I finished my finals this week and, to my disappointment, completed Far Cry 3.

THE GOOD
- I got this game for $5. Wish I got it for free.
- Ubisoft never disappoints when it comes to scenery, nature, and the animal animations and clippings ( Read more... )

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Upcoming League of Legends-style multiplayer strategy game Prime World to offer gender-based in-game status bonuses (note: link goes to Penny Arcade report, part of the PA conglomerate)

Quick breakdown: if you play a character that is the same male/female gender as in your Facebook profile, and link up with a character/player who is the opposite ( Read more... )

That awkward moment when you're being such a misogynistic gamer that Jim Sterling calls you on it.

Edit: The post has gone down now, but if it comes back then I'll put up a trigger warning for discussion about rape/dickwolves in the comments.
There is also this article from Susan Arendt on the topic, which is kinda problematic in and of itself.

Considering the recent controversy on this comm, I thought I would link to my friend Aeryn's blog post about being a sex worker and being a geek and combining the two. My intention isn't to engage in shit-stirring, but I know her to be a very engaged and aware feminist - and is definitely not suffering under internalised misogyny. I think she ( Read more... )

Enthusiasts of military-style first-person shooters are not well known for their progressive thoughts on the matter of gender. The organizers of a large LAN party in Texas, scheduled to celebrate the launch of Battlefield 3, have decided the best way to deal with any slurs hurled at female gamers is to simply forbid them from attending ( Read more... )

This was co-written by me and seluecus, a queer MoC.The cross-section between geeks and those interested in social justice is large on Livejournal, and certain voices are considered particularly important re: their opinions on the relationship between geek culture and anti-oppression ideologies ( Read more... )

PRIME WORLD: Rethinking The Boundary Between Social And Hardcore Gaming

So this actually sounds like it has some cool concepts, until you get to this paragraph just below the big picture of the castle.

Nival is taking a huge gamble on the idea of tying players’ real-life gender into their game experience. On the social side, your sex determines ( Read more... )