<![CDATA[Kotaku: Sex]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Sex]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/sex http://kotaku.com/tag/sex <![CDATA[ Brain Age Gets Japanese Adult Video Homage ]]> We're not really surprised that Brain Age got a dirty movie, we're just surprised it's taken so long! Originally released in Japan as Touhoku Daigaku Mirai Kagakugijutsu Kyoudoukenkyuu Center Kawashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu Nou o Kitaeru Otona no DS Training, the DS game was a smash hit back in 2005 and 2006. This August, naughty video company Moodyz is releasing adult video parody Chinpo o Kitaeru Otona no Ingenware Training (or "Dick Drilling Adult's Lewd Word Self Training"). The DVD stars Moodyz actres Hikaru Wakana (her blog, maybe NSFW), and the box features a label that says this DVD is for "One Player" and that "Ultimated Continues Are Possible."

For those, who haven't seen the Japanese box art for the original Brain Age and its sequel, click here and here.

NDS「脳トレ」のパロディAVが登場! [Hatimaki]

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Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:05:00 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5020209&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ From Erotic Games to Mainstream Games ]]> Upcoming Platinum Games' DS game Infinite Line is being co-developed by Tokyo developer Nude Maker and directed by Nude Maker's Hifumi Kouno. Nude Maker? That's an interesting name! And meaningful. The company spent a few years, cutting its teeth on erotic PC games. Says Kouno:

I won't take this lightly. I do not feel that there's a big difference in my thinking between standard adult titles and consumer titles. We don't have the idea that we're really shifting gears as such... Generally, people looked down on adult titles just because they're adult titles. But this is just one genre that I want to experiment in as a game designer — just one avenue for my creativity. There may be other avenues for my creativity. I don't want to limit what I can explore as a designer, based on expectations... As part of writing scenarios, it's very important to understand human behavior. You have to address the basics of human feeling and motivation. The sexual urge and sexual motives are absolutely a core part of human behavior and a really primal urge. I think we can't forget that. I don't want us to forget that part of ourselves... I think people get love and sex mixed up a lot of the time, of course. Just straightforward sex in games, I don't think that represents love.

Sex and love are part of the human experience. It's a shame to see them pushed to the side and marginalized in gaming, while violence seems more "acceptable."

Q&A Getting Nude [Gamasutra via Insert Credit]

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Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:00:00 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5018689&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Hey! These Spoiler Metal Gear Solid 4 Screens Are NSFW ]]> A lot of detail went into Metal Gear Solid 4. A lot. Why, just check out how much care went into rendering the face of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder suffering, Beauty and the Beast Corps member Laughing Octopus — plus the care given to her rear and crotch. No, wait! That's after the jump as some might find the screenshots spoilerific. Others might find them NSFW. And others will applaud Kojima Productions' attention to detail, S&M gear and helmet slime.


【MGS4】ビューティ&ビースト部隊がエロ過ぎる、とにかくエロ過ぎる [Hatimaki]

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Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:00:00 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5017456&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ You've Got Playboy Magazine In My MGS4! ]]> Girly mags in Metal Gear Solid? Nothing new! So in an effort to keep with traditional and not disappoint, Playboy magazine pops up in Metal Gear Solid 4. As in past games, this girly magazine can be used to divert enemy troops' attention by leaving it on the ground, but having Snake read it boosts Snake's psyche. To "read" the mag, switch to FPS mode. Clever in-game joke: The cover says "Hideo Kojima Interviewed." Hit the jump for more images.


Playboy Spices Up MGS4 [Siliconera]

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Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:00:00 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5017051&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Age Of Conan Girls Get Accidental Boob Job ]]> As if Age of Conan subscribers didn't have enough to complain about already, now Funcom goes and forces involuntary plastic surgery on them. In a perfect, happy world, no one would have been paying enough attention to their character's animated breasts to notice, but when certain players logged in after the latest patch and broke out the tape measure, they realized their enormous busts had been busted. AOC forum user Gust even went as far as to provide photo evidence, seen above. No need to worry though folks, as Funcom promises things will soon be back to abnormal.

