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Category Archives: Video Games
Brian Ashcraft, let me do your homework for you
In Kotaku’s grand tradition of shoddy reporting and lack of any decent research, Brian Ashcraft has written an impassioned but so supremely hypocritical article on the RapeLay controversy (link roundup) that I felt compelled to briefly bring this blog temporary … Continue reading
All the RE5 discussion needed was a Nice White Gamer
Dear Nice White Gamers, I am glad that you, unlike the Not Nice Gamers, understand that we don’t live in a post-racial world. It’s nice that you’re able to see the the word “racism” in the same paragraph as “video … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-oppression activism, Privilege, Racism, Video Games
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Highlighting the responsibility of online community leaders
I know I haven’t been around much; my life is busy and I don’t have the time to blog that I used to. Unfortunately, this probably isn’t going to change anytime soon. Anyway, I’d just like to highlight a post … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-oppression activism, Link Blogging, Video Games
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Nothing to buy. Not yet.
[As one speaker said today, "Pretty much all the games today are the same five games in different packaging."] I have an Xbox 360. I want to buy more games. I mainly play sports (basketball and baseball) games and I … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, Video Games
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This is as serene as I get
I have been a semi-regular reader of the blog Feminist Gamers since its conception, but after reading this post I don’t think I’m going to be going back there anytime soon. I admire that Mighty Ponygirl wants to foster a … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Privilege, Video Games
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Reflecting on the murder of Melissa Batten
Melissa Batten was a Software Development Engineer for the XBox team. Before that she was a Harvard-educated lawyer who worked as a public defender, handling domestic violence cases, in North Carolina. She was also a victim of domestic violence (DV). … Continue reading
On RE5 and claims of "American-centricism"
In this past week I’ve gotten an influx of commenters on my Resident Evil 5 posts decrying me and my posts as “American-centric”. I did consider writing a detailed post debunking this, but I’m very busy with school and there … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil -ism's, Video Games
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At this rate, there won't be any games left for me to play
I have been feeling rather unhappy with Capcom for a while, but this takes the cake: Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi tells Kotaku that calls of racial insensitivity haven’t affected the game’s design. Takeuchi tells the site that the … Continue reading
Posted in Companies Behaving Badly, Japan, Privilege, Racism, Video Games
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Opportunity for gaming interviewers — No experience necessary!
Have you ever wanted to enter the field of gaming journalism, but didn’t have the time or the confidence in your writing skills to submit an article? Does the opportunity to interact with industry professionals appeal to you? If so, … Continue reading
Posted in Media and journalism, Video Games
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I may have to stop buying PC games…
After one Starforce scare with Dreamfall (which worked out in my favor because Ubisoft dropped the malware due to consumer outcry), and two wastes of money (one due to SecuROM with Sims 2: Bon Voyage, which I’m going to see … Continue reading
Posted in Companies Behaving Badly, Video Games
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