Tag Archives: gamers

The Hype Train: Fun or Damaging?

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I am guilty. As a lifelong gamer, I should know better, but I repeat: I am guilty. Guilty of succumbing to the hype train of future video games over and over again. But is this necessarily a bad thing? I’m

SVU: Social Victims Unit

Leveling Up the Rhetoric As she exits the bathroom stall, clothes disheveled and blood running down her lip, she stumbles towards the mirror, muttering something about how guys do not want women in gaming. She pushes back her hair from

My Thoughts On #Gamergate

Vernon finally decided to return via his cell phone. The topic at hand is one that has been in the forefront of video game news over the last two months. #Gamergate has only grown and it’s because of the demand

Gamers Just Want to Have Fun

Once again, I start by stating what has become a bit of a running gag.  I have not followed gamergate very much at all.  So, I’m not reacting to it.  I have, however, previously been fairly harsh toward the games

Top 5 Franchises That Have Had Enough Sequels

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Like Hollywood, the video game industry seems to rely heavily on sequels and remakes. One of the things that bother me about the current industry (besides unreliable journalism) is that we have seen so many sequels, prequels, spin-offs and remakes