I’ll chime in here. I was on the frontlines of the gender wars of the video game industry back in the 90's (yes, I am old). I spoke at GDC regularly and was part of a group of women who did so frequently, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that we were tokenized by our presence at such a male dominated event. We…

This article paints such a vivid experience of watching the last decade in transformation and the duality of representation and exclusion that has come with a renewed interest in video game gender politics. It’s not one I experienced firsthand, but one that I was painfully forced to watch my gaming friends suffer…

I usually don’t have time to read the Kotaku features, so I fully expected to browse the first couple of paragraphs and move on.

Kevin, I respect you and you’re probably my favorite contributor across all of GMG, including your video appearances.

Bonus points that they designed Atlantis based off Plato’s written description of the city being three concentric circles.  

One of the joys of being a fan of both Pratchett and Gaiman is trying to guess who added which bit in Good Omens and the genius of that collaboration is that it doesn’t matter in the end because while they’re both very different writers, they also share so very much. Truly a project where the sum is greater than its…

I am also a frequent NYC-DC train rider and I LOVE IT.

The recipe’s final suggestion, though optional, asked for us suck it up and wait even longer. “This dish is much better the second day... Refrigerate overnight. When time, heat and serve.” The popular idea that stews taste better the next day has skeptics in high places, but I’m of the mind that perception is…

*Laughs in Games Workshop*

https://camelcamelcamel.com and set your desired game alert to $25 or $30. you’d be surprised how quick AAA games prices are slashed. usually 3 months. 

Yeah. Would love a Westworld mode where my guns work against NPCs but not other human players. 

I have chemotherapy on Monday, so gaming becomes difficult for about a week. This weekend I plan on playing anything! Definitely going to start RDR2 and Soul Calibur 6, but after that anything goes. I downloaded GTA3, VICE CITY, (already have San Andreas) GTA5, MARK OF KRI, RISE OF KASAI and AC: EZIO COLLECTION, for…

You could always wish that Ubisoft made the game instead.

With the exception of riding around on horseback, almost none of it is vital to the actual gameplay though. It’s all effectively optional content. You don’t take a significant health hit for not ever having Arthur eat. You can never touch the hunting or crafting for the entire extent of the game (outside of a few main…

is full of “bad people” who should be dealt with using the military and Bikers For Trump.

Since it invariably is going to come up, I don’t understand how people can scream “this is a witchhunt” or “people are too sensitive” or “this is SJW nonsense” when time and again big gaming/tech companies have proven to be navel gazing, bro-clubs who alienate anyone who isn’t a straight white male.

It’s not…

I find it amusing that if I take my mining laser to a tiny rock for two ferrite dust I have their full attention, but if I use my terrain manipulator to scoop out hauls of copper from the ground, leaving open chasms in my wake, they couldn’t care less.

I hooked my Echo Dot into my existing sound system and it sounds frigging fantastic, filling multiple rooms. Try again.

Good for you guys. Truly.

Red shirts that die easily? Now where have I heard that before...