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Last Login: November 6, 2009 11:14:20 AM
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About Me: I write about videogames! I teach about videogames! I even do research, about videogames!

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Why I Love Games: Slutty Ontology
By David Thomas | September 9, 2009
When Ian Bogost showed the slide of two turtles copulating and riffed on the term, “slutty ontology”, the room giggled along. Welcome to academia. And fair warning. You might want to dig out your copy of Sartre and brew a cup of espresso before continuing on. Things are going to get epistemological. Last week I round tripped 10,000 miles and slept in a dorm room for a week in order to enjoy the company of a global cadre of academics who study videogames at the Digital Games Research Association. I went looking for answers and, as usual, left with a bunch of questions. Like that freshman freakout you have after your first philosophy class where you realize that the universe might just be a projection of your own mind, or maybe an illusion created by an evil demon or maybe just something your parents talked you into, but surely ...

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When Game Academics Attack (The subject)
By David Thomas | September 4, 2009
Brunel University: Home to the 4th DiGRA Conference I’ve been to E3, where publicity bots battle to death the lasers and smoke machines. I’ve been to GDC, where the giants of the industry wave beer bottles and slosh suds onto your shirt in crowded parties. I’ve been to the Tokyo Game Show where costumed warriors bleed a love for games hard to imagine in the West.But tucked into a little pub in the western suburbs of London talking to a bunch of academic game researchers remains one of the best moments in my life as a game writer.After spending the last four days listening to game researchers from all over the Europe and North America talk about what makes videogames tick ...

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Why Game Critics Suck: Boats
By David Thomas | August 20, 2009
I’ve played a lot of games, and by a lot, I mean A LOT. It’s one of the perqs of the job—you get to see and try out a lot games. So, on the rare occasion that I haven’t had a chance to play some big game, at least Ihave heard of it.Then today, I get this in my inbox:"On the heels of last week's unveiling of Ship Simulator Extremes, Paradox Interactive and VSTEP released a brand new trailer for the recently-announced title at Gamescom today. With over 450,000 copies sold of the original title, the series returns to take you deep into the heart of themost extreme conditions on Earth."In case you don’t like reading, let me highlight the two relevant parts:"On the heels of last week's unveiling of Ship Simulator Extremes, Paradox Interactive and VSTEP released a brand new trailer for the recently-announced title at Gamescom today. With over 450,000 ...

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Sims vs Spore: Battle Royale!
By David Thomas | June 15, 2009
Take a minute, if you will, and let’s talk about Spore and The Sims.I recently wrapped up a review of The Sims 3, and was reminded how much I have enjoyed that series and relatively speaking, how little joy I’d derived from Spore.And, since I didn’t have much else to do this weekend besides drink and ponder my own senseless existence, I started thinking, “What the hell? Why isn’t Spore as good as The Sims?”First off, I want to discard the “Will Wright has lost his magic” argument. Spore is a wondrous piece of work. It shimmers like an exotic tropical fish with brilliance. I ...

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The Fine Art of Missing E3
By David Thomas | June 8, 2009
I didn’t go to E3 this year. I know, you probably didn’t either. But after 12 years in a row of wallowing in the annual excess of that particular event, it felt pretty weird to be at home, reading blogs and just taking notes.But as my jealously over all the free drinks, bag fulls of schwag and glimpses of starlets has subsided, I realize that I didn’t miss much.Call it sour grapes, or call it a wakeup call. It hardly seems to have mattered sitting out this year. To get Shakespearian about it, E3 is “all sound and fury signifying nothing.”Following along online the various musings of reporters better at uncovering facts than me, with better access to key players and, in many cases, just smarter news heads, I learned nothing that I couldn’t have gleaned ...

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The Problem with Innovation
By David Thomas | April 27, 2009
While performing my daily ritual of avoiding work while surfing the Web, I came across this nugget:Think Geek Sells Out of New Dreamcasts at $99 A PopThis without a Sega warranty, no less. Why would anyone want a last generation console more than seven years out of production and one that all but bankrupt one of the fine old companies of gamedom? Because the Dreamcast rocked. No game critic of the era (seven years ago, that is) would disparage the Dreamcast. You couldn’t do it. House of the Dead, Soul Caliber,
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Interface Designers, I Shake My Fist At Thee
By David Thomas | April 20, 2009
Standing in my living room, pumping my Wiimote up and down in time to the music, yes, I feel like a dork. It also has gotten me thinking about this whole motion control thing. I’ve been playing Major Minor’s Majestic March, a game so weird that you feel like you can’t hate it in case you are missing something. So, you act cool while pretending your Wii controller is a drum major’s baton and you thrust your hand up and down with snap precision in order to assemble a motley collection of frogs, monkeys flowers and other hallucinatory band members. And pretty soon, your arm gets tired (I know, hahhahaha. Insert your own joke here, because I’m not gonna do it.). But all this motion-controlled amusement ...

