I've been playing Horizon Zero Dawn quite a bit this weekend. In fact, I played it so much I got a migraine, because I forgot to eat and to drink and to do anything, really, apart from playing that damned game. Now I know issues have been raised with the vocabulary used in the game,... Continue Reading →
Discordia’s Game of the Year 2016
Since there were no BioWare releases last year, I'm going to have to go for the next best thing. Early 2016, Campo Santos released a small and kinda off beat game called Firewatch. Originally, I wasn't going to play it. I had very little interest in it, primarily because I had no idea what it... Continue Reading →
What it’s about
I've moved to Edmonton. In a way this was good for me. Nobody knows who I am, my reputation hasn't reached outside of Sweden. It's nice to be nobody again. The reason I write this, is because the gaming culture took another blow a few days ago. "Go make me a sandwich" is quitting. Our... Continue Reading →
“Feminism hör inte hit”
Ett av de vanligare argumenten jag stöter på numera när jag diskuterar jämställdhet och mångfald inom spelkulturen tar sig uttryck i att de som helst inte vill se diskussionerna säger något i stil med "men jag vill bara prata spel, feminism hör inte hit. Politik och spel är skilda saker." Det de här personerna missar... Continue Reading →
Moralpanik, much?
Debattartikeln av Andreas Sabelhierta på dagens DN inleds med en självsäker analys av problematiken runt datorspel. "Alla vet" och "alla pratar om" problematiken med datorspel, enligt texten. Men gräver jag lite djupare i de artiklar som berättar om vad "alla vet" och vad "alla pratar om", så hittar jag inga belägg för Sabelhiertas påståenden. Snarare... Continue Reading →
Paradox <3
Paradox Interactive revealed, today, that they are participating as founders in the ambassador program that Women in Games is heading. Women in Games, the non-profit organization focused on increasing diversity in the games space, recently revealed their new company Ambassador program. Paradox Interactive becomes a Women in Games Founding Ambassador. Ambassadors are individuals or leading... Continue Reading →