So, I do loves me some video games. And video games occasionally deliver some truly stellar story-telling - none more so than the best adventure games. Little history here: point-and-click adventures were a crazy popular genre, back when I was a kid. They were all...
There must be some kind of law about fantasy swords in video games. There's a recipe to them, if you know what I mean. It's not enough for a sword to be a long piece of sharp metal. It's got to have... extra stuff, extra colors, extra everything! Presumably this is...
You know, I spend a lot of time talking about movie swordplay, but do you know what's really awesome? Video game swordfighting. For pure silliness, you just can't beat the balls-out crazy that usually goes into game combat. Movies can get away with their silliness...
So, as some of you other gamers may know, Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 is running now. For those of you who DON'T know, it's basically like the Olympics for video gamers. Look it up on www.gamesdonequick.com if you're curious. It's a marathon livestream of gaming...
So I'm usually on the lookout for new games to play, and my preferred genre is and always will be fantasy adventure. There's something about hitting a horde of goons with giant, unrealistic stick-shaped weapons that really just gives me the warm and fuzzies in a way...
So... I saw the trailer for Broken Age about two weeks ago, when my better half reminded me that Tim Schafer's Kickstarted game was coming out soon. My immediate reaction could basically be summed up as HOLY FUCK WHERE IS THIS GAME CAN I PLAY IT...
Because people keep asking this question... "Why are there so few women in gaming? Why so few female game devs?" And inevitably, someone says some goddamn bullshit like "Women just aren't into gaming!" as if that's (a) a valid reason as opposed to random hand-waving...
Oh, it's a long list, believe me, but I thought I'd give a shout out to the stuff that I have made a conscious decision not to buy, as opposed to the stuff that I'm not buying because I can't afford it or I don't know about it or I have no interest in it. Grand Theft...
Hi Mike Krahulik,Seeing as Jerry doesn't say much, this letter is for you, more or less.I posted about the PAX thing already. You should go read it, maybe take notice of some of it. I read your apology on the Penny Arcade site, and it turns out that I got some more to...
If you've been around the video gaming related internets lately, you'll be aware of the re-emergence of the Dickwolves shitstorm. Here's a recap, for the interested: The recent controversy, i.e. Mike Krahulik is an asshole. The timeline of how it all went down The...
I've long held a belief that talking about inequality in video games and pop culture matters, even though it seems like a relatively trivial thing in comparison to, say, world hunger. Mostly I believe that the narratives of culture - the greater stories and tropes...
So, I've mentioned She With the Improbable Shoes before, but let's talk about her in depth. This, for all you non-gamer people, is Bayonetta. Yes, she shoots people with the guns built into the heels of her shoes. Yes, she's doing a boobs and butt pose there, and...