(All newsposts are visible.)
Search results for Boxer AiD
Showing results 1 - 20 of 20 matches
July 14, 2007 Link to this post
ESRB ratings - and what they mean to you
You know... normally I would have let this slide, because we've already posted about the news that this article is ostensibly about, but there's a comment that I simply don't feel comfortable letting by. Xboxer put up a news post about the Jeff Bell comment to Major Nelson which many sites have been interpreting as possible confirmation of 4-player coop (we put up a note last night), and in it they commented on the ESRB rating it looks like Halo 3 will get:
Halo 3 is likely to receive an ESRB rating of "M" for Mature, just like its two predecessors. According to this official guidelines, titles with this rating "have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language."
Bell's three sons are aged 10, 14, and 18, so he's basically making a public statement of his intention to ignore the parental guidelines laid down by a regulatory body. That's fine for Joe Public, but not so good when you're in the business of making videogames and should be setting a public example.
I'd like to point out that ESRB's guidelines are exactly that - guidelines. Choosing to play an M-rated game with your sub-17-year-old children (or, for that matter, a T-rated game with your sub-13-year-old kids) does not mean you're 'ignoring the guidelines' - it means you've considered them, and chosen to override them. Mr. Bell did not say "yeah, I think my kids are gonna be playing that Halo game" - he talked about playing the game WITH them. He knows what's in it, he knows his children, and he's made a decision that the game is appropriate for them. And that is absolutely the perogative (indeed, the JOB) of a parent. Okay, enough editorializing on the news page. Sorry. I just thought that needed to be clarified. (Louis Wu 20:18:53 UTC)
July 13, 2007 Link to this post
Situational Awareness.
Boxer has returned to AiD (If you're too new to the HBO community to remember Adventures in Disaster, check our news archive - some of the links still work). COMIX! (Louis Wu 17:42:26 UTC)
April 14, 2005 Link to this post
Back to Basics
Wow - a comic that's been dormant for months, Adventures in Disaster, has put up episode 17... poor MC. Thanks, Boxer. (Louis Wu 12:19:07 UTC)
December 27, 2004 Link to this post
Happy Boxing Day - sort of
Speaking of comics, Boxer sent along a copy of Adventures in Disaster in honor of Boxing Day - which was yesterday. Unfortunately, I missed it, so you'll have to pretend it's still Boxing Day. (I also resized it, because it was simply enormous, and unnecessarily so... but if anyone REALLY wants to see the original, just write.) (Louis Wu 13:39:40 UTC)
November 5, 2004 Link to this post
Beaten at your own game.
Boxer created a very special HBO-hosted Adventures in Disaster today, commenting on Spike TV's Ultimate Gamer presentation (it showed last night, and will be on again on both Saturday and Sunday). It also owes a tip-o'-the-hat to One One Se7en - where do you think that joke came from originally? So while we're tipping One One Se7en, we might as well put up today's strip - because there are enough Stuntmutt-related news posts already today, and because burying this one and the shot it takes at our forum isn't such a bad thing. So read 'em both. (Louis Wu 16:55:17 UTC)
November 1, 2004 Link to this post
Adventures in Disaster: The Movie
Speaking of akba, his site is hosting the next in Boxer's Adventures in Disaster comic series. This one is a poster for an upcoming movie. I'm not sure I want to see it. (Louis Wu 22:34:57 UTC)
October 25, 2004 Link to this post
Story Boarding.
akba points out that after a long quiet spell, Adventures in Disaster is back - with a new strip by Boxer, celebrating a lanfest that happened here about 2 weeks ago. In fact, they're SO back that they've invaded One One Se7en... or something. (Louis Wu 16:20:40 UTC)
October 4, 2004 Link to this post
Axons... HOOOO!
Boxer reminded me a couple of hours ago that today's Adventures in Disaster has been posted. Gotta watch them coordinates... (Louis Wu 22:46:00 UTC)
September 29, 2004 Link to this post
Thank God it's Wednesday
Boxer points out that Adventures in Disaster finally has its own website, with text and everything! Go check out the comic listing; there's a new episode for today (Episode #13), though it looks like the MC isn't too happy about it... (Louis Wu 11:08:12 UTC)
September 22, 2004 Link to this post
Reincarnation
Boxer gets us word of today's Adventures In Disaster in time to make the normal news; makes you feel bad for the poor grunty. (Louis Wu 16:54:38 UTC)
September 15, 2004 Link to this post
The Flood Gates
I vaguely remember Boxer telling me that today's Adventures in Disaster (episode 10) should be up at akba.info. It seems, in fact, to be so. Artwork rocks, but if the MC were really this dumb, we'd never have made it off the Pillar of Autumn. Spoilers, just so I don't get email from folks saying 'hey, man, how come you didn't put a spoiler warning on that post?' (Louis Wu 18:55:15 UTC)
September 13, 2004 Link to this post
Ex...terminator
Boxer tells us that Adventures in Disaster Episode 9 is up over at akba.info... I think it has something to do with reflective fecal material. Give it a look. (Louis Wu 12:12:55 UTC)
September 8, 2004 Link to this post
Know your friends
Boxer points out that Episode 8 of Adventures in Disaster is now up at akba.info. Another look at your allies. Sort of. (Louis Wu 20:00:33 UTC)
September 6, 2004 Link to this post
Know your enemy!
Boxer points out that Episode 7 of Adventures in Disaster is up over at akba.info. A Jackal by any other name would still taste like chicken... (Louis Wu 22:08:23 UTC)
September 1, 2004 Link to this post
That's what it's all about...
Boxer points out that the next Adventures in Disaster comic is up at akba.info - Episode 6 might give you a different outlook on Halo multiplayer. (Louis Wu 14:30:41 UTC)
August 30, 2004 Link to this post
Inactive and Camouflaged
Boxer points out that Episode 5 of Adventures in Disaster has been posted at akba.net. Careful where you step. (Louis Wu 20:30:31 UTC)
August 25, 2004 Link to this post
Can you hear me now?
Boxer points out that the next episode of Adventures in Disaster is posted at akba.info. Man... I would HOPE they have this cleared up by then... (Louis Wu 21:06:25 UTC)
August 23, 2004 Link to this post
Persistence of Ignorance...
Boxer continues his Adventures in Disaster series with Episode 3, over at akba.info. (Louis Wu 21:29:42 UTC)
August 11, 2004 Link to this post
Adventures in Disaster, Episode 2
Monday, Boxer launched Adventures in Disaster, a Halo comic hosted by akba. Today, Episode 2, 'It's all about range...' has been posted. Check it out! (Louis Wu 15:37:47 UTC)
August 9, 2004 Link to this post
Adventures in Distaster launches
Boxer has started a new comic, called Aventures in Disaster. The first episode, 'Location, Location, Location' is hosted by akba. Boxer says there'll be new strips every Monday and Wednesday. (Louis Wu 17:10:50 UTC)