Funcom can confirm that some of the female models in the game have had the size of their breasts changed. This is due to an unintended change in data that was introduced in an earlier patch, data which controls the so-called morph values associated with character models and the size of their respective body parts. We are working on a fix for this and your breasts should be back to normal soon.

Sometimes the world makes me very, very sad.

Botched boob job
[Age of Conan Forums - Account Required - Thanks Henry!]

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Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5012325&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Swiingers ]]> Ah, yes. Swingers. Those interested in using game consoles to host orgies, listen up! Online swinger site Kasidie offers up some tips on how game consoles can be liven up an evening of sex with multiple partners. From the site:

Even the names of today's gaming consoles seem like they were geared towards swingers...

How'd you like to come back to my "Playstation" so I can put my "Wii" into your "Xbox"?

If you can make it through that line without cringing, perhaps you might be able to make it through the rest of the piece. Remember kids, writing about sex is way more difficult than actually having it!

The New Social Lubricant [Kasidie via Go Nintendo via Next-Gen] [Pic]

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Thu, 29 May 2008 06:00:59 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=393889&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Massage Him! Clean Him! Finish Him! ]]>
Forget frozen decapitation, bad sexual puns are the new fatalities. Fatally funny, that is!

(Man, the guy who plays Liu Kang gets dizzy by the end of the clip.)

Mortal Kombat Gets A Happy Ending [Topless Robot]

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Thu, 29 May 2008 01:00:00 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5011485&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Video Game Sex Lecture Time ]]>
Savannah College of Art and Design grad student Daniel Floyd has put together this flash movie on the subject of video games and sex for his media theory course. Good job of summing stuff up. Loved the kicker.

Video Games And Sex [Rock, Paper, Shotgun via Alice]

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Tue, 27 May 2008 07:00:00 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5011043&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Lucky Star Used For Prostitution Advert ]]> Manga Lucky Star is pretty popular in Japan! The manga's characters play video games, and Lucky Star itself has already gotten a couple of DS games as well as a PlayStation 2 visual novel. Nerds love Lucky Star. Probably why the owner of this Osaka "delivery health" shop (think outcall call girl business) decided to use characters Kagami and Miyuki. Also, Kagami is a fan of shooting games — as in video game shooting games. Ah, nevermind.

俺の嫁がデリヘルwwwwww [Izakaya Ichiban]

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Wed, 21 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5010136&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Another List: Top Blue Ball Moments in Gaming ]]> hookup2.jpgAnd weekends are made for lists, too. GamesRadar put up the seven top unrequited lust moments in gaming. The Sims, Leisure Suit Larry and, of course, the final rescue sequence in Super Mario Brothers make the list, but I think they missed about half a dozen more:

• Any strip poker game, any platform.
• Trying to pick up a hooker in a convertible in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Putting "Hot Coffee" on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and realizing you're in San Fierro, and you're stuck at 30 percent with Katie.
• Driving back to Los Santos to get it on with Denise.
• Denise not being home when you get there. (this all happened when Crecente sent me the mod)

Anyone else have tales of thwarted nookie or nudity?

Top 7 Blue Ball Moments [GamesRadar]

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Sat, 03 May 2008 17:00:00 MDT ogood http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=386864&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ The Arcade Majong Public Shame Part II Electric Boogaloo ]]> Thought it couldn't get worst than NSFW mahjong moony man? It can't. But this, this is pretty damn close. Here, a gentleman is standing and up and stretching in front of a mahjong game. Remember it's okay to enjoy yourself in Japanese game centers, just don't enjoy yourself in Japanese game centers.

Many thanks to Luke for his Pointing Fish skills! The unfished pic is in the link below and not as bad as you think — whatever that means! Still, it's both a little NSFW and a lotta unsettling.
Mahjong Game Undressing Number 2 [Hatimaki]

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Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:00:17 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385512&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Sasha Grey Talks Games (Not Sex) ]]> Just because porn starlet Sasha Grey is into puking, that doesn't mean she's one dimensional. She's into gaming as well! Sasha is the proud owner of a Coleco Vision and enjoys playing games on her iPod when not doing other things. She adds:


It would be pretty dope to be a Tomb Raider, or Resident Evil type-character. Fuck it, let's go all the way: they put Jenna in GTA VC, why not put me in the GTA universe somewhere? But I'd have to be able to kick some ass...strapped with two MP5K's and a black and grey skintight outfit.

