Tag Archives: games

Quing’s Quest VII

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Meg

I checked out Quing’s Quest VII the other day, originally for work, but I quickly realized it was too full of mature themes and games industry snark to be good for the kids. The entire game is a parody, in which my genderqueer sidekick, … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Acceptable

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Meg

I did some perfectly acceptable work recently, and I’m pretty thrilled about it. It’s not so difficult to write something great when I have a great topic, and time and space for creativity, and I’m feeling inspired. But turning out consistant … Continue reading →

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IndieCade East, 2015

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Meg

Quick post on next year’s IndieCade, over at Gosu Tech: IndieCade East, the annual festival and exhibition of independent video games, will return to New York’s Museum of the Moving Image this February. IndieCade began as an indie games festival … Continue reading →

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DNF: Driving’s Not Fun

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Meg

So I’m giving up on a second audiobook, Blackberry Winter. It’s not awful, like my previous audio DNF, just flat characters doing predictable things, with a dash of melodrama. Also there were some weird moments where I couldn’t quite picture what was … Continue reading →

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Felix Felicis

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Meg

“Have you ever taken it, sir?” asked Michael Corner with great interest. “Twice in my life,” said Slughorn. “Once when I was twenty-four, once when I was fifty-seven. Two tablespoonfuls taken with breakfast. Two perfect days.” We’re hiring a new … Continue reading →

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Deep Sea at SXSW’s Screenburn

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Meg

Deep Sea, Robin Arnott’s terrifying sound-based undersea adventure pushes boundaries between game and interactive experience. Sure, there’s combat, a battle between the player and some sort of killer leviathan, but the focus is much more on an experience than a … Continue reading →

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Actual Concerns In Games Journalism

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Meg

(Spoiler: None of these involve a secret cabal of games journalists, plotting to destroy videogames in order to take over the world. Also, none of these concerns make me want to join up with a certain internet hate mob.) 1) The system of … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Nostalgia’s Not Enough For a Successful Game

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Meg

New piece up on Hardcore Games. After the first dungeon, where my biggest challenge was finding my way, the second dungeon became almost impossibly difficult. (The party wipes were not helped by a small bug that caused the game to … Continue reading →

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Robots Need Love Too

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Meg

Robots Need Love Too is an iOs puzzle game about two lovestruck robots from Elephant Mouse. In the beginning of Robots Need Love Too, you can choose names, gender, and preferred pronoun for your romantic robots. In addition to the … Continue reading →

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Serious Pony, Kool-Aid, and Existing In Public

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Meg

This entire post from Kathy Sierra is an honest and thoughtful look at the internet attacks on women in tech and games. The whole thing is worth reading, discussing the backlash women face when we do things like make videogames, have … Continue reading →

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