Category: Spelkultur

The Consequences of Silence

A set of games in the background, a controller up front. The symbol of feminism, a closed fist in the sign of woman, on top.

Yesterday the Law and Order episode about harassment in the gaming culture aired. I've not seen it, I don't have access to it, but based on the twitterfeed from Zoe Quinn (aptly named sighborg for the time being), it was a huge disappointment. Or rather, the upsurge in harassment from GamerGate following the episode was... Continue Reading →

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The Manquisition

I had this idea that I would praise Dragon Age Inquisition for its inclusiveness and representation in a blog post, but then it struck me. Why not just do a re-imagining with Inquisition at the hands of your Average Game Developer™, using (some) statistics and common tropes to show how great the difference actually is?... Continue Reading →

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The Endless Derp of Character Generators

I'm not sure if I'm the only one ending up with a derpy faced character the first time I play basically any of BioWare's games and use the character generators, from Mass Effect and forward. The characters look great, in all their inanimate glory, but as soon as they start to talk you realise you'll... Continue Reading →

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It’s been a horrible year

Most of the horridness has been a direct result of #gamergate. The vitriol an hatred pouring out of some of the manifestations of the movement have been awful. Women game critics and developers have had to cancel appearances and even evacuate their homes in the wake of a movement claiming to be focused on ethics... Continue Reading →

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Pushing privilege

A simple drawing of a girl in red staring down a tiger against a yellow background

I have been playing Bioware's games with great enjoyment for quite some time now. I didn't even know it at the time, but Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate eased me into the particular brand of game crafted by this company, a legacy lovingly built on by titles such as Knights of the Old Republic, Mass... Continue Reading →

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The Creeping Cancer

A set of games in the background, a controller up front. The symbol of feminism, a closed fist in the sign of woman, on top.

This is the first time that GamerGate has managed to make me seriously upset. As in really dejected and sad. I wrote a rant on twitter about it, and I think I'll expand on it here on discordia. "Today is a bad day. GamerGate is still in full swing and the more I read about... Continue Reading →

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