UPDATE: Due to the behavior of people involved in this project directed at me we will not being doing the promised follow-up when this project launches. I can’t, in good conscience, recommend this site to my readers based on the practices of those involved with the project. We’ve been covering the response to the gaming … [Read more…]
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by Xavier Mushito When I was a child at the age of 2, my father brought a game system which goes by the name of Sega Genesis. I played with my father that day on the game system while jumping over badniks on Sonic the Hedgehog 2. I felt freedom, I felt like I could … [Read more…]
by Ervis A.K.A. RagingGamer My name is Ervis. Known as RagingGamer on You Tube. I have been playing games since I was 12-13 years old. Nearly 20 years now on daily basis. And I have played thousands of them, I like to claim over 9000, but its more like close to 8000. What do games … [Read more…]
by Michael Wright Although gaming might seem like a trivial thing to those outside “gamer” culture, to those inside of it, it can be a major part of their life. I grew up with video games, first watching my older brother play Altered Beast and then raiding Shinra HQ with Cloud, Tifa, and Barret. Behind work, … [Read more…]
I’ve been looking at writing this article for a couple of weeks now and the recent video from The David Pakman Show, #GamerGate: Will Everyone Hate This Video?, spurred me to push up the writing of it. First off, if you haven’t seen it go watch it. No David, not everyone hates it, though I’m … [Read more…]
As a webzine devoted to the geek community, including gaming and tech, we’re proud to add this fantastic list of sites for your gaming news, reviews, and technology info. These sites, small, large, and in-between have shown a desire to hold to a standard of ethics that gamers are beginning to demand in ever increasing numbers. … [Read more…]
If there’s any definitive trope being used in the gaming industry it’s that of the ‘Gamer’. (I put that in quotes, not because I don’t believe in the term, but because there seems to be a distinct difference between what some in the industry think of as a gamer and what gamers themselves see.) This … [Read more…]
I recently watched an interview where the subject presented a lot of strange assertions and vague generalizations. Most of them are probably easily disproved, but one of them touched on something I know a little bit about. The subject (who shall not be named) said that her first experience with gaming was with the NES … [Read more…]