Lesbian Gamers

LostWinds WiiWare title

Every now and again a game comes along and you think "Wow, that looks nice". LostWinds - just released for WiiWare in the US - is one such game. Described as "an enchanting adventure bursting with new gameplay ideas that embrace the innovative controller of the Wii", LostWinds seems to be a surefire hit, if a little short (reportedly around 3 hours).

Older gamers will probably be fairly taken aback when they see the name David Braben attached to this title. LostWinds was developed by Braben's company 'Frontier Developments'. Game geeks may automatically know Braben's name due to a little title called Elite that released way back in 1984 (and it was awesome!).

We haven't played LostWinds yet (we're trying to arrange a review), but our good pal Michael over at BrainyGamer has and he thinks it's pretty darn sweet. LostWinds is out now in the US, other regions TBA.

           

Dark Age of Camelot MMORPG

We bang on about console games all the time here at the LG, so we thought we'd do something for all those PC gamers out there. Let's take a look at a very cool MMORPG in the form of Dark Age of Camelot. Got your attention with the Camelot thing right? I mean who doesn't love Arthurian legends!

Dark Age of Camelot released back in 2001, but it's kept up to date with loads of new adventures and add-ons ever since. If you're into PvE or PvP gameplay styles and you haven't had a chance to check this out, why not give it a try? We're informed it's heaps of fun and you can get a 14 day free trial at the official website. Now, I'm off to read The Lady of Shallot.

           

Microsoft's My Lips and other news

As you may or may not be aware it is Microsoft Gamerday 2008 in San Fransisco and there are a few things coming to light we thought you should know about. Sadly one of them isn't the Microsoft's Lips or My Lips device. The device was said to be unveiled at the event, but didn't appear (because they're keeping it for E3 along with the Xiimote / Newton - assuming they exist).

My Lips is said to be a voice input device for Xbox 360. We've got no idea if it's true, given the Xbox 360 headset is a voice input device. Other things coming out of the event... Gears of War 2 will feature a 'romantic storyline' and no female playables were mentioned. Viva Pinata 2 is due out in November and looks cute (VP is also out soon for DS). Left for Dead (the upcoming zombie title) looks awesome and has a female playable character! Huzzah!

           

Blood Ties the game

Came across this little title and thought you all might be interested. Yes apparently it's Blood Ties the PC game, a little downloadable title. Hopefully you'll have more luck than we did when you download the trial, since we didn't even get to play it before it removed the 60 minute play time in about 12 seconds.

Should someone brave the download and actually get Blood Ties the video game to work, please pop into the comments just what you thought of it... we would be 'eternally' grateful as ole Henry Fitzroy might say. We would have given you a little review of it, but $20 is a little bit much. Good luck with downloading that demo!

           

Faith from Mirror's Edge - Cool

Seems the developer's over at DICE have decided to fly in the face of game development rules and norms and not only cast a female lead, but also an Asian female lead - right on! Faith is the lead character from upcoming EA title Mirror's Edge - a first person title with a difference - it's based on parkour (l'art du déplacement).

Faith is a courier (runner), she carries sensitive information on foot via the rooftops and skyways, using parkour moves. Faith is the best runner and the storyline sees her in an drenaline-fuelled race to save her sister’s life. We think this looks pretty cool, we're just not sure how well jumping mechanics work in the FPS genre. It's kind of on our 'gaming lore' list of things FPS titles should never do, as it's hard to jump when you can't see your legs - Yes you remember that annoying bridge level on Half Life 2 don't you people!. Still.. female protagonist named Faith out to save her sister... gotta love that.

Some screenshots after the jump!

           

GTA IV Gay Agenda

A gay and lesbian agenda in GTA IV? Seems some people think so. GTA IV does feature some prominent gay and lesbian storylines and characters, but to suggest there is an agenda by Rockstar to in some way 'promote' homosexuality is ridiculous.

We take a look at one such assertion over at 1Up and come to the conclusion Rockstar may well be pushing an agenda, but not a gay one. You can read the full article we've written to discuss the phenomenon of allegedly pushing a gay agenda in GTA IV at 'GTA IV Pushing a Gay Agenda'. As always your thoughts are welcome.