You hear that Rockstar? Sasha Grey is ready, willing and able. :/
Sasha Grey Talks Games [Giant Realm] ]]>
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:00:02 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=382945&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Butt Flasher Lady Returns For More Butt Flashing! ]]> Even cops can't stop Ass Flasher. Tush thong lady Asuka Sawamoto hit Akihabara this week and hit it hard — two cheeks at a time. Previously, Sawamoto mooned all of nerdom, causing a mob scene of sweaty dorks with cameras and boners. The act hit Yahoo! News Japan. While the cops have been cracking down on Akihabara street performances to hopes of avoiding such shameful (and potentially dangerous) displays. The "singer" was back for the hat trick this Sunday, putting her arse out for the third time. This time TV crews were on hand to catch the cheeky act and butt in for a quick interview or two.

Hit the jump for a pic of the ass flashery madness! It's somewhat safe for work. But creepy as hell.

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Sawamoto Flashing [Akiba Blog]

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Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:00:55 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=381904&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ The Erotic Games EXPLOSION ]]> xmas1.jpg Back in the 1980s, folks in Japan didn't really play erotic computer games. They were busy doing other things, 1980s things like making cassette mix-tapes and wearing Ray Ban Wayfarers. So like, it shouldn't come as a surprise that only 22 erotic games were released. That's nothing! There were probably 22 erotic games released this month alone. As website Canned Dogs points out, the big boom didn't happen until visual novels Shizuku Kizuato and To Heart were released in 1996 and 1997. By 1999, the number of ero releases spiked to 400 games. Last year, almost 550 erotic games went on sale. Compare that to the 360 games released on Japanese consoles last year. There are more ero games! That doesn't mean the erotic game market is bigger, just smuttier.
Eroge Sale Titles Years [August Dojin Data Base via Canned Dogs] [Pic]

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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:00:02 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=380691&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Hot Chicks In Stupid Game-Related Clips ]]> If G4's old show Cheat - The Pringles Gamer Guide taught us anything, it was that cheat shows just don't work. The odds of someone looking for cheats and hints just happening to stumble upon a video for the exact game they are curious about before resorting to GameFaqs are just too high to even bother. They even tried replacing the host with a hot woman, and that didn't work out...but was it a scantily clad hot woman? SpikeTV combines cheat codes with attractive women in a way that slips right past sexy into a giant pile of stupid. "It takes more than one shot to take me out baby!" Don't waste your bullets.

Hot Chicks With Cheat Codes [Spike.com Via Fleshbot *NSFW*]

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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:00:00 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=379613&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Americans More Offended by Sex, Gay Kissing Than Severed Heads ]]> Offensive_poll.jpg A recent poll on parenting game guide What They Play, asks this:

As a parent, which would you find most offensive in a video game?

The most offensive? A man and woman having sex. Second most? Two men kissing. Third was a graphically severed human head. Always found it odd that violence is okay, but sex is a no-no — especially in the US. Guess that's what happens when your country's founded by Puritans!
Attitudes to Sex and Violence [John Davison via Wired]

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Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:00:04 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=378582&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Screw Coffee, Evangelion Goes Rule 34 ]]> Evangelion is so popular in Japan that it not only has its own coffee, but its own shameful movie parody. Hello Rule 34! Osaka porn actress Nao Ayukawa takes on the role of "Rei" in naughty movie EVAN AyaX Rei in Ayukawa Nao as she does things. Various things. You might remember Ayukawa from previous roles in Maximum Ayukawa Nao, MAX GIRLS exciting and MAX Pink File Ano Pink File de Hakaseru! Then again, you might not.
EVAN Images NSFW [Akiba Blog]

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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:00:09 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=377150&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Ass Flasher Idol Planning More Ass Flashery ]]> Tush thong lady speaks! "Singer" and swimsuit model Asuka Sawamoto has hiked up her mini skirt to Akihabara nerds many times. No big whoop for her! It is for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, who have been cracking down after her flashing incidents ended up on Yahoo! News Japan. Sure, we've all seen Asuka's hindquarters, but what about the woman behind the behind? What does she thing of the ballyhoo? The 22 year-old self-described "multi-sexy idol" says:

