Battlefield 1’s Diversity Failure Ignores History
Rumors that the next Battlefield would take place in World War I swirled for months. When Battlefield 1 debuted in May 2016, blood-soaked trenches,...
The Real Women Resistance Fighters that Inspired Call of Duty: WWII
After years of meandering about in modern and futurist space wars, Call of Duty is finally going back to its roots - World War...
5 Feel-Good Games to Help With the Winter Blues
Seasonal Affective Disorder – also known as S.A.D – affects about six percent of the population. As the days get shorter, reduced sunlight can...
What Can We Do About Dev Crunch?
Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan recently made a forum post talking about the dedication of the Overwatch team. Most read it (correctly) as a statement of...
Kindness is Key: How You Can Improve Games Culture
Some days, it can feel like games are inextricably embedded in a swamp of hostility. Kindness just isn't something traditionally associated with gaming. That’s...
Jacob Frye: The First Bisexual Assassin
Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure series beloved by many, including myself. Ever since the Ubisoft released the first game in 2007, the series has...
Make Your Characters Overweight, You Cowards
We all grew up gaming but some of us grew up overweight.
As we all know, an immersive experience in a game can be a...
Gamegate Whining Reveals ArenaNet Spinelessness. Who’s Next?
Gamergate, that perpetual sludge of "alt-right" Nazi cosplayers, men's rights activists and literal human goblins, is entering the fourth year of its onslaught against...
On Cyberpunk 2077’s Transphobic Tweet and Half Baked Apology
Turns out people use transphobic memes without ever knowing they’re transphobic. On August 20th 2018 Cyberpunk 2077’s official Twitter account responded to someone with...
Stop Hiding Behind Culture
The “defense” of culture stalls diversity. It's the argument people make when they excuse a game that fosters the industry’s series of male-driven story...
Going Out For VR with Alien: Descent
While virtual reality—or VR—seems to be gaining ground, I honestly haven’t seen the appeal of it. I like games, but haven’t felt the desire...
What Westworld Teaches us About Virtual Reality
“Welcome to Westworld”
In HBO’s hit Westworld, adventurers come to the seemingly Grand Canyon sized theme park to live out their fantasies that their utopian...
Shovel Knight Body Swap : A Bold Step Forward for Gender...
A commonly heard excuse when explaining why a game couldn’t feature playable female characters is that it’s ‘too much work.’ It’s why Ubisoft found...
Don’t Make Love: Sex, Death, and Mantises
'At once victors and vanquished' is a fairly unusual juxtaposition for a game. Often, you fulfil the conditions of a win state, get dragged...
Gender at E3: Playstation
The Playstation E3 press conference was a whirlwind of trailer after trailer after trailer, leaving no stage time for anyone except Sony President and...
Call of Duty WWII’s Missed Opportunities and Future Possibilities
When it comes to representation of women in gaming, Call of Duty has always had a spotty record. There was a playable female character...