I played a lot of games last year. At least a lot for me. I just thought I would talk about my favorites from this past year and then, next week, look ahead to what releases I'm anxiously awaiting in 2013. And so, without further ado... 3. X-COM: Enemy Unknown If you listened to episode… Continue reading My Favorite Games of 2012
We took some time on the show this week to reflect on Wired Magazine's list of the best games of 2012. Joined by new writer, Mark Schjoll, we discuss the passion and willingness to take risks we see in this list comprised of indie games that truly push the boundaries of gaming. (Journey, anyone?) Warning: There… Continue reading Episode 44 – All About Indies – Best of 2012
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope your 2013 is already off to a wonderful start! I'm going to kick off the New Year with a question regarding gaming that I've struggled with for years. Ok, so this isn’t the most pressing of inquiries when it comes to gaming, but it’s one that really bugs me: … Continue reading Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
For our last episode of the year we taking on endings . . . permanent endings. Inspired by Andrew Groen's article, "In These Games Death is Forever and That's Awesome," in Wired, we discuss how the mechanic of permadeath might impact all three of our Gamer Types. Listen to the episode and see if you… Continue reading Episode 43 – Permadeath
The question: What is your Golden Rule for gaming? Your answers? Truly inspired. Above: A T-shirt from The Doc's Collection Listen to this episode and see what our community had to say about playing fair, helping other people enjoy your favorite hobby, and having fun. Make sure to comment here or follow us on Twitter. You can… Continue reading Episode 42 – The Golden Rule of Gaming
Hello. My name is Mark Schjoll. Yes, that Mark - Regina's friend Mark. But, enough about my name. Here's a bit about my gaming “cred”. I started playing games as a kid, as most kids do. However, early on, one of my uncles and a grandfather taught me how to play poker. I think that's… Continue reading Greetings!
FPS - First Person Shooters Here is the next installment of our Intro to Game Culture series: Gaming 103: First Person Shooters or FPS. We talk basic terms and concepts associated with one of our favorite genres and share some of our favorite games. Use this episode to help your non-gamer friends and family understand… Continue reading Episode 41 – Gaming 103: First Person Shooters (FPS)
Hi, my name is Sharon, and I’m a Gamer. It started so innocently… I guess you could say that TCGs were my Gateway drug, and they weren’t even my cards (they were my son’s). After the Pokemon cards and the Magic cards came the Lord of the Rings cards, which led us to looking for… Continue reading Hello, my name is…
Hello Everyone, We have some exciting plans for Game on Girl in the very near future. Starting next week, we will have five new writers for the site. Hooray! <Kermit flail> As many of you know, Game on Girl started as the website to support my dissertation research and this year I launched the podcast… Continue reading More Words on Gaming
Greetings Gamers! This week we share with you our recommendations for giving and receiving this year! We discuss several recommendations for digital and board games you can gift to your gamer friends or put on your own wish list. Click the game titles for more information. Our Digital Picks: Rhonda - World of Goo (Featured Image)… Continue reading Episode 39 – Our Holidaze Recommendations
