In ourpenultimateBioWare story, we told you what the studio thought about the mainstream reactions to sex in videogames. Since the developer is no stranger to erotic digital liaisons, we also asked how important the sex was to games likeMass EffectandDragon Age: Origins, and whether it was just sex for sex’s sake. “It’s not crucial for a roleplaying game to have sex, by any means,” answers Mike Laidlaw. “I think what it does is certainly provide a point though....

Mmm, delicious blood. Who can deny the thrill of watching to fly while playing a videogame? I can’t, especially on those stressful days when it just feelsgoodto beat the crap out of some virtual victims. The thrill is there, but BioWare seems to think that the gaming industry may not have to rely on it so much anymore, according to recent comments from an interview withGamesIndustry.biz. Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka commented on the future of gaming, saying that they believe that the industry is evolving:...

The single-player aspect ofStarCraft IIwas honestly one of the more intriguing elements shown off at this year’s Blizzcon. Thanks toGamevideosyou can watch the entire live demonstration by Blizzard’s VP of Game Design Rob Pardo for yourself. Since the Zerg have yet to be unveiled, this video is unfortunately sans Kerrigan. Instead you will see how the mission briefings, open-ended storyline and game progression will work for the Terrans.

Actually,the system specsaren’t nearly as bad as I thought they’d be. On the other hand, it looks like I’ll barely be able to runCrysisat all, and many of you will probably fall into the same category.Take a look: Minimum System Requirements:OS – Windows XP or Windows VistaProcessor – 2.8GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2GHz or faster (Vista)Memory – 1.0GB RAM (XP) or 1.5GB RAM (Vista)Video Card – 256MB (NVidia GeForce 6800GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater)Hard Drive – 12GBSound Card – DirectX 9....

Last week, San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilsonappeared onLopez Tonightto promote 2K Sports’Major League Baseball 2K11. As you’ll see if youwatch the clip(and I strongly recommend that you do, even in spite of the presence of George Lopez), the dude is out-there, but in a hilariously awesome way. To wit: Wilson dyed his thick beard gray and came out as a seaman — with clownfish socks on, to boot. Wilson showed anMLB 2K11short film on the show, the first in a series of vignettes that he’s been working on for 2K Sports....

We’ve got a crap load of new info on Yuji Naka’s new game. First off, ithas a English name now;Rodea the Sky Soldier. We’ve also got someofficial screens of the Wii versionof the game. I’m guessing the 3DS version will look pretty much the same, except with a few less polygons, and of course, an extra dimension. I’m still a little concerned about thegame’s controls, but all theseadditional detailshave me feeling more hopeful....

See that? That’s Abel fromStreet Fighter IV. Or itwas, anyway. This week’s update to theSuper Street Fighter IVdev bloggives us, among other things, a look at what the Frenchman could have been if the team had stuck with the original concept. Battle Planner Taisaku Okada says that Abel was intended to convey the idea that the weak could defeat the strong, and was thusly conceived as “A small Judo character, who could be mistaken for a girl....

John Carmack (yes, the John Carmack behindDOOM,Quake,Wolfensteinand, by extension, every FPS you have ever played), is a genius. The man can program everything fromgame enginestoorbital rockets, and his latest venture is into the burgeoning world of cellular phone gaming. As much as we haveshunned gaming on the tiniest of platforms in the past, Carmack’s games are some of the bright spots (read: the only games I have on my phone). After the surprisingly goodDOOM RPGwas a smash hit, Carmack created a game calledOrcs And Elveswhich was a hybrid ofWizardry,DOOMand massive hand cramps, and now John wants to bring it to your DS....

Even the most hardened console gamer should pay attention to me right now:EVE Online: Tyrannisis coming out on May 18th. It’s a free expansion, and it comes with all sorts of improvements, including EVE Gate, an online portal that will let players interact with the game — checking mail, getting updates — through a regular ol’ browser. But that’s not what makesTyrannisso interesting — it’s the expansion’s new focus on planet-side mining and development....

And you thought snoggin’ another lad inBullywas bad. The Jack Thompsons of the world better watch out for kids looking to imitateChulip, due out on Valentine’s Day for the PS2, commonly classified as akissing simulator. The conventions of the game are already familiar to those of you who’ve pushed around your fair share of Katamaris: do something extraordinarily bizarre for some extraordinarily bizarre reason. In this case, it’s kissin’ the crap out of everything that moves, just like your weird aunt that nobody likes....

A study by Ofcomhas foundthat two thirds of surveyed children aged 12-15 claim that videogames affect their behavior more than television or movies. It seems that a lot of kids believe games make them more aggressive. The survey questioned over 2000 parents and children to find out how the use of technology was changing, and found that the bedrooms of many children are turning into “multi-media centers” with Internet access, digital cameras, mobile phones and more all on tap....

[Hums the Chrono Trigger victory music] We’re finally getting some real ordering data on these incredibleChrono TriggerPVC figures. The Chrono Trigger Formation Arts are available for order now atHobby Search. The set is based off Akira Toriyama’s art for the game, and each figure looks so good! Chrono, Marle, Ayla, Robo, Lucca, Frog and Magus are all represented. It’s about $56 for six pieces. They’re blind boxes, so you may not get them all in one order....

After looking at thenew screens, I see you’vefinallybeen able to make a female face thatisn’tscraped from the scum left in the bathtub of my most putrid, horrific, mortifying nightmares. I have a feeling thatElder Scrolls V: Skyrimis gonna be aaaaaalright!