Tag Archives: EA

Medal of Honor: Warfighter Partnering With Weapons Manufacturers

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Alex

Just last week, friend of the blog Kris Ligman completed a three-part series of posts detailing the major problems with E3. In part 3, which you can read at Gameranx, she explains what she means when she says that E3 … Continue reading →

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NHL12 … Wait, a sports title?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jonathan

This may seem a little different considering the types of games that are usually posted here, but bear with me this is really cool. After a single letter sent by 14 year old Lexi Peters to the president of EA … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Game Hair

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Denis Farr

N.B. Many thanks to Latoya Peterson for allowing me to ask her a few questions, and my friend Janathan for reading and giving me feedback. I do not claim to have these experiences, but it is something I rarely see … Continue reading →

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FemShep Will Be on CE Box Art, Get Her Own Trailer Thanks to Fans

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Alex

Fans of the female version of Mass Effect‘s Commander Shepard rejoice: BioWare Marketing Director David Silverman has confirmed on Twitter that not only is the company working on a trailer featuring FemShep, but she will be included on the box … Continue reading →

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Some Good News

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Alex

A couple of bits of good news surfaced over the past couple days. Last week, Sony and developer LightBox Interactive revealed a sequel to Warhawk due out next year, called Starhawk. It’s a futuristic third-person shooter, and the good news … Continue reading →

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EA Employees: It Gets Better

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Denis Farr

The “It Gets Better” campaign has had its fair share of critiques and attempts at constructive criticism. At the same time, the videos it has produced often have the effect of leaving me very teary-eyed. Therefore, while I will still … Continue reading →

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E3 2010: Keynote Highlights and Strict Gamer Binaries

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Alex

After day one of E3 2010 there had already been lots of interesting announcements. The major keynotes and press conferences are now over, and it’s been interesting, but also often frustrating, to see directly from the publishers and developers what … Continue reading →

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Gears, Krogan, and Women-as-Incubators

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Alex

Here at The Border House, we have mocked and derided the latest round of excuses from game developers about why we can’t play as women in their games. While most of the reasons are disappointing or sometimes laughably stupid, there … Continue reading →

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Bad Company 2 Producer: Female Characters Not Worth the Cost

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Alex

Face, meet palm. On last week’s Kotaku podcast, Gordon Van Dyke, producer of recently-released Battlefield: Bad Company 2, attempted to explain why there aren’t any women in his game, but the reason isn’t anything female gamers haven’t heard before: “When … Continue reading →

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Wrex and the Art of the Privilege Check

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Alex

I’ve written a lot about Mass Effect previously, including a rather long criticism of some of the subtle (and not-so-subtle) gender bias at play in the universe BioWare has created. For my last post, I’d like to take a look … Continue reading →

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