It occurred to me while speaking with Regina last week that I've never discussed what type of gamer I am by her codification on this site. Regina and Rhonda have their views on what type of gamer I am, and you can find those on episode 5 of the Game On Girl podcast. I… Continue reading What Gamer Type Am I?
Tune in this week to hear me and Rhonda discuss our experiences in the Beta for Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter, a new Free-To-Play MMO from Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios. We talk about character classes, graphics, and game play. This is Rhonda's first MMO experience so listen to hear her inital impression. We have… Continue reading Episode 50 – Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter
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
Gamers, you may want to show your support for your chosen pastime by watching the Grammys this Sunday. Why? Because for the first time in history, the composer for a video game has been nominated for a major Grammy (officially, Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media). Which game? PS3’s interactive parable, Journey. The composer? Austin Wintory, a… Continue reading The Music of Gaming
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)
Have we got a show for you this week, dear listeners! Nananea, AKA The Skull Ninja, joins us to talk all things gaming, including Orcs Must Die 2, beating your brother at Mario Brothers, and the joys and heartaches of playing an MMO. If you don't follow Nananea on Twitter, you really should. Trust me. She is… Continue reading Episode 48 – Nananea: The Skull Ninja
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
Last week, I gave you my favorite picks for 2012. This week I look ahead to the coming year and share with you the games I'm most excited about. There is one small caveat. As far as I know, none of these games has a firm release date yet. With that in mind, let's take… Continue reading What I’m Looking Forward to in 2013
Now, that is the question – for MMO players, at least! Well, for some of us. For many MMO players (and I would hazard to say, for most), a guild is pretty darned important - for raiding, fighting bosses, clearing high level instances… Sure, there are PUGs (Pick Up Groups: random players, often from… Continue reading To Guild or Not to Guild
Greetings Gamers! In this episode we chat with Chris Brady, one of the original interviewees from my dissertation research. We have a great chat about all kinds of gaming and all kinds of gamers, including leading a raid in WoW and rocking out with the Mechromancer from Boderlands 2. We also share listener responses to… Continue reading Episode 45 – Diamond Ponies, Rogues, & Being Hard Enough Core: Chatting with Chris Brady
