So the new Borderlands 2 DLC (Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep) is out. If we think back to February of this year we can all remember the arguments that popped up not only around Tiny Tina’s dialogue in some of the earlier game content, but the uproar around writer […]
Monthly Archives: June 2013
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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 […]
We are welcoming a new Sarah to our circle. She is our new resident youngin’. She shares a name with the original Sarah blogger/podcaster from NYMG’s beginnings. Sarah will be joining us for a bit to chat about…what else, games. Join us in welcoming her to the fray and get […]
Suda51 is well known for games that take a certain interest in over-sexualizing it’s characters and gameplay. Take for example Shadows of the Damned, which was layered with references to male anatomy. As you all know, here at NYMG we took particular offense to Suda51’s game Lollipop Chainsaw; we finally […]
So I have now done the unthinkable (ok, not really if you know me) and given Pea my basically new 3DS and bought a 3DS XL for myself so that I could play Animal Crossing–for purely research purposes of course. So, it started with Luigi’s Mansion. Pea is a fan […]
So by now you may be feeling a little nostalgic for a game of Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego? as you begin to ask yourself “Who in the world is Alisha Karabinus?” By now you may have heard her on one podcast and and read one awesome post by her […]
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 […]
Episode 57: Zombies at the Beach: A Conversation About Summer Gaming (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about various facets of summer gaming. It’s a light hearted episode and we are joined by Alisha K. for the conversation. Also check out the […]
Most of my posts recently have been about serious topics: procedural ethics, video game company analyses, and research methodology. Since it’s summer, I thought it would be fun to mix it up a bit for a fun post about my summer gaming style. My summer gaming habits are fairly different […]
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 […]
So a wise woman (thanks Pat) once told me that I was the only one that got food poisoning on a regular basis because I kept doing the unthinkable…ordering salads at bars. And that made perfect sense. Why would I go to a place famous for burgers and fried food […]
So by now most of us have heard about the demo of Killer Instinct for the XBox One yesterday, but if you haven’t let me give it a quick run down. MS brought out a man and a woman to demo the game yesterday and the woman admitted that she […]
So yes, this thing happened. Alex and I are at Computers and Writing and it’s been a fun ride. There have been lots of great talks by people talking about identity politics and games, games in the classroom, and games and games. It is really heartening to see that people […]
Sam and I just had an article released in ADA: Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology. You should definitely check it out, but in the mean time, here are a few choice excerpts to keep you excited. Essentially, what we were trying to do is name a feminist practice […]
So, I know that Facebook doesn’t really have a whole lot to do with video games (yes you can play games on it, but the sole purpose is not intended for that!), but while browsing through the daily news I found an article that I had to write about. Soraya Chemaly of Feminism […]