After a short and troubled lifespan, OUYA is reportedly seeking a buyer in the wake of massive debt. According to a memo from CEO Julie Uhrman leaked to Fortune, the company was unable to renegotiate repayment to investors like TriplePoint Capital, from which they seem to have secured funding of more than […]
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Two of Marvel’s Avengers, Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner, have come under backlash for sexist comments against their female teammate, Scarlett Johansson’s character, Black Widow. In a video interview with Digital Spy, Renner called Black Widow a “slut” and Evans followed up with, “I was going to say something along […]
Like games? Like cheap games? How about eight games for four bucks? This Indie Legends bundle from Bundle Stars came across our Twitter feed today and some jaws dropped, which meant we needed to share it with you. This bundle, available for the next two weeks, includes: Monaco Guacamelee SteamWorld […]
Yesterday, a flare-up on Twitter revealed the Honey Badger Brigade, a satiric group supporting men’s rights, managed to have a booth at Calgary Expo with merchandise featuring the GamerGate logo and its Vivian James mascot. In addition to selling GamerGate-themed merch, the Honey Badger Brigade appeared at the “Women Into Comics” panel, […]
The official Time 100 list of influential people debuted today, and gaming critic Anita Sarkeesian made the list thanks to her tireless efforts to widen the conversation around gaming and gaming culture in the face of continuous waves of harassment. Sarkeesian was profile by geek icon Wil Wheaton, who detailed […]
The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, the National Council of Women’s Organizations, and the National Organization for Women, along with House Rep Katherine Clark (D-Mass) held a congressional briefing today on the ongoing issues of violence, harassment, and stalking in the online arena. Speakers included Michelle […]
While the rest of us were enjoying TableTop Day this weekend in the privacy of our own homes (or in public if we so chose), Anita Sarkeesian was at a Columbus, OH game parlor having her photograph taken without her permission and posted (and RT’ed) on Twitter. This is problematic […]
Not all disabilities are visible. Not even the physical ones. But that doesn’t mean that they can’t affect the ways that we interact with technologies. I know that Alisha and I suffer with some pretty nasty RSIs (repetitive stress injuries) and I have some pretty significant hearing loss in one […]
This week the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) has decided that once a publisher stops supporting a game doing anything to restore it to functionality is the equivalent of hacking or piracy. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has responded by asking the U.S. Copyright Office to make special exceptions for museums, […]
A recent thread on GamerGate hub KotakuInAction outlines a plan to “game” Twitter to get viral traction for a tag about the ggautoblocker, the tool created by Randi Harper that allows for wholesale blocking of GG participants, and TheBlockBot, a similar, though more universal tool. The call asks supporters to […]
Early on the morning of April 3, Randi Harper (aka freebsdgirl), architect of the ggautoblocker, reported police had shown up at her door due to a call about a hostage situation. Harper details the events both on Twitter and on her blog, and says because she filed a report in […]
Over the last few months, we’ve been working to grow Not Your Mama’s Gamer; we’ve completed a top-down redesign, added new features, begun streaming more regularly, and we’re working to organize our archives for better navigation (and to make sure some of our best older work gets the attention it […]
I remember when Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures first launched. Pea was about 3 1/2 and really liked video games (still does for the record), but still spent most of her time demanding that I play the games that she wanted to watch. When she asked for Skylanders I was a little skeptical. […]
The first video in Sarkeesian’s new video series, Positive Female Characters in Video Games, launched yesterday. In this video she covers the Scythian from Sword & Sworcery. While there are bound to be some growing pains as she begins this new series, Sarkeesian does a solid analysis of the game’s […]
If you’re looking for a terrible, terrifying experience, the kind of thing that will really cap off your Monday, don’t think cinematics, creepy atmosphere, and shadows. Instead, try this horrifying experience The Writer Will Do Something by Matthew S. Burns, a Twine game set in a panicked meeting of game developers […]
Earlier today, Twitter user Erika Imperial (@icequeenerika) posted a screenshot of Pillars of Eternity, calling creators Obsidian Entertainment out for the inclusion of a Kickstarter-backer’s paid message, a message about the “horror” of discovering a lover was in fact transgender. Erika pulled in noted critic Katherine Cross, and the screenshot […]