Watch: Portal: No Escape - Short Film

This short film (I refuse to label something with this production quality a "fan video") directed by Totally Rad Show host Daniel Trachtenberg and featuring a masked cameo by co-host Alex Albrecht is simply breathtaking.  "Portal: No Escape" is based on the mechanics of the Portal games and was shot before the release of Portal 2, my favorite game of the year.  Highly recommended for fans of the games or any sci-fi aficionados.  Watch below (suggest HD, full volume and wide screen):

 

Diff'rent Strokes

Every once in a while you get some story on sex in videogames which is usually followed by parents groups and politicians losing their minds over how our children are spending their time. When I was growing up sex wasn't the taboo subject it is today in popular American culture, 80's hair metal was, whatever the case there seemed to be a sense of humor that is lacking in todays games that was ever present in games like Leisure Suit Larry and other popular Sierra franchises. "Stroker", a game on the Commodore 64, was one that slipped me by and didn't come to my attention till recently. This would not fly today but thanks to the various moding specialists out there you can now play this game on your Nintendo Wii, and the 9 year old in me is happy you can.