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Goozernation takes a look at some of the top female video game characters in the last 20 years or so. Characters like Samus, Princess Zelda, Jill Valentine as well as a few others made the list. The big question is why did these ladies make the "best of" list, and why?
"Dear Samus,
I've known I would never forget you ever since you chased the Space Pirates from Zebes all the way to Tallon IV and destroyed Metroid Prime. From that moment on I watched your career, following you on your quest to deal with the Aether crisis and later to exterminate your Phazon-born doppelganger. When you dove into the depths of SR388 to wipe out the remaining Metroids and decimated the pirates on Zebes once and for all, I knew that I had to get close to you. I had to see you,..."
BrightHub gives you five more gift ideas for the holiday season with the conclusion to the Nintendo Wii gift buyer's guide for the 2010 holiday season.
"With video games more expensive than ever, you would think that gamers would squeeze every last second of play out of them before moving on to the next adventure. But that's not always the case. Earlier this year, Bioware released some fascinating statistics about Mass Effect 2, but the stand-out figure was the revelation that only 50 -percent of players actually finished Commander Shepherd's mission to stop the Collectors."
"You won't see Heavy Rain on the Xbox360 or Fable III on the Wii, and the reason is fairly transparent; the respective console producers would like to hold all the aces and lead you to believe that they have enough to warrant your purchase of their system. First party titles, like the Legend of Zelda series, are the cards played closest to the chest; few would expect Halo or Mario games to release on any other console than their mother company's. It's the second and third party developers that..."
Although not a name you would as much as associate with new age gaming, Yoshio Sakamoto, who after making his debut on Donkey Kong Junior, went onto making Kid Icarus and ofcourse, Metroid. Metroid is a series that has done nothing but moved from strength to strength since it's very first game back in 1986. IGN look into the depths of this fantastic series from Nintendo, and they look into how the series started.
""With such evolving gameplay elements within the Metroid series, it would be impossible to deny that the series is innovative, revolutionary, and influential.""
With only a handful of triple A title video games hitting the shelves this summer, you're going to have a lot of extra time on your hands. In usual hilarious fashion, DEFCON:AWESOME gives you tips ranging from GameStop's secret rental program to working on your standup routine that are sure to fill the void between now, Metroid: Other M, and the end of the summer.
"You can think of these anticipated games as the only games that really matter. We sure do. But we’re open minded folks here, so we won’t hold it against you if you’re looking forward to something else. Something obviously not nearly as cool. All release dates are North American."
"Video games are packed with a lot of outrageous and interesting characters. One of the most intriguing things about gaming is that male gamers never have a problem playing as women. Maybe that’s because the female characters aren’t designed to look tough like the male characters. We’ve picked the five hottest female characters in video games."
"When Nintendo fans talk about what they want to see Nintendo “upgrade” most in their properties from one generation to the next, at the top of the list is almost always “give Link a voice” (as in, voiceover work in Legend of Zelda). It used to be “make a 3D Mario”, but that desire was satiated with Super Mario 64, and then, done even better with Super Mario Galaxy. But I digress.
What I personally have always humbly requested is that Samus become a more dynamic character.
Because she is..."
"It may seem like a silly thing to consider, yet the portrayal of women in video games has changed significantly since their introduction. You needn’t be a grizzled ancient or sociological bigwig to appreciate the differences. In the earlier days, arcade button-mashers relied on simple stories to drive the action, typically pandering to a young male demographic. The imperative of Double Dragon centered on the heroic duo rescuing a damsel in distress. Mario was compelled to rescue Princess Peac..."
It is the opinion of Neoseeker writer Lydia Sung that Nintendo has in recent years fallen a bit off the wagon, so to speak. Okay, a lot.
Citing her experiences at E3 this year, some of the company's contradictory statements and actions, and support of the mature audience (or lack thereof), she divulges on how Nintendo has missed the mark in a lot of ways, and touches on how they can fix it.
Have a read if you feel so inclined!
"This year’s E3 was a feast for the eyes, showing off some very impressive games for all three major home consoles. While the Microsoft and Sony E3 press conferences were stuffed full of gaming goodness, the Nintendo press conference seems to be left in the dust. If you actually look at what Nintendo has coming out for the “hardcore” you will realize they are doing a better job of tailoring towards that crowd that they have in the past. Don’t believe me? then feast your eyes on this amazing li..."
"Each of the three hardware manufacturers has their time to shine, and each delivered what they believe is the future of videogames. Internet debate is as rampant as ever, but today I intend to take a look at my top-pick from each of the console manufacturers – quite possibly resulting in adding fuel to the fire."
![Box shot of Metroid: Other M [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvTmludGVuZG9fV2lpL0FjdGlvbi9BZHZlbnR1cmU=/metroid_other_m_frontcover_small_sIRXMvWVEJWUppM.png)