Cost: $9.99 Platforms: PC, Mac Rating: 8.5/10 In addition to doing reviews of new games, I decided to start reviewing my indie games of the week, for those who wanted a little more information that the quick segment I do in the podcast. If you’re anything like me, you sometimes […]
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I have been semi-homeless since June 3rd. Since then, when I sold my house, I have been living out of an RV and begging parking spaces, showers, and the occasional meal from friends and family. Thoreau was full of shit; being without technology sucks. Ok, not really. It’s been 85% […]
I am a huge Tropico fan. I discovered the series not too long ago, when Tropico 4 came out. I played through it feverishly, and then bought Tropico 3 because I couldn’t get enough. I played all the T4 expansions, and anxiously awaited the day T5 came out. I got […]
**triggers: sexual assault, objectification, general terrible treatment of women** I know we have talked about this topic before at some point on NYMG, but regardless, it needs addressing once again. Even more, I’m not sure where I stand on it. The question at hand is this: is some content too […]
You’ve probably seen the many dissertation posts I’ve made throughout the previous year. Sam calls them cheater posts, since I don’t write it specifically for NYMG (I say it’s half and half). But regardless, with the accomplishment of finishing, passing, and turning in the diss last week, it feels remiss […]
Feminist work in game studies is sort of like playing golf. You hit 20 bad shots to every good shot, but that good shot is what keeps you coming back. You finally squared your hips correctly, didn’t take your eye of the ball, the WHAM! It goes soaring across the […]
I realize this post is far shorter than the norm, and I apologize. I am just finding it too difficult to string words together. Trust me, I did you a favor by making this short. I defend my dissertation tomorrow. I have to admit, it’s a little hard to concentrate […]
Lemme start this blog all feminist-style with a story. I got some feedback on my work recently that made me question what I’m doing with my dissertation. My diss work is on a theory I made up called procedural ethics (PE). PE, essentially, asks game scholars to start at the […]
Below is a post that follows in the vein of arguments I have made here and here about procedural ethics. Where many theories of games, and ways of analyzing games, start at the code and move forward, procedural ethics starts at the code and moves backwards. Rather than see code as something […]
Let me start by saying that I have not entirely been following the so-dubbed Spaklegate fiasco closely. Mostly what I’ve seen are hurt reactions by people who cared about what things like sparkleponies was doing for people, particularly for graduate students. It made us feel comfortable, and it let incoming […]
After a wonderful presentation at CCCCs with Cody and Sam, I thought I would share my zoho presentation that I gave. A lot of it comes from research I’ve done for my diss. It was received fairly well, though I imagine that anyone who went out of their way to […]
[edit: I would like to note that Cowkitty has clearly stated this is not a feminist issue. For her, it seems like it is primarily (solely?) an issue of copyright infringement. However, from my perspective, this is another instance in a long line of questionable violations from Sarkeesian dealing with […]
WARNING: EXPLICIT If you’ve read my reviews before, you know I tend to try and be cautious in my criticisms—partially because I tend to review indie games and partially because I understand we all have different tastes in games. This weekend I excitedly snatched up a copy of Plants vs. […]
I can’t recall what exactly what drew me to sign up for Thief for my Power Hour Review. The trailer certainly is awesome. Watching it I get nostalgic for Kingdoms of Amular and Fable. It seems like it is going to be one of those big story games. Fighting evil, […]
Please fine NYMG’s official Twitch Stream at twitch.tv/nymg This evening (Saturday Feb 22) from 4-6pm [edit, actually from 12:30-2:30] Alex will be Twitch streaming Hearthstone. Please join in and check it out! This past week has been filled with a lot of gaming. No, not Lego Movie (because I beat […]
I spent the entire weekend playing games. That is, the entire weekend after Samantha (forcibly) made me drink Fireball Whiskey on Friday night and I spent the next two days on the couch with a headache. This isn’t an official power hour review or anything, but I just cannot think […]