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Get Your Game On Wednesday: Money (and Loot Boxes) are the Root of All Evil

October 18, 2017

It’s Wednesday, once again, and I’ve got the gaming news you crave. From ongoing conversations about difficulty to the morality of loot boxes, this has been a wild couple of weeks in the gaming community. It all gets exhausting sometimes, so I’ve been spending some time revisiting Stardew ...

Essays

Mass Effect: Perfect Digital Romances

March 23, 2017

Given the impending release of Mass Effect: Andromeda and my longtime devotion to the original trilogy, I’ve been thinking a lot about my experience with the Mass Effect series lately. My two playthroughs differed wildly; I was all about the rookie mistakes the first time through (RIP, Wrex), ...

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Get Your Game On Wednesday: Giving Mass Effect Andromeda The Side-Eye

March 22, 2017

It’s Wednesday, the best day of the week if you’re a gaming news fan! Despite my inability to find any time to beat Night in the Woods (it’s been a busy couple of weeks), I’m still consuming all the news and regurgitating it in a helpful digest form just for you, like a supportive mama bird. ...

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Get Your Game On Wednesday: Send Your Voice to the Stars

September 21, 2016

Happy Wednesday, all you dice rollers, thumbstick pushers, and mouse clickers of the world! While I’ve been living in an Overwatch bubble since the recent free weekend, it seems as though the gaming world has continued on without me. Let’s catch up on this week together.

Essays, Opinion

Firewatch, Gone Home, and the Power of a Good Bad Ending

July 20, 2016

Spoiler Warning: This piece contains spoilers for Firewatch, Gone Home, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Two of my favorite games of the past few years are also two of the games I most frequently see criticized for having bad endings–Gone Home and Firewatch. These are quiet, simple stories ...

Reviews

Mass Effect Ride a Visually Impressive, Lackluster Franchise Entry

June 24, 2016

Any BioWare production requires a good story, and while California Great America’s Mass Effect: New Earth doesn’t have the depth of storytelling we’ve come to expect (nor the romance options), it’s a damn sight better than most.

Comics, Reviews

Review: Dragon Age Magekiller #3-5

June 22, 2016

Dragon Age Magekiller is based on the Bioware game, Dragon Age: Inquisition. Never played it? Never fear, I’ve done it for you! Reviews for issues #1 and #2 of Magekiller can be found here and here, respectively.

Comics

Review: Dragon Age Magekiller #1

December 14, 2015

Dragon Age Magekiller #1 Greg Rucka (W), Carmen Carnero (A), Sachin Teng (Cover) Dark Horse Comics December 2015 This review is based on an advanced reader copy provided by Dark Horse Comics. “Tessa and Marius are mercenary partners, eliminating those who use blood magic to hurt others, ...

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Love in the Age of Dragons: Unpacking the Romance Systems of Dragon Age

December 7, 2015

Gamers are an opinionated fan niche. Whether it’s your preferred system or whether you like a twist of romance in your stories, conversations about games can turn from mild disagreements to name-calling no matter the topic. Dreadfully serious folks sometimes find romance plots to be a ...

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Dead But Not Forgotten: Our Favourite Moments of Death in Video Games

October 24, 2015

What does death mean when it’s not permanent? Can it still make you cry if your character regenerates? Can it be meaningful? Or is it necessarily just an annoyance, a product of “failing” at gaming? In games “The End” is hardly ever true. It’s just “The ...

Bioware

Get Your Game On Wednesday: Money (and Loot Boxes) are the Root of All Evil

Mass Effect: Perfect Digital Romances

Get Your Game On Wednesday: Giving Mass Effect Andromeda The Side-Eye

Get Your Game On Wednesday: Send Your Voice to the Stars

Firewatch, Gone Home, and the Power of a Good Bad Ending

Mass Effect Ride a Visually Impressive, Lackluster Franchise Entry

Review: Dragon Age Magekiller #3-5

Review: Dragon Age Magekiller #1

Love in the Age of Dragons: Unpacking the Romance Systems of Dragon Age

Dead But Not Forgotten: Our Favourite Moments of Death in Video Games

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