After a while the nagging sense that we're willingly playing 50 cents own personal masturbation material will alienate non-fans. Remove your presumptions and we find ourselves playing a game about an extremely rich man who wears two hats for no adequate reason, destabilizing a developing nation in order to steal what little wealth it has for himself, presumably to spend on fur coats made of diamonds to wear on stage while singing about how great he is.

CHALLENGE: Game Boy Turns 20:

Last week was the 20th anniversary of the release of the Game Boy in Japan. To celebrate we want you to create your own original Classic Game Boy game. This means an original game that did not exist.

Your challenge entry must include the title screen and at least one in-game screen. You may include extra in-game screens if you want.”

Finally settled on the idea. A Hieronymus Bosch inspired RPG adventure game.

Welcome to the tale of Alice and Kev.

This is an experiment in playing a homeless family in The Sims 3. I created two Sims, moved them in to a place made to look like an abandoned park, removed all of their remaining money, and then attempted to help them survive without taking any job promotions or easy cash routes. It’s based on the old ‘poverty challenge’ idea from The Sims 2, but it turned out to be a lot more interesting with The Sims 3’s living neighborhood features.