"I've always performed in sets of a live performance and photo shoot... I've been doing this stuff in Akihabara since July last year... I'm the most hated person in Akihabara... I can't help it if some people want to complain... And I'd say the warmer weather probably means I'll be showing even more skin than I have until now.
Yeah, coppers. She's been doing this since last July and always does live sets and photo shoots! Geeeez. Is this what the world has come to, where a multi-sexy idol can't even climb up on street posts and show her fundament to 200 plus Akihabara nerds? Whatever will the police think of next... Sawamoto Speaks [Mainichi] ]]>
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:00:15 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=375471&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Akibahara Cracks Down on Crack Showing ]]> Cops are on the look out. They don't want it to happen again. Last time, it was an embarrassing spectacle. And then the time after that, embarrassing again! That's right, Akihabara police are doing their best to prevent ass flashing. Previously, "singer" Asuka Sawamoto hitched up her skirt, splashing her tush thong all over the internet. The story snowballed and was even picked up by Japan's Yahoo! News. The following Sunday, she showed up again, ready to perform and show NSFW rear-endage again. No wonder last Sunday, when girls in maid outfits (and other costumes) sing, dance and stand in the Akiba streets and sidewalks, police were on handle to prevent any ass hattery. That's right, cops were on patrol. Butt patrol.
Police On Patrol [Akiba Blog]

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Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:00:38 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=374941&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Win or Lose, You Get Sex ]]> PC sex game publisher G-Collections newest title Lighting Warrior Raidy is so popular that a sequel has been announced even before the first game has gone on sale. What's the appeal? According to G-Collections:


With a classic combat feel in the tradition of the finest computer based RPGs, the player navigates the maze-like tower, fighting hordes of sexy monster women and gathering potions, weapons and armor to defeat the tower's twisted master. With the "sex if you win, sex if you lose" game system, Raidy is able to turn the twisted fetishes of the boss monsters against them if she defeats them in combat, or succumb to their wiles if she loses.

Oh. Okay. That explains it.
G-Collections [NSFW via Rock, Paper, Shotgun] ]]>
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:00:21 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=369999&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Chile's Bi-Sexual, Orgy Having Pokemones ]]> Cross cultural exchanges are always fun — especially when sex is involved! Over in Chile, gender-bending teens called "Pokemones" hold public oral sex orgies called "ponceo." Says 15 year-old Natalia Fernandez:


Ponceo is about having fun... This time I had seven partners.

Poneco sounds like it's about having more than fun, it's about having STDs! The "Pokemones" take their inspiration from *you guessed it* Pokémon. These Chilean boys and girls mix and match androygynous fashions and are very much tuned into web culture. Apparently, they're the first urban tribe born during the internet age. "I guess we don't really think about politics or anything," says 16 year-old Valentina Espinosa. "We're not for anything, but we're not against anything, either—well, except our parents getting mad at us for being Pokemones." Of course we wonder if they say "I choose you" during those public orgies. That's only polite, no?
Rebels Without Cause [Newsweek via a geek by any other name] [Pic] ]]>
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:00:36 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=369495&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ From Seiyuu To Dirty Parody Stars... ]]> Previously, we've brought word of the risky Haruhi Suzumiya adult parody flick. But how do those stack up with the animated versions and the various manga incarnations? Or even the characters' voice actors? NOT SO GOOD. Check out these charts that show the characters' voice actors (seiyuu), various artists interpretations including the anime and ending up with the TMA dirty movie actors and actresses. Hit the jump to look at the fugly dude porn actors.

haruhiversions2.jpg Interesting to note: The Mizuno Makoto manga was so despised by fans that it's not even considered part of the Haruhi canon.
Haruhis [Neta Michelin via Danny Choo]

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Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:00:11 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=369004&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ School Girl Skirt Lifting ]]> Erotic games really have the most imaginative in-store displays. No, really. Just check out this one for adult PC title Tsuri Baka ~ Gakuen Taikou! Jyoshikousei Tsuriage Adobencha— ~ ("Fishing Fool ~ Academy Antagonism! Schoolgirl Lifting Adventure ~"). The display features a hook, fishing line and a skirt. "Please try fishing" is also written in English. Okay, we will. But after the jump! Oh yes, we will.


