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Daylight Review
January 7, 2015 by
Author’s note: On the day this review is being published, Zombie Studios, the developer of Daylight, announced it was shutting down after more than two decades of operation. In tribute, we review their final “game.” Have you ever told a hot girl that her poems/photographs/stories/etc. were good, even though they weren’t? Of course you have. […]
The Gamergate Culture War: Big Picture Edition
November 23, 2014 by
Beyond ethics in games journalism.
The Secret Meaning of Pac Man
November 14, 2014 by
The ghosts are not men of principle as they are driven by ideological fanaticism and so lack all scruples.
The ABCs of Gamergate
November 2, 2014 by
To read about other ABC rants click here! A total war where game journos & indie developers side against the people who keep them in business, Gamergate has been fought in the awful, muck-and-porn filled trenches of the Internet for 3 months. Here, then, is a primer to understanding the finer points of what happens […]
No, Games Can’t Change The World
October 6, 2014 by
No, Games Can’t Change The World Of all the garbage claims made by the soapbox brigade in the niche games press, this is the one that gets me the most: The idea that “Games can change the world.” When someone like Jane McGonigal — a (rich, white, well-maintained) woman who was granted an honest to […]
Destiny Review
September 30, 2014 by
Destiny Review For all the hype and marketing, Destiny really is nothing more or less than Halo meets Borderlands. This is to say; it’s like playing Borderlands, but with combat that doesn’t make you want to stick your massive firearm in your own, real-world mouth. The first dozen hours of the game deliver a pretty […]
Zoe Quinn Proves Game Journos Are Literally In Bed With Developers (UPDATED 8/22)
August 20, 2014 by
Zoe Quinn Proves Game Journos Are Literally In Bed With Developers Zoe Quinn: Literally?in bed with game journo who covered her work. (UPDATE 8/22/14: Bill Zoeker of Destructoid appears to have had an inappropriate relationship with Zoe. In addition, the number of people in games “journalism” who are financially supporting Quinn through her Patreon is […]
