Live Magazine February Issue February 2014 | Page 3

INSIDE 14 30 40 64 82 Sex in Video Games Exclusive Interview with Al Lowe WELCOME TO february It’s Hot! Previews & Reviews No not the magazine, although some would judge by the cover of our February issue, that it might be full of certain types of photos and artwork that would be described by some as “hot”. Retro It’s the weather here in sunny Australia that is hot, and part of us here at Live Magazine are very envious of our northern hemisphere friends chilling (literally) out in winter weather. As we put this issue to bed we’ve just began another run of 40 degree C days. Our second run this summer. Today we’re expecting 42C… that’s 107.6F and tomorrow a pleasant 45c (113F). No matter what you measure it in, that’s damn hot. But as for hot content well that’s really what we’re tackling in this issue. We’re asking the question to our industry experts what they think about sex in games. Is sex and nudity in games a natural progression of gaming becoming more adult? After all movies and other forms of entertainment feature sex so why not games? Or is it just simply unnecessary and often tacked on just like nudity seemed to be in all those teen horror movies of the 70s and 80s…? Massive Cosplay Special THE LIVE TEAM Publisher: Rob Jenkins (Gametraders Operations Centre) Art Director: Giselle Capozza (Gametraders Operations Centre) Game Review & Preview Editors: Nick Getley & Kylie Tuttle (Sticky Trigger) Retro Writer: Paul Monopoli Retro Writer: David Kudrev UK Writer: Elliott Buddo US Writer: Serwa Aboagye Sticky Trigger Writers: Kylie Tuttle Nick Getley Alex Holmes Sam Babu Nick Pearce Aaron Milligan Ben Rachow Elliott Buddo We also look back on the retro days of gaming and how sex began to show up in what was back then, a new entertainment medium. Sure the graphics were primitive and the dialogue was corny but like all medium, games have matured to the point were being a gamer is like being a movie fan. But unlike movies games haven’t quite made the transition into including adult themes in a way that doesn’t seem awkward or tacked on (although the argument could be made that often movies tack on sex scenes unnecessarily). We’d love to hear your thoughts on sex in games so we’re inviting you to give us comments, questions and feedback via email - [email protected] Also we’ve got our Cosplay Super Special this month. A ton of pages featuring some of the best cosplayers around the world. If you’d like to be interviewed by Live Magazine please send us an email at [email protected]. Enjoy the issue and keep cool or keep warm our northern friends. Rob and Giselle Live Magazine