More shenanigans at the game's TOTALLY NSFW official site.
Fishing Display [Moeyo! via Danny Choo]

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Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:00:30 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=368506&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Watch "Erotic" Wii Game Trailers ]]> Time to take a look at risqué Wii game, Cleaning Squadron Clean Keeper! The CERO C (ages 15 and up) rated game has a fairly standard dating sim "adventure portion." The saucier stuff seems to be the cleaning mini-games, where your job is to remove brightly colored specs of dirt with cleaning tools like a Japanese fan, a feather duster and a whip. Uh-huh, right. It's not porn and very tame compared to the type of erotic games that inhabit PCs. (This is a Wii game after all!) Hit the jump for two game trailers, which are about the same. Skip ahead two minutes or so for the embarrassing stuff. Start at the beginning for the boring stuff. There's no nudity, and it doesn't get any more explicit than banana-eating. Still, they might be NSFW. They might be boring, too. YOU DECIDE.

Clean Keeper Site [Official Site via Siliconera]

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Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:00:11 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=367328&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ GTA Critic Governor Spitzer Quitzers ]]> New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has called it quits. As you may recall, the long-time critic of Grand Theft Auto who once singled-out the game's use of prostitution was recently singled-out for his own use of prostitution. In a two-minute speech delivered at his office after what must have been an exciting motorcade ride from his home, the Governor has thrown in the towel, explaining that everyone must take responsibility for their conduct. I'm wondering if that includes children negatively influenced by violent video games? Right, let's not go crazy now.
Eliot, We Hardly Spitz Ye: The 2-Minute Resignation [Gawker] ]]>
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:20:17 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366932&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ UNICEF Campaigns to Stop Virtual Child Porn ]]> While the Japanese government has been cracking down more and more on child pornography, Unicef feels the government's efforts have come up a little short. What's more, the organization has been campaigning the government to ban child porn imagery in manga, anime and games. (Note that Microsoft and Yahoo totally support Uniceft's campaign.) According to Unicef's definition, imagery like sailor uniforms should not be permitted in adult scenes. Meaning? That Unicef is saying that even adult videos that feature over 18 actresses should not be allowed to use underage imagery like school girl outfits and whatnot. Though, people who look under 18 would not be prohibited from doing what they do. Whatever that is.
Campaign to Make Virtual Child Porn [IT Media via Canned Dogs]

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Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:00:58 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366737&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Pooh, Porn and Coleco Vision ]]> l_5ecbb822704d0f241d4105ec8b6289fb.jpg Naughty video actresses get excited by things other than sex and money! Take rising star Sasha Grey (who was grilled by Tyra Banks). She's not only into things like punching and puking, but also Coleco Vision! In an interview with Hustler, Sasha says:

Favorite purchase of the past year? A brand new Coleco Vision...it's still in the box.

Hardcore! Pun intended! Hit the jump for the next two questions. If you are easily offended, best not to click over.

Favorite sex act to do in your own time? I like to shit, piss, and get fucked in the ass with my Elmo outfit on.

What kind of scenes would you like to do in the future that you haven't already done? Maybe a scene with 'special people'.


Wowzers. Most shocking of all? She's MySpace friends with shoe-eating German filmmaker Werner Herzog. Go figure!
Interview with Sasha [NSFW Hustler Thanks, Luckypictures!]

