard are starting a discussion on representation in video games, calling for more women, more people of color, and more than the usual binary gender roles.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald |
10-24-2013 |
Video Games
'Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood' Slings Past its Many Faultsnew
Replicating the distinctive look and tone of many gun-slinging classics, the Polish developers Techland tiptoe the split-rail fence separating homage from imitation, crafting a first-person shooter with enough escapist, six-gun fun to counterbalance its many faults.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Ben Richardson |
07-22-2009 |
Video Games
'FIFA Soccer 09' is Not Unlike Cracknew
This year's FIFA is satisfyingly weighty and beefs up player models in contrast to FIFA 08.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chris Demento |
10-23-2008 |
Video Games
Is 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Video Jesus?new
Not quite. Still, by any reasonable standard, it's an incredible game, taking the hallowed legacy of the previous GTA games, striving to be bigger and better, and mostly succeeding.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Ben Richardson |
05-14-2008 |
Video Games
The Obligatory Video Game Outrage Over 'Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City'new
If it were a movie, it would have been directed by Martin Scorsese or David O. Russell, and we'd all be ooohing and aaahhing over its dark, ironic vision of immigrant life in a world at war with itself. But because Liberty City is a video game, where players are in the driver's seat, so to speak, it freaks people out.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
05-08-2008 |
Video Games
'Endless Ocean': This is You Driving on Drugsnew
The reatest failure of Endless Ocean: Dive, Discover, Dream is that it's not realistic enough.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kea Johnston |
04-02-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Rewrite History With 'Jeanne D'Arc'new
Jeanne D'Arc is nothing new, but it's fun, and the development of the minor characters involves the player in a way that's refreshing for a tactical RPG.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kea Johnston |
11-21-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Riding the Levels of 'Halo 3'new
Multiplayer is where Halo 3 really shines -- there are a variety of minigames along with the traditional body-count competitions, and the games are populated with 11-year-olds up way past their bedtimes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kea Johnston |
10-17-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Shoot 'Em Up, If You Can, in 'Made Man'new
I love Vietnam War games, shooting guns, and Mafia cutaway scenes -- but holy lord, Made Man sucks.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mike McGuirk |
09-26-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Princess Partynew
The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess is the most fun I've had on the Wii so far.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kea Johnston |
03-21-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Keeping Up Is the Problemnew
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents under Pressure was seven years in the making.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Keith Axline |
04-12-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Gamer: Choppers, Chores, and Antisocial Behaviornew
You scored -- welcome to the maiden installment of the Bay Guardian's new video game review column. First up, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games).
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mike McGuirk |
05-11-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Tags Are Itnew
Atari's Getting Up: Contents under Pressure has graffiti artists pissed and S.F. do-gooders braced for trouble.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mike Louie |
05-11-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
