Cat Licker gets a Manga of her Own

Shoko Nakagawa is a TV and video game star, a cat licker, a blogger, a model, not afraid to wear ridiculous costumes, and now a manga character.

“Shoko Nakagawa’s Story” is Nakagawa’s first manga staring the likeness of her. It centers on emotional aspects of her life like the death of her father at a young age and Grade-school bullying. It will be issued by Kodansha, a Japanese publisher.  

Farewell, Support for Original Xbox Live Support and Halo 2 multiplayer

Microsoft will be cutting all original Xbox multiplayer support. Halo 2, the top Live game still being played from the era of the first Xbox, will be having one last day of play for Halo 2 players.

Bungie says they will be holding "One final farewell and one final opportunity for all of you to kick our asses at Halo 2."

Can You See The Story?

Video games have become more than just a time waster, they are stories. They are interactive stories created by developers with a vision.

I was playing Mass Effect 2 last night for a review and my friends who were watching were making comments that made me think about what video games have become throughout the years. One of my friends was commenting on all the conversations that went on through the game. She believed it was boring and there was no game at all. She then fell asleep after three hours of playing.

The video game industry has morphed into a band of authors creating priceless pieces of fiction that are meant to draw the players into a visual ride that create a unique moment for each individual gamer. 

She made me think about how video games have become more like a novel from an author rather than a video game from a developer and how the line between the two have become thin. Video games have become more than a good time for 30 minutes or a waste of time. They have become a visual experience that draws gamers in with characters that have depth and vivid settings that take you out of your chair and into a creative world.