Category Archives: gaming

Voice Actors Are Striking: Why You Should Care

Posted on November 16, 2016 by

For the last couple of weeks SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents many voice actors in the video games industry, have been picketing and striking outside of major video game developers and tomorrow, Nov.17th, they plan to picket Insomniac Games in … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Man Vs. Snake

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

I had the chance to watch Man Vs. Snake, now streaming on Netflix, which tells the tale of the Nibbler world record holder. Like King of Kong before it, the movie  delves deep into the community of world-record arcade gaming … Continue reading →

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New Research Finds Adult Men are Choosing Video Games Over Full-Time Work

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

It’s the end times my friends: Video games are destroying our economy. New research coming out the Princeton, The University of Chicago, and University of Rochester has found a correlation between the abundance of high quality video games and uneducated … Continue reading →

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Capcom Investing In Benefits To Keep Female Employees

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Really Quick one today: Japanese game developers have traditionally been slow towards creating more diverse work staffs, which makes Capcom’s announcement that they’ll be investing in medical benefits to encourage employees with children to stay with the company. In their … Continue reading →

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Vice’s “The Invisible People: Why Asians Need to Be Better Represented in Video Games”

Posted on August 9, 2016 by

Vice News posted an article by Khai Trung Le entitled “The Invisible People: Why Asians Need to Be Better Represented in Video Games” that discusses the the lack or representation and misrepresentation of Asians in video games. It’s an interesting … Continue reading →

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Pokemon Go: A Bizarre Social Experiment

Posted on July 13, 2016 by

I don’t need to tell you that Pokemon Go released this week for IOS and Android in the U.S, you already know this because of the numerous grown adults who have stopped right in front of you while walking.  The … Continue reading →

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Mafia III Will Utilize Racism as a Gameplay Mechanic

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

The upcoming 2K game’s/Hanger 13’s “Mafia III” has some interesting gameplay elements that may change the way gamers think about racism in America. Set during the late 1960s, Mafia 3 places players in the role of Lincoln Clay, an African … Continue reading →

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