Eidos enlists UK burlesque artist for Battlestations: Pacific

Eidos' sequel to Battlestations: Midway is set to sizzle this summer, and we're not just talking about exploding ordnance. The publisher has announced that, in addition to a lineup of virtual dolls, British burlesque artist Polly Rae will be appearing in Battlestations: Pacific as one of the...

Eidos' sequel to Battlestations: Midway is set to sizzle this summer, and we're not just talking about exploding ordnance. The publisher has announced that, in addition to a lineup of virtual dolls, British burlesque artist Polly Rae will be appearing in Battlestations: Pacific as one of the Allies' pinup girls.

According to a statement Eidos issued today, "Rae is the founder and front woman of Britain's leading, award-winning troupe, 'Hurly Burly,' and will be available as one of the many pieces of nose art to decorate your in-game US aircraft, taking forces' sweethearts into the thick of battle." Rae has previously worked with British lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, appeared on the cover of Time Out, and even performed at the 2007 Games Media Awards alongside the rest of Hurly Burly.

Battlestations: Pacific follows the American and Japanese campaigns in the Pacific theatre after the Battle of Midway and is heading to frontlines across Europe this May, on the Xbox 360 and PC. For more on Battlestations, check out our previous coverage.

Polly Rae
Polly Rae

28 Comments

  • ghostmax

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 11:51 am GMT

    slow news day indeed.

  • Flatland013975

    Posted Apr 19, 2009 8:09 am GMT

    They even got the period makeup right ^_^

  • Emraldo

    Posted Apr 19, 2009 7:45 am GMT

    Slow news day, eh?

  • Bigcol1611

    Posted Apr 19, 2009 5:55 am GMT

    Very nice!

  • RitterXplode

    Posted Apr 19, 2009 3:47 am GMT

    Never heard of her.

  • corwinn01

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 9:50 am GMT

    lol

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 5:29 am GMT

    I just saw the word burlesque, what's going on?

  • backatcha

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 4:59 am GMT

    Excellent choice I love cheesecake pin-up art.

  • Nicholai69

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 11:00 pm GMT

    Its damn more classy than having tera Patrick in SR2

  • Red122

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 6:55 pm GMT

    Man if only they did that for Tomb Raider WOOOOOOO They would sell a mint.

  • A_Hayes82

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 6:13 pm GMT

    Whaddya think gamers are all at home tugging their wankers? How bloody absurd!!!

  • Hedfix

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 4:56 pm GMT

    Totally worth an article. Not.

  • 9-Jack-9 GameSpot staff member

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 4:09 pm GMT

    Burlesque is huge here in SF, making a big-time comeback along with various other theater arts. Artistic as well as titillating. Where's your sense of fun?

  • jazilla

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 1:52 pm GMT

    pin-up girls were cool at one point. so was disco. some things should just stay in their own time frame, regardless of this is a period piece or not.

  • secondomen

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 1:13 pm GMT

    Pin Ups FTW!

  • Vasot

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 12:18 pm GMT

    Half naked women rise sells...By the way she has a good body but her face is a bit scary...

  • meateater79

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 11:56 am GMT

    Pin-ups would add a degree of authenticity to the feel of the game. I've seen many pictures of WWII planes with girls painted on the fuselage. In fact, one of the enduring symbols of that era would be Josie the Riveter. Still, I think it's safe to say that C & C reminded Eidos that this option was available to them.

  • FarmFreshDX

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 11:54 am GMT

    And this is newsworthy because...?

  • dr_jashugan

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 11:53 am GMT

    Hooray for Pin-Up girls.

  • kemar7856

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 11:03 am GMT

    not our precious burlesque house LOL

  • rambo_ando GameSpot staff member

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 9:22 am GMT

    And who's to say sassy ladies aren't important in a post-WWII, alternate reality where mechs, parachuting bears and nanormachines roam the Earth? Surely the soldiers of Red Alert 3 need some comforting too!

  • dmcguk

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 9:01 am GMT

    Yes this isn't like C&C , pin up girls was important to WW2 culture so I don`t see anything wrong with it all only them trying to give the game some authenticity

  • pidow

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 8:13 am GMT

    Pin-ups were important during WWII to help troops remember what they were fighting for and the reward of returning home to.

  • BrideInDream

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 8:04 am GMT

    i dont know wether to say the girl is hotty hot hot or scary

  • edthetinker

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 7:55 am GMT

    I truly believe this is about more than "sex selling." Pin-up girls were an important part of WW2 era culture, and as a former sodlier I love it when games are able to show the human side of soldiers' needs. Even if one of those needs is an unatainable burlesque girl.

  • Micropanic

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 7:50 am GMT

    To Beamish1990:

    Sex sells?

    Red Alert seems to have come trumps from it, if Battlestations pulls off the same great gameplay as well, then I expect they have a winner.

  • Beamish1990

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 7:38 am GMT

    This serves no other purpose than to say "Buy our game, we have sexy ladies." What is the point of this?

  • ZedX-14Pilot

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 7:29 am GMT

    What a piece of tail this girl is! I love the Brit's.

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