Tag: life is strange

  • The End of Telltale’s Story

    The End of Telltale’s Story

    By now, it is well-known that Telltale Games is ceasing its operations. This is a sad loss for the gaming world as it not only means the death of a celebrated developer who brought well-beloved franchises but it also potentially foreshadows something even more tragic; the death of the story driven game. It’s something that…

  • The Reaction To Life is Strange 2 Has Been Ridiculous

    The Reaction To Life is Strange 2 Has Been Ridiculous

    The first episode of Life is Strange 2 took a particularly honest view of racism and racial issues. The reaction to it has mainly been positive. However, the plot of the game has also brought some bizarre reactions. Especially compared with the successful of the very safe prequel. There has been the usual boycotts and complaints…

  • Our 5 Favourite Richard Nixon Gaming Memories

    Our 5 Favourite Richard Nixon Gaming Memories

    We all have our favourite Nixon themed Video Games. Developers have long embraced the one thing, no matter our political affiliation, we can all agree on – that Richard Nixon’s inclusion makes for a good game. The Republican President’s appearances help to break the liberal stronghold over gaming culture. We each have our favourite Nixon…

  • What Video Games Teach us About Grief

    What Video Games Teach us About Grief

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    Video games are an escape for many people from their daily lives. Anxiety, frustration, stress – all these can disappear if just for a moment when playing a great game. Grief is another emotion we often want to scrub away. The Complexities of Grief We are taught that grieving happens in stages. The Kubler-Ross model…

  • The Top 5 Androgynous Style Icons in Video Games

    The Top 5 Androgynous Style Icons in Video Games

    In an industry where queer representation leaves much to be desired, it’s tough for gender-nonconforming gamers to find characters whose gender presentation matches their own. Of course, the aesthetics of androgyny aren’t exclusive to queer folks, nor do gender-nonconforming people universally present androgynous. Whether you consider androgyny to be a part of your presentation or…

  • Connection Lost: Play It One More Time

    Connection Lost: Play It One More Time

    Connection Lost is a collection of pieces that uses games to examine attitudes towards death in the non-gaming world. In this edition we will look at games that use time-bending mechanics to bring about feelings of connection and loss. This emotional bridge is so often the difference between an average game and a great one.…

  • E3 Presentations Featured Just 8 Female-Led Games

    E3 Presentations Featured Just 8 Female-Led Games

    You might have noticed during my Gender at E3 series that I wasn’t exactly blown away by any of the press conferences when it came to showing women. And stepping back now that the shows are done, things really come into a sharp focus: this was a terrible E3 for female protagonists. Eight games. Tacoma.…

  • The Price of Life is Strange: Before The Storm Devs Crossing SAG-AFTRA Picket Line

    The Price of Life is Strange: Before The Storm Devs Crossing SAG-AFTRA Picket Line

    When Life is Strange: Before the Storm was announced, many were surprised that fan favourite Ashly Burch wouldn’t be reprising her role as Chloe Price. Later she took to Twitter to explain that it was due to the SAG-AFTRA strike that has been going on since October of 2016. Before the Storm is specifically about…

  • Gender at E3: Xbox

    Gender at E3: Xbox

    The Microsoft press conference featured more women on stage and on screen than EA’s did within the first 14 minutes. They started out with the reveal of the Xbox One X, and the face they chose to be the player was a (white) woman. Immediately thereafter they announced Forza Motorsport 7, with a female driver…

  • Life is Strange 2 : Please Don’t Let It Be a Prequel

    Life is Strange 2 : Please Don’t Let It Be a Prequel

    Life is Strange is important to a lot of people, myself included. I started playing it after episode three was released in May 2015, just two months after I started writing about games, and it was a superb catalyst. I wrote about how much it meant to me to see myself, an anxious queer woman,…