Tag Archives: Cyberlore

Lights, Camera, Curses!

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Meg

When Stick and I are shopping, we like to look at the PC games for sale and see how we’re connected to each one. Stick will point out games that he worked on, or that his friends and former Cyberlore … Continue reading →

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The Awesome Party

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Meg

Last night we went to Awesome Street for a party. I was a little nervous since I didn’t know anyone, but that dissipated when we arrived and saw a couple of backdoor smokers, wearing white fuzzy bunny ears. “If I’d … Continue reading →

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More Unpacking

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Meg

Something else I found while unpacking. Stick won this at the Cyberlore party a few years ago for reading more Playboys than anybody else, I mean, successfully answering Playboy trivia questions. Tweet this!

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Blogs I Read

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Meg

A gaijin, a megook and a laowai walk into a bar… Mutant Frogs is my friend Roy’s blog about Japan, and MantisBot is Garan’s blog about Korean life. Interesting that three of us from my high-school crew ended up in … Continue reading →

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Jeb on Playboy, Bully and more

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Meg

Sometimes I have girl-gamer blinders on, and I forget that there are other subcultures in video gaming. This interview with Jeb Havens (formerly of Cyberlore) on gay content in games talks about the testosterone zone of game design and game … Continue reading →

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A Professional Yenta

Posted on June 25, 2005 by Meg

For the last six years of my life, people have looked at me funny and asked “Oh, classics… and what are you planning to do with that?” I would mumble something about teaching or my secret plan to be a … Continue reading →

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Cyberlore

Posted on November 16, 2004 by Meg

On Saturday night, Stick wanted me to go to the Cyberlore 12th anniversary party with him.  It was in the Cyberlore offices, they have a cool loft-y space anyway. One room was blacklit DDR, another was just booze in coolers, … Continue reading →

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Playboy: The Mansion

Posted on June 19, 2004 by Meg

“I got a job,” Stick says proudly. “I’m going to be playtesting for Cyberlore!” While I’m shrieking “That’s great, honey!” my gamergirl gears take a second to catch on. I almost wish I hadn’t. “Aren’t they doing that Playboy game?” … Continue reading →

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