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”
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An Open Letter to Riot Games
Hi, guys. This is Taric. (Yes, I used his Chinese artwork. Shut up.) Taric is a champion in League of Legends. In terms of types, he is both a support and a tank, having strong healing and buffing abilities as well as a stun and defensive power. His schtick is that he uses earth-elemental magic… Continue reading An Open Letter to Riot Games
The Yin and Yang of Enthusiasm
So as you may know, I have an interest in competitive video games and their player cultures. Today Travis George of Riot Games gave a postmortem of the new Dominion play mode they added to League of Legends in 2011. I thought he gave a really great presentation, but the takeaway for me was what… Continue reading The Yin and Yang of Enthusiasm
Gays in the military
Oh, my friends. It's been some time since I had a moment or two to craft a blog post for you, but today I really, really just saw something that made me get on here and share my thoughts with you. So Gamestop had a sale a few weeks back where a number of PS3… Continue reading Gays in the military