Episode 26 : I’m Not A Grave Robber, I’m a Pragmatist: Puzzle Games and the Best (and Worst) of 2011 (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we are joined by guest host Adam Strantz while we talk about our favorite and most disappointing […]
Multi-colored, interconnecting plastic bricks–such simple and brilliant playthings. According to the Danish company’s website: “The name ‘LEGO‘ is an abbreviation of the two Danish words ‘leg godt,’ meaning ‘play well.'” LEGO video games are as popular as ever. I confess, I am a rabid fan. I have the Star […]
What does the quote “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” -Wm. Shakespeare All of the world is really a stage and right now we find that we are being played with in both good and bad ways. A couple of us have had major […]
I cheat…or do I? First of all, I want to make a clear distinction between cheating and griefing and hacking. Disrupting someone else’s gaming experience is mean, and I can’t imagine that it would be considered fun. So, I am not bothered by codes of conduct that encourage players to […]
3.Surprise On some level, platform games gives you the same thing over and over, but with a little bit different skin. This means that these games can get real repetitive, real quick. Tiny Bang Story is a game that I found had the perfect level of surprise for me without […]
The deadline for entering the contest is looming. Entering is easy. Just head on over to our Facebook page and Share the December 15, 2011 post announcing episode 25 or jump on Twitter and Retweet our December 15th tweet making the show/contest announcement. The shirts are 100% preshrunk cotton and […]
Episode 25 : The Lesbian Avenger: My MMO Can Beat Your MMO (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about our MMO time capsule. We talk about our favorite MMOs and learn that Sam has been gaming longer than Alex has been […]
These days I am spending a whole lot of time slaying dragons and yelling at folks in Skyrim. This week as I was raging through a dungeon that I had just happened upon and didn’t have an assigned quest for I did the unthinkable…I googled the dungeon to see what […]
Episode 24 : I’ve Got A Dragon on My Back: With RPGs the First One is Free (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about our RPG time capsule. We are joined by our guest co-host, Charlotte Hyde for a great […]
When it comes to video game villains, I have always had a soft spot. Growing up, it seemed the good guy was always just one tragedy away from becoming the villain. They had flaws, were often deformed in some way, and were undeniably human. But sometimes, the villain goes too […]
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 […]
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 […]