Well, that’s what Star Locke of Texas thinks should be done, and if he’s elected for governor, he will do what he can to make that happen.
[quote]Locke said he favors instituting… a 50-percent tax on violent video games.[/quote]
Personally, I think that is a bit ridiculous. That would make any $50 game $75 if it was considered violent (many T rated games could be considered as such), and since many games will be retailing at $60 now, you’re looking at $90 per game. I could maybe understand an extra $5 per game or something as a way to bring in more money, but 50% is just absurd.
I know many of the readers of Snackbar are from Texas, so with that being said, how do you guys feel about the small possibility of this kind of tax?
Source – [url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/012406/new_3796175.shtml]Amarillo News[/url]
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It’s the first day of Winter-een-mas, and all through the house
You can’t hear the ninjas, they are silent like a mouse
The games have been piling up, since the holiday season
And you’re not sure why. There’s no good reason.
There’s never enough time in any given day
to really play all the games that we want to play.
Life is so busy, and we don’t know why
But it makes us gamers want to sit down and cry.
But fear not! Winter-een-mas is here at last!
So rush to the TV and start it up fast!
Now is the time for each of us to have fun.
And forget about work. For the next week, you’re done.
Happy Winter-een-mas everyone!
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So, it looks like E3 will actually be enforcing its own rules. For some time there were decency rules which were pretty much related to how the booth babes dressed. Now, I love half naked (and fully naked) women as much as the next guy, but E3 is supposed to be about games. If I wanted to go to a convention with a bunch of women… well, I’d find one to go to.
The interesting part is that the decency rules at E3 have always been in effect, but never really enforced like they should be. Well, now if a woman (or anyone for that matter) is dressed in an indecent manner, they will get a warning to cover up or be fined $5,000.
They make mention of less provocative clothing and no bathing suit bottoms, which I guess means thongs and whatnot. I’m guessing bathing suit tops are ok.
I’d like to thank [url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24247233]Gamespot[/url] for this piece of news. Like I said, I love half naked women. I really really do. Even so, I don’t want them there. The event is about gaming. If there are half naked women in the games, then so be it, but otherwise, they don’t belong.
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Do you remember when you were a kid and everyone told you not to go somewhere but you went there anyway? Now do you remember when you discovered an evil plan to control the world and your wise-cracking best friend fell into a pit of dark eco and was transformed into an strange furry creature? Yeah, that probably didn’t happen. This is, however, the case in Jak & Daxter.
As the silent hero Jak, sidekicked by his loud mouthed furball friend Daxter, you are on a mission to track down the evil duo who changed Daxter in order to have your friend returned to his normal state. With the help of Samos, the green sage and his engineering young daughter you discover there is more to the story. A plot unfolds to find all the dark eco and to use it to take over the world.
Gameplay is basically your standard fare for a platformer. As Jak you have the usual platforming moves: double jumps, spin attacks, power ups, etc. Throughout the game you will find different kinds of eco, the energy or life force of the planet. Each different kind of eco will have a specific temporary affect on your character. Green eco restores your health, blue makes you move faster, yellow allows you to shoot a projectile attack, and red makes your melee attacks significantly stronger. As you traverse through the game you will be required to collect little eggs called A
