In Fallout 3, you cannot kill children. Writing for Edge Online this week, the game’s lead designer, Emil Pagliarulo, explained the decision to restrict murder to men, women and animals in the game, forbidding the use of violence against children, something that was present in the previous Fallout titles. “We began to think, really what benefit would there be in killing the kids?” he says. “It just seems gratuitous, unnecessary and cruel.” … Problematically, in singling out and self-censoring one... Read more

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All Hallows Eve: When We Flip the Devil Over on His Back: “…when we can take the devil’s day and mock him, laughing at his imagined power over us as children of the risen Lord, we are taking away his power, not adding to it. Every time I see a little kid (or even a dog) dressed up hilariously like a devil at Halloween, I am reminded of Thomas More’s immortal words: “The devil, that proud spirit, cannot endure to... Read more

Is Tim Burton’s upcoming Alice in Wonderland going to be the best-cast film ever? Alan Rickman is a Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar! Also: “Crispin Glover as the Knave of Hearts, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Michael Sheen as the Cheshire Cat, and Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, this is gearing up to be one heck of a well-cast feature. But there’s more — along with confirming Rickman, Christopher Lee Web says that Lee also has a role — currently... Read more

Roger’s little rule book – Roger Ebert shares some dos and don’ts for film critics. Read more

Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers on High School Musical 3: “If you’re gay and/or eight years old, HSM3 is the movie event of the year.” Is anyone else a little bit embarassed to admit that they’re kind of excited about this? Read more