(Disclaimer: I received a review code for a free copy of Dynasty Feud, but that has not influenced my opinions of this title in any way). Many of my friends know that fighting games are one of least favorite genres. Admittedly sometimes that is not the fault of the game […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
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Episode 165: Thunderbird Strike and the Power of Indigenous Game Design: A Conversation with Elizabeth Lapensee (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we had an amazing conversation with the fabulous Elizabeth LaPensee, Indigenous scholar, artist, and game designer who talks with us […]
Elizabeth Lapensee’s game, Thunderbird Strike, is now available for download for Android and iOS (as well as for Windows). Grab it now so that you can enjoy this beautiful and important game while listening to this week’s podcast episode where we chat with her about Indigenous games, game designers, and […]
Spoiler Warning: The ending of several Legend of Zelda games up to Skyward Sword are going to be disclosed. I will unfortunately not be discussing Breath of the Wild in this article, as I have yet to play the game and I am attempting to avoid plot elements so I […]
Have you been wondering who our new guest writer is? Jordyn is a graduate student at Purdue University where she is currently working on her Masters degree in Computer Graphics Technology. Though she plays a wide variety of games her favorites include those focused on emotional narratives or RPG elements. Her first […]
Episode 164: On Minstrelsy and Mayhem: A Conversation with Yussef Cole (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk to games journalist motion designer, Yussef Cole (@youmeyou) about his lastest research and article in Unwinnable, “Cuphead and the Racist Spectre of Fleischer Animation“, […]
Spoiler Warning: Ending details of The Wolf Among Us and side quests from Assassin’s Creed: Origins are discussed. A few weeks ago my boyfriend bought the game Stellaris – a grand strategy space exploration game similar to Crusader Kings and Sid Meier’s Civilization. Together we made a race called the […]
This week’s episode of the Canadian based blog and podcast Girls on Games features an interview with NYMG co-founder, Samantha Blackmon about her work as an academic, blogger, podcaster, and streamer. Definitely a good episode to check out. Listen here: www.girlsongames.ca/2017/11/27/gogcast-138-samantha-blackmon-mamas-gamer, but its also available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Podbean and […]
With American Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror, we are speeding toward the winter holidays (my kid wore Elf on the Shelf pajamas all day on Thanksgiving to display her readiness). As we start finalizing (or beginning) our shopping we thought that it might be a good time to run through […]
(Full disclosure: I received a review code for a free copy of Gear Club Unlimited, but that has not influenced my opinions of this title in any way) So it is no small secret around here that my driving in video games is absolutely abominable, kart racers may or may […]
We’re always on the move! This weekend Alisha and Bianca presented “Feminist Game Design: Creating Change, Crafting Inclusive Spaces” and Bianca presented “Feminist Ludus: Intersectional Methodologies in Feminist SF Criticism and Feminist Game Studies” (respectively) at the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Conference in Baltimore, MD. Sam was a guest on […]
This month’s Blog of the Roundtable topic over at Critical Distance is a very intriguing one. We often talk about peripheral things that happen in games as being some of the most important and impactful (though hidden). The way video games deal with player death is certainly no exception to […]
Episode 163: Two Tums: Hidden Agenda Spoilercast (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk about Supermassive Games’ Hidden Agenda for Playstation 4. This is a true spoilercast. If you don’t want to know key parts of the game you may want […]
While I have long been a fan and observer of cosplay and the cosplay community, it has only been two years since I have started to do cosplay myself and in that time I have cosplayed as Ezio Auditore, Korra, a female Loki, and a female Negan. The majority of the experiences […]
(Beware: This post contains spoilers from Stranger Things and Stranger Things Season 2) Anyone who knows me knows I really can’t do horror. Sure, I can read it, but other than that, it’s a no-go. I avoid horror movies, shows, video games, you name it, like the plague, for my […]
Episode 162: That Dude at a Party: A Conversation with Jennifer Malkowski and TreaAndrea Russworm (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week Alisha wanted to title the episode “That Tenure Money”, but we really talked about Jen and Trea’s new edited collection Gaming Representation […]