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Icewind Dale Port
I’m playing the Icewind Dale port on my iPad right now. While it’s not a perfect port — not everything works well with a touchscreen, and the instructions still ask you to hit a letter key to toggle different AI … Continue reading
18 to 35
I usually feel pretty good about being a woman working in games. Sure, other feminists protest, and write books, and pass legislation. Women around the world risk injury or prosecution. But my huge move for women’s equality is doing a … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged casual games, game culture, game design, games, girls play that too?, New York City, why's it gotta be pink?
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Things I Have Learned About Games
Behind every bright pink videogame promotion is a female game dev headdesking in frustration.
Posted in Gaming Culture, New York City
Tagged games, girls play that too?, New York City, why's it gotta be pink?
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Booth Dudes
That’s it. When my studio goes big time, I’m hiring booth dudes for #E3. —amandadadesky, via Twitter
Posted in Gaming Culture, Los Angeles
Tagged Amanda d'Adesky, e3, gaming, girls play that too?, Los Angeles, twitter
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Bouncy Castle
bouncy castle!, by Simpson’s Paradox This bouncy castle at E3 was pretty awesome, but I wasn’t best pleased by the girls in short-shorts hired to bounce around.
One More Turn
It seems to me like two people who are both playing just one more turn, finishing this raid, or getting to a good savepoint would be less likely to make it to bed. But who am I to contradict Cosmo?
New Study: Still Shocked By Girls Playing Games
From the post Girls Got Game! A Look at Gender & Gaming, on the usually-awesome site Frisky Mongoose: First and foremost, what would you say if I told you that 60% of women that play games don’t actually consider themselves … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming Culture, Other Blogs, Raleigh
Tagged Frisky Mongoose, games, gaming, girls play that too?, other blogs, Raleigh, why's it gotta be pink?
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Lost in Blue 2
I’ve been playing Lost in Blue 2 on the DS for a while now, and while I always love games about island survival, like MyTribe, Sims 2: Castaway, etc., there’s a lot of room for improvement in Lost in Blue. … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged cooking, frustrations, Game Reviews, games, girls play that too?, Google, LOST, Lost in Blue 2, mail, MyTribe, nintendo DS, Sims, Sims 2, ThumbGods
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White On Black, Point Ten, With Flames, Robots and A BFG
Why do gaming sites feel the need to have white text on a black background? Don’t you have any sympathy for my eyes? It’s bad enough when I have to turn up the font size (shut up) but seriously, white-on-black … Continue reading