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A History Of Trans Characters In Video Games: Part Three

This article series contains a blanket content warning for transphobia and transphobic language. Welcome back to the third and final part of A History Of Trans Characters In Video Games. Check out Part One and Part Two if you haven’t already, and…

Left 4 Dead 2, or How I Overcame My Zombie Fear

Warning: This article contains images of zombie gore. Here’s the thing: I hate zombies. You’re probably thinking, “Well, no one likes zombies.” and you’re probably right about that. However, nothing quite evokes the particular sensation of skin-crawling, throat-closing, gag-reflex disgust in me…

Indie Development: Modern Day Punk

The indie game development scene is one of madness, and is full of whatever you could want. Action platformers in 2D, 2.5D, and 3D, simple puzzle games for kids, or puzzle games for adults with naked women all over them. Anyone can…

Pride Month: LGBT People in Gaming

As a gay man, the gaming industry is a place where for a very long time, I didn’t really see anyone like me. I didn’t see developers who were in the LGBT community. I didn’t see content creators in the LGBT community…

The Pros and Cons Of the Xbox One

Everyone else will walk around this issue, I’ll confront it directly. If you demand graphical fidelity for consoles to curve its spine backwards, figure out The Master Theory of the universe, and provide you sexual favors, your expectations are misplaced. Right, now…

A History Of Trans Characters In Video Games: Part Two

This article series comes with a blanket content warning for transphobia and transphobic language. Welcome back to part two of The History of Trans People in Video Games! I suggest catching up on Part One if you haven’t already, but as I…

Sexuality and Yearning in Disco Elysium

Warning: This article contains mild spoilers for Disco Elysium. Disco Elysium is a game about wanting to be held tenderly by Kim Kitsuragi. Okay, it’s not really. Disco Elysium is a game about a lot of things. It’s about the ruin and…

A Case Against Searching For “Next-Gen” Graphics

There’s a rallying cry growing in fever on every game announcement for PS5 or Xbox Series X. So many people keep mentioning that games don’t look like the future. More specifically, fans are consistently arguing that they don’t see anything that looks…

Will We End Up Missing E3?

It’s that week of the year that a lot of us look forward to quite a bit. E3 Week feels a little less exciting this year because, well, it’s not happening. The cancellation made sense given the outlook of COVID-19, and now…

Road to Platinum: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Last November saw the release of what is arguably the best Star Wars story in 2019, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Everyone fell instantly in love with its Dark Souls inspired combat, Metroidvania-style exploration, and of course the iconic Star Wars charm. I was among those…