Today’s post is more of a PSA to folks who enjoy the work of content creators around the internet. One thing that my work and research in and around the livestreaming community has taught me is that there is much to be said about recognizing the humanity of these content […]
Episode 180: Magic Colonizer Fingers: Let’s Chat About Lara Croft (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk with Partnered Mixer content creator, blogger, podcaster, and freelance Community Manager and Consultant, Alicia Alexandra (@eightbitblonde) about Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018). What We’re Playing: Maplestory […]
Content warning: Sexism in historical based games are discussed. Many articles that are linked contain hostile comments. Some of these comments are mentioned or paraphrased. If you visit Total War: Rome II’s Steam page you’ll notice something interesting: Over the past week the reviews for this game have spontaneously […]
This week Samantha, Alisha, and Jordyn sit down and talk about the indie games they've been playing lately.
I hadn’t had a chance to get back to State of Decay 2 for a while, but recently I booted it back up and picked up my community where I’d left off. Right now, I have nine people and only two of them are clearly visually coded as white. In […]
This week Alisha and Samantha sit down and talk about PAX West, salty gamers, and whatever else comes to mind.
This week we are joined by Melissa Boone and Jerome Hagan, Team XBox User Researchers who focus on Minecraft, online safety, and Gaming is For Everyone.
This game packs an emotional punch and easily carries on the legacy of Life is Strange’s heavy themes and tenuous emotional choices.
Families belong together and this Saturday we come together as humans and gamers to @supportKIND (Kids in Need of Defense) with our latest Gaming 4 Good charity marathon. We’re running shifts starting at 12 a.m. EST on 6/30/18. Please come support, signal boost, and donate if you can. We can […]
Episode 174: The Shape of Things to Come: Our Favorites From E3 2018 (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). With E3 ending this week Alisha and Sam have come together to talk about the games that they are most looking forward to in the coming year. […]
Episode 173: Hate-Play and Hashtags: A Conversation with Megan Condis (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we have a conversation with Megan Condis, author of the new book Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture. We chat about toxicity and hope in […]
In the United States June is National LGBTQi+ Pride month. This month we celebrate our history and recommit to not only celebrating that history, but making strides forward in equality for all. It is because of this that we have chosen the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as our charity to […]
I recently watched two TEDTalks. The first was titled ‘Why tech needs the humanities’ (2017) and was presented by Eric Berridge, the cofounder of BlueWolf, an IBM company. The second was ‘Teach arts and sciences together’ (2002) presented by Mae Jemison, the first black female astronaut. While neither are exclusively […]