GTA IV gay content?

Rockstar title GTA IV might have some gay content it seems. Don't get too excited, there's may not be and cool lesbian types in it, to the best of our knowledge. We're talking male gay gangster types, or at least that's the rumor.

Apparently one of the missions sees the protagonist cruise for a gay mobster so he can teach him a lesson or two. Not sure if this is linked to the rumor that the Australian content cut from GTA IV took the form of a gun being inserted into the back passage of a guy who had raped another guy in prison. Sounds like the two might be separate.

We'll be bringing you a full review and rundown on GTA IV including a special look at any female characters that pop up. Here's hoping the only "lesbians" if any aren't threesome material for the protagonist.

Metal Gear Online - female characters?

Since lesbians are by definition female, this is probably going to rile you ever so slightly. It doesn't look like we female types have been taken into consideration with regards to Metal Gear Online character creation. What a shock I hear you cry!

The trailer is out for MGS character creation and at this stage it looks pretty lame, though they have tried to cover racial bases by including what looks like superficial attempts at the 'main' racial types. Shame they don't appear to have thought about gender--assuming that didn't happen beforehand, but feedback to the clip seems to suggest that isn't the case.

The ultra-portable Wii screen by Chinavasion

What you're looking at in the post image is an ultra portable Nintendo Wii Screen available at Chinavasion. We've added another full image after the jump for you all. The ball joint design on this means you can swivel the screen any which way you like, which is handy assuming you'd want a tiny Wii screen in the first place.

We don't really see the point of this, other than to maybe play Wii in the car, but that might be a little restrictive and even dangerous, dependent on who's playing (we mean how rowdy they are, not that the driver might fancy a go lol). The Wii always seems to be more of a full on TV experience, what with the swinging of limbs involved in some games, so we say the bigger the screen the better. Still you might like this so we posted it anyway for the lesbian gadget fan.

Thanks to Lesbian Geek for the tip.

We Cheer on Wii - Cheerleading lesbians

Why they didn't call this 'Wii Cheer' is a mystery to us, seems like an obvious opportunity missed. What we have here is cheerleading on your Wii. Sure we know cheerleading is probably not high on your average lezzie's list of preferred sports, but it might be fun, maybe, somehow.... we know there are some lesbian cheerleaders out there, we met one once.

Anyways.. a new We Cheer trailer is up and we thought it was funny, mainly because we watched it to the end and the last additional cheerleader was amusing, but also because we thought this might actually be an OK party title. That is assuming it works as well as Namco Bandai would have you believe and isn't another fiasco like Boogie was (and you're steaming drunk when you play it - Ed.).

Here the trailer

Forbidden Siren 3 countdown begins?

Don't these count down clocks drive you nuts when you don't know what they're counting down to? We're happy to lay a bet that it isn't counting down to a cool survival horror title that features a lesbian heroine as she saves a town from destruction by evil forces *sigh*.

Given the location of this mystery site (Sony Japan) it's probably Siren 3 it's counting down to. Siren 3 was called Forbidden Siren in PAL territories and featured the creepy village of Hanuda. Siren and Siren 2 are great because they manage to translate Japanese movie horror extremely well to the video game medium. We're sure Siren 3 will be as creepy as the previous 2 titles... assuming of course that's what this is.

Rock Band pricing and cute drum pads

If you live in the USA you've had Rock Band since November 2007. If you live in Canada you got it a month or so later. If you live in Europe you'll finally be getting Rock Band at the end of May 2008, but man will you be paying for it.

Americans pay on average around $170 USD for the full game and instruments. When the game launches in Europe next month it's going to cost gamers around $355 USD for the same thing. Australia is also expected to be stiffed by pricing, assuming the title releases in the region at all (since rumors are now suggesting it may not).

All that depressing Rock Band news aside, we thought we'd bring you the cute Mushroom themed drum pads by creative types Jennifer and Vance. You can check the full pics HERE.