I gave my son his first controller when he was six months old, an old Xbox brick that he could pound on while he was sitting in his high chair. The shiny buttons didn’t fascinate him as much as I’d hoped, but like any delighted gamer mama, I snapped photos […]
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Undead Labs rolled out a second update for State of Decay, again fixing a lot of essential problems: characters getting stuck, zombies and characters not reacting properly, etc. I hope this also means my walls will never disappear again, which was hilarious until I discovered, in mid-air over the river, […]
What does it mean to call a game a companion? Referring to a story, or a favorite fictional character, as a companion seems easy enough to understand. I imagine that most of us had our own fantasy worlds growing up, where we were Peter Pan or Dorothy, or Falcor. We […]
Remember Me, the recent cyberpunk beat-‘em-up from Capcom and Dontnod, is no stranger to scandal. Outspoken creative director Jean-Max Moris commented frequently on the game’s female protagonist and the industry at large throughout the creative cycle, telling the Penny Arcade Report and others there was resistance from potential publishers at […]
If you hold any sort of conversation with me regarding gaming, somewhere along the line I’ll probably mention my love for EA Digital Illusions’ (DICE) first person freerunning game, Mirror’s Edge. The game, which was released in 2008, follows the story of Faith, a member of an underground system of […]
Why are we so obsessed with zombies? Some posit it’s related to our American memory of the Wild West, our yearning for an outlaw culture in which might makes right. Others say it’s because we’re disenfranchised, dissatisfied, disempowered, and crave… well, an outlaw culture in which might makes right. There […]
As you all know, E3 was this past week and there have been a lot of amazing announcements during that time. Sony and Microsoft elaborated on next-gen console details and games coming out for them, Nintendo announced the release of games we’ve been waiting for for a long time for […]
I want to start this post by paying respect and thanks to all of the soldiers, volunteers, and contracted folks who have served to protect our country and made the ultimate sacrifice. I would also like to take the time to give thanks for the friends and family that supported […]
If you’ve been hiding under a rock you may have missed Microsoft’s reveal of their new console yesterday. Xbox One will launch later this year (surprise surprise) and will come packed with an amped up version of the Kinect (Kinect 2.0; creative!) no matter which model you buy. The new Xbox […]
If you haven’t been following the development of Beyond: Two Souls you should probably start looking into it. Not only does this game look to be one of the most visually spectacular games I’ve seen in a long time, it’s striving to become a game that breaks all the molds that […]
As a woman who plays games I find myself constantly wishing that more games had playable female characters in them. This wish does not stop me from playing the games I love, but when they start to embrace the playable female character I get really excited. This recently occurred when […]
If you listen to the podcast you have heard me say that I played the Dead Space 3 demo this past week and that instead of telling you about it, I wanted you to just go out and play it. Hopefully by now you’ve had some time to either play […]
In the wake of the national debate over whether or not violent video games make players more prone to violence, I wanted to discuss a different, more happy side effect of video games; the bonding effect. Anyone who has played a game can attest that there is a deep social […]
As technology advances, video game developers are able to portray realism in their games much more accurately: graphics make video games look like movies, AIs interact with characters at an uncanny level, and the stories can hit closer to home than ever before. Still, some people will always look at […]
As a GameStop employee I have to be extremely aware of the ESRB Rating system and what each rating means. Employees are required to test on the rating system before they can begin their employment and are trained to take the ratings very seriously. Every time a M (mature) rated […]
Halo 4 is releasing in just over two weeks and we’ll be seeing the return of our favorite hero, Master Chief and his A.I. sidekick Cortana. We’ll also see a few changes to the game as a new enemy emerges and the reliable Cortana seems to be losing her mind. […]