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PRIDE 2021: Game Characters That Helped Me Discover I'm Pansexual
Sexuality is a complicated thing and discoveries about one’s self can come from the strangest of places. Ben Wincote joins us this Pride to tell us about the games that helped him discover his pansexuality.
PRIDE 2021: The Power of Leon’s Innocent Crush in Fire Emblem Echoes
Mathew Glenn joins us this Pride to talk about Leon from Fire Emblem: Echoes and remind us that there’s more to the queer experience than trauma.
13 Games (and Other Things) Worth Checking Out From the Itch.io Bundle for Palestinian Aid
Over 1000 is an intimidating number of anything. But over 1000 video games, tabletop games, art pieces and apps, we’re going to need some help figuring out what to check out. Thankfully Joshua is here to tell us about some of the hidden gems in the Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid so many of us bought on Itch.io.
PRIDE 2021: A Brief History of Modern Trans Characters in Games
We have come a long way for the region dependant, uncertain and offensive portrayal of Poison in Street Fighter II but there is still a long way to go. As part of our month of LGBTQAI+ articles this Pride, Natalie Raine looks at eight important trans characters in modern games - from the good, to the yikes, to the “it’s complicated”.
As Graphics Improve Unrealistic Beauty Standards and Sexism Become More Clear
Horizon Forbidden West looks incredible. However, some gamers had a bad take they had to share. Once all was said and done though Louise Chase has come to feel this is indicative of a much more pervasive problem in video games.
PRIDE 2021: Mass Effect and the Effects of Retroactive Representation
Bioware has a long track history of changing parts of its story games and Jamie A. Nicholas joins us to explain why he is disappointed they didn’t go further in the most recent remaster.
𝖢̶𝗅̶𝖺̶𝗌̶𝗌̶𝗂̶𝖼̶ Comeback - Games of 2011 | Duke Nukem: Forever's Damming Identity
It’s been ten years since Duke Nukem: Forever came and that means it has been 24 years since it was first announced. Matthew John McCormick looks back to see if we gave it too hard of a time… Spoilers, we were way too kind.
What the Batman/Fortnite Comic Reveals About Fortnite
HOLY MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CO-MARKETING OPPORTUNITY BATMAN! TIM SWEENEY HAS WRITTEN A FORTNITE COMIC STARING YOU! It’s a good thing that local video game journalist Marley Hannan is on hand to explain just what the heck going on.
Classic Comeback - Games of 2011 | Batman: Arkham City
It has been ten years since Arkham City came out, which also means it has also been ten years since my short-lived “Batman is the coolest person ever” phase. Matthew Lanceley is back on startmenu to tell you why it is still so damn good.
Classic Comeback - Games of 2011 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution
We could make a joke about not asking for this piece celebrating Human Revolutions 10th birthday… but we did. Chris Jackson joins us to tell us why the game is still worth playing.
Classic Comeback - Games of 2011 | Sonic Generations and Discovering 30 Years of Speed
Time for a quick maths lesson. Sonic turns 30 this year, 10 years ago Sega decided to release Sonic Generations to celebrate the Blue Blurs 20th Birthday, Sonic Forces was used to celebrate his 25th birthday. What are the odds of 2021 being a good year for Sonic? Ben Wincote isn’t interested in what may happen, he is here to tell us about how great Sonic Generations was
Classic Comeback - Games of 2011 | Football Manager 2012 and My 10 Years Not Kicking The Ball Around
You could set your watch to the yearly releases of the Football Manager game but Harry Boulton has a special place in their heart for the one that released ten years ago. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?! Wait… that’s American Football.
Classic Comeback - Games of 2011 | Dragon Age 2 and Being Almost Famous
HOLD ME CLOSER DRAGON DANCER! Dragon Age 2 wasn’t amazingly received at launch but Matthew John McCormick thinks it is still worth celebrating 10 years later.
Classic Comeback - Games of 2011 | Bulletstorm is Still Bombastic Bundle of Fun
%@$! Bulletstorm is 10 $&*!-ing years old. When the %$&* did that happen? We welcome Shane Parkes to the site to let us know how the game has aged.
Classic Comeback - Games of 2011 | Saint Row: The Third and Finding Your Identity
Saints Row: The Third is a dramatic Western retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai… Wait, no, that’s the Magnificent Seven. Saint Row: The Third is the game with dildo-bat. Matthew John McCormick is here to break down why it is still so great 10 years later.
Classic Comeback - Games of 2011 | Portal 2 Co-op
Atlas and P-Body have been doing this for a long time. 10 years in fact. All this time later Alex Green lets us know how Portal 2’s revolutionary co-op mode has aged.
Game Guides, Anxiety and Feeling Lost
Game guides help us all out a lot and we don’t give them enough credit. Ollie wants to talk about how they’ve helped them.
A Look Back at the PlayStation 4
Next-gen is here. But there is still plenty of time to celebrate what just came before. Najib Hassan is here to run us through why the PS4 matters so much.
Ollie Luddy's Top 10 Games of 2020 | Winter Spectacular 2020
2020 is over and things can only get bett— Sorry, what happened yesterday?