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Monthly Archives: November 2013

“Characters who look cool…”

25 Nov

So today Gamers Against Bigotry posted on their Facebook page about an interview on Rock, Paper, Shotgun with Blizzard developer Dustin Browder about the new Heroes of the Storm. Much of the interview is pretty straightforward, until Nathan Grayson (of … Read More »

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Gaming Criticism and Ms. Men

19 Nov

Yesterday, Anita Sarkeesian’s most recent video in the Tropes vs. Women in Video Games series came out on the “Ms. Male Trope.” As is likely predictable by this point, the internet, in all its trollish glory, reacted with its usual … Read More »

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Leadership in Games, or Why I’m not Insane for Studying This

11 Nov

So today I was pointed in the direction of this article about leadership by Brendan Sinclair at Games Industry International, focused on Dr. Ray Muzyka (one of the co-founders of BioWare, the makers of Mass Effect and Dragon Age). Sinclair’s … Read More »

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What’s a Gamer, Anyway?

6 Nov

If you follow me in the Twitterverse, you’ve probably already gleaned the purpose of this post. If not, I’ll recap for you: 81% of people are gamers, 48% of whom are women, according to Playspan #GDCNext — Zoyə Street (@rupazero) … Read More »

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