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“If you have any kids, they’re going to die too. I don’t give a fuck. They’ll grow up to be feminists anyway.” [All quotes used can be found here. They are tweets shared by feminist game designer Brianna Wu that she received before fleeing her home] Saying you’re going to […]
On this week’s podcast, NYMG will be talking about our favorite “guilty pleasure” games. What games do you play over and over that you know are bad, but you can’t help yourself? Respond and we will talk about your game on the podcast!
This shit is about to get real. I’m feeling the feels this morning. I couldn’t even muster up enough rage to write Why It’s Sexist Vol. 3: Where Are the Statistics On That? which will be coming next week. This week I want to talk about one thing and one […]
This is the second in a series about how and why reactions to events in the gaming community, such as the attacks on Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn are so problematic. It is based on conversations I’ve had with people who I really respect who have a hard time seeing […]
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**I’ve peppered in real threats women have gotten playing video games, for those who don’t believe it’s a problem** “u act like ur good u down syndrome cunt ill rip ur ovaries out n make u eat em u mother fuckin spawn killin pathetic whore.” Today marks my first installment […]
As we have seen over and over in the past week, feminist are rarely, if ever, in full agreement on any topic. We may have general goals that we share, for example full equity for women, but as for how we go about that, it varies. I have even seen […]
As you may know, the Sims is one of my favorite franchises. In high school, my mom, my boyfriend, and I had a computer schedule so that we could each get the same number of Sims hours in per day. I was, am, and always have been, obsessed. People wonder […]
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Hey folks, You may or may not know that last week marked my first week as a professor (yay!). This week classes have begun, and with it my stress meter is off the chart. I haven’t had time to do much gaming. Primarily I’m playing online Settlers of Catan (iPad), […]
Naxxaramas is the first expansion for Hearthstone, a free, online, digital collectable card game. Hearthstone is made by Blizzard, who is famous for games like World of Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo. (For those who have been living under a rock.) Anywho, on July 22nd, Blizzard released Curse of Naxxramas as […]
After months of being a homeless transient, often literally living in a van, down by the river, I have a home and an internet connection. I have really missed blogging and podcasting with you folks for the last couple months, and I’m ready to come back with a vengeance. Ok, […]
**I know trigger warnings are so not the thing these days. But really, this one gets kinda ugly** Play is free. Fun. Natural—like breathing, the desire to eat (or love), or do other things that are inappropriate to write about in the blog. Except that nothing is really free, play […]