So, I wanna get a bit more serious than usual for a second here. There have been a number of posts about games and education floating around in my head and in various states of completion digitally for a while now. Perhaps it’s time they come to light. Rather than […]
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Today we reached a milestone here at NYMG. Today we hit 10,000 hits on the blog. Alex, Sarah, and I just wanted to take a moment to say “Thank You” for getting us here over the last 10 months and we hope you keep visiting (and listening) for a long […]
We at NYMGamer have compiled a list of suggestions for what to buy the gamer in your life. With Black Friday just around the corner, you may want to think about what kind of holiday fun you can give your gamer. Below, we have split up the list into “Care […]
In this world, we can only experience reality through one set of eyes, one perspective–our own. I am a Caucasian female that has aged 37 years. There are a few things I can do to alter this identity, but for the most part, I am who I am, defined by […]
Episode 23 : Hitting the “Oh Sh*t Button”: Time Capsule 3: First Person Shooters (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about our FPS time capsule as well as the week plus that we have lost playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 […]
This is the the second installment in my series “Video Games I Find Disturbing.” The first was the Binding of Isaac; this is about a game called Viva Piñata; the third is a part of COD MW3. Viva Piñata by Rare is a video game for children. In fact, the […]
Currently I have put in about 12 hours played time on MW3 (for those counting, that’s 12 hours in-game time, not the loading screen and not the lobby). I am currently level 56 (finally I got the claymore) so I feel I have a pretty good handle on what is […]
I’m not a huge fan of used games. Not that I have any ethical opposition to them specifically, but I think that the stores selling the used games are making out like bandits while the folks buying the games are usually only saving 5-10 dollars in the end and in […]
When did video games start coming with toys in the box? We got used to bonus items in the collectors’ editions of games a long time ago. Hell, we grew to expect them. We’ve gotten maps, figurines, lunchboxes, bobbleheads, and whatnot. I used to snap them up without question, but these […]
Episode 22: It’s the End of Days: Time Capsule 2: Games of the Apocalypse (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) As dr. b.’s grandmother would say “It’s the end of days” and this week we talk about apocalyptic games as social critique. We also announce […]
I teach English. What this means is what it has meant my entire life–people expect you to correct their grammar, hope to correct you at your grammar, and try to best you at word games. I enjoy a good hefty narrative video game with plenty of plot to chew, but […]
It’s almost impossible to come up with the top 5 scariest games that I have ever played. In retrospect some of these games were more frightening because of the context than the content (and more in theory than in practice), but let’s have at it. Because I can’t even imagine […]
Here is my list of my favorite scary video games in reverse order: 5. Adventure As a ten-year-old playing games in world where a colored squared seemed magical, I might be showing my age to admit that the dragons of Adventure were among the first video game characters to get […]
1. Limbo by Playdead Platform: Steam, PC, XBLA, PSN Cost: $10, free demo Premise: The game itself is very open-ended. You aren’t presented with a story up front, but you do know your character, a young boy, has fallen into the nether-realm of Limbo out the outskirts of hell. […]
In our last podcast we talked about just what zombies mean in a larger cultural context. A new government publication brought it back to light for me this week so I thought I’d take a minute to throw out a few final ideas before some strange dude comes and eats […]
Episode 21: Blood is Thicker Than VooDoo: Time Capsule 1: Zombies (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Just in time for Halloween. This week we talk about zombie games as social critique. Links of Note: Isamu Kamikokuryo thinks that f*ckability is more important than playability? […]