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Turn Classic Movies Into Gaming Gold!
By David Thomas | April 8, 2009
Inspired by Gus’ pained review of the Godfather II, I realized that if you can’t beat ’em, join ‘em. So, hey, big name videogame companies! Here’s my picks for some classic films that desperately need games. I’ve even helped you out with my elevator pitches for each game: Casablanca: Duck and cover, Call of Duty, when Rick Blaine hits the streets of this dusty Moroccan burg, nothing, and no one, will stand in his way as he blasts Nazi’s and saves the girl. Produced in evocative black and white, this game ...

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Maybe Uwe Boll Is Right
By David Thomas | April 6, 2009
Thanks to wickedly wonderful white magic of Netflix on demand movies and my Roku box, I finally had a chance this weekend to watch Uwe Boll’s satirical masterpiece, Postal. I’ll propobably have my game cred plucked forever from my wallet by angry entertainment cops, but I liked the movie. Yes it was dumb. Yes it was offensive. And yes, sometimes it just kind of meandered. But this is par for the course for most gonzo flicks. They try so hard that it’s almost impossible for them to work on all levels all the time. So, while the movie won’t likely go down on my list of all time favorites, I thought it was a lot better than I expected it to be and at times was truly funny and biting.Why did I think I would hate it? Like ...

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Curling Is An Olympic Sport?
By David Thomas | March 27, 2009
In the world of sports that American’s don’t understand, curling has to be up on the top of that list. Gliding rocks across ice while men and women in tights sweep madly in front of the advancing stone seem so, well, silly. Don’t tell that to the Canadians. This Scottish-born game is something of a national sport in the Great White North and they even play it In the Olympics. Maybe they know that that it’s goofy. Then again, they also know that we likes us a monster truck rally. So shame is really in the eye of the beholder.Manitoba-based Complex Games was commissioned by the government to create a Wii-based version of the sport, dubbed Wee Curl as a part of trade event. And company head Noah Decter-Jackson was on hand to demo the game and explain the basics of a sport that’s a lot like shuffleboard. Surprising ...

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Vitals: 42, two boys (six and nine)

Education: Born at the right time to have played PONG and Combat as a child. Owned an Atari 2600 when they were new. Much later, a B.A. in Philosophy and an M.A. in Speech Communication at Colorado State. Working on a Ph.D. in Planning and Design in the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado. Research area: Videogames!

Publications: Arts and entertainment columnist for both of the Denver daily papers for the past 17 years. Currently, the syndicated games columnist for King Features. Freelance contributor to various publications, including The Escapist and Equinox, the EverQuest Magazine.

Platforms played: Anything, everything. I still have a functioning NeoGeo in the closet.

Genres played: Innovation. If it's new and interesting, I'll play it. But I'm always a sucker for a good sim game, action-adventure, platformers and real-time strategy. I love first-person shooters, but only ever play multiplayer when I feel like getting walloped.

Multiplayer or single-player: Single-player. In the dark. With beer.

My favorite Top 10 games ever played:

1) Grand Theft Auto III
2) Katamari Damacy
3) Guitar Hero
4) Max Payne
5) Civilization
6) House of the Dead -- In the arcade
7) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
8) Super Mario 64
9) Halo
10) (And I know you don't think it's a game but I do) Second Life

These are all games that I still own, still have systems on which to play them, and one day intend to play back through -- every single one of them.

What makes me tick: I'm an ideas guy. If something is interesting, I get hooked. So, no grinding for me. Make me think. Let me shoot while I think and I'm even happier.

The Questionable Ethics of Brütal Legend

October 29, 2009 12:05:16 PM

@Worm:

To quote you: "He can't realize that metal adopted satanic imagery because it was cool and in fact that's the reason most people adopt that imagery."

Um, that's sort of the point. What does it mean when we think that evil is cool? Off the top of my head, that sounds like a discussion question of an ethical nature.

Personally, I don't even believe in evil per se. I certainly believe that people do awful things. And I do think that there is some sort of implicit moral code that people tend to adhere too.

But if I was really concerned about human brutality and violence, then perhaps I would be on the "games are too violent bandwagon".

I'm not.

I just want to talk about the nature of human action, of ethics and morality and the questions that I think are, obviously, raised by Brutal Legend.

Some of the comments on this thread have been very perceptive--they have called into question the nature of our accepted notions of good and evil, the narrative structure of a private imagination and even the propriety of spending real time lost in pretend places. All of this is great discussion.

What gets me are the people that basically want to say: These are games, stop taking them seriously.

Really? You mean I can't question Brutal Legend because it's not worth it?

