Fan Culture · Gaming Reflections · Sexuality in gaming

A Slight Followup on “An Open Letter to Riot”

So, a few things happened, and I wanted to bring them up. First, game journo/critic/maven Patricia Hernandez gave my post a write-up on Kotaku which is humbling/gratifying. While I'm not normally a proponent of ignoring comment threads -- I think that sort of sweeps them under the rug as "not real" somehow when I firmly believe… Continue reading A Slight Followup on “An Open Letter to Riot”

Corporate Decision Silliness · Fan Culture · Gaming Reflections · Narrative in Games

Mass Effect 3: Extended Director’s Unrated Super Special Rainbow Alpha Neo Ending EX

Right. You knew it was coming, so let's just get it over with. Obviously, spoilers for good old Mass Effect 3 and the Extended Cut endings, after the jump. So, when I first saw the "traditional ending," I wrote in this space about how the ending had a few holes and a few elements I didn't like,… Continue reading Mass Effect 3: Extended Director’s Unrated Super Special Rainbow Alpha Neo Ending EX

Gaming Reflections · Gendered gaming · Narrative in Games · Sexuality in gaming

Bio-aware

A very small post for you -- a number of people at PCA who came to our gender and sexuality in Bioware games panel asked if I would send them the slides from my talk on same-sex romance options. (Those links will probably be broken in about a month! Enjoy them while you can!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS83e65LMp8#t=01m46s Anyhow, I… Continue reading Bio-aware