Way back in August of 2014 I wrote an article that was a survey of League of Legends champions from a gendered perspective. Since then Riot has released some new characters that answer the critiques I made. My other article ended with the desire to…
I have done several panels in the past few years and this is by far the most asked question. Just to clarify, I am inexperienced, but I am a developer working for a AAA company. I think this puts me an interesting position when talking about this t…
This post will be focusing on characters in the multiplayer portion of Dragon Age: Inquisition, not the single-player story of the Dragon Age series (which I haven't actually played... yet). The original lineup of characters you can play as consist…
I firmly believe that getting out to a convention a year, especially for those who work or live their free time in geekdom, is extremely cathartic. Over April 17-20th I attended Calgary Expo as an annual tradition. Calgary Expo is the second larges…
System Shock 2 is a game that I speak of frequently; I seriously love this game. It has many great female characters that each have their own lives, motivations and relationships. I found them to be interesting and highly varied, which is sadly unu…
If you haven't heard of #GamerGate in the past few weeks, or months if you've been with us from the start, I am extremely jealous of you. Your head probably doesn't hurt from watching this bizarre debate unfold before your eyes. But it never hurts …
I adore the Telltale Games adventure games. They're engaging, interesting, surprising and a wonderful modern look at Point-and-Click adventure games. In 2012, The Walking Dead Season 1, won Game of the Year from over 40 different sources. This is t…
Last weekend I was able to attend the fantastic, feminist Geek Girl Con 2014. This is a place of magical girls and feminist friendly dreams in the heart of Seattle, WA. The convention was amazing, by far one of the most supportive communities I hav…
I personally like audio logs as a storytelling medium. You can stay in the action while you listen to it, rather than having to pause the game and read text. Audio logs also don't take control away from the player, like a cutscene does. And they ar…
A couple of weeks back I downloaded Curtain Call, the sequel to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, a rhythm game by Final Fantasy creators Square-Enix on the Nintendo 3DS. While I admit to not having the played the first installment, apparently the major d…
