Trigger warning: This post discusses and uses cut scenes of (attempted or threatened) rape and violence toward women. It also has some minor plot spoilers for Contrast and Dead Rising 3, but these spoilers take place in the beginnings of both games. I have been a console early adopter for […]
Monthly Archives: November 2013
23 posts
I’m not going to beat around the bush: I’m pretty disillusioned and frustrated with the portrayal of the Thanksgiving holiday, something that I believe many of my co-bloggers would also attest to. It’s not that I hate the message of the holiday; encouraging loved ones to spend time together and […]
As an avid gamer who is strapped for time, I find that the holidays are turning into my “binge gaming” sessions because of the time off from work. Unfortunately for me, Thanksgiving is held at my parents’ house every year and therefore instead of binge gaming I have had to […]
For Telltale Games fans, this past week hasn’t been about waiting for The Walking Dead (okay, yes it has; it always is), but about the rumor that the company is in development on a game set in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe, a possible […]
So it seems my computer will not automatically put the ´ above the e in Pokémon. It does, however, recognize that Pokemon is not a word, while Pokémon is a word. Pokémon is truly an international craze, but one that for some reason I just totally missed. I would like […]
The week started with a Power Hour Review of Blueline Games’ Hive and a plea (aka challenge) for opponents on Steam. Alisha responded to the latest installment of Anita Sarkeesian’s Tropes vs. Women in Video Game series, Ms. Male Character in her post, Put a Bow On It. Check it […]
Today I am working from home like I have for most of the semester because I am on sabbatical and finally have some time to spend some dedicated research time (theoretically anyway), but today I am sitting at the desk in my home office rather than lounging around reading, sitting […]
I have a confession: sometimes I like to experience games without necessarily ever playing them. In other words, I dabble in vicarious play. Whether it’s because of a lack of money or other demands for my time, I occasionally find myself turning to the internet to watch playthroughs. I pick […]
A little over a year ago a woman named Debbie Sterling put a project on Kickstarter to develop “engineering” toys for girls in the age group of 5-9. The Kickstarter funded all of its $150k in just four days and continued to receive donations until it had received over $285,000 […]
I wanted to spend some time this morning talking about Anita Sarkeesian’s latest Tropes vs. Women video, “Ms. Male Character.” If you’ve listened to the podcast since I joined, you might know I’m not always Sarkeesian’s biggest fan. I support the work she does, but not always the way it’s […]
Hive was originally a board game that was developed in 2001 by John Yianni and Gen42 Games. It is an abstract strategy game, which means that you have pieces that can move according to certain rules, you alternate turns, and to be good at the game you have to think […]
We opened the week with Alex’s description of 3 Games Studies programs at 3 universities. This is, of course, a mere sampling, but a good place to start. Alisha’s post on (Mis)Representations of Women brought us back to the discussion that we had about MGS’s new scantily clad, mute, female […]
Power Hour Reviews are a new NYMG feature in which we spend one intense hour playing newly released games in order to get a sense not only of the game’s mechanics and characterization, but its narrative as well. Let us spend our time first, so that you don’t have to waste […]
Episode 67: I Used to Go Black Friday Shopping, Then I Took An Arrow to the Elbow (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we give some insight into our favorite holiday gifts, for ourselves and our loved ones. Links of Note: World of Warcraft: […]
Pink hair, frills, magical girl powers and lots and lots of death; this is certainly how I would describe Long Live the Queen, a visual novel role-playing game created by Hanako Games. Originally debuted last year, it was only recently released on Steam to a larger public as a result […]
If you’ve been around for more than a month or so you already know my dirty little secret…I’m an early adopter. I buy consoles at launch. I can’t help it. I argue with folks on the podcast about how I’m not going to pre-order something, not going to buy it […]