Recently after our president announced his plan to meet with executives in the video game industry to discuss the level of violence, particularly violence related to guns, children are exposed to in the entertainment medium, Nintendo dropped a surprise announcement for the next Super Smash Brothers installment. Super Smash Brothers, […]
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Once again we are coming together as gamers and community members to play games and raise money for charity-gaming.org. Charity Gaming provides games to chronically ill children who are hospitalized. Being hospitalized is never any fun and it’s even less fun when you are a child who is hospitalized long […]
If you’re like me, WoW was one of the most fun (and intense) gaming periods of your life. Many people I know went down a WoW hole for sometimes months, sometimes years. If you’re really like me, you’ve tried to go back several times, but the game had changed so […]
Elizabeth Lapensee’s game, Thunderbird Strike, is now available for download for Android and iOS (as well as for Windows). Grab it now so that you can enjoy this beautiful and important game while listening to this week’s podcast episode where we chat with her about Indigenous games, game designers, and […]
Have you been wondering who our new guest writer is? Jordyn is a graduate student at Purdue University where she is currently working on her Masters degree in Computer Graphics Technology. Though she plays a wide variety of games her favorites include those focused on emotional narratives or RPG elements. Her first […]
This week’s episode of the Canadian based blog and podcast Girls on Games features an interview with NYMG co-founder, Samantha Blackmon about her work as an academic, blogger, podcaster, and streamer. Definitely a good episode to check out. Listen here: www.girlsongames.ca/2017/11/27/gogcast-138-samantha-blackmon-mamas-gamer, but its also available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Podbean and […]
We’re always on the move! This weekend Alisha and Bianca presented “Feminist Game Design: Creating Change, Crafting Inclusive Spaces” and Bianca presented “Feminist Ludus: Intersectional Methodologies in Feminist SF Criticism and Feminist Game Studies” (respectively) at the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Conference in Baltimore, MD. Sam was a guest on […]
Friends, we are coming together as a community to do our next charity marathon (a little early I know) to raise funds for the people of Puerto Rico after the devastation that they suffered during Hurricane Maria. We will be streaming in shifts for 24 hours on Saturday, October 7, […]
Consentacle is a card game created by Naomi Clark that focuses on trust, intimacy, and communication between two players. It’s currently live on Kickstarter and at the time of writing is more than 100% funded. The game has been floating around in prototype form for a couple of years and […]
On Saturday, August 12, 2017 we are running our seventh Gaming for Good event. This time we have chosen The Trevor Project as our charity and we are co-hosting with Girl Tribe Gaming so that we can do even more gaming and even more good. You could say that we have […]
We’re still here and working tirelessly behind the scenes. We are in the midst of a bit of a summer slowdown with our daily posts (podcasts are still on regular schedule) while we work on the new journal roll out, site re-design, Gaming 4 Good, and more. Make sure that […]
On Saturday, March 11, 2017 we are hosting our sixth Gaming for Good event. This time we have chosen American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as our charity. Since 1920 the ACLU has been fighting hate and bigotry in the United States. Since January the ACLU has been working diligently to […]
On Saturday, December 17, 2016 we are hosting our fifth Gaming for Good event. This time we have chosen Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as our charity. Since 1971 the SPLC has been fighting hate and bigotry in the United States. Since November 8th we have seen an enormous increase […]
On Saturday, October 8, 2016 we are hosting our fourth Gaming for Good event. This time we have chosen Stop Soldier Suicide as our charity (link to donation portal below). Every day an average of 20+ veterans and 1 active duty soldier take their own lives. Because of the stigma […]
Recently, Blizzard announced the implementation of a new policy for World of Warcraft,: players who are frequently reported for spamming and/or abusive chat will receive a 24-hour warning silence, preventing them from using a number of in-game functions. Players who are continually reported after that warning may be permanently silenced. […]
People all over the world love the Pokémon franchise. Fans in Hong Kong launched a protest in late May over a name change in translation. A quick image search of Pokémon tattoos reveals a treasure trove of body ink. Many people have grown up with the franchise, cutting their gaming […]