To the contrary, I think that a game that uses metal and humor and a narrative that does not attempt to define good is an ambiguous undertaking that makes asking questions worthwhile.
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October 28, 2009 7:14:11 PM

@citrusamoeba:

The Crispy judges stand corrected. Those Transformers costumes do take this list to 11.

Now, dangit, I only have a couple of days to find some boxes and make my Bumblebee suit!
The Questionable Ethics of Brütal Legend

October 27, 2009 4:01:23 PM

For some reason, this topic, more than others I have taken on, has really brought out the bile in people (mostly on other forums!). I suppose it's because I DARE TO CRITICIZE A GAME PEOPLE LIKE.

So, maybe this is to be expected.

But I do think it is worth making a few things clear, just for the sake of discussion.

1. I don't have a big issue with Brutal Legend's ethics. But I do think that calling them questionable--as in we ought to talk about them--OK. For the record, I turned off the bad language and let my kids play it. I'm not that worried about it.

2. While I don't think ethics ought to be relative, I am not, in this article at least, arguing for a particular moral base. Instead, I am pointing out that in the day to day of life, demons are not good. I didn't decide this. It's the way we connect demon-to-evil. If you don't like that, then the burden is on you to take the concepts apart. And thankfully, some of the folks in this discussion have been wise enough to do that.

3. This whole article started when I began to play the game and went: Wait? Am I a good guy? Or a bad guy? The game really didn't seem to care. It was too busy being funny. I just thought this was weird. In GTA you are a bad guy. They tell you this. There's a line in Vice City where Tommy Vercetti says, "This city has more criminals in it than prison." Vice City is a den of evil, so you are off the hook if you just want to get ahead. In KOTOR or Fable, you can chose to be evil. But that always felt a little weak to me. It was more like being naughty. But at least it was clear--Hi. I am evil. I am dressed up like an evil guy. So I get to do pretend evil things. BL is different because it never even bothers to talk about good and evil. Just thought that was odd.

4. I am not a metal expert, but I wrote about rock for 10+ years. I am sure I know more death metal bands than your average gamer. So, I like metal too. I just think it should open a discussion--not a fan boy argument.
The Questionable Ethics of Brütal Legend

October 27, 2009 11:29:25 AM

@JohnKeefer:

If ethics are relative, then I think we have a problem. That leads to mob rule, right? Let's just say that you are a nice, well behaved and respectuful Wiccan minding your own business. And then a bunch of Christians decide you are bad and must be burned. Darn. Ethics are relative so there is no higher appeal and you loose.

That doesn't make sense. So, this just seems to dodge the bigger issue of, "What should the basis of ethics be?"

This may not be the right forum to answer that. But the question stalks a game like Brutal Legend, and I think it is odd so many people want the question to just go away.

@BugMeNot Fair enough. There is metal that is not about evil. But that always struck me as odd. Kinda like Christian rock. How can you really rock with all the sex and drugs rock & roll entails while still praising the lord? Fact is, Christian rock sucks, for the most part. Or doesn't seem very Christian.

But your point is well taken.

@Sinnerman: I agree with most of what you say, but this Walter Mitty fantasy, which is shared by the player, is exactly one of freedom. Right? It just seems to me fair to ask what the freedom is in service of. Maybe it is nothing more than a happy go lucky farce. I hope that was clear in the story that I am not dead set on pilloring BL. I just thought from the get go it was odd that the game gave you so little reason to act--considering you were conjured by a fire spewing demon.

@TokenSatanist: Thanks for the level-headed words. You and I could have a long talk, to be sure! But in the context of this discussion, I think that simple good and evil run on a narrative axis where good is defined by Western Christian tradition and evil is largely seen as anything opposed to that--including lumping insanity with all kinds of old traditions the church wanted to dump.

And, yes, I agree metal kinds of takes delight in the muddle. Not surprising, then, a game about metal has questionable ethic!
The Questionable Ethics of Brütal Legend

October 26, 2009 7:25:06 PM

@The Cosmic Muffet:

You make a good point. But most of this is covered in my poorly thought out story.

Yes, our ethical orientation is one brought to Western Civilization by the church. If you want to argue that is a poor basis for morality, then fine. For you, the ethics of Brutal Legend are not questionable. I can buy that. But within the context of the game and metal, it is still an evil purpose. Right? Oh wait, right, now evil is good and good is evil. So, there you go, Brutal Legend is a good game. But all the good games that ask you to work within the current moral system now are bad games, right?

And while I enjoy metal and don't find a problem with the artistic expression--the story is pretty clear on this point--I do ask what happens when you put those cathartic experiences into an interactive story. Does this change the ethical basis? You'd have to argue that Brutal Legend lets you come to terms with all your monstrous rage, to follow your argument. I don't know that it does that.

