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This Week’s Quick Links

Starting something new this week, things which caught my eye but I didn’t have time to write up. Every day I sift through around about 100 game related feeds and cherry pick the things I think most worth writing about, The most pressing items I obviously do first and any which I have to leave due to time constraints I will from now on store in a bookmark folder created for that very purpose, to be brought to you every Saturday. Pickings are a little sparse this week as I had to reinstall Windows (Grrr) on Wednesday and though I backed everything up I have yet to find Monday and Tuesday’s saved links. So Here are the few stories I think are worth reading from the world of games this week:

Monster Fun. But Is It Art?. The Washington Post gets intellectual with Bioshock when its technology columnist takes a 360 over to the house of a Pulitzer Prize winning literary critic to get his verdict on it, with some interesting results.
Would you prefer to pay $10 extra per game or get in-game ads?. Firing Squad posts a poll asking just that question. In game ads are looking to be the thing of the future and with development costs skyrocketing due to the need to create high definition art assets for use in game, the money has to come from somewhere. Let them know where you stand.
BioShock is CliffyB’s GOTY. Another Bioshock story, this time getting Gears of War designer, CliffyB’s opinion of the title. If you’ve had quite enough of Bioshock I wouldn’t worry too much, from next week all you’ll hear is Halo 3.
Rumor: Full Guitar Hero III set list rocks the Internet. Destructoid reveals what seems to be the full track listing for Guitar Heroes III: Legends of Rock. whether this is legit or not is still up for debate, but there seem to be alot of decent rock tracks on there.
EA and ITV bosses scrap over violent games. The TV Vs Video Games battle rages on, Michael Grade obviously sees games as a competitor for the attentions of the young, and will do anything to discredit them, including jumping on the “Violent games kill kids” bandwagon. Riccitiello stands up for his industry as he should.
Electroplankton invades reality, then ‘plays itself’. An interesting game which blends reality and virtuality and throws in some innovative AI to boot. What’s really interesting is the technology behind the installation.
Counter-Strike mod set in Belfast. proving once more that games can deal with complex political and cultural subjects, This CS mod was originally designed as a way of digitally preserving the murals which are a part of the history and landscape of Belfast. While not as touchy as it would have been if the troubles were ongoing, it still strikes a chord with me, as I grew up with them on the news all the time. A part of British history that should not be forgotten.