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Tag Archives: Android
Review: Furdiburb takes virtual pet simulators to the next level
Dolls. Tamagotchi. The Sims. A significant portion of our play constitutes what some would call “work:” the labor-intensive process of caring for and nurturing another virtually or figuratively ‘living’ thing. Furdiburb is a game that takes that basic care-for-something mechanic, … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Games
Tagged Android, gender presentation, gendered play, mobile games
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Casual Fridays – We don’t need no stinking handhelds …
Welcome to Casual Fridays! This is your fun Friday post where you get reviews of flash games, mobile games and anything else that’s quick, and fun around the net. We’re moving to a bi-weekly format so that I can make … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, Mobile Games
Tagged 9 innings pro baseball, Android, casual fridays, Choice of Broadsides, math maniac
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Casual Fridays – Mobile Phone Gameness
Welcome to Casual Fridays! This is your fun Friday post where you get reviews of flash games, mobiles games and anything else that’s quick, and fun around the net. We’re moving to a bi-weekly format so that I can make … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, Mobile Games
Tagged Android, casual fridays, cyber defense, dweller, pinball deluxe
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Casual Fridays: Roll the Bones
Welcome to Casual Fridays! This is your fun Friday post where you get reviews of flash games, mobiles games and anything else that’s quick, and fun around the net. We’re moving to a bi-weekly format so that I can make … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, Mobile Games
Tagged Android, Brain Bones, casual fridays, DICE, gaby, Kongregate, Lock 'n' Roll, Zilch
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Choice of Games on Gender, Sexuality, and Authorship in IF
Choice of Games, creators of inclusive web-based multiple choice games like Choice of the Dragon, recently released a new game called Choice of Broadsides, a naval adventure in the style of the Horatio Hornblower novels. (Both games are available to … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Games, PC Games, Web
Tagged Android, authorship, Choice of Broadsides, Choice of Games, gender, interactive fiction, iPhone, sexuality, story, storytelling
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The dilemma of character versus gameplay
Last week on the blog we ran a cool piece by Jadelyn on playing female characters in games and it got me thinking. I ended up going on a thinking trip about Zoey, then to Lilith from Borderlands, and then … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged abilities, Android, board games, Borderlands, characters, decisions, equality, Fantasy Flight Games, gender, min-max, MMORPG, online games, opinion, RPG, Soul Calibur
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