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Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:00:39 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366679&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Is Virtual Sex Really Cheating? ]]> 41ppdfp5qBL._SS500_.jpgWith all the talk about sexuality in games following the Mass Effect drama, it's interesting to see discussions centering around purposeful sex in games, such as Second Life. Author Tim Guest's new book, Second Lives: A Journey Through Virtual Worlds, takes a close look at the alternate lives, including sexuality, lived by people in Second Life. He spent months investigating virtual worlds and the people who inhabit them, from part-time virtual escorts, to a very serious virtual hitman, and many other personalities. In a Q&A with Nerve.com's Screen Digest, Guest reveals some of the interesting questions of morality, legality, and love that arise from the experience:

The people who get married in Second Life, the idea there seems to be that love is purely a product of the mind, and that just seems insane to me. The body has such a central role in our sexual lives, in our physical lives, that you can't just leave it behind.
Guest also addresses some of the other sexual experiences people seek in Second Life, and their motivation behind their actions. From people in long term relationships who want to find out what it's like to have a different sexual partner, to people who are physically unable to participate in real world activities for a whole host of reasons, Guest tries to delve into the minds of these people and provide some insight for the rest of us. From the Q&A, I get the impression that Guest approached his subject matter from very much an outsider's point of view, in the sense he didn't want to become too closely associated with the people he was watching, which make the ramifications of his book more interesting. Did he really get into the minds of the people who "live" in these virtual worlds, or was it more like trying to understand how a monkey in the zoo thinks? Either way, it should make for a thought-provoking read. The book is available on Amazon now.

Q&A with author Tim Guest [Nerve]

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Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:40:40 MDT torif http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366400&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ GTA Critic Politician In Prostitution Ring Bust ]]> New York Gov. and critic of video game sex Eliot Spitzer has been linked to a prostitution ring. He apparently paid for sex. Federal investigators caught Spitzer via a phone tap in which the Governor planned to have a prostitute travel from New York to Washington, where he was on business, away from his wife and family. It's against Federal law to bring someone across state lines for the express purpose of prostitution. As game site GamePolitics points out, during his 2006 campaign, Spitzer uttered these now ironic words:


Like all parents, I know it is increasingly difficult to protect our children from negative influences... We have learned that when self-regulation fails, government must step in... We must do more to protect our children from excessive sex and violence in the media... Media content has gotten more graphic, more violent and more sex-based...

Currently, nothing under New York State law prohibits a fourteen-year old from walking into a video store and buying... a game like Grand Theft Auto, which rewards a player for stealing cars and beating people up. Children can even simulate having sex with a prostitute...


And crooked politicians can actually have sex with prostitutes on government business, so there. Ah, yes, this all makes perfect sense! Sooooooooo glad we all have our priorities straight.
Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring [NY Times via GamePolitics via Dtoid]
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Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:00:23 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366213&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ People Do More Gaming Than Sex Having in Bed ]]> 22821800.jpg We already knew Brits like buying video games more than music. Now it seems like like playing video games more than doing each other. A survey from "bedroom specialist Sharps" polled 2,000 people in the UK about the most common activities in bed. What did the bedroom retailer find? Number one was sleeping, number two was talking. Three? That was watching TV. To see where gaming fell, hit the jump. It's surprising!

1. Sleeping
2. Talking
3. TV
4. Net surfing
5. Reading
6. Listening to music
7. Using the phone
8. Working
9. Computer games
10. Sex

Sex Not That Popular [Mirror via Game|Life] [Pic]

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Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:00:01 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366209&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Staying Out of The Porn Game Ghetto ]]> PC game The Witcher is kinda saucy! It's not a sex game, but a monster-slashing game — a monster-slashing game that allows players to have sex with hookers. Hello in-game nudity! According to Michal Kicinski, CEO of The Witcher developer CD Projekt:


In Europe we are quite used to see many forms of sexual expression in fine art, books, films and even on television. The games are not seen much differently then. In order to see sexual references or various forms of sexual acts (although softer ones) we never had to cross over into pay-per-view TV or head off to the seedy part of town.

If we stay within the limits of good taste, without being explicit, we had always known that whatever we showed in The Witcher would be acceptable for our target, mature audience without banning us to some kind of 'porn' games ghetto... We just want to let mature gamers — the audience we created the game for - play the game they want to play. At 18 years of age, you can walk into a store in the US and buy movies, magazines, etc. that have much more objectionable content than what you can see in The Witcher.


