A World of Her PWN
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A World of Her PWN is an episodic internet series featured on Escapist Magazine. Created by Douglas MacKrell and Samantha Mason, the story revolves around the character Samantha Baker, a journalist for the fictional online gaming magazine, Isometric View. While primarily a live-action series, video-game elements are frequently interspersed throughout the storyline from Samantha's point of view using animation and digital effects. Past video games featured in the series include Super Mario Bros, Mortal Kombat, Pac Man, Guitar Hero
, and Resident Evil. The first episode officially aired as part of The Escapist Show on December 16, 2008, after winning an Honorable Mention in the Escapist Film Festival.
The title refers to the slang term Pwn
, used primarily in the internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated (e.g."You just got pwned!").
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in...
, and Resident Evil. The first episode officially aired as part of The Escapist Show on December 16, 2008, after winning an Honorable Mention in the Escapist Film Festival.
The title refers to the slang term Pwn
Pwn
Pwn is a leetspeak slang term derived from the verb own, as meaning to appropriate or to conquer to gain ownership. The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet-based video game culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated .In hacker...
, used primarily in the internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated (e.g."You just got pwned!").
List of episodes
| Episode | Air Date | References |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 - WiFi When We Can Make Love | December 16, 2008 | Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, Mortal Kombat |
| Episode 2 - Holding Out for a Guitar Hero | January 20, 2009 | Guitar Hero Guitar Hero Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in... , Pac Man, Final Fantasy Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise... |
| Episode 3 - What's Gabe Got To Do With It | March 6, 2009 | Penny Arcade Penny Arcade (webcomic) Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic... , Resident Evil 5 Resident Evil 5 Resident Evil 5, known in Japan as , is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the seventh installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, and was released on March 5, 2009 in Japan and on March 13, 2009 in North America and Europe... |
| Episode 4 - No Rest For the Wii-cked! | April 3, 2009 | Silent Hill Silent Hill is a survival horror video game series consisting of seven installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team Silent... , The Legend of Zelda, Katamari Damacy Katamari Damacy Katamari Damacy is a third-person puzzle-action video game that is published and developed by Namco for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was first released in Japan, and then later in South Korea and North America... |
| Episode 5 - From Rushing with Love | May 22, 2009 | Sonic the Hedgehog, Ghostbusters Ghostbusters Ghostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a... , Grand Theft Auto 4, Spider-Man Spider-Man Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15... , World of Warcraft World of Warcraft World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994... , Super Mario Brothers 3 |
Journalism
The characters in A World of Her PWN have also been featured in video journalism segments on Escapist Magazine, filmed during the 2009 New York Comic Con.| Coverage | Air Date | Interviews With |
|---|---|---|
| The Escapist Presents: NY Comic Con 09: Cryptic Studio | February 21, 2009 | Cryptic Studios Cryptic Studios Cryptic Studios, a wholly owned Perfect World subsidiary, is a small American massively multiplayer online role-playing game developer headquartered in Los Gatos, California.-History:... - Star Trek Online Star Trek Online Star Trek Online, often abbreviated as STO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Cryptic Studios based on the popular Star Trek series created by Gene Roddenberry. The game is set in the 25th century, 30 years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis... and Champions Online Champions Online Champions Online is a free-to-play superhero-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game by former City of Heroes/Villains developer Cryptic Studios based on the Champions license. The game's rules and setting are loosely based on the HERO System ruleset... |
| The Escapist Presents: NY Comic Con 09: Continued Coverage | February 25, 2009 | Madworld MadWorld is a video game developed by Platinum Games and published by Sega. It was released for the Wii on March 10, 2009 in North America, on March 20 in Europe, March 26 in Australia, and February 10 in Japan... , Zuda Comics Zuda Comics Zuda Comics was DC Comics' webcomics imprint from 2007 until 2010. It featured comics for Flash player instead of in a web page. Announced in a press release on July 9, 2007 and the first ongoing series and competing comic entries went live October 30, 2007... Night Owls series, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company is an Obie Award and Caffe Cino Award winning NYC Indie theatre company first established in 2000, with a mission towards the creation and production of theatrical events based in stage combat and dark comedy with a comic book edge. They began on the campus of Ohio... , Ghostbusters: The Video Game Ghostbusters: The Video Game Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a 2009 cross-platform action game based on the Ghostbusters film franchise. Terminal Reality developed the Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions, while Red Fly Studio developed the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Wii versions, and Zen Studios... |