Toxicity in gaming: A relationship between industry and individual
Let’s face it, we've probably all had that encounter with a foul-mouthed player while in an online game who shouts racist, hateful, or just obscene remarks. Let’s also fess up…
Hearthstone arena pro-tips from Blizzcon
This year’s Blizzcon featured professional Hearthstone players Trump from Team SoloMid, and ItsHafu from Team Cloud 9 giving their suggestions on how to dominate in the Arena. In case you…
Blizzcon’s Overwatch has yet to impress
Everyone is talking about Blizzard’s newest IP release, Overwatch. This team centric, objective driven, non-twitch focused first person shooter (FPS) has many game enthusiasts excited and eager to see the…
Finding good in video game communities
If you are anything like me then you are probably pretty sick of hearing about a…“certain movement” that has been getting a lot of attention in the gaming community lately. …
Blizzcon 2014 Virtual Ticket Experience: E-Store
I consider myself a longtime fan of Blizzard. The original Starcraft and Broodwar expansion, Diablo II, and World of Warcraft ate up a considerable portion of my childhood and young…
Red’s lack of choice explores concept of agency in Transistor
Readers beware this post and the articles I link to contain spoilers for the game Transistor, if you haven't played it yet go do it! Moving on... Recently, while preparing for…
Why video gamers should play more board games
If you happen to be one of those people who believe that tabletop and video gaming somehow exclude each other, I’m here to try and convince you otherwise. First off,…
Games are evolving, and that’s OK
Video games have grown into a cultural phenomenon. Cellphones and mobile devices have opened up gaming to such a diverse group of people that I firmly believe that video gaming…