If The Witcher ended up on consoles, it'd either get the ESRB's "Adults Only" rating or have to be significantly toned down. The AO rating would mean that the game wouldn't be approved by console makers, and major retailers like Wal-Mart wouldn't carry it. There's obviously a double standard at work here — with movies getting greater freedom than games. Not exactly fair, is it?
Porn Game Ghetto [MTV] ]]>
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:00:43 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=364919&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Five Very Dirty Shoko Nakagawa Doppelgangers ]]> Certainly, you haven't forgotten admitted-cat-head-swallower Shoko Nakagawa. Besides being a popstar and a big cosplaying otaku, she also co-hosts Sunday morning cartoon show Pokémon Sunday! With nerd cred the inevitable shameful movie homage (NSFW) complete with Shokotan lookalike shouldn't be surprising. Here's what is: Another (yes, another) phony Shoko Nakagawa adult flick has been released. Okay, so? So! This one stars not one, not two, not three Shoko Nakagawa clones, but five. That's correct FIVE. And they appear on screen at the same time! It's like they're cleaving off each other or something. Hit the jump for a slightly safe-for-work screen cap of them sitting around and talking to each other. Creepy!

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New Shokotan Imposter Video [NSFW via Amazon]

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Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:00:11 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=364499&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Shinobi, The Skin Flick ]]> shinobifrontmr.jpg SEGA video game Shinobi? Not so risky! Shinobi the adult flick? MAXIMUM RISKY. Rule 34 aside, some unscrupulous individuals have turned SEGA's flagship ninja series into something, well, risqué, substituting shuriken and ninjato for more embarrassing weapons. Like the most recent Shinobi game Nightshade, this Edo-era Shinobi naughty flick features a female lead — several, rather, but in various phases of indignity. The movie stars Ruka Uehara, Shizuku Tsukino, Yuka Satsuki, Shuri Himesaki and Hitomi Hasegawa (all Wiki links). After the jump, we've put the MAXIMUM amount box art as we possibly can!

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Keep in mind the disgraceful links below are TOTALLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK. You've been warned.
Shinobi Skin Flick [NSFW via NSFW Bizarre Japan]

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Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:00:21 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=356355&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ The Princess Peach Freeze Frame to End All Peach Freeze Frames ]]> Last week, we posted Princess Peach and Zelda's Super Smash Bros. Brawl upskirts. That was risky. Now, we bring you this compromising Peach SSBB shot that isn't just risky, it's MAXIMUM RISKY. You've been warned!

Thanks, rhoddi!

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Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:00:11 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=355157&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Sex(uality) In Games: The Juvenile/Mature Divide ]]> ruanlingyushennu.jpg This week's Aberrant Gamer is an interesting look at sex/sexuality in games, from ICO to Mass Effect: Leigh Alexander has previously defended the busty and scantily—clad video game girl, but this time takes a different look at the subject. The mature vs. juvenile divide seems to be especially prominent in games, where it can seem like it's either improbably perky cleavage stuffed into space age materials or sweetly innocent hand holding with little in between:

An inanimate cube, juveniles holding hands, and the nuances of a complicated adult relationship as seen through the eyes of a youth - the conclusion here seems to be that games are able to create that sense of intimacy by revealing less, not more - just as FFX's quietly tragic heroine Yuna lost a lot of dignity by cropping her shorts way up into her "personal crease" and gyrating around like a pop star in X-2 (even though it was cute and fun), games lose dignity the more decadent cleavage shots and full-body pans they show.

Me? I like a little sex with my media (and clearly, the keeper of Sexy Videogameland does too); it's probably a factor of my day job, where sex leaps off the page even when you're least expecting it (Mao Zedong? Inherently unsexy. Mao's bevy of beauties that accompanied him on train trips around China? Immediately spice up even the most boring of campaigns.). My research takes me into the realm of film culture of the '30s and '40s, where sex oozes off the silver screen and out from the pages of fan magazines, with little more than a flash of leg and certainly no busty beauties popping out of their catsuits; even the most serious of social dramas usually have their fair share of sensuous moments, and no one would accuse them of being juvenile. There is a lot of growing up gaming has to do in dealing with sex, and I agree with Alexander that taking a cue from media a little more mature would probably serve designers well.

