Long awaited and much anticipated, we proudly present to you, the "What is Your Gamer Type?" panel from a fabulous con. PAX East was a landmark event for Game on Girl for more than one reason but most importantly, perhaps, was the uniting of Regina and Rhonda live and in person for the first time.… Continue reading Episode 55 – PAX East Panel!
In episode 54, we discuss how social media games are impacting our definitions of gaming and gamers. We chat with Sharon Browning, a writer for the site, who recently wrote a series of articles about this very topic. Check out her articles and our discussion in the episode. This week is a big one… Continue reading Episode 54 – Social Media Gamers
If you are on Facebook, you know Zynga. Even if you never heard of them, you've probably felt their affect. FarmVille, FarmVille2, YoVille, Words With Friends, Indiana Jones Adventure World, CastleVille, CityVille, ChefVille, The Ville, Slingo, Vampire Wars, Mafia Wars, Hidden Chronicles, Bubble Safari.... all are current or past games that either you or at… Continue reading Zynga: A View from Outside (with a Definite Sound of Ax Grinding)
Ok, so I didn’t leave it completely. I still play Words with Friends with one person (only one, mind you; ok, occasionally with two, but only those two!) and an “action adventure” game called Castle Age, mainly because I’ve belonged to a few really strong guilds there and have met many wonderful people with whom… Continue reading Why I Left Facebook Gaming
Returning to our series discussing gaming basics, we talk about all you'd ever want to know about RPGs or Role Playing Games. We talk about the connections between tabletop and digital games, terms, and how and why we find this genre to be so compelling. Check it out to catch up on the terms we… Continue reading Episode 52 – Gaming 101: RPGs
So, you indulge in a few rounds of Words With Friends. Or you may not admit it openly, but you have been known to play a little FarmVille (honestly, can you really play “a little” Farmville?). At the very least you’ve been frustrated by being inundated with requests to join Facebook friends in their newest… Continue reading Are Social Media Game Players Really Gamers?
Yesterday, I gave this to my Valentine: There's been a lot of buzz lately around the internets about how geek women need to prove themselves, spawned by the idea that there are a large number of women faking their interest in geek culture now that it has gained a larger, more mainstream sense of acceptance.… Continue reading It’s a Good Time to be a Geek
The summer of 2011 I moved from my long time home of Vancouver, Washington. In the process I left behind several friends who are really like family to me: Regina being one of them; my friend Trevor being another. Trevor and I met within a couple of months of me first moving to Vancouver and we… Continue reading What Makes Terraria so Awesome (or Friends and Their Virtual Legos)
Hopefully, you all love The Guild as much as we do. In the course of the show, we've talked about individual episodes, scenes, and many of the characters. WARNING: In this episode we talk in detail about all of season 6 but specifically about the last episode. The Guild, Everyone's Happy Except Vork This week,… Continue reading Episode 47 – The Denouement: The Guild S6
