Episode 59: “Vag Up”: On the Strength of Women in Game(s) (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about our favorite female protagonists and what the difficulty of these choices means for the games industry. This episode was recorded (mostly) in person […]
Samantha Blackmon
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It’s been a while since I’ve done a play with your kids post because not much has changed in these parts. We are still doing a second play through of Ni No Kuni and spending far too much precious gaming time on Animal Crossing: New Leaf…both Pea and I. And […]
It’s been that kind of week in this country. The kind that make you question which century we are actually living in. But, don’t worry, the events of this week are not what I am going to write about today. At least not directly. Bear with me and let’s see […]
I’m a woman and a gamer and I have been for 37 years, since I was a girl of 7 fighting with my cousins over handheld Coleco games. 1976. Back before we even thought about female characters in games. Our characters were blips on the screen. No head, no body, […]
Episode 58: Remember Me and the Plight of the Female Protagonist (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about Dontnod’s Remember Me and Nilin as the female protagonist. We answer a few viewer emails and talk about one of a few new and […]
Animal Crossing. Everything you ever wanted to know about rampant consumerism wrapped up in cute little animals all speaking in gibberish (which then gets translated into English subtitles). Interpret the title of this post as you will. I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out exactly why […]
So the new Borderlands 2 DLC (Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep) is out. If we think back to February of this year we can all remember the arguments that popped up not only around Tiny Tina’s dialogue in some of the earlier game content, but the uproar around writer […]
We are welcoming a new Sarah to our circle. She is our new resident youngin’. She shares a name with the original Sarah blogger/podcaster from NYMG’s beginnings. Sarah will be joining us for a bit to chat about…what else, games. Join us in welcoming her to the fray and get […]
So I have now done the unthinkable (ok, not really if you know me) and given Pea my basically new 3DS and bought a 3DS XL for myself so that I could play Animal Crossing–for purely research purposes of course. So, it started with Luigi’s Mansion. Pea is a fan […]
So by now you may be feeling a little nostalgic for a game of Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego? as you begin to ask yourself “Who in the world is Alisha Karabinus?” By now you may have heard her on one podcast and and read one awesome post by her […]
Episode 57: Zombies at the Beach: A Conversation About Summer Gaming (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about various facets of summer gaming. It’s a light hearted episode and we are joined by Alisha K. for the conversation. Also check out the […]
So a wise woman (thanks Pat) once told me that I was the only one that got food poisoning on a regular basis because I kept doing the unthinkable…ordering salads at bars. And that made perfect sense. Why would I go to a place famous for burgers and fried food […]
So by now most of us have heard about the demo of Killer Instinct for the XBox One yesterday, but if you haven’t let me give it a quick run down. MS brought out a man and a woman to demo the game yesterday and the woman admitted that she […]
So yes, this thing happened. Alex and I are at Computers and Writing and it’s been a fun ride. There have been lots of great talks by people talking about identity politics and games, games in the classroom, and games and games. It is really heartening to see that people […]
Episode 56: What’s Passion Got to Do With It?: On Men Doing Feminism (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we discuss whether or not men can do feminist work. Come on and join in on the discussion. Let’s have a little fun. We talk […]
I want to start this post by paying respect and thanks to all of the soldiers, volunteers, and contracted folks who have served to protect our country and made the ultimate sacrifice. I would also like to take the time to give thanks for the friends and family that supported […]