But beyond that, I think you are making good argument that people deserve more than the moral system they have been handed. Wasn't there a fellow named Nietzsche that had a similar thought?
The Questionable Ethics of Brütal Legend

October 26, 2009 6:28:45 PM

Ha! You guys are killing me!

@w1ndst0rm: I think the central ambiguity here is whether games can be ethical or not. If you can make an ethical game, then it stands to reason that you can make an unethical game.

There are lot's of games that people think of as unethical--Custer's Revenge, for example, or games that glorify racism or terrorism.

My question is less far ranging the the ethical basis of games, and more focused on Brutal Legend.

Why pick on Brutal Legend? I guess it comes down to the fact that this game really make no obvious apology for it's evil. Evil is funny and cool. So, evil is good. This make's BL more interesting as a subject of moral conversation than games that are simply about something we find repugnant or worthwhile.

@Switchbreak: Yes. Demons are evil. Sort of like cup cakes are little desert cakes. This is not a semantic argument. The whole point of being a demon is that you are evil. Right? (At least in the Western Christian way of seeing things)

So @everyone: You all sound like you want to apologize for videogames rather than engage the question (well w1ndst0rm certainly is mulling the implications). So, my question for the peanut gallery, and the current head peanut and author of this article is this:

Can games be ethical? If they can, what does that mean? And if they are, then is Brutal Legend an ethical game?
Top 10 Greatest Moments in Cosplay

October 23, 2009 5:20:37 PM

@LumFan:

Indeed, Sailor Bubba is both good and hilarious. However, he is not top 10 material. Too self-conscious. Still, he deserves recognition. Thanks for pointing him out!
The 60-Buck Dilemma

October 13, 2009 11:26:53 AM

@Andy Bates:

I'd just like to point out that you are making the same point that the article is: Games are not worth $60. Some games are worth more to some people and they pay $60, some games are worth less, so they don't buy them because they cost $60.

In other words, games are not worth $60. Or as you put it, some games you value at $60 or more and you are willing to pay that.

Thus the question raised, and the article attempts to answer, is why? Just saying "It's capitalism" isn't enough!

-- David
TGS 2009 Caption Contest, Day 1

October 7, 2009 12:40:38 PM

"And the winning bidder is...Jabba the Hut! Please remove the helment to see what you've won!"
Fair Trade: The Simple Economics of Why Game Developers Should Shut Up About Used Games, Part 1

October 5, 2009 7:09:26 PM

@haysoos:

You have the free market idea presented in the article down, I'd say.

The reason no one complains about Gamefly is that they are not making a billion dollars off their market. If they were, I think that would be an issue too.

How does the movie industry compete with Blockbuster--by reducing prices on new DVDs and packing in extras that make you want to buy it. The game industry is doing the same thing.

I think this issue is driving change in the industry. And during the short term, those used sales do cannibalize sales. I had one source estimate off the record that it's the the tune of $600 million. Is that right? I dunno. But that's enough money that the game industry is looking for ways to keep more of the pie.

And that's the role of developers, I'd say. Give a gamer a reason not to trade in used games and they will stop.

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	Feature: Top 10 Greatest Moments in Cosplay by David Thomas \| 10/22/2009 9:11:35 AM \| 14 comments We rate the best videogame costumes of all time.
	Feature: Games Are Not Art by David Thomas \| 9/30/2009 11:36:38 AM \| 70 comments The games-as-art debate shouldn't be allowed into Scribblenauts.
	Feature: The 60-Buck Dilemma by David Thomas \| 9/23/2009 8:56:15 AM \| 51 comments David Thomas attempts to get to the bottom of the $60 price tag on mainstream games.
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	Interview: What's Next? Marketing Guru Predicts the Next Big Thing in Videogames by David Thomas \| 8/25/2009 9:35:20 AM \| 4 comments A gaming soothsayer looks into the next generation of gaming.
	Review: Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) by David Thomas \| 8/13/2009 3:26:33 PM \| 14 comments Madden 10 is Madden 10.
	Feature: The Apple Gaming Console: An Idea So Crazy It Just Might Work, Maybe by David Thomas \| 8/12/2009 9:05:04 AM \| 17 comments Is the gaming industry about to take a bite out of Apple? David Thomas offers some advice.
	Review: Personal Trainer: Walking (DS) by David Thomas \| 8/5/2009 8:20:02 AM \| 4 comments David Thomas goes quite far in this Personal Trainer: Walking review.
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	Review: Spore Galactic Adventures (PC) by David Thomas \| 6/23/2009 10:59:43 AM \| 0 comments Galactic Adventures grows Spore in unforeseen directions. Read David Thomas' review.
	Review: The Sims 3 (PC) by David Thomas \| 6/3/2009 3:02:46 PM \| 10 comments Will Wright came back to Earth for the latest Sims release. But The Sims 3 is more bizarre than ever. David Thomas reviews.
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