Author: Deva M. Gregory
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The Fortnite Fortnitemares Update Is Cool, But Doesn’t Fix Loot Boxes
Fortnite’s new update brings players Fortnitemares, an appropriately spooky event arriving just in time for Halloween. The event contains 25 new story quests, Spooky Llamas, new weapons, and new themed heroes. (The themed heroes look like new skins.) All of this is awesome. I love in-game events that reel me back in. I’m also totes…
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Halloween Events: A Great Way to Thank Your Fav Devs
It’s easy to burn out on your fav game if you play it non-stop. One way game devs work to bring you back is by giving you sweet n’ spooky events. I personally can’t get enough of the Halloween Overwatch skins. Sure, some of the events cost irl money, but hey – if you like…
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Convention Survival Guide for Gamers with Anxiety
Conventions are primed for social anxiety overload. With TwitchCon today and tomorrow, and BlizzCon the first weekend of November, we want to help you destress with tools for managing your anxiety. We aren’t doctors, but we are convention-goers. Have a safe space This can be a quiet corner at a nearby Starbucks, your car with…
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Though Flawed, Fortnite Promotes Teamwork, Not Toxicity
Compared to a lot of multiplayer games, Fortnite doesn’t have a lot of toxicity. In fact, in my experience, most players are wanting to help you out. There is the odd duck every now and again saying “lulz dis game is ded,” but the response is overwhelmingly civil. “Remember, it’s still early release.” “Some people…
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps is Tearfully Beautiful
At this year’s E3, Microsoft announced it’s sequel to 2015’s Ori and the Blind Forest: Ori and the Will of the Wisps. The trailer for Ori and the Will of the Wisps premiered on stage, with composer Gareth Coker on piano. With scarce expositional dialogue to carry the story’s narrative, Ori and the Blind Forest managed to…
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Checkpoint Harnesses Power of Video Games to Tackle Mental Health Issues
Founded by Dr. Jennifer Hazel, Checkpoint is webseries with the goal is to “raise awareness about mental health issues and those affected, using the power of video games.” The series is in its last week on kickstarter, and has earned enough pledges to be fully funded. In the funding video, Dr. Hazel discusses the severity of mental…
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Relatability and Symmetra’s Autism
Earlier this spring, Jeff Kaplan, game director of Overwatch, replied to a young fan’s letter about Symmetra. She is the only autistic character in Overwatch, and perhaps, in all AAA games. In Kaplan’s response, he stated that the Overwatch team felt Symmetra “does a great job of representing just how awesome someone with autism can be.” As someone not on…
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Andromeda’s All About Women
Mass Effects’ Milky Way galaxy was cool and all, but right now, Andromeda is where it’s at. Sure, plenty of people have finished the game and are bitching about it, but whatev, I’m enjoying it. However, let’s focus on what the game is really about. WOMEN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. The Andromeda galaxy is overflowing with…
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Grieving as a Gamer
Grieving and death are infinitely uneasy for me to write about. However, words aren’t coherently forming to write about anything else. Since the passing of my grandmother, I’ve struggled writing articles (this one has actually taken a good week), but it’s not for lack of trying or lack of video games. Rather, I’ve been so…
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And Now, a Word on Kirby, Jane the Virgin, and Poop
Nintendo’s Kirby is arguably one of their greatest characters to date. He’s easy to drawn (draw a circle, and then draw like 6 more circles for eyes, hands, and toesies), he’s pink (that’s color psychology is a compilation of optimism, peacefulness, and nurturing). His appetite rivals Joey Tribbiani’s, and he devours and then poops out…
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The Characters We Love, And Lust
From V-Day to Palentine’s to Galentine’s, February is the month of love. In honor video game bromances like Junkrat and Roadhog, BFFs like Mario and Yoshi, and true wuv like Geralt and Yennifer (or Triss, whatev), here’s the video game dudes and dudettes I love. ‘Cause it’s important to remember that romantic love isn’t the…
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Terry Crews needs to voice Doomfist in Overwatch
I know something is shaking up the gaming world when my mom calls me out of the blue. “Hi honey, I was checking my e-mail and there is this man all over Bing who wants to be in the Overwatch.” Waitwut? Now, I’d heard about this a week before my mom called me with her…
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Mei is Still Bae
Last week, Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster event went live, and with it came several new skins, emotes, player icons, and a new arcade mode. But what’s drawn the most attention from players is Mei’s noticeably smaller waistline. Lots of people are angry because they feel that Mei is being sexualized. Instead of her adorable…
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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 world can’t supply. Whether it’s needing your fill of sex with some saloon gals, embarking on a dangerous bounty with a cowboy, or simply getting away from it all, there…
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The Most WTF Video Game Urban Legends
The internet is the boogie man’s playground for drumming up creepy tales of video games gone bat crap crazy. Urban legends come and go, but it’s fun to torment ourselves with their theoretical probability around Halloween. In no particular order, here are my favorite most WTF video game urban legends for your displeasure. Lavender Town Suicides When…
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What Happens to Female Playable Characters When Gender isn’t an Issue?
Game developers recognize that consumers want female playable characters. Just last year, it was announced that in Call of Duty you could play the game from a female perspective. There are lots of games that let you play as women, but what’s worrisome is that playable female characters surprise us. What should surprise us is a…