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Over the weekend (uh, I think?) the Spike 2010 Video Game Awards aired. What did y'all think? Considering Spike's reputation (for those of you not familiar with Spike, it's a TV channel that boasts being a network for men) and the previous awards shows, I wasn't surprised that it was boring, largely sexist, vulgar, etc. What bothers me, though, is ( Read more... )

Jessica LeBlanc spends her days selling comic books and game supplies at Jester's Playhouse in Northfield ( Read more... )

At Tiger Beatdown, Garland Grey writes:Their opinions [the stereotypical "nerd"/"geek"] matter more than mine do. There are long-established portions of the culture that define what a nerd looks like and who is allowed to speak and have their voices heard within nerd circles. The dominant face of the nerd culture is a straight cis white male one. ( Read more... )

When I had the opportunity to play a favorite game all over again with Persona 3 Portable, I was happy to do so. I didn't realize a virtual sex change would make the experience anything but the same as before ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to write this post ever since I had to leave the Doctor Who forum Gallifrey. But it's not just that, it's how uncomfortable and unwelcomed I feel in almost all areas of geek culture. When I joined the Doctor Who forum, all I did was argue that we shouldn't make jokes that belittle the experiences of oppressed and minority ( Read more... )

Product placement for Playboy will be appearing in Dead Rising 2.

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Over at The Sexist, Amanda Hess wrote about a game called "Hey Baby".

( Here's her thoughts on it. )

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