Overt sexuality isn't necessarily juvenile — I for one would celebrate a female character that resembled my favorite women of imperial Chinese history, the brilliant, sassy, and most definitely sexy courtesans that litter the pages of secondary literature — but it does have to be handled in the right way, and that usually involves a little more brain and a little less boob. Maybe grown up sexuality will herald the continued maturation of the medium as a whole.

Getting To The Action [GameSetWatch]

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Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:30:04 MST Maggie Greene http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354669&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ SeXbox Gets New "Core" System, "Wiin-Mote" Goes On Sale ]]> Not everyone needs what the SeXbox offers. You know, some people don't need a schoolgirl outfit, but rather, prefer the bare bones. For them, there is the SeXbox Core System, which includes condoms, one "roter" (vibrator) and a bottle of lotion. Then there are those who don't even like SeXbox. Maybe, they are looking for something less hardcore and more casual. Good thing the "Wiin Remote" remote is there to cater to those needs. Gallery after the jump:


"Wiin" is the onomatopoeia for the high pitched sound vibrators make. Geddit? Priced ¥1,980 (US $18) for either the SeXbox Core and or the Wiin-Remote at NSFW retailer Lammtarra. Sigh. This isn't Hot Tears of Shame folks, this is MAXIMUM RISKY.
New Products, SeXbox Core, Wiin Remote [Akiba Blog]

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Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:11 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354126&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Lineage II Offers $10 Sex Change ]]> lineagesexchange.jpgNCsoft has just launched their new value-added services for MMO Lineage II, featuring name changes, server changes (coming soon), and the one we've all been waiting for - sex changes. For just $9.99 US you can trade in your outtie genitalia for an innie, or vice versa. Knowing how wishy-washy MMO players can be about their gender, the service allows you to change up to once a week, unless you are one of the winged Kamael, in which case you're already pretty close to gender neutral anyway. Launching alongside the discount nip and tuck is the name change service, which allows you to bury your bad reputation under another title for $29.99 as long as you remove yourself from any guilds and create a level 1 character with the desired name in order to reserve it. Once the server transfer service launches in a few weeks you will be able to start a completely new life as the woman or man you've always had lurking inside of you. Joy!

Lineage II Account Services Page [NCsoft]

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Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:20:23 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=351135&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Wii Boobs (So Old), Dreamcast Moobs (So New) ]]> shayclothed.jpg Know this: Hot Tears of Shame is equal opportunity. Hot Tears of Shame doesn't care if it's featuring jubblies or ding-dongs — just as long as it's embarrassing or shameful. We've got two HTOS clips to prove just that! One involves a fat dude in his underwear playing Samba De Amigo, and the other features a naked woman playing Wii Sports. But since we've already seen naked women playing Wii Sports (so old!), we recommend checking out the fat dude's man boobs first. What's more, the naked lady clip (starring Penthouse Pet Shay Laren) doesn't really feature that much gaming. We feel kinda ripped off. There is real bowling, though. Oh, both clips aren't sorta Not Safe For Work, they're TOTALLY Not Safe For Work.

Hit the jump for the shameful and embarrassing clips.


Topless Girl [Giz]
Topless/Bottomless DC [Giz]

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Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:00:55 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=349432&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Dynasty Warriors Remade as Dirty Movie ]]> Three things that Dynasty Warriors the game has in common with Cosplay Musou: Fancy costumes, third person point-of-view and repetitive scenes. Well that, and players say both relieve stress. This adult film stars Aika Miyazaki, Ai Katsuki, Rika Nagasawa and newcomer Tomoka Nozawa. Yes, that was a pun, a very embarrassing pun.
Dynasty Warriors Dirty Movie [Not Safe For Work via Danny Choo]

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Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:56 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=347013&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Doki Doki Majo Manga Out Dirties DS Game ]]> We're overdue, it's been too long. Time for a Doki Doki Majo Shinpan post! The naughty DS game that let players "touch" 13 year old witches wasn't nearly as dirty as it sounds. That's what the Doki Doki Majo manga is for! The comic version has been serialized, but now a book collection is on sale in Den-Den Town and Akihabara. It's not totally explicit, it's just rather slimy.

Gallery after the jump. Proceed with caution!


Majo Shinpan Comic [Ota Road]

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Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:00:18 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=347019&view=rss&microfeed=true